diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomPreviewBar.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomPreviewBar.scss
index c7d03e3523..85b6916226 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomPreviewBar.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomPreviewBar.scss
@@ -117,12 +117,17 @@ limitations under the License.
     .mx_RoomPreviewBar_actions {
         flex-direction: column-reverse;
         .mx_AccessibleButton {
-            padding: 7px 50px;//extra wide
+            padding: 7px 50px; //extra wide
         }
 
         & > * {
             margin-top: 12px;
         }
+        .mx_AccessibleButton.mx_AccessibleButton_kind_primary {
+            // to account for the padding of the primary button which causes inconsistent look between
+            // subsequent secondary (text) buttons
+            margin-bottom: 7px;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 9b02f6d503..3f438ea909 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1367,6 +1367,41 @@ export default createReactClass({
         });
     },
 
+    onRejectAndIgnoreClick: async function() {
+        this.setState({
+            rejecting: true,
+        });
+
+        const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        try {
+            const myMember = this.state.room.getMember(cli.getUserId());
+            const inviteEvent = myMember.events.member;
+            const ignoredUsers = MatrixClientPeg.get().getIgnoredUsers();
+            ignoredUsers.push(inviteEvent.getSender()); // de-duped internally in the js-sdk
+            await cli.setIgnoredUsers(ignoredUsers);
+
+            await cli.leave(this.state.roomId);
+            dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_next_room' });
+            this.setState({
+                rejecting: false,
+            });
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error("Failed to reject invite: %s", error);
+
+            const msg = error.message ? error.message : JSON.stringify(error);
+            const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
+            Modal.createTrackedDialog('Failed to reject invite', '', ErrorDialog, {
+                title: _t("Failed to reject invite"),
+                description: msg,
+            });
+
+            self.setState({
+                rejecting: false,
+                rejectError: error,
+            });
+        }
+    },
+
     onRejectThreepidInviteButtonClicked: function(ev) {
         // We can reject 3pid invites in the same way that we accept them,
         // using /leave rather than /join. In the short term though, we
@@ -1671,9 +1706,11 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 return (
                     <div className="mx_RoomView">
                         <ErrorBoundary>
-                            <RoomPreviewBar onJoinClick={this.onJoinButtonClicked}
+                            <RoomPreviewBar
+                                onJoinClick={this.onJoinButtonClicked}
                                 onForgetClick={this.onForgetClick}
                                 onRejectClick={this.onRejectButtonClicked}
+                                onRejectAndIgnoreClick={this.onRejectAndIgnoreClick}
                                 inviterName={inviterName}
                                 canPreview={false}
                                 joining={this.state.joining}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
index cbc992d67f..9af06190f7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomPreviewBar.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
     propTypes: {
         onJoinClick: PropTypes.func,
         onRejectClick: PropTypes.func,
+        onRejectAndIgnoreClick: PropTypes.func,
         onForgetClick: PropTypes.func,
         // if inviterName is specified, the preview bar will shown an invite to the room.
         // You should also specify onRejectClick if specifiying inviterName
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
 
     render: function() {
         const Spinner = sdk.getComponent('elements.Spinner');
+        const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.AccessibleButton');
 
         let showSpinner = false;
         let darkStyle = false;
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
         let secondaryActionHandler;
         let secondaryActionLabel;
         let footer;
+        const extraComponents = [];
 
         const messageCase = this._getMessageCase();
         switch (messageCase) {
@@ -469,6 +472,14 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 primaryActionHandler = this.props.onJoinClick;
                 secondaryActionLabel = _t("Reject");
                 secondaryActionHandler = this.props.onRejectClick;
+
+                if (this.props.onRejectAndIgnoreClick) {
+                    extraComponents.push(
+                        <AccessibleButton kind="secondary" onClick={this.props.onRejectAndIgnoreClick} key="ignore">
+                            { _t("Reject & Ignore user") }
+                        </AccessibleButton>,
+                    );
+                }
                 break;
             }
             case MessageCase.ViewingRoom: {
@@ -505,8 +516,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
             }
         }
 
-        const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.AccessibleButton');
-
         let subTitleElements;
         if (subTitle) {
             if (!Array.isArray(subTitle)) {
@@ -554,6 +563,7 @@ export default createReactClass({
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_RoomPreviewBar_actions">
                     { secondaryButton }
+                    { extraComponents }
                     { primaryButton }
                 </div>
                 <div className="mx_RoomPreviewBar_footer">
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 62373e8092..9060279e54 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1046,6 +1046,7 @@
     "Do you want to join %(roomName)s?": "Do you want to join %(roomName)s?",
     "<userName/> invited you": "<userName/> invited you",
     "Reject": "Reject",
+    "Reject & Ignore user": "Reject & Ignore user",
     "You're previewing %(roomName)s. Want to join it?": "You're previewing %(roomName)s. Want to join it?",
     "%(roomName)s can't be previewed. Do you want to join it?": "%(roomName)s can't be previewed. Do you want to join it?",
     "%(roomName)s does not exist.": "%(roomName)s does not exist.",