diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/account.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/account.tsx
index 0a435f48f..f79366895 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/account.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/account.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ import RelativeTimestamp from './relative-timestamp';
 import { Avatar, Emoji, HStack, Icon, IconButton, Stack, Text } from './ui';
 
 import type { StatusApprovalStatus } from 'soapbox/normalizers/status';
+import type { Account as AccountSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 import type { Account as AccountEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 interface IInstanceFavicon {
-  account: AccountEntity
+  account: AccountEntity | AccountSchema
   disabled?: boolean
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ const ProfilePopper: React.FC<IProfilePopper> = ({ condition, wrapper, children
 };
 
 export interface IAccount {
-  account: AccountEntity
+  account: AccountEntity | AccountSchema
   action?: React.ReactElement
   actionAlignment?: 'center' | 'top'
   actionIcon?: string
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu-item.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu-item.tsx
index 3de906dc8..f34240d8a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu-item.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu-item.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const DropdownMenuItem = ({ index, item, onClick }: IDropdownMenuItem) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <li className='truncate focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-primary-500'>
+    <li className='truncate focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary-500'>
       <a
         href={item.href || item.to || '#'}
         role='button'
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu.tsx
index f4d885b7f..a5714ff68 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu.tsx
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ const DropdownMenu = (props: IDropdownMenu) => {
     };
   }, [refs.floating.current]);
 
+  if (items.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       {children ? (
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts b/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts
index 2cc06f6e7..a5423855a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/ui/button/useButtonStyles.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const themes = {
   tertiary:
     'bg-transparent border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-800 hover:border-primary-300 dark:hover:border-primary-700 focus:border-primary-500 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 focus:ring-primary-500',
   accent: 'border-transparent bg-secondary-500 hover:bg-secondary-400 focus:bg-secondary-500 text-gray-100 focus:ring-secondary-300',
-  danger: 'border-transparent bg-danger-100 dark:bg-danger-900 text-danger-600 dark:text-danger-200 hover:bg-danger-600 hover:text-gray-100 dark:hover:text-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-danger-500 focus:bg-danger-800 focus:text-gray-200 dark:focus:bg-danger-600 dark:focus:text-gray-100',
+  danger: 'border-transparent bg-danger-100 dark:bg-danger-900 text-danger-600 dark:text-danger-200 hover:bg-danger-600 hover:text-gray-100 dark:hover:text-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-danger-500 focus:ring-danger-500',
   transparent: 'border-transparent text-gray-800 backdrop-blur-sm bg-white/75 hover:bg-white/80',
   outline: 'border-gray-100 border-2 bg-transparent text-gray-100 hover:bg-white/10',
   muted: 'border border-solid bg-transparent border-gray-400 dark:border-gray-800 hover:border-primary-300 dark:hover:border-primary-700 focus:border-primary-500 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 focus:ring-primary-500',
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts
index 3d3fddb48..6945ccd8d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,12 @@ function useEntities<TEntity extends Entity>(
 const selectCache = (state: RootState, path: EntityPath) => state.entities[path[0]];
 
 /** Get list at path from Redux. */
-const selectList = (state: RootState, path: EntityPath) => selectCache(state, path)?.lists[path[1]];
+const selectList = (state: RootState, path: EntityPath) => {
+  const [, ...listKeys] = path;
+  const listKey = listKeys.join(':');
+
+  return selectCache(state, path)?.lists[listKey];
+};
 
 /** Select a particular item from a list state. */
 function selectListState<K extends keyof EntityListState>(state: RootState, path: EntityPath, key: K) {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntityActions.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntityActions.ts
index 9402b9bc8..ab2007a9c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntityActions.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntityActions.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function useEntityActions<TEntity extends Entity = Entity, P = any>(
   }
 
   return {
-    createEntity: endpoints.post ? createEntity : undefined,
+    createEntity: createEntity,
     deleteEntity: endpoints.delete ? deleteEntity : undefined,
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
index 8705846fc..32ff557af 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-action-button.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const GroupActionButton = ({ group }: IGroupActionButton) => {
   const isRequested = group.relationship?.requested;
   const isNonMember = !group.relationship?.member && !isRequested;
   const isAdmin = group.relationship?.role === 'admin';
+  const isBlocked = group.relationship?.blocked_by;
 
   const onJoinGroup = () => joinGroup.mutate(group);
 
