diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/searches.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/searches.js
index 5316ccd9a..bfbdd21b1 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/searches.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/searches.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default {
       AND NOT (
         author.deleted = true OR author.disabled = true
         OR resource.deleted = true OR resource.disabled = true
-        OR (:User { id: $thisUserId })-[:BLOCKED]-(author)
+        OR (:User { id: $thisUserId })-[:MUTED]-(author)
       )
       WITH resource, author,
       [(resource)<-[:COMMENTS]-(comment:Comment) | comment] as comments,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
index dc962dc00..915d8b6f8 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ export const getMutedUsers = async context => {
   return mutedUsers
 }
 
+export const getBlockedUsers = async context => {
+  const { neode } = context
+  const userModel = neode.model('User')
+  let blockedUsers = neode
+    .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
+}
+
 export default {
   Query: {
     mutedUsers: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
@@ -32,6 +47,13 @@ export default {
         throw new UserInputError(e.message)
       }
     },
+    blockedUsers: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
+      try {
+        return getBlockedUsers(context)
+      } catch (e) {
+        throw new UserInputError(e.message)
+      }
+    },
     User: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
       const { email } = args
       if (email) {
diff --git a/cypress/integration/common/steps.js b/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
index 53b5f7c3d..29f2fa85a 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Given("I am logged in", () => {
   cy.login(loginCredentials);
 });
 
-Given("I am logged in as the muted user", () => {
+Given("I am logged in as the {string} user", _ => {
   cy.login({ email: annoyingParams.email, password: '1234' });
 });
 
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ When("I visit the {string} page", page => {
   cy.openPage(page);
 });
 
+When("the blocked user visits my post", () => {
+  cy.logout()
+    .login({ email: annoyingParams.email, password: annoyingParams.password })
+    .openPage('/post/previously-created-post')
+})
+
 Given("I am on the {string} page", page => {
   cy.openPage(page);
 });
@@ -485,7 +491,7 @@ Given("I follow the user {string}", name => {
     });
 });
 
-Given('"Spammy Spammer" wrote a post {string}', title => {
+Given('{string} wrote a post {string}', (_, title) => {
   cy.createCategories("cat21")
     .factory()
     .create("Post", {
@@ -532,6 +538,20 @@ When("I mute the user {string}", name => {
     });
 });
 
