diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp

index b2a036c5..ce136e35 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ TimelineModel::TimelineModel(TimelineViewManager *manager, QString room_id, QObj
         cache::client()->updateState(room_id_.toStdString(), events_, true);
         this->syncState({std::move(events_.events)});
     });
+
+    connect(this, &TimelineModel::ignoredUser, this, &TimelineModel::handleIgnoredUser);
 }
 
 QHash<int, QByteArray>
@@ -2109,6 +2111,17 @@ TimelineModel::scrollTimerEvent()
 }
 
 void
+TimelineModel::handleIgnoredUser(const QString &id, const std::optional<QString> &err)
+{
+    if (err) {
+        MainWindow::instance()->showNotification(
+          tr("Failed to ignore \"%1\": %2").arg(id).arg(*err));
+    } else {
+        this->clearTimeline();
+    }
+}
+
+void
 TimelineModel::requestKeyForEvent(const QString &id)
 {
     auto encrypted_event = events.get(id.toStdString(), "", false);
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h

index fccc99eb..c8947891 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ public slots:
 private slots:
     void addPendingMessage(mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents event);
     void scrollTimerEvent();
+    void handleIgnoredUser(const QString &id, const std::optional<QString> &err);
 
 signals:
     void dataAtIdChanged(QString id);
@@ -503,6 +504,9 @@ signals:
 
     void fetchedMore();
 
+    // The user may close the profile window before we receive a response, so handle it here
+    void ignoredUser(const QString &id, const std::optional<QString> &err);
+
 private:
     template<typename T>
     void sendEncryptedMessage(mtx::events::RoomEvent<T> msg, mtx::events::EventType eventType);
diff --git a/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp b/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp

index 80def409..5146ff26 100644
--- a/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,57 @@ UserProfile::refreshDevices()
     fetchDeviceList(this->userid_);
 }
 
+QVector<QString>
+UserProfile::getIgnoredUsers()
+{
+    QVector<QString> vec;
+    const std::optional<mtx::events::collections::RoomAccountDataEvents::variant> optEv =
+      cache::client()->getAccountData(mtx::events::EventType::IgnoredUsers);
+    if (optEv) {
+        const auto &ev =
+          std::get<mtx::events::EphemeralEvent<mtx::events::account_data::IgnoredUsers>>(*optEv)
+            .content;
+        for (const mtx::events::account_data::IgnoredUser &user : ev.users) {
+            vec.append(QString::fromStdString(user.id));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return vec;
+}
+
+void
+UserProfile::ignoredStatus(const QString &id, const bool ignore)
+{
+    auto old = this->getIgnoredUsers();
+    if (ignore) {
+        if (old.contains(id)) {
+            emit this->room()->ignoredUser(id, tr("Already ignored"));
+            return;
+        }
+        old.append(id);
+    } else {
+        old.removeOne(id);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<mtx::events::account_data::IgnoredUser> content;
+    for (const QString &item : old) {
+        const mtx::events::account_data::IgnoredUser data{.id = item.toStdString()};
+        content.push_back(data);
+    }
+
+    const mtx::events::account_data::IgnoredUsers payload{.users{content}};
+
+    http::client()->put_account_data(payload, [this, id, ignore](mtx::http::RequestErr e) {
+        if (ignore) {
+            emit this->room()->ignoredUser(
+              id, e ? std::optional(QString::fromStdString(e->matrix_error.error)) : std::nullopt);
+        } else {
+            emit this->unignoredUser(
+              id, e ? QVariant(QString::fromStdString(e->matrix_error.error)) : QVariant());
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 void
 UserProfile::fetchDeviceList(const QString &userID)
 {
@@ -345,10 +396,6 @@ UserProfile::banUser()
     ChatPage::instance()->banUser(roomid_, this->userid_, QLatin1String(""));
 }
 
-// void ignoreUser(){
-
-// }
-
 void
 UserProfile::kickUser()
 {
diff --git a/src/ui/UserProfile.h b/src/ui/UserProfile.h

index d8e06aa1..2908b57e 100644
--- a/src/ui/UserProfile.h
+++ b/src/ui/UserProfile.h
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void unverify(const QString &device = QLatin1String(""));
     Q_INVOKABLE void fetchDeviceList(const QString &userID);
     Q_INVOKABLE void refreshDevices();
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVector<QString> getIgnoredUsers();
     Q_INVOKABLE void banUser();
     Q_INVOKABLE void signOutDevice(const QString &deviceID);
-    // Q_INVOKABLE void ignoreUser();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void ignoredStatus(const QString &id, const bool ignore);
     Q_INVOKABLE void kickUser();
     Q_INVOKABLE void startChat();
     Q_INVOKABLE void startChat(bool encryptionEnabled);
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ signals:
     void displayError(const QString &errorMessage);
     void globalUsernameRetrieved(const QString &globalUser);
     void devicesChanged();
+    void unignoredUser(const QString &id, const QVariant &err);
 
     // internal
     void verificationStatiChanged();