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ const GroupActionButton = ({ group }: IGroupActionButton) => {
 
   const onCancelRequest = () => cancelRequest.mutate(group);
 
+  if (isBlocked) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   if (isNonMember) {
     return (
       <Button
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-member-list-item.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-member-list-item.tsx
index 76ebc1863..af701c7f8 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-member-list-item.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/components/group-member-list-item.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-import { groupBlock, groupDemoteAccount, groupKick, groupPromoteAccount } from 'soapbox/actions/groups';
+import { groupDemoteAccount, groupKick, groupPromoteAccount } from 'soapbox/actions/groups';
 import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modals';
 import Account from 'soapbox/components/account';
-import { HStack, IconButton, Menu, MenuButton, MenuDivider, MenuItem, MenuLink, MenuList } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import SvgIcon from 'soapbox/components/ui/icon/svg-icon';
-import { useAccount, useAppDispatch } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import DropdownMenu from 'soapbox/components/dropdown-menu/dropdown-menu';
+import { HStack } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
+import { deleteEntities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/actions';
+import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
+import { useAccount, useAppDispatch, useFeatures } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { useBlockGroupMember } from 'soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useBlockGroupMember';
 import { BaseGroupRoles, useGroupRoles } from 'soapbox/hooks/useGroupRoles';
 import toast from 'soapbox/toast';
 
@@ -17,10 +19,11 @@ import type { Account as AccountEntity, Group, GroupMember } from 'soapbox/types
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   blockConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.block_from_group.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Block' },
-  blockFromGroupMessage: { id: 'confirmations.block_from_group.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to block @{name} from interacting with this group?' },
-  blocked: { id: 'group.group_mod_block.success', defaultMessage: 'Blocked @{name} from group' },
+  blockFromGroupHeading: { id: 'confirmations.block_from_group.heading', defaultMessage: 'Ban From Group' },
+  blockFromGroupMessage: { id: 'confirmations.block_from_group.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to ban @{name} from the group?' },
+  blocked: { id: 'group.group_mod_block.success', defaultMessage: 'You have successfully blocked @{name} from the group' },
   demotedToUser: { id: 'group.group_mod_demote.success', defaultMessage: 'Demoted @{name} to group user' },
-  groupModBlock: { id: 'group.group_mod_block', defaultMessage: 'Block @{name} from group' },
+  groupModBlock: { id: 'group.group_mod_block', defaultMessage: 'Ban from group' },
   groupModDemote: { id: 'group.group_mod_demote', defaultMessage: 'Demote @{name}' },
   groupModKick: { id: 'group.group_mod_kick', defaultMessage: 'Kick @{name} from group' },
   groupModPromoteAdmin: { id: 'group.group_mod_promote_admin', defaultMessage: 'Promote @{name} to group administrator' },
@@ -43,9 +46,11 @@ const GroupMemberListItem = (props: IGroupMemberListItem) => {
   const { member, group } = props;
 
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const features = useFeatures();
   const intl = useIntl();
 
   const { normalizeRole } = useGroupRoles();
+  const blockGroupMember = useBlockGroupMember(group, member);
 
   const account = useAccount(member.account.id) as AccountEntity;
 
@@ -70,11 +75,13 @@ const GroupMemberListItem = (props: IGroupMemberListItem) => {
 
   const handleBlockFromGroup = () => {
     dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
+      heading: intl.formatMessage(messages.blockFromGroupHeading),
       message: intl.formatMessage(messages.blockFromGroupMessage, { name: account.username }),
       confirm: intl.formatMessage(messages.blockConfirm),
-      onConfirm: () => dispatch(groupBlock(group.id, account.id)).then(() =>
-        toast.success(intl.formatMessage(messages.blocked, { name: account.acct })),
-      ),
+      onConfirm: () => blockGroupMember({ account_ids: [member.account.id] }).then(() => {
+        dispatch(deleteEntities([member.id], Entities.GROUP_MEMBERSHIPS));
+        toast.success(intl.formatMessage(messages.blocked, { name: account.acct }));
+      }),
     }));
   };
 
