diff --git a/data/scripts/talkactions/ban.lua b/data/scripts/talkactions/ban.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a34f55e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/scripts/talkactions/ban.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+local talk = TalkAction("/ban")
+
+function talk.onSay(player, words, param)
+	if not player:getGroup():getAccess() or player:getAccountType() < ACCOUNT_TYPE_GAMEMASTER then
+		return true
+	end
+
+	local params = param:split(",")
+	if #params < 3 then
+		player:sendCancelMessage("Command requires 3 parameters: /ban <player name>, <duration in days>, <reason>")
+		return true
+	end
+
+	local name = params[1]:trim()
+	local banDuration = tonumber(params[2]:trim())
+	local banReason = params[3]:trim()
+
+	if not banDuration or banDuration <= 0 then
+		player:sendCancelMessage("Ban duration must be a positive number.")
+		return true
+	end
+
+	local accountId = getAccountNumberByPlayerName(name)
+	if accountId == 0 then
+		return true
+	end
+
+	local resultId = db.storeQuery("SELECT 1 FROM `account_bans` WHERE `account_id` = " .. accountId)
+	if resultId then
+		result.free(resultId)
+		return true
+	end
+
+	local currentTime = os.time()
+	local expirationTime = currentTime + (banDuration * 24 * 60 * 60)
+	db.query(string.format("INSERT INTO `account_bans` (`account_id`, `reason`, `banned_at`, `expires_at`, `banned_by`) VALUES (%d, %s, %d, %d, %d)", accountId, db.escapeString(banReason), currentTime, expirationTime, player:getGuid()))
+
+	local target = Player(name)
+	if target then
+		player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_EVENT_ADVANCE, string.format("%s has been banned for %d days.", target:getName(), banDuration))
+		target:remove()
+	else
+		player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_EVENT_ADVANCE, string.format("%s has been banned for %d days.", name, banDuration))
+	end
+	return true
+end
+
+talk:separator(" ")
+talk:groupType("gamemaster")
+talk:register()
diff --git a/data/talkactions/scripts/ban.lua b/data/talkactions/scripts/ban.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 44b9231456..0000000000
--- a/data/talkactions/scripts/ban.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-local banDays = 7
-
-function onSay(player, words, param)
-	if not player:getGroup():getAccess() then
-		return true
-	end
-
-	local name = param
-	local reason = ''
-
-	local separatorPos = param:find(',')
-	if separatorPos then
-		name = param:sub(0, separatorPos - 1)
-		reason = string.trim(param:sub(separatorPos + 1))
-	end
-
-	local accountId = getAccountNumberByPlayerName(name)
-	if accountId == 0 then
-		return false
-	end
-
-	local resultId = db.storeQuery("SELECT 1 FROM `account_bans` WHERE `account_id` = " .. accountId)
-	if resultId then
-		result.free(resultId)
-		return false
-	end
-
-	local timeNow = os.time()
-	db.query("INSERT INTO `account_bans` (`account_id`, `reason`, `banned_at`, `expires_at`, `banned_by`) VALUES (" ..
-			accountId .. ", " .. db.escapeString(reason) .. ", " .. timeNow .. ", " .. timeNow + (banDays * 86400) .. ", " .. player:getGuid() .. ")")
-
-	local target = Player(name)
-	if target then
-		player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_EVENT_ADVANCE, target:getName() .. " has been banned.")
-		target:remove()
-	else
-		player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_EVENT_ADVANCE, name .. " has been banned.")
-	end
-end
diff --git a/data/talkactions/talkactions.xml b/data/talkactions/talkactions.xml
index b3990d6636..fd89ea6125 100644
--- a/data/talkactions/talkactions.xml
+++ b/data/talkactions/talkactions.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <talkactions>
 	<!-- commands -->
 	<talkaction words="/attr" separator=" " script="attributes.lua" />
-	<talkaction words="/ban" separator=" " script="ban.lua" />
 	<talkaction words="/ipban" separator=" " script="ip_ban.lua" />
 	<talkaction words="/unban" separator=" " script="unban.lua" />
 	<talkaction words="/up" script="up.lua" />