diff --git a/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.scss b/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.scss
index 5061820ea9..fa689bf462 100644
--- a/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.scss
+++ b/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.scss
@@ -82,6 +82,30 @@
   box-shadow: 0 5px 4px color.change(styles.$pink--500, $alpha: 0.25);
 
   cursor: pointer;
+
+  &:disabled {
+    opacity: 0.6;
+    cursor: progress;
+  }
+}
+
+.rejection-page__return-button--retry {
+  background: styles.$blue--500;
+  box-shadow: 0 5px 4px color.change(styles.$blue--500, $alpha: 0.25);
+}
+
+.rejection-page__hint {
+  margin-top: styles.$spacing--xs;
+  font-style: italic;
+  font-size: styles.$text--sm;
+  opacity: 0.75;
+}
+
+.rejection-page__button-group {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: styles.$spacing--xs;
+  align-items: center;
 }
 
 // default look is for very small screens and works its way up to match larger screen sizes (could theoretically do it the other way around)
@@ -134,6 +158,12 @@
     align-items: flex-start; // prevent button from taking the whole space
   }
 
+  .rejection-page__button-group {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    gap: styles.$spacing--base;
+  }
+
   .rejection-page__logo-stan {
     width: clamp(200px, 50vw, 1000px);
   }
diff --git a/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.tsx b/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.tsx
index bc766cc12a..4bb9aa2e11 100644
--- a/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RejectionPage/RejectionPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import {useTranslation} from "react-i18next";
+import {useEffect, useState, useRef, useCallback} from "react";
+import {useParams} from "react-router";
 import {ScrumlrLogo} from "components/ScrumlrLogo";
+import {API} from "api";
+import {useAppDispatch} from "store";
+import {permittedBoardAccess} from "store/features/board";
 import StanLight from "assets/stan/Stan_Toilette_Light.svg?react";
 import StanDark from "assets/stan/Stan_Toilette_Dark.svg?react";
 import BackgroundFreeFormLight from "assets/pages/404/404_Background_light.svg?react";
@@ -11,8 +16,55 @@ type RejectionPageProps = {
   status: "rejected" | "too_many_join_requests" | "banned";
 };
 
