diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index 78f833c23..93096acba 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ const permissions = shield(
       Badge: allow,
       PostsEmotionsCountByEmotion: allow,
       PostsEmotionsByCurrentUser: allow,
+      blockedUsers: isAuthenticated,
     },
     Mutation: {
       '*': deny,
diff --git a/backend/src/models/User.js b/backend/src/models/User.js
index 5125c75ec..c952c0be6 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/User.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/User.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ module.exports = {
     relationship: 'BLOCKED',
     target: 'User',
     direction: 'out',
-    eager: true
   },
   invitedBy: { type: 'relationship', relationship: 'INVITED', target: 'User', direction: 'in' },
   createdAt: { type: 'string', isoDate: true, default: () => new Date().toISOString() },
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
index 393ae8281..b06f2d098 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
@@ -18,6 +18,23 @@ export default {
       }
       return neo4jgraphql(object, args, context, resolveInfo, false)
     },
+    blockedUsers: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
+      try {
+        const userModel = instance.model('User')
+        let blockedUsers = instance
+          .query()
+          .match('user', userModel)
+          .where('user.id', context.user.id)
+          .relationship(userModel.relationships().get('blocked'))
+          .to('blocked', userModel)
+          .return('blocked')
+        blockedUsers = await blockedUsers.execute()
+        blockedUsers = blockedUsers.records.map(r => r.get('blocked').properties)
+        return blockedUsers
+      } catch (e) {
+        throw new UserInputError(e.message)
+      }
+    },
   },
   Mutation: {
     UpdateUser: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
@@ -63,6 +80,18 @@ export default {
       const [{ email }] = result.records.map(r => r.get('e').properties)
       return email
     },
+    isBlocked: async (parent, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
+      if (typeof parent.isBlocked !== 'undefined') return parent.isBlocked
+      const result = await instance.cypher(
+        `
+      MATCH (u:User { id: $currentUser.id })-[:BLOCKED]->(b:User {id: $parent.id})
+      RETURN COUNT(u) >= 1 as isBlocked
+      `,
+        { parent, currentUser: context.user },
+      )
+      const [record] = result.records
+      return record.get('isBlocked')
+    },
     ...Resolver('User', {
       undefinedToNull: [
         'actorId',
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/blockedUsers.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/blockedUsers.spec.js
index 4a42f1c5c..c77ed76d3 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/blockedUsers.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/blockedUsers.spec.js
@@ -1,12 +1,83 @@
 import { createTestClient } from 'apollo-server-testing'
 import createServer from '../../../server'
+import Factory from '../../../seed/factories'
 import { gql } from '../../../jest/helpers'
+import { neode, getDriver } from '../../../bootstrap/neo4j'
+
+const driver = getDriver()
+const factory = Factory()
+const instance = neode()
+
+let currentUser
+let blockedUser
+let server
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  ;({ server } = createServer({
+    context: () => {
+      return {
+        user: currentUser,
+        driver,
+      }
+    },
+  }))
+})
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await factory.cleanDatabase()
+})
 
 describe('blockedUsers', () => {
-  it.todo('throws permission error')
+  let blockedUserQuery
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    blockedUserQuery = gql`
+      query {
+        blockedUsers {
+          id
+          name
+          isBlocked
+        }
+      }
+    `
+  })
 
-  describe('authenticated', () => {
-  it.todo('returns a list of blocked users')
+  it('throws permission error', async () => {
+    const { query } = createTestClient(server)
+    const result = await query({ query: blockedUserQuery })
+    expect(result.errors[0]).toHaveProperty('message', 'Not Authorised!')
+  })
+
+  describe('authenticated and given a blocked user', () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      currentUser = await instance.create('User', {
+        name: 'Current User',
+        id: 'u1',
+      })
+      blockedUser = await instance.create('User', {
+        name: 'Blocked User',
+        id: 'u2',
+      })
+      await currentUser.relateTo(blockedUser, 'blocked')
+      currentUser = await currentUser.toJson()
+      blockedUser = await blockedUser.toJson()
+    })
+
+    it('returns a list of blocked users', async () => {
+      const { query } = createTestClient(server)
+      await expect(query({ query: blockedUserQuery })).resolves.toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          data: {
+            blockedUsers: [
+              {
+                name: 'Blocked User',
+                id: 'u2',
+                isBlocked: true,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        }),
+      )
+    })
   })
 })
 
@@ -18,6 +89,7 @@ describe('block', () => {
 
     describe('given a to-be-blocked user', () => {
       it.todo('blocks a user')
+      it.todo('removes any `FOLLOW` relationship')
 
       describe('blocked user writes a post', () => {
         it.todo('disappears in the newsfeed of the current user')
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index 74be4b5a6..c0b8220f5 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ type Query {
     orderBy: [_UserOrdering]
     filter: _UserFilter
   ): [User]
+
+  blockedUsers: [User]
 }
 
 type Mutation {
@@ -172,5 +174,4 @@ type Mutation {
 
   block(id: ID!): User
   unblock(id: ID!): User
-  blockedUsers: [User]
 }