@@ -118,15 +125,19 @@ const GroupMemberListItem = (props: IGroupMemberListItem) => {
       (isMemberModerator || isMemberUser) &&
       member.role !== group.relationship.role
     ) {
-      items.push({
-        text: intl.formatMessage(messages.groupModKick, { name: account.username }),
-        icon: require('@tabler/icons/user-minus.svg'),
-        action: handleKickFromGroup,
-      });
+      if (features.groupsKick) {
+        items.push({
+          text: intl.formatMessage(messages.groupModKick, { name: account.username }),
+          icon: require('@tabler/icons/user-minus.svg'),
+          action: handleKickFromGroup,
+        });
+      }
+
       items.push({
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.groupModBlock, { name: account.username }),
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/ban.svg'),
         action: handleBlockFromGroup,
+        destructive: true,
       });
     }
 
@@ -176,40 +187,7 @@ const GroupMemberListItem = (props: IGroupMemberListItem) => {
           </span>
         ) : null}
 
-        {menu.length > 0 && (
-          <Menu>
-            <MenuButton
-              as={IconButton}
-              src={require('@tabler/icons/dots.svg')}
-              className='px-2'
-              iconClassName='h-4 w-4'
-              children={null}
-            />
-
-            <MenuList className='w-56'>
-              {menu.map((menuItem, idx) => {
-                if (typeof menuItem?.text === 'undefined') {
-                  return <MenuDivider key={idx} />;
-                } else {
-                  const Comp = (menuItem.action ? MenuItem : MenuLink) as any;
-                  const itemProps = menuItem.action ? { onSelect: menuItem.action } : { to: menuItem.to, as: Link, target: menuItem.target || '_self' };
-
-                  return (
-                    <Comp key={idx} {...itemProps} className='group'>
-                      <HStack space={2} alignItems='center'>
-                        {menuItem.icon && (
-                          <SvgIcon src={menuItem.icon} className='h-4 w-4 flex-none text-gray-700 group-hover:text-gray-800' />
-                        )}
-
-                        <div className='truncate'>{menuItem.text}</div>
-                      </HStack>
-                    </Comp>
-                  );
-                }
-              })}
-            </MenuList>
-          </Menu>
-        )}
+        <DropdownMenu items={menu} />
       </HStack>
     </HStack>
   );
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx
index d92676520..99ae8c28a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/group/group-members.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const GroupMembers: React.FC<IGroupMembers> = (props) => {
           <GroupMemberListItem
             group={group as Group}
             member={member}
-            key={member?.account}
+            key={member.account.id}
           />
         ))}
       </ScrollableList>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx
index a031efb3b..b6cfa61e1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/action-button.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modals';
 import { Button, HStack } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useFeatures } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
+import type { Account } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 import type { Account as AccountEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 
 interface IActionButton {
   /** Target account for the action. */
-  account: AccountEntity
+  account: AccountEntity | Account
   /** Type of action to prioritize, eg on Blocks and Mutes pages. */
   actionType?: 'muting' | 'blocking' | 'follow_request'
   /** Displays shorter text on the "Awaiting approval" button. */
diff --git a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useBlockGroupMember.ts b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useBlockGroupMember.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12af739c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/groups/useBlockGroupMember.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
+import { useEntityActions } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+
+import type { Group, GroupMember } from 'soapbox/schemas';
+
+function useBlockGroupMember(group: Group, groupMember: GroupMember) {
+  const { createEntity } = useEntityActions(
+    [Entities.GROUP_MEMBERSHIPS, groupMember.id],
+    { post: `/api/v1/groups/${group.id}/blocks` },
+  );
+
+  return createEntity;
+}
+
+export { useBlockGroupMember };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/hooks/useGroups.ts b/app/soapbox/hooks/useGroups.ts
index f31144714..865896e24 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/hooks/useGroups.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/hooks/useGroups.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
 import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
 import { useEntities, useEntity } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
 import { groupSchema, Group } from 'soapbox/schemas/group';
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ function useGroupRelationship(groupId: string) {
   return useEntity<GroupRelationship>(
     [Entities.GROUP_RELATIONSHIPS, groupId],
     `/api/v1/groups/relationships?id[]=${groupId}`,
-    { schema: groupRelationshipSchema },
+    { schema: z.array(groupRelationshipSchema).transform(arr => arr[0]) },
   );
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ function useGroupRelationships(groupIds: string[]) {
   const q = groupIds.map(id => `id[]=${id}`).join('&');
   const endpoint = groupIds.length ? `/api/v1/groups/relationships?${q}` : undefined;
   const { entities, ...result } = useEntities<GroupRelationship>(
-    [Entities.GROUP_RELATIONSHIPS, q],
+    [Entities.GROUP_RELATIONSHIPS, ...groupIds],
     endpoint,
     { schema: groupRelationshipSchema },
   );
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/en.json b/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
index 453639a91..f9ce366ae 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/en.json
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
   "confirmations.block.message": "Are you sure you want to block {name}?",
   "confirmations.block_from_group.confirm": "Block",
   "confirmations.block_from_group.heading": "Block group member",
-  "confirmations.block_from_group.message": "Are you sure you want to block @{name} from interacting with this group?",
+  "confirmations.block_from_group.message": "Are you sure you want to ban @{name} from the group?",
   "confirmations.cancel.confirm": "Discard",
   "confirmations.cancel.heading": "Discard post",
   "confirmations.cancel.message": "Are you sure you want to cancel creating this post?",
@@ -770,8 +770,8 @@
   "group.cancel_request": "Cancel Request",
   "group.group_mod_authorize": "Accept",
   "group.group_mod_authorize.success": "Accepted @{name} to group",
-  "group.group_mod_block": "Block @{name} from group",
-  "group.group_mod_block.success": "Blocked @{name} from group",
+  "group.group_mod_block": "Ban from group",
+  "group.group_mod_block.success": "You have successfully blocked @{name} from the group",
   "group.group_mod_demote": "Demote @{name}",
   "group.group_mod_demote.success": "Demoted @{name} to group user",
   "group.group_mod_kick": "Kick @{name} from group",
diff --git a/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx b/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx
index e15d9efcc..c182068f2 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/pages/group-page.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   SignUpPanel,
 } from 'soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components';
 import { useGroup, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { Group } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
 import { Tabs } from '../components/ui';
 
