diff --git a/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go b/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
index 6dec33a2..9aed7bf4 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
@@ -377,6 +377,17 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) GetChatInfo(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Porta
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *TelegramClient) getDMPowerLevels(ghost *bridgev2.Ghost) *bridgev2.PowerLevelOverrides {
+	var plo bridgev2.PowerLevelOverrides
+	if ghost.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).Blocked {
+		// Don't allow sending messages to blocked users
+		plo.EventsDefault = superadminPowerLevel
+	} else {
+		plo.EventsDefault = anyonePowerLevel
+	}
+	return &plo
+}
+
 func (t *TelegramClient) getGroupChatPowerLevels(entity tg.ChatClass) *bridgev2.PowerLevelOverrides {
 	dbrAble, ok := entity.(interface {
 		GetDefaultBannedRights() (tg.ChatBannedRights, bool)
diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index d0ca6b39..83523068 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ func NewTelegramClient(ctx context.Context, tc *TelegramConnector, login *bridge
 	dispatcher.OnChatDefaultBannedRights(func(ctx context.Context, e tg.Entities, update *tg.UpdateChatDefaultBannedRights) error {
 		return client.onChatDefaultBannedRights(ctx, e, update)
 	})
+	dispatcher.OnPeerBlocked(func(ctx context.Context, e tg.Entities, update *tg.UpdatePeerBlocked) error {
+		return client.onPeerBlocked(ctx, update)
+	})
 
 	client.ScopedStore = tc.Store.GetScopedStore(telegramUserID)
 
diff --git a/pkg/connector/config.go b/pkg/connector/config.go
index 791d3afc..6a65cfde 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/config.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/config.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ type GhostMetadata struct {
 	IsPremium bool `json:"is_premium,omitempty"`
 	IsBot     bool `json:"is_bot,omitempty"`
 	IsChannel bool `json:"is_channel,omitempty"`
+	Blocked   bool `json:"blocked,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PortalMetadata struct {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/telegram.go b/pkg/connector/telegram.go
index 52953f82..1e15c3c0 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/telegram.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/telegram.go
@@ -850,3 +850,40 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) onChatDefaultBannedRights(ctx context.Context, entities
 	})
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (t *TelegramClient) onPeerBlocked(ctx context.Context, update *tg.UpdatePeerBlocked) error {
+	var userID networkid.UserID
+	if peer, ok := update.PeerID.(*tg.PeerUser); ok {
+		userID = ids.MakeUserID(peer.UserID)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected peer type in peer blocked update %T", update.PeerID)
+	}
+
+	// Update the ghost
+	ghost, err := t.main.Bridge.GetGhostByID(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ghost.UpdateInfo(ctx, &bridgev2.UserInfo{
+		ExtraUpdates: func(ctx context.Context, g *bridgev2.Ghost) bool {
+			updated := g.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).Blocked != update.Blocked
+			g.Metadata.(*GhostMetadata).Blocked = update.Blocked
+			return updated
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Find portals that are DMs with the user
+	t.main.Bridge.QueueRemoteEvent(t.userLogin, &simplevent.ChatResync{
+		ChatInfo: &bridgev2.ChatInfo{
+			Members: &bridgev2.ChatMemberList{
+				PowerLevels: t.getDMPowerLevels(ghost),
+			},
+			CanBackfill: true,
+		},
+		EventMeta: simplevent.EventMeta{
+			Type:      bridgev2.RemoteEventChatResync,
+			PortalKey: t.makePortalKeyFromPeer(update.PeerID),
+		},
+	})
+	return nil
+}