diff --git a/include/db_manager.h b/include/db_manager.h
index 150d751..d18b87a 100644
--- a/include/db_manager.h
+++ b/include/db_manager.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define BAN_MANAGER_H
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QHostAddress>
 #include <QMessageAuthenticationCode>
 #include <QString>
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ public:
 
     QString getBanReason(QHostAddress ip);
     QString getBanReason(QString hdid);
+    long long getBanDuration(QString hdid);
+    long long getBanDuration(QHostAddress hdid);
 
-    void addBan(QString ipid, QHostAddress ip, QString hdid, unsigned long time, QString reason);
+    void addBan(QString ipid, QHostAddress ip, QString hdid, unsigned long time, QString reason, long long duration);
 
     bool createUser(QString username, QString salt, QString password, unsigned long long acl);
     unsigned long long getACL(QString moderator_name);
diff --git a/src/commands.cpp b/src/commands.cpp
index c0f2d18..071ad85 100644
--- a/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/src/commands.cpp
@@ -115,16 +115,21 @@ void AOClient::cmdBan(int argc, QStringList argv)
     if (unquoted_args.length() > 1)
         duration = unquoted_args.at(1);
 
+    long long duration_seconds = 0;
+    if (duration == "perma")
+        duration_seconds = -2;
+    else
+        duration_seconds = parseTime(duration);
 
-    qDebug() << "Reason: " << reason;
-    qDebug() << "Duration: " << duration;
-    return;
+    if (duration_seconds == -1) {
+        sendServerMessage("Invalid time format. Format example: 1h30m");
+        return;
+    }
 
     QString target_ipid = argv[0];
     QHostAddress ip;
     QString hdid;
-    unsigned long time = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toTime_t();
-    //QString reason = argv[1];
+    unsigned long time = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toSecsSinceEpoch();
     bool ban_logged = false;
 
     for (AOClient* client : server->clients) {
@@ -132,8 +137,8 @@ void AOClient::cmdBan(int argc, QStringList argv)
             if (!ban_logged) {
                 ip = client->remote_ip;
                 hdid = client->hwid;
-                server->db_manager->addBan(target_ipid, ip, hdid, time, reason);
-                sendServerMessage("Banned user with ipid " + target_ipid + " for reason: " + reason);
+                server->db_manager->addBan(target_ipid, ip, hdid, time, reason, duration_seconds);
+                sendServerMessage("Banned user with ipid " + target_ipid + " for " + duration + ". Reason: " + reason);
                 ban_logged = true;
             }
             client->sendPacket("KB", {reason});
diff --git a/src/db_manager.cpp b/src/db_manager.cpp
index f23f20e..0ea610d 100644
--- a/src/db_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/db_manager.cpp
@@ -24,26 +24,46 @@ DBManager::DBManager() :
     db.setDatabaseName("config/akashi.db");
     if (!db.open())
         qCritical() << "Database Error:" << db.lastError();
-    QSqlQuery create_ban_table("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bans ('ID' INTEGER, 'IPID' TEXT, 'HDID' TEXT, 'IP' TEXT, 'TIME' INTEGER, 'REASON' TEXT, PRIMARY KEY('ID' AUTOINCREMENT))");
+    QSqlQuery create_ban_table("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bans ('ID' INTEGER, 'IPID' TEXT, 'HDID' TEXT, 'IP' TEXT, 'TIME' INTEGER, 'REASON' TEXT, 'DURATION' INTEGER, PRIMARY KEY('ID' AUTOINCREMENT))");
     QSqlQuery create_user_table("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users ('ID' INTEGER, 'USERNAME' TEXT, 'SALT' TEXT, 'PASSWORD' TEXT, 'ACL' TEXT, PRIMARY KEY('ID' AUTOINCREMENT))");
 }
 
 bool DBManager::isIPBanned(QHostAddress ip)
 {
     QSqlQuery query;
-    query.prepare("SELECT ID FROM BANS WHERE IP = ?");
+    query.prepare("SELECT DURATION FROM BANS WHERE IP = ? ORDER BY TIME DESC");
     query.addBindValue(ip.toString());
     query.exec();
-    return query.first();
+    if (query.first()) {
+        long long duration = getBanDuration(ip);
+        long long ban_time = query.value(0).toLongLong();
+        if (duration == -2)
+            return true;
+        long long current_time = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toSecsSinceEpoch();
+        if (ban_time + duration > current_time)
+            return true;
+        else return false;
+    }
+    else return false;
 }
 
 bool DBManager::isHDIDBanned(QString hdid)
 {
     QSqlQuery query;
-    query.prepare("SELECT ID FROM BANS WHERE HDID = ?");
+    query.prepare("SELECT TIME FROM BANS WHERE HDID = ? ORDER BY TIME DESC");
     query.addBindValue(hdid);
     query.exec();
-    return query.first();
+    if (query.first()) {
+        long long duration = getBanDuration(hdid);
+        long long ban_time = query.value(0).toLongLong();
+        if (duration == -2)
+            return true;
+        long long current_time = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toSecsSinceEpoch();
+        if (ban_time + duration > current_time)
+            return true;
+        else return false;
+    }
+    else return false;
 }
 
 QString DBManager::getBanReason(QHostAddress ip)
@@ -74,15 +94,44 @@ QString DBManager::getBanReason(QString hdid)
     }
 }
 
-void DBManager::addBan(QString ipid, QHostAddress ip, QString hdid, unsigned long time, QString reason)
+long long DBManager::getBanDuration(QString hdid)
 {
     QSqlQuery query;
-    query.prepare("INSERT INTO BANS(IPID, HDID, IP, TIME, REASON) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
+    query.prepare("SELECT DURATION FROM BANS WHERE HDID = ?");
+    query.addBindValue(hdid);
+    query.exec();
+    if (query.first()) {
+        return query.value(0).toLongLong();
+    }
+    else {
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+long long DBManager::getBanDuration(QHostAddress ip)
+{
+    QSqlQuery query;
+    query.prepare("SELECT DURATION FROM BANS WHERE IP = ?");
+    query.addBindValue(ip.toString());
+    query.exec();
+    if (query.first()) {
+        return query.value(0).toLongLong();
+    }
+    else {
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+void DBManager::addBan(QString ipid, QHostAddress ip, QString hdid, unsigned long time, QString reason, long long duration)
+{
+    QSqlQuery query;
+    query.prepare("INSERT INTO BANS(IPID, HDID, IP, TIME, REASON, DURATION) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)");
     query.addBindValue(ipid);
     query.addBindValue(hdid);
     query.addBindValue(ip.toString());
     query.addBindValue(QString::number(time));
     query.addBindValue(reason);
+    query.addBindValue(duration);
     if (!query.exec())
         qDebug() << "SQL Error:" << query.lastError().text();
 }