@@ -27,6 +28,32 @@ interface IGroupPage {
   children: React.ReactNode
 }
 
+const PrivacyBlankslate = () => (
+  <Stack space={4} className='py-10' alignItems='center'>
+    <div className='rounded-full bg-gray-200 p-3'>
+      <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/eye-off.svg')} className='h-6 w-6 text-gray-600' />
+    </div>
+
+    <Text theme='muted'>
+      Content is only visible to group members
+    </Text>
+  </Stack>
+);
+
+const BlockedBlankslate = ({ group }: { group: Group }) => (
+  <Stack space={4} className='py-10' alignItems='center'>
+    <div className='rounded-full bg-danger-200 p-3'>
+      <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/eye-off.svg')} className='h-6 w-6 text-danger-600' />
+    </div>
+
+    <Text theme='muted'>
+      You are banned from
+      {' '}
+      <Text theme='inherit' tag='span' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: group.display_name_html }} />
+    </Text>
+  </Stack>
+);
+
 /** Page to display a group. */
 const GroupPage: React.FC<IGroupPage> = ({ params, children }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -37,7 +64,8 @@ const GroupPage: React.FC<IGroupPage> = ({ params, children }) => {
 
   const { group } = useGroup(id);
 
-  const isNonMember = !group?.relationship?.member;
+  const isMember = !!group?.relationship?.member;
+  const isBlocked = group?.relationship?.blocked_by;
   const isPrivate = group?.locked;
 
   // if ((group as any) === false) {
@@ -59,6 +87,16 @@ const GroupPage: React.FC<IGroupPage> = ({ params, children }) => {
     },
   ];
 
+  const renderChildren = () => {
+    if (!isMember && isPrivate) {
+      return <PrivacyBlankslate />;
+    } else if (isBlocked) {
+      return <BlockedBlankslate group={group} />;
+    } else {
+      return children;
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       <Layout.Main>
@@ -70,17 +108,7 @@ const GroupPage: React.FC<IGroupPage> = ({ params, children }) => {
             activeItem={match.path}
           />
 
-          {(isNonMember && isPrivate) ? (
-            <Stack space={4} className='py-10' alignItems='center'>
-              <div className='rounded-full bg-gray-200 p-3'>
-                <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/eye-off.svg')} className='h-6 w-6 text-gray-600' />
-              </div>
-
-              <Text theme='muted'>
-                Content is only visible to group members
-              </Text>
-            </Stack>
-          ) : children}
+          {renderChildren()}
         </Column>
 
         {!me && (
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/account.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/account.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8eb7f79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/account.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import escapeTextContentForBrowser from 'escape-html';
+import z from 'zod';
+
+import emojify from 'soapbox/features/emoji';
+
+import { customEmojiSchema } from './custom-emoji';
+import { relationshipSchema } from './relationship';
+import { filteredArray, makeCustomEmojiMap } from './utils';
+
+const avatarMissing = require('assets/images/avatar-missing.png');
+const headerMissing = require('assets/images/header-missing.png');
+
+const accountSchema = z.object({
+  accepting_messages: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  accepts_chat_messages: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  acct: z.string().catch(''),
+  avatar: z.string().catch(avatarMissing),
+  avatar_static: z.string().catch(''),
+  birthday: z.string().catch(''),
+  bot: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  chats_onboarded: z.boolean().catch(true),
+  created_at: z.string().datetime().catch(new Date().toUTCString()),
+  discoverable: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  display_name: z.string().catch(''),
+  emojis: filteredArray(customEmojiSchema).catch([]),
+  favicon: z.string().catch(''),
+  fields: z.any(), // TODO
+  followers_count: z.number().catch(0),
+  following_count: z.number().catch(0),
+  fqn: z.string().catch(''),
+  header: z.string().catch(headerMissing),
+  header_static: z.string().catch(''),
+  id: z.string(),
+  last_status_at: z.string().catch(''),
+  location: z.string().catch(''),
+  locked: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  moved: z.any(), // TODO
+  mute_expires_at: z.union([
+    z.string(),
+    z.null(),
+  ]).catch(null),
+  note: z.string().catch(''),
+  pleroma: z.any(), // TODO
+  source: z.any(), // TODO
+  statuses_count: z.number().catch(0),
+  uri: z.string().catch(''),
+  url: z.string().catch(''),
+  username: z.string().catch(''),
+  verified: z.boolean().default(false),
+  website: z.string().catch(''),
+
+  /**
+   * Internal fields
+   */
+  display_name_html: z.string().catch(''),
+  domain: z.string().catch(''),
+  note_emojified: z.string().catch(''),
+  relationship: relationshipSchema.nullable().catch(null),
+
+  /**
+   * Misc
+   */
+  other_settings: z.any(),
+}).transform((account) => {
+  const customEmojiMap = makeCustomEmojiMap(account.emojis);
+
+  // Birthday
+  const birthday = account.pleroma?.birthday || account.other_settings?.birthday;
+  account.birthday = birthday;
+
+  // Verified
+  const verified = account.verified === true || account.pleroma?.tags?.includes('verified');
+  account.verified = verified;
+
+  // Location
+  const location = account.location
+    || account.pleroma?.location
+    || account.other_settings?.location;
+  account.location = location;
+
+  // Username
+  const acct = account.acct || '';
+  const username = account.username || '';
+  account.username = username || acct.split('@')[0];
+
+  // Display Name
+  const displayName = account.display_name || '';
+  account.display_name = displayName.trim().length === 0 ? account.username : displayName;
+  account.display_name_html = emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(displayName), customEmojiMap);
+
+  // Discoverable
+  const discoverable = Boolean(account.discoverable || account.source?.pleroma?.discoverable);
+  account.discoverable = discoverable;
+
+  // Message Acceptance
+  const acceptsChatMessages = Boolean(account.pleroma?.accepts_chat_messages || account?.accepting_messages);
+  account.accepts_chat_messages = acceptsChatMessages;
+
+  // Notes
+  account.note_emojified = emojify(account.note, customEmojiMap);
+
+  /**
+   * Todo
+   * - internal fields
+   * - donor
+   * - tags
+   * - fields
+   * - pleroma legacy fields
+   * - emojification
+   * - domain
+   * - guessFqn
+   * - fqn
+   * - favicon
+   * - staff fields
+   * - birthday
+   * - note
+   */
+
+  return account;
+});
+
+type Account = z.infer<typeof accountSchema>;
+
+export { accountSchema, Account };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/group-member.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/group-member.ts
index 99340911f..73e051588 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/schemas/group-member.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/group-member.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import z from 'zod';
 
