diff --git a/lib/channel-new.js b/lib/channel-new.js
index b696aa43..1b8a4d37 100644
--- a/lib/channel-new.js
+++ b/lib/channel-new.js
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ Channel.prototype.handleNameBan = function (actor, name, reason) {
 
         if (err) {
             actor.socket.emit("errorMsg", {
-                msg: "Internal error " + err
+                msg: "Internal error: " + err
             });
             return;
         }
diff --git a/lib/chatcommand.js b/lib/chatcommand.js
index d0bbdb17..0ab45e3b 100644
--- a/lib/chatcommand.js
+++ b/lib/chatcommand.js
@@ -295,13 +295,25 @@ function handleKick(chan, user, args) {
 }
 
 function handleIPBan(chan, user, args) {
-    chan.handleBanAllIP(user, args[0], "", args[1]);
+    var name = args.shift();
+    var range = args.shift();
+    var reason;
+    if (range !== "range") {
+        reason = range + " " + args.join(" ");
+        range = false;
+    } else {
+        reason = args.join(" ");
+        range = true;
+    }
+    chan.handleBanAllIP(user, name, reason, range);
     // Ban the name too for good measure
-    chan.handleNameBan(user, args[0], "");
+    chan.handleNameBan(user, name, reason);
 }
 
 function handleBan(chan, user, args) {
-    chan.handleNameBan(user, args[0], "");
+    var name = args.shift();
+    var reason = args.join(" ");
+    chan.handleNameBan(user, name, reason);
 }
 
 function handleUnban(chan, user, args) {
diff --git a/www/assets/js/util.js b/www/assets/js/util.js
index 10117bbc..78b30b57 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/util.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/util.js
@@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ function addUserDropdown(entry) {
         $("<button/>").addClass("btn btn-xs btn-default")
             .text("Kick")
             .click(function () {
+                var reason = prompt("Enter kick reason (optional)");
                 socket.emit("chatMsg", {
-                    msg: "/kick " + name
+                    msg: "/kick " + name + " " + reason
                 });
             })
             .appendTo(btngroup);
@@ -271,16 +272,18 @@ function addUserDropdown(entry) {
         $("<button/>").addClass("btn btn-xs btn-default")
             .text("Name Ban")
             .click(function () {
+                var reason = prompt("Enter ban reason (optional)");
                 socket.emit("chatMsg", {
-                    msg: "/ban " + name
+                    msg: "/ban " + name + " " + reason
                 });
             })
             .appendTo(btngroup);
         $("<button/>").addClass("btn btn-xs btn-default")
             .text("IP Ban")
             .click(function () {
+                var reason = prompt("Enter ban reason (optional)");
                 socket.emit("chatMsg", {
-                    msg: "/ipban " + name
+                    msg: "/ipban " + name + " " + reason
                 });
             })
             .appendTo(btngroup);