diff --git a/lib/controllers/author_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/author_controller.dart
index fc35ed3..8b709d3 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/author_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/author_controller.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client_state_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/members_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/membership.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/membership_status.dart";
 
 class AuthorController extends AsyncNotifier<Membership> {
   final Message message;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class AuthorController extends AsyncNotifier<Membership> {
           );
 
     return Membership(
+      status: member?.status ?? MembershipStatus.leave,
       avatarUrl: pmp?.avatarUrl ?? member?.avatarUrl,
       displayName:
           pmp?.displayName ??
diff --git a/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart
index ced57f7..3de4bc0 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import "package:nexus/models/requests/paginate_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/redact_event_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/report_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/send_message_request.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/requests/set_membership_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/room.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/sync_data.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/sync_status.dart";
@@ -224,8 +225,11 @@ class ClientController extends AsyncNotifier<int> {
   Future<Profile> getProfile(String userId) async =>
       Profile.fromJson(await _sendCommand("get_profile", {"user_id": userId}));
 
-  Future<void> reportEvent(ReportRequest report) =>
-      _sendCommand("report_event", report.toJson());
+  Future<void> reportEvent(ReportRequest request) =>
+      _sendCommand("report_event", request.toJson());
+
+  Future<void> setMembership(SetMembershipRequest request) =>
+      _sendCommand("set_membership", request.toJson());
 
   Future<void> markRead(Room room) async {
     final event = room.events.firstWhereOrNull(
diff --git a/lib/controllers/members_by_type_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/members_by_type_controller.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc8d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/controllers/members_by_type_controller.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
+import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/members_controller.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/membership.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/membership_status.dart";
+
+class MembersByTypeController extends AsyncNotifier<IList<Membership>> {
+  final MembershipStatus status;
+  MembersByTypeController(this.status);
+
+  @override
+  Future<IList<Membership>> build() => ref.watch(
+    MembersController.provider.selectAsync(
+      (members) =>
+          members.where((membership) => membership.status == status).toIList(),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  static final provider =
+      AsyncNotifierProvider.family<
+        MembersByTypeController,
+        IList<Membership>,
+        MembershipStatus
+      >(MembersByTypeController.new);
+}
diff --git a/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart
index 2cf7541..39666d4 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class MembersController extends AsyncNotifier<IList<Membership>> {
         );
 
     return state.nonNulls
-        .where((member) => member.content["membership"] == "join")
+        .where((state) => state.type == "m.room.member")
         .map(
           (membership) => Membership.fromContent(
             membership.content,
diff --git a/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart
index 675a6e5..ed52ef2 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/message_controller.dart
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ class MessageController extends AsyncNotifier<Message?> {
                   "${content["displayname"] ?? event.stateKey} ${switch (content["membership"]) {
                     "invite" => "was invited to",
                     "join" => "joined",
-                    "leave" => event.authorId == event.stateKey ? "left" : "was kicked",
+                    "leave" => event.authorId == event.stateKey ? "left" : (event.unsigned["prev_content"]?["membership"] == "ban" ? "was unbanned from" : "was kicked from"),
                     "ban" => "was banned from",
                     "knock" => "asked to join",
                     _ => "did something relating to",
-                  }} the room.",
+                  }} the room. ${content["reason"] ?? ""}",
                 ),
 
         "m.room.server_acl" => toSystemMessage(
diff --git a/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
index 6512031..3fe9d74 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import "dart:async";
 import "package:collection/collection.dart";
 import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:flutter_chat_core/flutter_chat_core.dart";
-import "package:flutter_chat_core/flutter_chat_core.dart" as chat;
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:fluttertagger/fluttertagger.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client_controller.dart";
@@ -258,21 +257,6 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<InMemoryChatController> {
     if (message != null) insertMessage(message);
   }
 
-  Future<chat.User> resolveUser(String id) async {
-    final user = await ref
-        .watch(ClientController.provider.notifier)
-        .getProfile(id);
-    return chat.User(
-      id: id,
-      name: user.displayName,
-      // imageSource: user.avatarUrl == null
-      //     ? null
-      //     : (await ref.watch(
-      //         AvatarController.provider(user.avatarUrl!.toString()).future,
-      //       )).toString(),
-    );
-  }
-
   Future<void> scrollToMessage(Message message) async {
     final controller = await future;
     Future<void> setFlashing(bool flashing) => controller.updateMessage(
diff --git a/lib/models/membership.dart b/lib/models/membership.dart
index 4e2bf4c..ce0cc42 100644
--- a/lib/models/membership.dart
+++ b/lib/models/membership.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/mxc_to_https.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/membership_status.dart";
 part "membership.freezed.dart";
 
