diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index b54b78cf7e2..c5c50025a11 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@
     "Not a valid %(brand)s keyfile": "Not a valid %(brand)s keyfile",
     "Authentication check failed: incorrect password?": "Authentication check failed: incorrect password?",
     "Unrecognised address": "Unrecognised address",
+    "Unban": "Unban",
+    "User cannot be invited until they are unbanned": "User cannot be invited until they are unbanned",
     "You do not have permission to invite people to this space.": "You do not have permission to invite people to this space.",
     "You do not have permission to invite people to this room.": "You do not have permission to invite people to this room.",
     "User is already invited to the space": "User is already invited to the space",
@@ -1706,7 +1708,6 @@
     "Upload custom sound": "Upload custom sound",
     "Browse": "Browse",
     "Failed to unban": "Failed to unban",
-    "Unban": "Unban",
     "Banned by %(displayName)s": "Banned by %(displayName)s",
     "Reason": "Reason",
     "Error changing power level requirement": "Error changing power level requirement",
diff --git a/src/utils/MultiInviter.ts b/src/utils/MultiInviter.ts
index 31ca6f87b54..0066da81f31 100644
--- a/src/utils/MultiInviter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/MultiInviter.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { _t } from "../languageHandler";
 import Modal from "../Modal";
 import SettingsStore from "../settings/SettingsStore";
 import AskInviteAnywayDialog from "../components/views/dialogs/AskInviteAnywayDialog";
+import ConfirmUserActionDialog from "../components/views/dialogs/ConfirmUserActionDialog";
 
 export enum InviteState {
     Invited = "invited",
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export type CompletionStates = Record<string, InviteState>;
 
 const USER_ALREADY_JOINED = "IO.ELEMENT.ALREADY_JOINED";
 const USER_ALREADY_INVITED = "IO.ELEMENT.ALREADY_INVITED";
+const USER_BANNED = "IO.ELEMENT.BANNED";
 
 /**
  * Invites multiple addresses to a room, handling rate limiting from the server
@@ -170,6 +172,34 @@ export default class MultiInviter {
                     errcode: USER_ALREADY_INVITED,
                     error: "Member already invited",
                 });
+            } else if (member?.membership === "ban") {
+                let proceed = false;
+                // Check if we can unban the invitee.
+                // See https://spec.matrix.org/v1.7/rooms/v10/#authorization-rules, particularly 4.5.3 and 4.5.4.
+                const ourMember = room.getMember(this.matrixClient.getSafeUserId());
+                if (
+                    !!ourMember &&
+                    member.powerLevel < ourMember.powerLevel &&
+                    room.currentState.hasSufficientPowerLevelFor("ban", ourMember.powerLevel) &&
+                    room.currentState.hasSufficientPowerLevelFor("kick", ourMember.powerLevel)
+                ) {
+                    const { finished } = Modal.createDialog(ConfirmUserActionDialog, {
+                        member,
+                        action: _t("Unban"),
+                        title: _t("User cannot be invited until they are unbanned"),
+                    });
+                    [proceed = false] = await finished;
+                    if (proceed) {
+                        await this.matrixClient.unban(roomId, member.userId);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!proceed) {
+                    throw new MatrixError({
+                        errcode: USER_BANNED,
+                        error: "Member is banned",
+                    });
+                }
             }
 
             if (!ignoreProfile && SettingsStore.getValue("promptBeforeInviteUnknownUsers", this.roomId)) {
@@ -268,6 +298,7 @@ export default class MultiInviter {
                             }
                             break;
                         case "M_BAD_STATE":
+                        case USER_BANNED:
                             errorText = _t("The user must be unbanned before they can be invited.");
                             break;
                         case "M_UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION":
diff --git a/test/utils/MultiInviter-test.ts b/test/utils/MultiInviter-test.ts
index 4e63407119b..d92710bd2a0 100644
--- a/test/utils/MultiInviter-test.ts
+++ b/test/utils/MultiInviter-test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { mocked } from "jest-mock";
-import { MatrixClient, MatrixError } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { MatrixClient, MatrixError, Room, RoomMember } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../src/MatrixClientPeg";
 import Modal, { ComponentType, ComponentProps } from "../../src/Modal";
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import SettingsStore from "../../src/settings/SettingsStore";
 import MultiInviter, { CompletionStates } from "../../src/utils/MultiInviter";
 import * as TestUtilsMatrix from "../test-utils";
 import AskInviteAnywayDialog from "../../src/components/views/dialogs/AskInviteAnywayDialog";
+import ConfirmUserActionDialog from "../../src/components/views/dialogs/ConfirmUserActionDialog";
 
 const ROOMID = "!room:server";
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ describe("MultiInviter", () => {
         client.getProfileInfo.mockImplementation((userId: string) => {
             return MXID_PROFILE_STATES[userId] || Promise.reject();
         });
+        client.unban = jest.fn();
 
         inviter = new MultiInviter(client, ROOMID);
     });
@@ -154,5 +156,36 @@ describe("MultiInviter", () => {
                 `"Cannot invite user by email without an identity server. You can connect to one under "Settings"."`,
             );
         });
+
+        it("should ask if user wants to unban user if they have permission", async () => {
+            mocked(Modal.createDialog).mockImplementation(
+                (Element: ComponentType, props?: ComponentProps<ComponentType>): any => {
+                    // We stub out the modal with an immediate affirmative (proceed) return
+                    return { finished: Promise.resolve([true]) };
+                },
+            );
+
+            const room = new Room(ROOMID, client, client.getSafeUserId());
+            mocked(client.getRoom).mockReturnValue(room);
+            const ourMember = new RoomMember(ROOMID, client.getSafeUserId());
+            ourMember.membership = "join";
+            ourMember.powerLevel = 100;
+            const member = new RoomMember(ROOMID, MXID1);
+            member.membership = "ban";
+            member.powerLevel = 0;
+            room.getMember = (userId: string) => {
+                if (userId === client.getSafeUserId()) return ourMember;
+                if (userId === MXID1) return member;
+                return null;
+            };
+
+            await inviter.invite([MXID1]);
+            expect(Modal.createDialog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ConfirmUserActionDialog, {
+                member,
+                title: "User cannot be invited until they are unbanned",
+                action: "Unban",
+            });
+            expect(client.unban).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ROOMID, MXID1);
+        });
     });
 });