diff --git a/cypress/e2e/Chat.Message.Notification.feature b/cypress/e2e/Chat.Message.Notification.feature
index f4e0b3cc7..0ceafb352 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/Chat.Message.Notification.feature
+++ b/cypress/e2e/Chat.Message.Notification.feature
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Feature: Notifications for Chat Messages via E-Mail
       | Bob der Baumeister | bob-der-baumeister | moderator@example.org | 1234     | u2   |  0.0.4                           |
       | Jenny Rostock      | jenny-rostock      | user@example.org      | 1234     | u3   |  0.0.4                           |
       | Nathan Narrator    | nathan-narrator    | narrator@example.org  | abcd     | u_nn |  0.0.4                           |
+      | Billy Block        | billy-block        | billy@example.org     | 4321     | u_bb |  0.0.4                           |
     And "Bob der Baumeister" mutes "Nathan Narrator"
+    And "Bob der Baumeister" blocks "Billy Block"
 
   Scenario: No Chat Notification Email when Online
     Given I am logged in as "bob-der-baumeister"
diff --git a/cypress/support/step_definitions/common/{string}_blocks_{string}.js b/cypress/support/step_definitions/common/{string}_blocks_{string}.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f2d24781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/support/step_definitions/common/{string}_blocks_{string}.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { defineStep } from '@badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor'
+import '../../factories'
+
+defineStep('{string} blocks {string}', (blockerName, blockedName) => {
+  cy.neode()
+    .firstOf('User', { name: blockedName })
+    .then(mutedUser => {
+      cy.neode()
+        .firstOf('User', { name: blockerName })
+        .then(muterUser => {
+          cy.wrap(muterUser).relateTo(mutedUser, 'muted')
+        })
+    })
+})