diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
index 033538684..1cde5daf4 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
@@ -350,6 +350,23 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             };
             kickVoteSlider.OnMoved(kickVoteSlider, kickVoteSlider.BarScroll);
 
+            y += 20;
+
+            var autobanTimeText = new GUITextBlock(new Rectangle(20, y + 20, 20, 20), $"Auto ban time: " + ToolBox.SecondsToReadableTime(AutoBanTime), "", settingsTabs[1], GUI.SmallFont);
+
+            var autobanTimeSlider = new GUIScrollBar(new Rectangle(150, y + 22, 100, 15), "", 0.1f, settingsTabs[1]);
+            autobanTimeSlider.UserData = autobanTimeText;
+            autobanTimeSlider.Step = 0.05f;
+            autobanTimeSlider.BarScroll = AutoBanTime / MaxAutoBanTime;
+            autobanTimeSlider.OnMoved = (GUIScrollBar scrollBar, float barScroll) =>
+            {
+                GUITextBlock voteText = scrollBar.UserData as GUITextBlock;
+                AutoBanTime = Math.Max(barScroll * MaxAutoBanTime, 0);
+                voteText.Text = "Auto ban time: " + ToolBox.SecondsToReadableTime(AutoBanTime);
+                return true;
+            };
+            autobanTimeSlider.OnMoved(autobanTimeSlider, autobanTimeSlider.BarScroll);
+
             y += 45;
 
             var shareSubsBox = new GUITickBox(new Rectangle(0, y, 20, 20), "Share submarine files with players", Alignment.Left, settingsTabs[1]);
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
index 72a4eca3b..9c58d60a9 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServer.cs
@@ -1934,6 +1934,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             {
                 SendChatMessage(c.Name + " has been kicked from the server.", ChatMessageType.Server, null);
                 KickClient(c, "Kicked by vote");
+                BanClient(c, "Kicked by vote (auto ban)", duration: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(AutoBanTime));
             }
 
             GameMain.NetLobbyScreen.LastUpdateID++;
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
index 27403577f..a148dde48 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
@@ -254,6 +254,20 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             set;
         }
 
+        [Serialize(60f, true)]
+        public float AutoBanTime
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
+        [Serialize(360f, true)]
+        public float MaxAutoBanTime
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
         private void SaveSettings()
         {
             XDocument doc = new XDocument(new XElement("serversettings"));
@@ -361,6 +375,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
                 if (!monsterEnabled.ContainsKey(s)) monsterEnabled.Add(s, true);
             }
             extraCargo = new Dictionary<ItemPrefab, int>();
+
+            AutoBanTime = doc.Root.GetAttributeFloat("autobantime", 60);
+            MaxAutoBanTime = doc.Root.GetAttributeFloat("maxautobantime", 360);
         }
 
         public void LoadClientPermissions()
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/RespawnManager.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/RespawnManager.cs
index c575f8f4a..78a334ae3 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/RespawnManager.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Networking/RespawnManager.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
 {
     class RespawnManager : Entity, IServerSerializable
     {
+        // TODO: Instead of hard-coding the tags in the code, maybe they should be defined in a config file?
+        private static string respawnItemTag = "respawn";
+
         private readonly float respawnInterval;
         private float maxTransportTime;
         
@@ -364,6 +367,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             foreach (Item item in Item.ItemList)
             {
                 if (item.Submarine != respawnShuttle) continue;
+                // Ignore the respawn items, defined in RespawnCharacters method.
+                if (item.HasTag(respawnItemTag)) continue;
 
                 if (item.body != null && item.body.Enabled && item.ParentInventory == null)
                 {
@@ -502,20 +507,26 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
 
                 Vector2 pos = cargoSp == null ? character.Position : cargoSp.Position;
 
+                // Temp list to hold all respawn items. 
+                // TODO: Instead of tags, wouldn't it be better to keep a local reference to the list that we create and simple filter out the items on it, before clearing the items in ResetShuttle method?
+                var respawnItems = new List<Item>();
                 if (divingSuitPrefab != null && oxyPrefab != null)
                 {
                     var divingSuit  = new Item(divingSuitPrefab, pos, respawnSub);
                     Spawner.CreateNetworkEvent(divingSuit, false);
+                    respawnItems.Add(divingSuit);
 
                     var oxyTank     = new Item(oxyPrefab, pos, respawnSub);
                     Spawner.CreateNetworkEvent(oxyTank, false);
-                    divingSuit.Combine(oxyTank);      
-                    
+                    divingSuit.Combine(oxyTank);
+                    respawnItems.Add(oxyTank);
+
                     if (batteryPrefab != null)
                     {
                         var battery = new Item(batteryPrefab, pos, respawnSub);
                         Spawner.CreateNetworkEvent(battery, false);
                         divingSuit.Combine(battery);
+                        respawnItems.Add(battery);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -528,7 +539,10 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
                     Spawner.CreateNetworkEvent(battery, false);
 
                     scooter.Combine(battery);
+                    respawnItems.Add(scooter);
+                    respawnItems.Add(battery);
                 }
+                respawnItems.ForEach(item => item.AddTag(respawnItemTag));
                                 
                 //give the character the items they would've gotten if they had spawned in the main sub
                 character.GiveJobItems(mainSubSpawnPoints[i]);
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/serversettings.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/serversettings.xml
index c1e3e950c..c42cf2a7b 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/serversettings.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/serversettings.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
   GameMode="SandBox"
   MissionType="Random"
   TraitorsEnabled="No"
+  autobantime="60"
+  maxautobantime="360"
  />