diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
index 0a742c61cc..72df34290d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -353,25 +353,42 @@ export const UserOptionsSection: React.FC<{
         });
     };
 
+    const unignore = useCallback(() => {
+        const ignoredUsers = cli.getIgnoredUsers();
+        const index = ignoredUsers.indexOf(member.userId);
+        if (index !== -1) ignoredUsers.splice(index, 1);
+        cli.setIgnoredUsers(ignoredUsers);
+    }, [cli, member]);
+
+    const ignore = useCallback(async () => {
+        const { finished } = Modal.createDialog(QuestionDialog, {
+            title: _t("Ignore %(user)s", { user: member.name }),
+            description: (
+                <div>
+                    {_t(
+                        "All messages and invites from this user will be hidden. " +
+                            "Are you sure you want to ignore them?",
+                    )}
+                </div>
+            ),
+            button: _t("Ignore"),
+        });
+        const [confirmed] = await finished;
+
+        if (confirmed) {
+            const ignoredUsers = cli.getIgnoredUsers();
+            ignoredUsers.push(member.userId);
+            cli.setIgnoredUsers(ignoredUsers);
+        }
+    }, [cli, member]);
+
     // Only allow the user to ignore the user if its not ourselves
     // same goes for jumping to read receipt
     if (!isMe) {
-        const onIgnoreToggle = (): void => {
-            const ignoredUsers = cli.getIgnoredUsers();
-            if (isIgnored) {
-                const index = ignoredUsers.indexOf(member.userId);
-                if (index !== -1) ignoredUsers.splice(index, 1);
-            } else {
-                ignoredUsers.push(member.userId);
-            }
-
-            cli.setIgnoredUsers(ignoredUsers);
-        };
-
         ignoreButton = (
             <AccessibleButton
+                onClick={isIgnored ? unignore : ignore}
                 kind="link"
-                onClick={onIgnoreToggle}
                 className={classNames("mx_UserInfo_field", { mx_UserInfo_destructive: !isIgnored })}
             >
                 {isIgnored ? _t("Unignore") : _t("Ignore")}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 6d315bf38d..0edce777e7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2235,6 +2235,8 @@
     "%(count)s sessions|one": "%(count)s session",
     "Hide sessions": "Hide sessions",
     "Message": "Message",
+    "Ignore %(user)s": "Ignore %(user)s",
+    "All messages and invites from this user will be hidden. Are you sure you want to ignore them?": "All messages and invites from this user will be hidden. Are you sure you want to ignore them?",
     "Jump to read receipt": "Jump to read receipt",
     "Mention": "Mention",
     "Share Link to User": "Share Link to User",
diff --git a/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx b/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx
index 49a5b134bc..049fa6ef28 100644
--- a/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo-test.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const mockRoom = mocked({
     getMxcAvatarUrl: jest.fn().mockReturnValue("mock-avatar-url"),
     name: "test room",
     on: jest.fn(),
+    off: jest.fn(),
     currentState: {
         getStateEvents: jest.fn(),
         on: jest.fn(),
@@ -83,9 +84,12 @@ const mockClient = mocked({
     getUser: jest.fn(),
     isGuest: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
     isUserIgnored: jest.fn(),
+    getIgnoredUsers: jest.fn(),
+    setIgnoredUsers: jest.fn(),
     isCryptoEnabled: jest.fn(),
     getUserId: jest.fn(),
     on: jest.fn(),
+    off: jest.fn(),
     isSynapseAdministrator: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(false),
     isRoomEncrypted: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
     doesServerSupportUnstableFeature: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(false),
@@ -386,8 +390,11 @@ describe("<UserOptionsSection />", () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         inviteSpy.mockReset();
+        mockClient.setIgnoredUsers.mockClear();
     });
 
+    afterEach(() => Modal.closeCurrentModal("End of test"));
+
     afterAll(() => {
         inviteSpy.mockRestore();
     });
@@ -543,6 +550,52 @@ describe("<UserOptionsSection />", () => {
             expect(screen.getByText(/operation failed/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
         });
     });
+
+    it("shows a modal before ignoring the user", async () => {
+        const originalCreateDialog = Modal.createDialog;
+        const modalSpy = (Modal.createDialog = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+            finished: Promise.resolve([true]),
+            close: () => {},
+        }));
+
+        try {
+            mockClient.getIgnoredUsers.mockReturnValue([]);
+            renderComponent({ isIgnored: false });
+
+            await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Ignore" }));
+            expect(modalSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(mockClient.setIgnoredUsers).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith([member.userId]);
+        } finally {
+            Modal.createDialog = originalCreateDialog;
+        }
+    });
+
+    it("cancels ignoring the user", async () => {
+        const originalCreateDialog = Modal.createDialog;
+        const modalSpy = (Modal.createDialog = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+            finished: Promise.resolve([false]),
+            close: () => {},
+        }));
+
+        try {
+            mockClient.getIgnoredUsers.mockReturnValue([]);
+            renderComponent({ isIgnored: false });
+
+            await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Ignore" }));
+            expect(modalSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(mockClient.setIgnoredUsers).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        } finally {
+            Modal.createDialog = originalCreateDialog;
+        }
+    });
+
+    it("unignores the user", async () => {
+        mockClient.getIgnoredUsers.mockReturnValue([member.userId]);
+        renderComponent({ isIgnored: true });
+
+        await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Unignore" }));
+        expect(mockClient.setIgnoredUsers).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+    });
 });
 
 describe("<PowerLevelEditor />", () => {