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-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 18f3d117b3..97801631f5 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ class Auth(object):
                         403, "You cannot kick user %s." % target_user_id
                     )
         elif Membership.BAN == membership:
+            if not caller_in_room:  # caller isn't joined
+                raise AuthError(
+                    403,
+                    "%s not in room %s." % (event.user_id, event.room_id,)
+                )
             if user_level < ban_level:
                 raise AuthError(403, "You don't have permission to ban")
         else: