diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 90074a84883..85c5913f0a1 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ en:
   spamming_host: "Sorry you cannot post a link to that host."
   user_is_suspended: "Suspended users are not allowed to post."
   topic_not_found: "Something has gone wrong. Perhaps this topic was closed or deleted while you were looking at it?"
+  not_accepting_pms: "Sorry, %{username} is not accepting messages at the moment."
 
   just_posted_that: "is too similar to what you recently posted"
   invalid_characters: "contains invalid characters"
diff --git a/lib/post_creator.rb b/lib/post_creator.rb
index 1c9de20e6ea..928c8473623 100644
--- a/lib/post_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/post_creator.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ class PostCreator
       return false
     end
 
+    # Make sure none of the users have muted the creator
+    names = @opts[:target_usernames]
+    if names.present? && !skip_validations? && !@user.staff?
+      users = User.where(username: names.split(',').flatten).pluck(:id, :username).to_h
+
+      MutedUser.where(user_id: users.keys, muted_user_id: @user.id).pluck(:user_id).each do |m|
+        errors[:base] << I18n.t(:not_accepting_pms, username: users[m])
+      end
+      return false if errors[:base].present?
+    end
+
     if new_topic?
       topic_creator = TopicCreator.new(@user, guardian, @opts)
       return false unless skip_validations? || validate_child(topic_creator)
diff --git a/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb b/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb
index 6c144923947..b59758adb41 100644
--- a/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/post_creator_spec.rb
@@ -904,4 +904,39 @@ describe PostCreator do
     end
   end
 
+  context "private message to a muted user" do
+    let(:muted_me) { Fabricate(:evil_trout) }
+
+    it 'should fail' do
+      updater = UserUpdater.new(muted_me, muted_me)
+      updater.update_muted_users("#{user.username}")
+
+      pc = PostCreator.new(
+        user,
+        title: 'this message is to someone who muted me!',
+        raw: "you will have to see this even if you muted me!",
+        archetype: Archetype.private_message,
+        target_usernames: "#{muted_me.username}"
+      )
+      expect(pc).not_to be_valid
+      expect(pc.errors).to be_present
+    end
+
+    let(:staff_user) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+
+    it 'succeeds if the user is staff' do
+      updater = UserUpdater.new(muted_me, muted_me)
+      updater.update_muted_users("#{staff_user.username}")
+
+      pc = PostCreator.new(
+        staff_user,
+        title: 'this message is to someone who muted me!',
+        raw: "you will have to see this even if you muted me!",
+        archetype: Archetype.private_message,
+        target_usernames: "#{muted_me.username}"
+      )
+      expect(pc).to be_valid
+      expect(pc.errors).to be_blank
+    end
+  end
 end