+When("I block the user {string}", name => {
+  cy.neode()
+    .first("User", {
+      name
+    })
+    .then(blockedUser => {
+      cy.neode()
+        .first("User", {
+          name: narratorParams.name
+        })
+        .relateTo(blockedUser, "blocked");
+    });
+});
+
 When("I log in with:", table => {
   const [firstRow] = table.hashes();
   const {
@@ -550,3 +570,11 @@ Then("I see only one post with the title {string}", title => {
     .should("have.length", 1);
   cy.get(".main-container").contains(".post-link", title);
 });
+
+Then("they should not see the comment from", () => {
+  cy.get(".ds-card-footer").children().should('not.have.class', 'comment-form')
+})
+
+Then("they should see a text explaining commenting is not possible", () => {
+  cy.get('.ds-placeholder').should('contain', "Commenting is not possible at this time on this post.")
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cypress/integration/user_profile/BlockUser.feature b/cypress/integration/user_profile/BlockUser.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a04455b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/user_profile/BlockUser.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+Feature: Block a User
+  As a user
+  I'd like to have a button to block another user
+  To prevent him from seeing and interacting with my contributions
+
+  Background:
+    Given I have a user account
+    And there is an annoying user called "Harassing User"
+    And I am logged in
+
+  Scenario: Block a user
+    Given I am on the profile page of the annoying user
+    When I click on "Block user" from the content menu in the user info box
+    And I navigate to my "Blocked users" settings page
+    Then I can see the following table:
+      | Avatar | Name           |
+      |        | Harassing User |
+
+  Scenario: Blocked user cannot interact with my contributions
+    Given I block the user "Harassing User"
+    And I previously created a post
+    And the blocked user visits my post
+    Then they should not see the comment from
+    And they should see a text explaining commenting is not possible
+
+  Scenario: Block a previously followed user
+    Given I follow the user "Harassing User"
+    When I visit the profile page of the annoying user
+    And I click on "Block user" from the content menu in the user info box
+    And nobody is following the user profile anymore
+
+  Scenario: Posts of blocked users are not filtered from search results
+    Given "Harassing User" wrote a post "You can still see my posts"
+    And I block the user "Harassing User"
+    When I search for "see"
+    Then I should see the following posts in the select dropdown:
+      | title                      |
+      | You can still see my posts |
+
+  Scenario: Blocked users can still see my posts
+    Given I previously created a post
+    And I block the user "Harassing User"
+    Given I log out
+    And I am logged in as the "blocked" user 
+    When I search for "previously created"
+    Then I should see the following posts in the select dropdown:
+      | title                   |
+      | previously created post |
diff --git a/cypress/integration/user_profile/mute-users/Mute.feature b/cypress/integration/user_profile/mute-users/Mute.feature
index b52faeeaa..cd7d1c827 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/user_profile/mute-users/Mute.feature
+++ b/cypress/integration/user_profile/mute-users/Mute.feature
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 Feature: Mute a User
   As a user
   I'd like to have a button to mute another user
-  To prevent him from seeing and interacting with my contributions and also to avoid seeing his/her posts
-
+  To prevent him from seeing and interacting with my contributions
   Background:
     Given I have a user account
     And there is an annoying user called "Spammy Spammer"
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ Feature: Mute a User
     Given I previously created a post
     And I mute the user "Spammy Spammer"
     Given I log out
-    And I am logged in as the muted user 
+    And I am logged in as the "muted" user 
     When I search for "previously created"
     Then I should see the following posts in the select dropdown:
       | title                   |
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContentMenu/ContentMenu.vue b/webapp/components/ContentMenu/ContentMenu.vue
index a22bc3267..31d90a614 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContentMenu/ContentMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ContentMenu/ContentMenu.vue
@@ -172,6 +172,23 @@ export default {
               icon: 'user-times',
             })
           }
+          if (this.resource.isBlocked) {
+            routes.push({
+              label: this.$t(`settings.blocked-users.unblock`),
+              callback: () => {
+                this.$emit('unblock', this.resource)
+              },
+              icon: 'user-plus',
+            })
+          } else {
+            routes.push({
+              label: this.$t(`settings.blocked-users.block`),
+              callback: () => {
+                this.$emit('block', this.resource)
+              },
+              icon: 'user-times',
+            })
+          }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index 2191a91e7..e36214d8a 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -337,7 +337,9 @@
         "your-perspective": "You will no longer be able to interact with their contributions.",
         "their-perspective": "Vice versa: The blocked person will also no longer be able to interact with your contributions.",
         "notifications": "Blocked users will no longer receive notifications if they mention each other.",
-        "closing": "This should be sufficient for now so that blocked users can no longer bother you."
+        "closing": "This should be sufficient for now so that blocked users can no longer bother you.",
+        "commenting-disabled": "Commenting is not possible at this time on this post.",
+        "commenting-explanation": "This can happen for several reasons, please see our "
       },
       "columns": {
         "name": "Name",
diff --git a/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue b/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
index ce220b66b..01190caa2 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
               class="user-content-menu"
               @mute="muteUser"
               @unmute="unmuteUser"
+              @block="blockUser"
+              @unblock="unblockUser"
             />
           </client-only>
           <ds-space margin="small">
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
           <ds-space margin="small">
             <template v-if="!myProfile">
               <hc-follow-button
-                v-if="!user.isMuted"
+                v-if="!user.isMuted || !user.isBlocked"
                 :follow-id="user.id"
                 :is-followed="user.followedByCurrentUser"
                 @optimistic="optimisticFollow"
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ import MasonryGridItem from '~/components/MasonryGrid/MasonryGridItem.vue'
 import { profilePagePosts } from '~/graphql/PostQuery'
 import UserQuery from '~/graphql/User'
 import { muteUser, unmuteUser } from '~/graphql/settings/MutedUsers'
+import { blockUser, unblockUser } from '~/graphql/settings/BlockedUsers'
 import PostMutations from '~/graphql/PostMutations'
 import UpdateQuery from '~/components/utils/UpdateQuery'
 
@@ -417,6 +420,24 @@ export default {
         this.$apollo.queries.profilePagePosts.refetch()
       }
     },
+    async blockUser(user) {
+      try {
+        await this.$apollo.mutate({ mutation: blockUser(), variables: { id: user.id } })
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.$toast.error(error.message)
+      } finally {
+        this.$apollo.queries.User.refetch()
+      }
+    },
+    async unblockUser(user) {
+      try {
+        this.$apollo.mutate({ mutation: unblockUser(), variables: { id: user.id } })
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.$toast.error(error.message)
+      } finally {
+        this.$apollo.queries.User.refetch()
+      }
+    },
     pinPost(post) {
       this.$apollo
         .mutate({