diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Contact.php b/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Contact.php
index 1ec6e00df0..60fe04bf7a 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Blocklist/Contact.php
@@ -15,18 +15,19 @@ class Contact extends BaseAdminModule
 	{
 		parent::post();
 
-		$contact_url = defaults($_POST, 'contact_url', '');
-		$contacts    = defaults($_POST, 'contacts', []);
+		$contact_url  = defaults($_POST, 'contact_url', '');
+		$block_reason = defaults($_POST, 'contact_block_reason', '');
+		$contacts     = defaults($_POST, 'contacts', []);
 
 		parent::checkFormSecurityTokenRedirectOnError('/admin/blocklist/contact', 'admin_contactblock');
 
 		if (!empty($_POST['page_contactblock_block'])) {
 			$contact_id = Model\Contact::getIdForURL($contact_url);
 			if ($contact_id) {
-				Model\Contact::block($contact_id);
+				Model\Contact::block($contact_id, $block_reason);
 				notice(L10n::t('The contact has been blocked from the node'));
 			} else {
-				notice(L10n::t("Could not find any contact entry for this URL \x28%s\x29", $contact_url));
+				notice(L10n::t('Could not find any contact entry for this URL (%s)', $contact_url));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseAdminModule
 			foreach ($contacts as $uid) {
 				Model\Contact::unblock($uid);
 			}
-			notice(L10n::tt("%s contact unblocked", "%s contacts unblocked", count($contacts)));
+			notice(L10n::tt('%s contact unblocked', '%s contacts unblocked', count($contacts)));
 		}
 
 		self::getApp()->internalRedirect('admin/blocklist/contact');
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@ class Contact extends BaseAdminModule
 
 			'$h_contacts'  => L10n::t('Blocked Remote Contacts'),
 			'$h_newblock'  => L10n::t('Block New Remote Contact'),
-			'$th_contacts' => [L10n::t('Photo'), L10n::t('Name'), L10n::t('Address'), L10n::t('Profile URL')],
+			'$th_contacts' => [L10n::t('Photo'), L10n::t('Name'), L10n::t('Reason')],
 
-			'$form_security_token' => parent::getFormSecurityToken("admin_contactblock"),
+			'$form_security_token' => parent::getFormSecurityToken('admin_contactblock'),
 
 			// values //
 			'$baseurl'    => $a->getBaseURL(true),
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ class Contact extends BaseAdminModule
 			'$contacts'   => $contacts,
 			'$total_contacts' => L10n::tt('%s total blocked contact', '%s total blocked contacts', $total),
 			'$paginate'   => $pager->renderFull($total),
-			'$contacturl' => ['contact_url', L10n::t("Profile URL"), '', L10n::t("URL of the remote contact to block.")],
+			'$contacturl' => ['contact_url', L10n::t('Profile URL'), '', L10n::t('URL of the remote contact to block.')],
+			'$contact_block_reason' => ['contact_block_reason', L10n::t('Block Reason')],
 		]);
 		return $o;
 	}
diff --git a/view/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl b/view/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl
index 228ad6903f..78b4cd78fe 100644
--- a/view/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 						{{$th}}
 					</th>
 					{{/foreach}}
-					<th></th>
 				</tr>
 			</thead>
 			<tbody>
@@ -33,9 +32,11 @@
 				<tr>
 					<td class="checkbox"><input type="checkbox" class="contacts_ckbx" id="id_contact_{{$contact.id}}" name="contacts[]" value="{{$contact.id}}"/></td>
 					<td><img class="icon" src="{{$contact.micro}}" alt="{{$contact.nickname}}" title="{{$contact.nickname}}"></td>
-					<td class="name">{{$contact.name}}</td>
-					<td class="addr">{{$contact.addr}}</td>
-					<td class="addr"><a href="{{$contact.url}}" title="{{$contact.nickname}}" >{{$contact.url}}</a></td>
+					<td class="name">
+						{{$contact.name}}<br>
+						<a href="{{$contact.url}}" title="{{$contact.nickname}}">{{$contact.addr}}</a>
+					</td>
+					<td class="reason">{{if $contact.block_reason}}{{$contact.block_reason}}{{else}}N/A{{/if}}</td>
 				</tr>
 				{{/foreach}}
 			</tbody>
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 			<tbody>
 				<tr>
 					<td>{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$contacturl}}</td>
+					<td>{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$contact_block_reason}}</td>
 				</tr>
 			</tbody>
 		</table>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl
index 53fde9aefb..1f43b412b7 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/admin/blocklist/contact.tpl
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 					<input type="hidden" name="form_security_token" value="{{$form_security_token}}">
 
 					{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$contacturl}}
+					{{include file="field_textarea.tpl" field=$contact_block_reason}}
 
 					<div class="admin-settings-submit-wrapper form-group pull-right">
 						<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" name="page_contactblock_block" value="1">{{$submit}}</button>
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@
 										{{$th}}
 									</th>
 								{{/foreach}}
-								<th></th>
 							</tr>
 						</thead>
 						<tbody>
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@
 										</div>
 									</td>
 									<td><img class="icon" src="{{$contact.micro}}" alt="{{$contact.nickname}}" title="{{$contact.addr}}"></td>
-									<td class="name">{{$contact.name}}</td>
-									<td class="addr" colspan="3"><a href="{{$contact.url}}" title="{{$contact.addr}}" >{{$contact.url}}</a></td>
+									<td class="name">
+										{{$contact.name}}<br>
+										<a href="{{$contact.url}}" title="{{$contact.nickname}}">{{$contact.addr}}</a>
+									</td>
+									<td class="reason">{{if $contact.block_reason}}{{$contact.block_reason}}{{else}}N/A{{/if}}</td>
 								</tr>
 							{{/foreach}}
 						</tbody>
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@
 										<label for="contactblock-select"></label>
 									</div>
 								</td>
-								<td colspan="5">
+								<td colspan="3">
 									{{$total_contacts}}
 									<div class="admin-settings-submit-wrapper form-group pull-right">
 										<button type="submit" class="btn btn-small btn-default pull-right" name="page_contactblock_unblock" value="1">{{$unblock}}</button>