diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 6bcf6c7..7e4c02f 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ reject_future_seconds = 1800
 # backpressure to senders if writes are slow.
 #event_persist_buffer = 4096
 
+# Event kind blacklist. Events with these kinds will be discarded.
+#event_kind_blacklist = [
+#    70202,
+#]
+
 [authorization]
 # Pubkey addresses in this array are whitelisted for event publishing.
 # Only valid events by these authors will be accepted, if the variable
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 99e4377..3d22984 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub struct Limits {
     pub max_ws_frame_bytes: Option<usize>,
     pub broadcast_buffer: usize, // events to buffer for subscribers (prevents slow readers from consuming memory)
     pub event_persist_buffer: usize, // events to buffer for database commits (block senders if database writes are too slow)
+    pub event_kind_blacklist: Option<Vec<u64>>
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
                 max_ws_frame_bytes: Some(2 << 17),   // 128K
                 broadcast_buffer: 16384,
                 event_persist_buffer: 4096,
+                event_kind_blacklist: None,
             },
             authorization: Authorization {
                 pubkey_whitelist: None, // Allow any address to publish
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 5106880..2f809cf 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,24 @@ pub async fn db_writer(
                 }
             }
 
+            // Check that event kind isn't blacklisted
+            let kinds_blacklist = &settings.limits.event_kind_blacklist.clone();
+            if let Some(event_kind_blacklist) = kinds_blacklist {
+                if event_kind_blacklist.contains(&event.kind) {
+                    info!(
+                        "Rejecting event {}, blacklisted kind",
+                        &event.get_event_id_prefix()
+                    );
+                    notice_tx
+                        .try_send(Notice::blocked(
+                            event.id,
+                            "event kind is blocked by relay"
+                        ))
+                        .ok();
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             // send any metadata events to the NIP-05 verifier
             if nip05_active && event.is_kind_metadata() {
                 // we are sending this prior to even deciding if we
@@ -901,4 +919,4 @@ pub async fn db_query(
         let ok: Result<()> = Ok(());
         ok
     });
-}
+}
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