diff --git a/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Commands/PandaBanCommand.cs b/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Commands/PandaBanCommand.cs
index ddbda4080f..92e4d7e091 100644
--- a/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Commands/PandaBanCommand.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Commands/PandaBanCommand.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ public sealed class PandaBanCommand : IPandaCommand
         var minutes = (uint) message.Duration!;
         var isGlobalBan = (bool) message.Global!;
 
+        if (Enum.TryParse(message.Severity!, ignoreCase: true, out NoteSeverity severity))
+        {
+            UtkaSendResponse(context, false);
+            return;
+        }
+
         var located = await locator.LookupIdByNameOrIdAsync(target);
         if (located == null)
         {
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ public sealed class PandaBanCommand : IPandaCommand
             roundId,
             playtime,
             reason,
-            NoteSeverity.High,
+            severity,
             player,
             null,
             serverName);
diff --git a/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Main/PandaCommunication.cs b/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Main/PandaCommunication.cs
index 344bb0b9ae..b92c699249 100644
--- a/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Main/PandaCommunication.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/_White/PandaSocket/Main/PandaCommunication.cs
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ public sealed class UtkaBanRequest : PandaBaseRequestEventMessage
 
     [JsonPropertyName("global")]
     public bool? Global { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("severity")]
+    public string? Severity { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed class UtkaBanResponse : PandaBaseMessage