 @freezed
 abstract class Membership with _$Membership {
   const Membership._();
   const factory Membership({
+    required MembershipStatus status,
     required Uri? avatarUrl,
     required String displayName,
     required String userId,
@@ -17,6 +19,10 @@ abstract class Membership with _$Membership {
     String userId,
     String homeserver,
   ) => Membership(
+    status: MembershipStatus.values.firstWhere(
+      (status) => status.name == content["membership"],
+      orElse: () => MembershipStatus.leave,
+    ),
     avatarUrl: Uri.tryParse(
       content["avatar_url"] ?? "",
     )?.mxcToHttps(homeserver),
diff --git a/lib/models/membership_status.dart b/lib/models/membership_status.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc85e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/membership_status.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import "package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart";
+
+@JsonEnum()
+enum MembershipStatus { leave, invite, ban, join }
diff --git a/lib/models/requests/set_membership_request.dart b/lib/models/requests/set_membership_request.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7384f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/requests/set_membership_request.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import "package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart";
+part "set_membership_request.freezed.dart";
+part "set_membership_request.g.dart";
+
+@freezed
+abstract class SetMembershipRequest with _$SetMembershipRequest {
+  const factory SetMembershipRequest({
+    required String userId,
+    required String roomId,
+
+    @JsonKey(name: "action") required MembershipAction action,
+    @Default(false) @JsonKey(name: "msc4293_redact_events") bool redact,
+  }) = _SetMembershipRequest;
+
+  factory SetMembershipRequest.fromJson(Map<String, Object?> json) =>
+      _$SetMembershipRequestFromJson(json);
+}
+
+@JsonEnum()
+enum MembershipAction { ban, kick, unban, invite }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/composer/mention_overlay.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/composer/mention_overlay.dart
index 2c39966..a78bdd1 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/composer/mention_overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/composer/mention_overlay.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
-import "package:nexus/controllers/members_controller.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/members_by_type_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/rooms_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/better_when.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/membership_status.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/avatar_or_hash.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/loading.dart";
 
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ class MentionOverlay extends ConsumerWidget {
           child: switch (triggerCharacter) {
             "@" =>
               ref
-                  .watch(MembersController.provider)
+                  .watch(
+                    MembersByTypeController.provider(MembershipStatus.join),
+                  )
                   .betterWhen(
                     data: (members) => ListView(
                       children:
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart
index ffa572c..72ce744 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
-import "package:nexus/controllers/members_controller.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/members_by_type_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/better_when.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/show_user_popover.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/membership_status.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/avatar_or_hash.dart";
 
 class MemberList extends ConsumerWidget {
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ class MemberList extends ConsumerWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
-    final membersProvider = ref.watch(MembersController.provider);
+    final membersProvider = ref.watch(
+      MembersByTypeController.provider(MembershipStatus.join),
+    );
     return Drawer(
       shape: Border(),
       child: Column(
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart
index a30a145..d85c826 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class RoomChat extends HookConsumerWidget {
                                   ),
                                 ),
                           ),
-                          resolveUser: notifier.resolveUser,
+                          resolveUser: (_) async => null,
                           chatController: controller,
                         ),
                       ),
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/user_popover.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/user_popover.dart
index 4279c59..365b6ef 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/user_popover.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/user_popover.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/client_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client_state_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/profile_controller.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/selected_room_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/better_when.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/membership.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/membership_status.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/requests/set_membership_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/avatar_or_hash.dart";
+import "package:nexus/main.dart";
 
 class UserPopover extends ConsumerWidget {
   final Membership member;
@@ -14,6 +19,11 @@ class UserPopover extends ConsumerWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
     final theme = Theme.of(context);
     final textTheme = theme.textTheme;
+    final client = ref.watch(ClientController.provider.notifier);
+    final roomId = ref.watch(
+      SelectedRoomController.provider.select((room) => room?.metadata?.id),
+    );
+
     return Column(
       spacing: 16,
       crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
@@ -53,14 +63,24 @@ class UserPopover extends ConsumerWidget {
             ),
           ],
         ),
-        if (member.userId != ref.watch(ClientStateController.provider)?.userId)
+        if (member.userId !=
+                ref.watch(ClientStateController.provider)?.userId &&
+            roomId != null)
           Wrap(
             spacing: 8,
             runSpacing: 8,
             children: [
               FilledButton.icon(onPressed: null, label: Text("Message")),
               FilledButton.icon(
-                onPressed: null,
+                onPressed: () => client
+                    .setMembership(
+                      SetMembershipRequest(
+                        userId: member.userId,
+                        roomId: roomId,
+                        action: MembershipAction.kick,
+                      ),
+                    )
+                    .onError(showError),
                 label: Text("Kick"),
                 style: ButtonStyle(
                   backgroundColor: WidgetStatePropertyAll(
@@ -72,8 +92,20 @@ class UserPopover extends ConsumerWidget {
                 ),
               ),
               ElevatedButton.icon(
-                onPressed: null,
-                label: Text("Ban"),
+                onPressed: () => client
+                    .setMembership(
+                      SetMembershipRequest(
+                        userId: member.userId,
+                        roomId: roomId,
+                        action: member.status == MembershipStatus.ban
+                            ? MembershipAction.unban
+                            : MembershipAction.ban,
+                      ),
+                    )
+                    .onError(showError),
+                label: Text(
+                  member.status == MembershipStatus.ban ? "Unban" : "Ban",
+                ),
                 style: ButtonStyle(
                   backgroundColor: WidgetStatePropertyAll(
                     theme.colorScheme.errorContainer,