+import { accountSchema } from './account';
+
 enum TruthSocialGroupRoles {
   ADMIN = 'owner',
   MODERATOR = 'admin',
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ enum BaseGroupRoles {
 
 const groupMemberSchema = z.object({
   id: z.string(),
-  account: z.any(),
+  account: accountSchema,
   role: z.union([
     z.nativeEnum(TruthSocialGroupRoles),
     z.nativeEnum(BaseGroupRoles),
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/group-relationship.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/group-relationship.ts
index 8339466ab..9f6eaaf35 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/schemas/group-relationship.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/group-relationship.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const groupRelationshipSchema = z.object({
   member: z.boolean().catch(false),
   requested: z.boolean().catch(false),
   role: z.string().nullish().catch(null),
+  blocked_by: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  notifying: z.boolean().nullable().catch(null),
 });
 
 type GroupRelationship = z.infer<typeof groupRelationshipSchema>;
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/index.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/index.ts
index 4136058e5..1eed8905b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/schemas/index.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/index.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 /**
  * Schemas
  */
+export { accountSchema } from './account';
 export { customEmojiSchema  } from './custom-emoji';
 export { groupSchema } from './group';
 export { groupMemberSchema } from './group-member';
 export { groupRelationshipSchema } from './group-relationship';
+export { relationshipSchema } from './relationship';
 
 /**
  * Entity Types
  */
+export type { Account } from './account';
 export type { CustomEmoji } from './custom-emoji';
 export type { Group } from './group';
 export type { GroupMember } from './group-member';
 export type { GroupRelationship } from './group-relationship';
+export type { Relationship } from './relationship';
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/relationship.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/relationship.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d1e109c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/relationship.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import z from 'zod';
+
+const relationshipSchema = z.object({
+  blocked_by: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  blocking: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  domain_blocking: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  endorsed: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  followed_by: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  following: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  id: z.string(),
+  muting: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  muting_notifications: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  note: z.string().catch(''),
+  notifying: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  requested: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  showing_reblogs: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  subscribing: z.boolean().catch(false),
+});
+
+type Relationship = z.infer<typeof relationshipSchema>;
+
+export { relationshipSchema, Relationship };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts
index 2e5e53cfe..47781ffbf 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import type { Account } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
+import type { Account } from 'soapbox/schemas';
+import type { Account as AccountEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
-const getDomainFromURL = (account: Account): string => {
+const getDomainFromURL = (account: AccountEntity): string => {
   try {
     const url = account.url;
     return new URL(url).host;
@@ -9,12 +10,12 @@ const getDomainFromURL = (account: Account): string => {
   }
 };
 
-export const getDomain = (account: Account): string => {
+export const getDomain = (account: AccountEntity): string => {
   const domain = account.acct.split('@')[1];
   return domain ? domain : getDomainFromURL(account);
 };
 
-export const getBaseURL = (account: Account): string => {
+export const getBaseURL = (account: AccountEntity): string => {
   try {
     return new URL(account.url).origin;
   } catch {
@@ -22,16 +23,16 @@ export const getBaseURL = (account: Account): string => {
   }
 };
 
-export const getAcct = (account: Account, displayFqn: boolean): string => (
+export const getAcct = (account: AccountEntity | Account, displayFqn: boolean): string => (
   displayFqn === true ? account.fqn : account.acct
 );
 
-export const isLocal = (account: Account): boolean => {
+export const isLocal = (account: AccountEntity | Account): boolean => {
   const domain: string = account.acct.split('@')[1];
   return domain === undefined ? true : false;
 };
 
-export const isRemote = (account: Account): boolean => !isLocal(account);
+export const isRemote = (account: AccountEntity): boolean => !isLocal(account);
 
 /** Default header filenames from various backends */
 const DEFAULT_HEADERS = [
diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/features.ts b/app/soapbox/utils/features.ts
index c0992a74b..6fe794b57 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/features.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/features.ts
@@ -516,6 +516,11 @@ const getInstanceFeatures = (instance: Instance) => {
      */
     groupsDiscovery: v.software === TRUTHSOCIAL,
 
+    /**
+     * Can kick user from Group.
+     */
+    groupsKick: v.software !== TRUTHSOCIAL,
+
     /**
      * Can query pending Group requests.
      */