+// retry interval for banned users in milliseconds
+const BANNED_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = 30_000;
+
 export const RejectionPage = ({status}: RejectionPageProps) => {
   const {t} = useTranslation();
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const {boardId} = useParams<"boardId">();
+  const [isRetrying, setIsRetrying] = useState(false);
+  const intervalRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
+
+  const isBanned = status === "banned";
+
+  // probes the join endpoint without putting the redux store into "pending"
+  // so the rejection page (and its retry button) stays mounted when the attempt fails.
+  const probeRejoin = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!boardId) return;
+    try {
+      const result = await API.joinBoard(boardId);
+      if (result.status === "ACCEPTED") {
+        dispatch(permittedBoardAccess(boardId));
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // network/temporary error: stay on the page and let the next tick try again.
+    }
+  }, [boardId, dispatch]);
+
+  const tryRejoin = async () => {
+    setIsRetrying(true);
+    try {
+      await probeRejoin();
+    } finally {
+      // give the user some visual feedback before re-enabling the button
+      setTimeout(() => setIsRetrying(false), 1000);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // automatically poll for unban while banned
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isBanned || !boardId) return undefined;
+
+    intervalRef.current = setInterval(probeRejoin, BANNED_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS);
+
+    return () => {
+      if (intervalRef.current) {
+        clearInterval(intervalRef.current);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [isBanned, boardId, probeRejoin]);
+
   return (
     <div className="rejection-page__root">
       <div className="rejection-page__background">
@@ -28,15 +80,23 @@ export const RejectionPage = ({status}: RejectionPageProps) => {
       <main className="rejection-page__main">
         <div className="rejection-page__content">
           <div className="rejection-page__title">{t("RejectionPage.title")}</div>
-          <div className="rejection-page__description">{status === "banned" ? t("RejectionPage.banned") : t("RejectionPage.description")}</div>
-          <button
-            className="rejection-page__return-button"
-            onClick={() => {
-              window.location.pathname = "/";
-            }}
-          >
-            {t("RejectionPage.button")}
-          </button>
+          <div className="rejection-page__description">{isBanned ? t("RejectionPage.banned") : t("RejectionPage.description")}</div>
+          {isBanned && <div className="rejection-page__hint">{t("RejectionPage.bannedRetryHint")}</div>}
+          <div className="rejection-page__button-group">
+            {isBanned && (
+              <button className="rejection-page__return-button rejection-page__return-button--retry" onClick={tryRejoin} disabled={isRetrying}>
+                {isRetrying ? t("RejectionPage.retrying") : t("RejectionPage.retry")}
+              </button>
+            )}
+            <button
+              className="rejection-page__return-button"
+              onClick={() => {
+                window.location.pathname = "/";
+              }}
+            >
+              {t("RejectionPage.button")}
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div className="rejection-page__image-wrapper">
           <StanLight className="rejection-page__logo-stan rejection-page__logo-stan--light" />
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsDialog/Participants/Participants.tsx b/src/components/SettingsDialog/Participants/Participants.tsx
index d32f67c449..8e20466d51 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsDialog/Participants/Participants.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SettingsDialog/Participants/Participants.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export const Participants = () => {
                 .every((s) => participant.user.name.toLowerCase().includes(s))
             )
             .filter((participant) => participant.role === permissionFilter || permissionFilter === "ALL")
-            .filter((participant) => participant.connected === onlineFilter)
+            .filter((participant) => participant.banned || participant.connected === onlineFilter)
             .map((participant) => (
               <li data-clarity-mask="True" key={participant.user.id} className={classNames("participants__list-item", {banned: participant.banned})}>
                 <UserAvatar avatar={participant.user.avatar} className="participant__avatar" id={participant.user.id} ready={participant.ready} title={participant.user.name} />
diff --git a/src/i18n/de/translation.json b/src/i18n/de/translation.json
index 97ceeb9e15..0c35739f42 100644
--- a/src/i18n/de/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/de/translation.json
@@ -808,6 +808,9 @@
     "title": "Ups!",
     "description": "Es sieht so aus, als ob die Türen zu dieser Sitzung vorerst geschlossen bleiben. Wir freuen uns über dein Interesse, aber leider wurde dein Antrag auf Teilnahme abgelehnt.",
     "banned": "Es tut uns Leid, aber es sieht so aus, als ob du von dieser Sitzung ausgeschlossen wurdest.",
+    "bannedRetryHint": "Falls du wieder zugelassen wurdest, kannst du erneut beitreten. Wir prüfen das auch automatisch alle 30 Sekunden.",
+    "retry": "Erneut beitreten",
+    "retrying": "Wird versucht...",
     "button": "Zurück zur Startseite"
   },
   "Votes": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/en/translation.json b/src/i18n/en/translation.json
index a461eeb0d1..d205f69b85 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en/translation.json
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@
     "title": "Oops!",
     "description": "It looks like the doors to this session remain closed for now. We appreciate your interest, but unfortunately, your request to join has been declined.",
     "banned": "We're sorry, but it looks like you have been excluded from this session.",
+    "bannedRetryHint": "If you have been re-admitted, you can try to rejoin. We will also check automatically every 30 seconds.",
+    "retry": "Try to rejoin",
+    "retrying": "Retrying...",
     "button": "Back to Homepage"
   },
   "Votes": {
diff --git a/src/i18n/fr/translation.json b/src/i18n/fr/translation.json
index 33471ad595..243bd36913 100644
--- a/src/i18n/fr/translation.json
+++ b/src/i18n/fr/translation.json
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@
     "title": "Oups !",
     "description": "Il semble que les portes de cette session restent fermées pour le moment. Nous apprécions votre intérêt, mais malheureusement, votre demande de participation a été refusée.",
     "banned": "Nous sommes désolés, mais il semble que vous ayez été exclu de cette session.",
+    "bannedRetryHint": "Si vous avez été ré-admis, vous pouvez essayer de rejoindre la session. Nous vérifions également automatiquement toutes les 30 secondes.",
+    "retry": "Réessayer de rejoindre",
+    "retrying": "Tentative en cours...",
     "button": "Retour à la page d'accueil"
   },
   "Votes": {