diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index df430dba1..3625f8430 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -1081,7 +1081,9 @@ class ApiController(RedditController, OAuth2ResourceController):
         elif isinstance(thing, Comment):
             pass
 
-        if c.user._spam or c.user.ignorereports:
+        if (c.user._spam or
+                c.user.ignorereports or
+                thing.subreddit_slow.is_banned(c.user)):
             return
         Report.new(c.user, thing)
         admintools.report(thing)