diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e323475..f40aab7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='whatsapp_wrapper',
-    version='0.1.2',
+    version='0.1.3',
     author='Antonio Ventilii',
     author_email='antonioventilii@gmail.com',
     license='MIT',
diff --git a/whatsapp_wrapper/core.py b/whatsapp_wrapper/core.py
index 1a87714..9875e32 100644
--- a/whatsapp_wrapper/core.py
+++ b/whatsapp_wrapper/core.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def __init__(self, mobile_id: str, api_token: str, version: str = LAST_API_VERSI
         else:
             self._db = configure_database(database_config)
         self.error_handler = self._custom_error_handler_factory(error_handler or _default_error_handler)
+        self._banned_users = []
 
     def _custom_error_handler_factory(self, external_error_handler):
         """Bind an external error handler to the current instance."""
@@ -55,6 +56,20 @@ def error_handler(response: Response, data: dict):
     def db(self) -> WhatsAppDB:
         return self._db
 
+    @property
+    def banned_users(self) -> list[str]:
+        if self.db:
+            db_banned_users = self.db.list_banned_user_names()
+        else:
+            db_banned_users = []
+        ret = self._banned_users + db_banned_users
+        ret = list(set(ret))
+        return ret
+
+    @banned_users.setter
+    def banned_users(self, value: list[str]):
+        self._banned_users = value
+
     @property
     def base_url(self):
         return f'{self.BASE_URL}/{self.version}'