diff --git a/p2p/src/peer.rs b/p2p/src/peer.rs
index 9bed8ef95..a6965da1c 100644
--- a/p2p/src/peer.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/peer.rs
@@ -442,4 +442,8 @@ impl NetAdapter for TrackingAdapter {
 	fn peer_difficulty(&self, addr: SocketAddr, diff: Difficulty, height: u64) {
 		self.adapter.peer_difficulty(addr, diff, height)
 	}
+
+	fn is_banned(&self, addr: SocketAddr) -> bool {
+		self.adapter.is_banned(addr)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/p2p/src/peers.rs b/p2p/src/peers.rs
index c09dfb006..0e8ccb9b7 100644
--- a/p2p/src/peers.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/peers.rs
@@ -638,4 +638,13 @@ impl NetAdapter for Peers {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	fn is_banned(&self, addr: SocketAddr) -> bool {
+		if let Some(peer) = self.get_connected_peer(&addr) {
+			let mut peer = peer.write().unwrap();
+			peer.is_banned()
+		} else {
+			false
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/p2p/src/protocol.rs b/p2p/src/protocol.rs
index 1b1157fe1..4273371fa 100644
--- a/p2p/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/protocol.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ impl MessageHandler for Protocol {
 	fn consume<'a>(&self, mut msg: Message<'a>) -> Result<Option<Response<'a>>, Error> {
 		let adapter = &self.adapter;
 
+		// If we received a msg from a banned peer then log and drop it.
+		// If we are getting a lot of these then maybe we are not cleaning
+		// banned peers up correctly?
+		if adapter.is_banned(self.addr.clone()) {
+			debug!(
+				LOGGER,
+				"handler: consume: peer {:?} banned, received: {:?}, dropping.",
+				self.addr,
+				msg.header.msg_type,
+			);
+			return Ok(None);
+		}
+
 		match msg.header.msg_type {
 			Type::Ping => {
 				let ping: Ping = msg.body()?;
diff --git a/p2p/src/serv.rs b/p2p/src/serv.rs
index 8f5e03e66..6e04b5c9f 100644
--- a/p2p/src/serv.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/serv.rs
@@ -244,4 +244,7 @@ impl NetAdapter for DummyAdapter {
 	}
 	fn peer_addrs_received(&self, _: Vec<SocketAddr>) {}
 	fn peer_difficulty(&self, _: SocketAddr, _: Difficulty, _: u64) {}
+	fn is_banned(&self, _: SocketAddr) -> bool {
+		false
+	}
 }
diff --git a/p2p/src/types.rs b/p2p/src/types.rs
index 84022e0b6..e1b38c5e0 100644
--- a/p2p/src/types.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/types.rs
@@ -223,4 +223,7 @@ pub trait NetAdapter: ChainAdapter {
 
 	/// Heard total_difficulty from a connected peer (via ping/pong).
 	fn peer_difficulty(&self, SocketAddr, Difficulty, u64);
+
+	/// Is this peer currently banned?
+	fn is_banned(&self, addr: SocketAddr) -> bool;
 }