diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/Settings.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/Settings.java
index 78c94285a..f5733b029 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/Settings.java
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ public class Settings implements DataObject {
     @ConfigEntry(path = "island.name.max-length")
     private int nameMaxLength = 20;
 
+    @ConfigComment("How long a player must wait until they can ban a player")
+    @ConfigComment("after unbanning them. In minutes.")
+    @ConfigEntry(path = "island.ban-wait")
+    private int banWait = 10;
 
     // Ranks
     @ConfigEntry(path = "island.customranks")
@@ -607,4 +611,19 @@ public class Settings implements DataObject {
     public void setNameMaxLength(int nameMaxLength) {
         this.nameMaxLength = nameMaxLength;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the banWait
+     */
+    public int getBanWait() {
+        return banWait;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param banWait the banWait to set
+     */
+    public void setBanWait(int banWait) {
+        this.banWait = banWait;
+    }
+
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanCommand.java
index 412636302..653bd6e3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanCommand.java
@@ -59,17 +59,20 @@ public class IslandBanCommand extends CompositeCommand {
         }
         if (getIslands().getMembers(getWorld(), user.getUniqueId()).contains(targetUUID)) {
             user.sendMessage("commands.island.ban.cannot-ban-member");
-            return false; 
+            return false;
         }
         if (getIslands().getIsland(getWorld(), playerUUID).isBanned(targetUUID)) {
             user.sendMessage("commands.island.ban.player-already-banned");
-            return false; 
-        }        
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (getSettings().getBanWait() > 0 && !checkCooldown(user, targetUUID)) {
+            return false;
+        }
         User target = User.getInstance(targetUUID);
         // Cannot ban ops
         if (target.isOp()) {
             user.sendMessage("commands.island.ban.cannot-ban");
-            return false; 
+            return false;
         }
         // Finished error checking - start the banning
         return ban(user, target);
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ public class IslandBanCommand extends CompositeCommand {
             if (targetUser.isOnline() && getIslands().hasIsland(getWorld(), targetUser.getUniqueId()) && island.onIsland(targetUser.getLocation())) {
                 getIslands().homeTeleport(getWorld(), targetUser.getPlayer());
                 island.getWorld().playSound(targetUser.getLocation(), Sound.ENTITY_GENERIC_EXPLODE, 1F, 1F);
-            }            
+            }
             return true;
         }
         // Banning was blocked, maybe due to an event cancellation. Fail silently.
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandUnbanCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandUnbanCommand.java
index d4517513f..56de6e84a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandUnbanCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandUnbanCommand.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class IslandUnbanCommand extends CompositeCommand {
             // Show help
             showHelp(this, user);
             return false;
-        } 
+        }
         UUID playerUUID = user.getUniqueId();
         // Player issuing the command must have an island
         if (!getIslands().hasIsland(getWorld(), playerUUID)) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class IslandUnbanCommand extends CompositeCommand {
         }
         if (!getIslands().getIsland(getWorld(), playerUUID).isBanned(targetUUID)) {
             user.sendMessage("commands.island.unban.player-not-banned");
-            return false; 
+            return false;
         }
         // Finished error checking - start the unbanning
         User targetUser = User.getInstance(targetUUID);
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ public class IslandUnbanCommand extends CompositeCommand {
         if (getIslands().getIsland(getWorld(), user.getUniqueId()).removeFromBanList(targetUser.getUniqueId())) {
             user.sendMessage("general.success");
             targetUser.sendMessage("commands.island.unban.you-are-unbanned", TextVariables.NAME, user.getName());
+            // Set cooldown
+            if (getSettings().getBanWait() > 0 && getParent() != null) {
+                getParent().getSubCommand("ban").ifPresent(subCommand ->
+                subCommand.setCooldown(user.getUniqueId(), targetUser.getUniqueId(), getSettings().getBanWait() * 60));
+            }
             return true;
         }
         // Unbanning was blocked, maybe due to an event cancellation. Fail silently.
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ public class IslandUnbanCommand extends CompositeCommand {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Optional<List<String>> tabComplete(User user, String alias, List<String> args) {       
+    public Optional<List<String>> tabComplete(User user, String alias, List<String> args) {
         Island island = getIslands().getIsland(getWorld(), user.getUniqueId());
         List<String> options = island.getBanned().stream().map(getPlayers()::getName).collect(Collectors.toList());
         String lastArg = !args.isEmpty() ? args.get(args.size()-1) : "";
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index d2c46b4a7..c0f94e69e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ island:
     # These set the minimum and maximum size of a name.
     min-length: 4
     max-length: 20
+  # How long a player must wait until they can ban a player
+  # after unbanning them. In minutes.
+  ban-wait: 10
   customranks: {}
 # These settings should not be edited
 uniqueId: config