diff --git a/documentation/gw.rst b/documentation/gw.rst
index 0030c8ec..8f6a75c0 100644
--- a/documentation/gw.rst
+++ b/documentation/gw.rst
@@ -666,8 +666,6 @@ possibly with port number (eg. "1.2.3.4:5076)", and never host names.
 
     .. automethod:: testChannel
 
-    .. automethod:: disconnect
-
     .. automethod:: sweep
 
     .. automethod:: forceBan
diff --git a/src/p4p/_gw.pyx b/src/p4p/_gw.pyx
index 90d1ce33..cbaa3040 100644
--- a/src/p4p/_gw.pyx
+++ b/src/p4p/_gw.pyx
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ cdef extern from "pvxs_gw.h" namespace "p4p" nogil:
         shared_ptr[GWChan] connect(const string &dsname, const string &usname, unique_ptr[ChannelControl]* op) except+
 
         void sweep() except+
-        void disconnect(const string& usname) except+
         void forceBan(const string& host, const string& usname) except+
         void clearBan() except+
         void cachePeek(setxx[string]& names) except+
@@ -208,15 +207,6 @@ cdef class Provider(_p4p.Source):
         with nogil:
             self.provider.get().sweep()
 
-    def disconnect(self, bytes usname):
-        """Force disconnection of all channels connected to the named PV
-
-        :param bytes usname: Upstream (Server side) PV name
-        """
-        cdef string n = usname
-        with nogil:
-            self.provider.get().disconnect(n)
-
     def forceBan(self, bytes host = None, bytes usname = None):
         """Preemptively Add an entry to the negative result cache.
         Either host or usname must be not None
diff --git a/src/pvxs_gw.cpp b/src/pvxs_gw.cpp
index ff739ef1..2c3a943a 100644
--- a/src/pvxs_gw.cpp
+++ b/src/pvxs_gw.cpp
@@ -912,11 +912,39 @@ void GWSource::sweep()
         upstream.cacheClear(tr->usname);
 }
 
-void GWSource::disconnect(const std::string& usname) {}
-void GWSource::forceBan(const std::string& host, const std::string& usname) {}
-void GWSource::clearBan() {}
+void GWSource::forceBan(const std::string& host, const std::string& usname) {
+    bool nohost = host.empty();
+    bool noname = usname.empty();
+    if(nohost && noname) {
+        throw std::logic_error("forceBan requires a host name/or usname");
+    }
+
+    Guard G(mutex);
+
+    if(nohost) {
+        banPV.insert(usname);
+    } else if(noname) {
+        banHost.insert(host);
+    } else {
+        banHostPV.emplace(host, usname);
+    }
+}
 
-void GWSource::cachePeek(std::set<std::string> &names) const {}
+void GWSource::clearBan() {
+    Guard G(mutex);
+
+    banHost.clear();
+    banPV.clear();
+    banHostPV.clear();
+}
+
+void GWSource::cachePeek(std::set<std::string> &names) const {
+    Guard G(mutex);
+
+    for(const auto& pair : channels) {
+        names.insert(pair.first);
+    }
+}
 
 void GWSource::auditPush(AuditEvent&& revt)
 {
diff --git a/src/pvxs_gw.h b/src/pvxs_gw.h
index b6df2ad8..5e009d57 100644
--- a/src/pvxs_gw.h
+++ b/src/pvxs_gw.h
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ struct GWSource : public server::Source,
                                     std::unique_ptr<server::ChannelControl> *op);
 
     void sweep();
-    void disconnect(const std::string& usname);
     void forceBan(const std::string& host, const std::string& usname);
     void clearBan();