diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
index 64eeddb406..b9324249e9 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
             updating: 0,
             devicesLoading: true,
             devices: null,
+            isIgnoring: false,
         };
     },
 
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
         cli.on("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
         cli.on("RoomMember.name", this.onRoomMemberName);
         cli.on("accountData", this.onAccountData);
+
+        this._checkIgnoreState();
     },
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
@@ -111,6 +114,11 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
+    _checkIgnoreState: function() {
+        const isIgnoring = this.props.matrixClient.getIgnoredUsers().indexOf(this.props.member.userId) !== -1;
+        this.setState({isIgnoring: isIgnoring});
+    },
+
     _disambiguateDevices: function(devices) {
         var names = Object.create(null);
         for (var i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
@@ -225,6 +233,18 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    onIgnoreToggle: function() {
+        const ignoredUsers = this.props.matrixClient.getIgnoredUsers();
+        if (this.state.isIgnoring) {
+            const index = ignoredUsers.indexOf(this.props.member.userId);
+            if (index !== -1) ignoredUsers.splice(index, 1);
+        } else {
+            ignoredUsers.push(this.props.member.userId);
+        }
+
+        this.props.matrixClient.setIgnoredUsers(ignoredUsers).then(() => this.setState({isIgnoring: !this.state.isIgnoring}));
+    },
+
     onKick: function() {
         const membership = this.props.member.membership;
         const kickLabel = membership === "invite" ? _t("Disinvite") : _t("Kick");
@@ -607,6 +627,29 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
         );
     },
 
+    _renderUserOptions: function() {
+        // Only allow the user to ignore the user if its not ourselves
+        let ignoreButton = null;
+        if (this.props.member.userId !== this.props.matrixClient.getUserId()) {
+            ignoreButton = (
+                <AccessibleButton onClick={this.onIgnoreToggle} className="mx_MemberInfo_field">
+                    {this.state.isIgnoring ? _t("Unignore") : _t("Ignore")}
+                </AccessibleButton>
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!ignoreButton) return null;
+
+        return (
+            <div>
+                <h3>{ _t("User Options") }</h3>
+                <div className="mx_MemberInfo_buttons">
+                    {ignoreButton}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        );
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         var startChat, kickButton, banButton, muteButton, giveModButton, spinner;
         if (this.props.member.userId !== this.props.matrixClient.credentials.userId) {
@@ -756,6 +799,8 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
                         </div>
                     </div>
 
+                    { this._renderUserOptions() }
+
                     { adminTools }
 
                     { startChat }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 9b3135fa07..f335241ab3 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@
     "Kicks user with given id": "Kicks user with given id",
     "Labs": "Labs",
     "Ignored Users": "Ignored Users",
+    "Ignore": "Ignore",
     "Unignore": "Unignore",
+    "User Options": "User Options",
     "You are now ignoring %(userId)s": "You are now ignoring %(userId)s",
     "You are no longer ignoring %(userId)s": "You are no longer ignoring %(userId)s",
     "Unignored user": "Unignored user",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
index 7051967abc..48213d354a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_US.json
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@
     "Kicks user with given id": "Kicks user with given id",
     "Labs": "Labs",
     "Ignored Users": "Ignored Users",
+    "Ignore": "Ignore",
     "Unignore": "Unignore",
+    "User Options": "User Options",
     "You are now ignoring %(userId)s": "You are now ignoring %(userId)s",
     "You are no longer ignoring %(userId)s": "You are no longer ignoring %(userId)s",
     "Unignored user": "Unignored user",