diff --git a/drupalchat.module b/drupalchat.module
index c925bab..e562a77 100644
--- a/drupalchat.module
+++ b/drupalchat.module
@@ -689,6 +689,10 @@ function drupalchat_send() {
   if (!drupal_valid_token($form_token, $form_id)) {
     return;
   }
+  //Create role for users who are shadowbanned.  Get the RID from the roles table. My RID was 6.
+  if (isset($user->roles[6]) == 1) {
+	return;
+  }
   $message = (object) array(
       'message_id' => check_plain($_POST['drupalchat_message_id']),
       'uid1' => ($user->uid)?$user->uid:'0-'._drupalchat_get_sid(),
@@ -1588,4 +1592,4 @@ function drupalchat_get_random_name() {
   $f_contents = file($path);
   $line = trim($f_contents[rand(0, count($f_contents) - 1)]);
   return $line;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}