diff --git a/js/accessControl.js b/js/accessControl.js
index 5dea0ae4..bb19970d 100644
--- a/js/accessControl.js
+++ b/js/accessControl.js
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ class AccessControl {
       return { ok: false, error: "invalid npub" };
     }
 
+    const normalizedActor = normalizeNpub(actorNpub);
+    if (normalizedActor && normalized === normalizedActor) {
+      return { ok: false, error: "self" };
+    }
+
     if (this.isSuperAdmin(normalized) || this.isAdminEditor(normalized)) {
       return { ok: false, error: "immutable" };
     }
diff --git a/js/adminListStore.js b/js/adminListStore.js
index 706f893e..3b9dd969 100644
--- a/js/adminListStore.js
+++ b/js/adminListStore.js
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ async function persistNostrState(actorNpub, updates = {}) {
   }
 
   const sanitizedUpdates = {};
+  const actorNormalized = normalizeNpub(actorNpub);
 
   if (Array.isArray(updates.editors)) {
     sanitizedUpdates.editors = sanitizeNpubList(updates.editors).filter((npub) => {
@@ -470,6 +471,10 @@ async function persistNostrState(actorNpub, updates = {}) {
       ...((sanitizedUpdates.editors || []).map(normalizeNpub) || []),
     ]);
 
+    if (actorNormalized) {
+      editorGuard.add(actorNormalized);
+    }
+
     sanitizedUpdates.blacklist = sanitizeNpubList(updates.blacklist).filter(
       (npub) => {
         const normalized = normalizeNpub(npub);
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 33599efe..d9b25e6d 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -4304,6 +4304,8 @@ class bitvidApp {
         return "Please provide a valid npub address.";
       case "immutable":
         return "That account cannot be modified.";
+      case "self":
+        return "You cannot blacklist yourself.";
       case "forbidden":
         return "You do not have permission to perform that action.";
       case "nostr-unavailable":
@@ -6913,6 +6915,9 @@ class bitvidApp {
           } else {
             const code = result?.error || "unknown";
             switch (code) {
+              case "self":
+                this.showError("You cannot blacklist yourself.");
+                break;
               case "immutable":
                 this.showError(
                   "Moderators cannot blacklist the super admin or fellow moderators."