diff --git a/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb
index e750fb1..8485cb3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ class InvitationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
+    if !@user.can_invite?
+      flash[:error] = "Your account cannot send invitations"
+      redirect_to "/settings"
+      return
+    end
+
     i = Invitation.new
     i.user_id = @user.id
     i.email = params[:email]
diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index c7db870..4a6e178 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 class UsersController < ApplicationController
-  before_filter :require_logged_in_moderator, :only => [ :ban, :unban ]
+  before_filter :require_logged_in_moderator, :only => [ :enable_invitation,
+                                                         :disable_invitation,
+                                                         :ban, :unban ]
 
   def show
     @showing_user = User.where(:username => params[:username]).first!
@@ -37,6 +39,32 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
     @title = "Pass Along an Invitation"
   end
 
+  def disable_invitation
+    target = User.where(:username => params[:username]).first
+    if !target
+      flash[:error] = "Invalid user."
+      redirect_to "/"
+    else
+      target.disable_invite_by_user_for_reason!(@user, params[:reason])
+
+      flash[:success] = "User has had invite capability disabled."
+      redirect_to user_path(:user => target.username)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def enable_invitation
+    target = User.where(:username => params[:username]).first
+    if !target
+      flash[:error] = "Invalid user."
+      redirect_to "/"
+    else
+      target.enable_invite_by_user!(@user)
+
+      flash[:success] = "User has had invite capability enabled."
+      redirect_to user_path(:user => target.username)
+    end
+  end
+
   def ban
     buser = User.where(:username => params[:username]).first
     if !buser
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index aa882de..7927195 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     :class_name => "User"
   belongs_to :banned_by_user,
     :class_name => "User"
+  belongs_to :disabled_invite_by_user,
+    :class_name => "User"
   has_many :invitations
   has_many :votes
   has_many :voted_stories, -> { where('votes.comment_id' => nil) },
@@ -108,6 +110,33 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def disable_invite_by_user_for_reason!(disabler, reason)
+    self.disabled_invite_at = Time.now
+    self.disabled_invite_by_user_id = disabler.id
+    self.disabled_invite_reason = reason
+
+    msg = Message.new
+    msg.deleted_by_author = true
+    msg.author_user_id = disabler.id
+    msg.recipient_user_id = self.id
+    msg.subject = "Your invite privileges have been revoked"
+    msg.body = "The reason given:\n" <<
+      "\n" <<
+      "> *#{reason}*\n" <<
+      "\n" <<
+      "*This is an automated message.*"
+    msg.save
+
+    m = Moderation.new
+    m.moderator_user_id = disabler.id
+    m.user_id = self.id
+    m.action = "Disabled invitations"
+    m.reason = reason
+    m.save!
+
+    true
+  end
+
   def ban_by_user_for_reason!(banner, reason)
     self.banned_at = Time.now
     self.banned_by_user_id = banner.id
@@ -252,6 +281,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     banned_at?
   end
 
+  def can_invite?
+    !disabled_invite_at?
+  end
+
   def is_new?
     Time.now - self.created_at <= NEW_USER_DAYS.days
   end
@@ -318,6 +351,21 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     true
   end
 
+  def enable_invite_by_user!(mod)
+    self.disabled_invite_at = nil
+    self.disabled_invite_by_user_id = nil
+    self.disabled_invite_reason = nil
+    self.save!
+
+    m = Moderation.new
+    m.moderator_user_id = mod.id
+    m.user_id = self.id
+    m.action = "Enabled invitations"
+    m.save!
+
+    true
+  end
+
   def undeleted_received_messages
     received_messages.where(:deleted_by_recipient => false)
   end
diff --git a/app/views/settings/index.html.erb b/app/views/settings/index.html.erb
index c737a79..2d11ef0 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/index.html.erb
@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@
     Invite a New User
   </div>
 
-  <%= render :partial => "users/invitationform" %>
+  <% if @user.can_invite? %>
+    <%= render :partial => "users/invitationform" %>
+  <% else %>
+      You cannot send invitations.
+  <% end %>
 
   <br>
   <br>
diff --git a/app/views/users/show.html.erb b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
index ce2ad6a..258dd40 100644
--- a/app/views/users/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/show.html.erb
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
     <% end %>
     <%= @showing_user.is_admin? ? "administrator" :
       (@showing_user.is_moderator? ? "moderator" : "user") %>
+    <% if !@showing_user.can_invite? %>
+      with invites disabled
+    <% end %>
   </span>
   <br>
 
@@ -187,11 +190,11 @@
         </p>
       <% end %>
     <% else %>
-      <%= form_tag user_ban_path, :method => :post do %>
         <p>
-        Banning a user will send an e-mail to the user with the reason below,
+        Banning or disabling invites for a user will send an e-mail to the user with the reason below,
         with your e-mail address as the Reply-To so the user can respond.
         </p>
+      <%= form_tag user_ban_path, :method => :post do %>
         <p>
 
         <div class="boxline">
@@ -204,5 +207,26 @@
         </p>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
+
+    <% if !@showing_user.can_invite? %>
+      <%= form_tag user_enable_invite_path, :method => :post do %>
+        <p>
+        <%= submit_tag "Enable invitations for User" %>
+        </p>
+      <% end %>
+    <% else %>
+      <%= form_tag user_disable_invite_path, :method => :post do %>
+        <p>
+
+        <div class="boxline">
+          <%= label_tag :reason, "Reason:", :class => "required" %>
+          <%= text_field_tag :reason, "", :size => 40 %>
+        </div>
+
+        <p>
+        <%= submit_tag "Disable invites" %>
+        </p>
+      <% end %>
+    <% end %>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 0550610..e2320d3 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ Lobsters::Application.routes.draw do
 
     post "/users/:username/ban" => "users#ban", :as => "user_ban"
     post "/users/:username/unban" => "users#unban", :as => "user_unban"
+    post "/users/:username/disable_invitation" => "users#disable_invitation", :as => "user_disable_invite"
+    post "/users/:username/enable_invitation" => "users#enable_invitation", :as => "user_enable_invite"
 
     get "/settings" => "settings#index"
     post "/settings" => "settings#update"
diff --git a/db/migrate/20160515162433_add_disabled_invites_to_users.rb b/db/migrate/20160515162433_add_disabled_invites_to_users.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a48da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20160515162433_add_disabled_invites_to_users.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class AddDisabledInvitesToUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+      add_column :users, :disabled_invite_at, :datetime
+      add_column :users, :disabled_invite_by_user_id, :integer
+      add_column :users, :disabled_invite_reason, :string, {limit: 200}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index dbb50de..ccd3e31 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20160406160019) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20160515162433) do
 
   create_table "comments", force: true do |t|
     t.datetime "created_at",                                                                    null: false
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20160406160019) do
     t.boolean  "show_avatars",                                  default: false
     t.boolean  "show_story_previews",                           default: false
     t.boolean  "show_submitted_story_threads",                  default: true
+    t.datetime disabled_invite_at
+    t.integer  disabled_invite_by_user_id
+    t.string   disabled_invite_reason,       limit: 200
   end
 
   add_index "users", ["mailing_list_mode"], name: "mailing_list_enabled", using: :btree