diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommand.java
index 3ac1f613d..464c8d0bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommand.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import world.bentobox.bentobox.database.objects.Island;
 
 public class IslandBanlistCommand extends CompositeCommand {
 
+    private Island island;
+
     public IslandBanlistCommand(CompositeCommand islandCommand) {
         super(islandCommand, "banlist", "banned", "bans");
     }
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class IslandBanlistCommand extends CompositeCommand {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean execute(User user, String label, List<String> args) {
+    public boolean canExecute(User user, String label, List<String> args) {
         if (!args.isEmpty()) {
             // Show help
             showHelp(this, user);
@@ -34,7 +36,17 @@ public class IslandBanlistCommand extends CompositeCommand {
             user.sendMessage("general.errors.no-island");
             return false;
         }
-        Island island = getIslands().getIsland(getWorld(), user.getUniqueId());
+        // Check rank to use command
+        island = getIslands().getIsland(getWorld(), user.getUniqueId());
+        if (island.getRank(user) < island.getRankCommand("ban")) {
+            user.sendMessage("general.errors.no-permission");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean execute(User user, String label, List<String> args) {
         // Show all the players banned on the island
         if (island.getBanned().isEmpty()) {
             user.sendMessage("commands.island.banlist.noone");
diff --git a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommandTest.java b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommandTest.java
index bd8a320dc..de4b75331 100644
--- a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommandTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/island/IslandBanlistCommandTest.java
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package world.bentobox.bentobox.api.commands.island;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import world.bentobox.bentobox.managers.CommandsManager;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.managers.IslandWorldManager;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.managers.IslandsManager;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.managers.PlayersManager;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.managers.RanksManager;
 
 /**
  * @author tastybento
@@ -116,27 +117,40 @@ public class IslandBanlistCommandTest {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test method for {@link IslandBanlistCommand#execute(User, String, java.util.List)}.
+     * Test method for {@link IslandBanlistCommand#canExecute(User, String, java.util.List)}.
      */
     @Test
     public void testWithArgs() {
         IslandBanlistCommand iubc = new IslandBanlistCommand(ic);
-        assertFalse(iubc.execute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.singletonList("bill")));
+        assertFalse(iubc.canExecute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.singletonList("bill")));
         // Verify show help
+        verify(user).sendMessage("commands.help.header", "[label]", null);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Test method for {@link IslandBanlistCommand#execute(User, String, java.util.List)}.
+     * Test method for {@link IslandBanlistCommand#canExecute(User, String, java.util.List)}.
      */
     @Test
     public void testNoIsland() {
         // not in team
         when(im.inTeam(any(), eq(uuid))).thenReturn(false);
         IslandBanlistCommand iubc = new IslandBanlistCommand(ic);
-        assertFalse(iubc.execute(user, iubc.getLabel(), new ArrayList<>()));
+        assertFalse(iubc.canExecute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.emptyList()));
         verify(user).sendMessage("general.errors.no-island");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test method for {@link IslandBanlistCommand#canExecute(User, String, java.util.List)}.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testTooLowRank() {
+        when(island.getRank(any())).thenReturn(RanksManager.MEMBER_RANK);
+        when(island.getRankCommand(anyString())).thenReturn(RanksManager.OWNER_RANK);
+        IslandBanlistCommand iubc = new IslandBanlistCommand(ic);
+        assertFalse(iubc.canExecute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.emptyList()));
+        verify(user).sendMessage("general.errors.no-permission");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test method for {@link IslandBanlistCommand#execute(User, String, java.util.List)}.
      */
@@ -144,7 +158,8 @@ public class IslandBanlistCommandTest {
     public void testBanlistNooneBanned() {
         IslandBanlistCommand iubc = new IslandBanlistCommand(ic);
         when(im.hasIsland(any(), eq(uuid))).thenReturn(true);
-        assertTrue(iubc.execute(user, iubc.getLabel(), new ArrayList<>()));
+        iubc.canExecute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.emptyList());
+        assertTrue(iubc.execute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.emptyList()));
         verify(user).sendMessage("commands.island.banlist.noone");
     }
 
@@ -167,7 +182,8 @@ public class IslandBanlistCommandTest {
         when(island.getBanned()).thenReturn(banned);
         // Respond to name queries
         when(pm.getName(any(UUID.class))).then((Answer<String>) invocation -> uuidToName.getOrDefault(invocation.getArgument(0, UUID.class), "tastybento"));
-        assertTrue(iubc.execute(user, iubc.getLabel(), new ArrayList<>()));
+        iubc.canExecute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.emptyList());
+        assertTrue(iubc.execute(user, iubc.getLabel(), Collections.emptyList()));
         verify(user).sendMessage("commands.island.banlist.the-following");
     }