diff --git a/global.go b/global.go
index 6705ad2..8dd2669 100644
--- a/global.go
+++ b/global.go
@@ -25,11 +25,21 @@ func globalPingHandler(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, fail2goConn *
 		return
 	}
 
-
 	encodedOutput, _ := json.Marshal(globalPing)
 	res.Write(encodedOutput)
 }
 
+func globalBansHandler(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, fail2goConn *fail2go.Conn) {
+	globalBans, err := fail2goConn.GlobalBans()
+	if err != nil {
+		writeHTTPError(res, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	encodedOutput, _ := json.Marshal(globalBans)
+	res.Write(encodedOutput)
+}
+
 func globalHandler(globalRouter *mux.Router, fail2goConn *fail2go.Conn) {
 	globalRouter.HandleFunc("/status", func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		globalStatusHandler(res, req, fail2goConn)
@@ -37,4 +47,8 @@ func globalHandler(globalRouter *mux.Router, fail2goConn *fail2go.Conn) {
 	globalRouter.HandleFunc("/ping", func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		globalPingHandler(res, req, fail2goConn)
 	}).Methods("GET")
+	globalRouter.HandleFunc("/bans", func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		globalBansHandler(res, req, fail2goConn)
+	}).Methods("GET")
+
 }