diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts
index 0371a3df..46f7b0bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/BanCmd.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ export const BanCmd = modActionsCmd({
     }
     const time = args["time"] ? args["time"] : null;
 
+    const config = pluginData.config.get();
     const reason = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()]);
+    if (!reason && config.require_reason.includes("ban")) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "You must include a reason in your ban");
+      return;
+    }
+
     const memberToBan = await resolveMember(pluginData.client, pluginData.guild, user.id);
     // The moderator who did the action is the message author or, if used, the specified -mod
     let mod = msg.member;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/NoteCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/NoteCmd.ts
index 569831a8..d3f34868 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/NoteCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/NoteCmd.ts
@@ -32,25 +32,29 @@ export const NoteCmd = modActionsCmd({
     }
 
     const userName = user.tag;
-    const reason = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.note, [...msg.attachments.values()]);
+    const content = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.note, [...msg.attachments.values()]);
+    if (!content) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "You must include content for your note");
+      return;
+    }
 
     const casesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CasesPlugin);
     const createdCase = await casesPlugin.createCase({
       userId: user.id,
       modId: msg.author.id,
       type: CaseTypes.Note,
-      reason,
+      reason: content,
     });
 
     pluginData.getPlugin(LogsPlugin).logMemberNote({
       mod: msg.author,
       user,
       caseNumber: createdCase.case_number,
-      reason,
+      reason: content,
     });
 
     sendSuccessMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, `Note added on **${userName}** (Case #${createdCase.case_number})`);
 
-    pluginData.state.events.emit("note", user.id, reason);
+    pluginData.state.events.emit("note", user.id, content);
   },
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/UnbanCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/UnbanCmd.ts
index 2c9bbfd3..0f7bd63b 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/UnbanCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/UnbanCmd.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ export const UnbanCmd = modActionsCmd({
     }
 
     pluginData.state.serverLogs.ignoreLog(LogType.MEMBER_UNBAN, user.id);
+    const config = pluginData.config.get();
     const reason = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()]);
+    if (!reason && config.require_reason.includes("unban")) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "You must include a reason in your unban");
+      return;
+    }
 
     try {
       ignoreEvent(pluginData, IgnoredEventType.Unban, user.id);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/WarnCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/WarnCmd.ts
index 03d79b76..49683ba3 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/WarnCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/WarnCmd.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ export const WarnCmd = modActionsCmd({
 
     const config = pluginData.config.get();
     const reason = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()]);
+    if (!reason) {
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "You must include a reason in your warning");
+      return;
+    }
 
     const casesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(CasesPlugin);
     const priorWarnAmount = await casesPlugin.getCaseTypeAmountForUserId(memberToWarn.id, CaseTypes.Warn);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts
index 92178edc..b97a009a 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ export async function actualKickMemberCmd(
     return;
   }
 
+  const config = pluginData.config.get();
   const reason = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, msg.attachments);
+  if (!reason && config.require_reason.includes("kick")) {
+    sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "You must include a reason in your kick");
+    return;
+  }
 
   const kickResult = await kickMember(pluginData, memberToKick, reason, {
     contactMethods,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts
index 6a750fd5..2e5e6561 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ export async function actualMuteUserCmd(
   }
 
   const timeUntilUnmute = args.time && humanizeDuration(args.time);
+  const config = pluginData.config.get();
   const reason = args.reason ? formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()]) : undefined;
+  if (!reason && config.require_reason.includes("mute")) {
+    sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel as TextChannel, "You must include a reason in your mute");
+    return;
+  }
 
   let muteResult: MuteResult;
   const mutesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(MutesPlugin);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualUnmuteUserCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualUnmuteUserCmd.ts
index 46ab7be6..3d17f4d4 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualUnmuteUserCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualUnmuteUserCmd.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ export async function actualUnmuteCmd(
     pp = msg.author;
   }
 
+  const config = pluginData.config.get();
   const reason = args.reason ? formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()]) : undefined;
+  if (!reason && config.require_reason.includes("unmute")) {
+    sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel as TextChannel, "You must include a reason in your unmute");
+    return;
+  }
 
   const mutesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(MutesPlugin);
   const result = await mutesPlugin.unmuteUser(user.id, args.time, {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts
index 16e8e15e..ae4426ad 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const ConfigSchema = t.type({
   can_deletecase: t.boolean,
   can_act_as_other: t.boolean,
   create_cases_for_manual_actions: t.boolean,
+  require_reason: t.array(t.string),
 });
 export type TConfigSchema = t.TypeOf<typeof ConfigSchema>;