diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
index 4895f36f35..8aef7e8abe 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@
               </button>
             </span>
           </div>
+          <div class='block' v-if='isOtherUser'>
+            <span v-if='user.statusnet_blocking'>
+              <button @click="unblockUser" class="base04 base00-background pressed">
+                {{ $t('user_card.blocked') }}
+              </button>
+            </span>
+            <span v-if='!user.statusnet_blocking'>
+              <button @click="blockUser" class="base05 base02-background">
+                {{ $t('user_card.block') }}
+              </button>
+            </span>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -113,6 +125,16 @@
         store.state.api.backendInteractor.unfollowUser(this.user.id)
           .then((unfollowedUser) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [unfollowedUser]))
       },
+      blockUser () {
+        const store = this.$store
+        store.state.api.backendInteractor.blockUser(this.user.id)
+          .then((blockedUser) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [blockedUser]))
+      },
+      unblockUser () {
+        const store = this.$store
+        store.state.api.backendInteractor.unblockUser(this.user.id)
+          .then((unblockedUser) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [unblockedUser]))
+      },
       toggleMute () {
         const store = this.$store
         store.commit('setMuted', {user: this.user, muted: !this.user.muted})
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages.js b/src/i18n/messages.js
index 3cbde81919..3102d94627 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages.js
+++ b/src/i18n/messages.js
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ const en = {
     follows_you: 'Follows you!',
     following: 'Following!',
     follow: 'Follow',
+    blocked: 'Blocked!',
+    block: 'Block',
     statuses: 'Statuses',
     mute: 'Mute',
     muted: 'Muted',
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index a1c6b65764..5abaea7eda 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const BANNER_UPDATE_URL = '/api/account/update_profile_banner.json'
 const PROFILE_UPDATE_URL = '/api/account/update_profile.json'
 const EXTERNAL_PROFILE_URL = '/api/externalprofile/show.json'
 const QVITTER_USER_TIMELINE_URL = '/api/qvitter/statuses/user_timeline.json'
+const BLOCKING_URL = '/api/blocks/create.json'
+const UNBLOCKING_URL = '/api/blocks/destroy.json'
 // const USER_URL = '/api/users/show.json'
 
 import { each, map } from 'lodash'
@@ -184,6 +186,22 @@ const unfollowUser = ({id, credentials}) => {
   }).then((data) => data.json())
 }
 
+const blockUser = ({id, credentials}) => {
+  let url = `${BLOCKING_URL}?user_id=${id}`
+  return fetch(url, {
+    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
+    method: 'POST'
+  }).then((data) => data.json())
+}
+
+const unblockUser = ({id, credentials}) => {
+  let url = `${UNBLOCKING_URL}?user_id=${id}`
+  return fetch(url, {
+    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
+    method: 'POST'
+  }).then((data) => data.json())
+}
+
 const fetchFriends = ({id, credentials}) => {
   let url = `${FRIENDS_URL}?user_id=${id}`
   return fetch(url, { headers: authHeaders(credentials) })
@@ -343,6 +361,8 @@ const apiService = {
   fetchFollowers,
   followUser,
   unfollowUser,
+  blockUser,
+  unblockUser,
   favorite,
   unfavorite,
   retweet,
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index a99ea38ab7..51a46e45f5 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     return apiService.unfollowUser({credentials, id})
   }
 
+  const blockUser = (id) => {
+    return apiService.blockUser({credentials, id})
+  }
+
+  const unblockUser = (id) => {
+    return apiService.unblockUser({credentials, id})
+  }
+
   const startFetching = ({timeline, store, userId = false}) => {
     return timelineFetcherService.startFetching({timeline, store, credentials, userId})
   }
@@ -55,6 +63,8 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     fetchFollowers,
     followUser,
     unfollowUser,
+    blockUser,
+    unblockUser,
     fetchAllFollowing,
     verifyCredentials: apiService.verifyCredentials,
     startFetching,