diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/Automod.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/Automod.ts
index cb777e72..fd458c3d 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/Automod.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/Automod.ts
@@ -1148,6 +1148,8 @@ export class AutomodPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema, ICustomOverride
         extraNotes: [caseExtraNote],
       };
       const contactMethods = this.readContactMethodsFromAction(rule.actions.mute);
+      const rolesToRemove = rule.actions.mute.remove_roles_on_mute;
+      const rolesToRestore = rule.actions.mute.restore_roles_on_mute;
 
       let userIdsToMute = [];
       if (
@@ -1165,7 +1167,14 @@ export class AutomodPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema, ICustomOverride
 
       if (userIdsToMute.length) {
         for (const userId of userIdsToMute) {
-          await this.getMutes().muteUser(userId, duration, reason, { contactMethods, caseArgs });
+          await this.getMutes().muteUser(
+            userId,
+            duration,
+            reason,
+            { contactMethods, caseArgs },
+            rolesToRemove,
+            rolesToRestore,
+          );
         }
 
         actionsTaken.push("mute");
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
index dbda6dad..71308529 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ export const MuteAction = t.type({
   duration: tNullable(tDelayString),
   notify: tNullable(t.string),
   notifyChannel: tNullable(t.string),
+  remove_roles_on_mute: tNullable(t.union([t.boolean, t.array(t.string)])),
+  restore_roles_on_mute: tNullable(t.union([t.boolean, t.array(t.string)])),
 });
 
 export const KickAction = t.type({
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes.ts
index ee7ad827..33bc1ab1 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ export class MutesPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
     muteTime: number = null,
     reason: string = null,
     muteOptions: MuteOptions = {},
+    removeRolesOnMuteOverride: boolean | string[] = null,
+    restoreRolesOnMuteOverride: boolean | string[] = null,
   ): Promise<MuteResult> {
     const lock = await this.locks.acquire(`mute-${userId}`);
 
@@ -178,26 +180,28 @@ export class MutesPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       // remove and store any roles to be removed/restored
       const currentUserRoles = member.roles;
       const memberOptions: MemberOptions = {};
+      const removeRoles = removeRolesOnMuteOverride ?? config.remove_roles_on_mute;
+      const restoreRoles = restoreRolesOnMuteOverride ?? config.restore_roles_on_mute;
       let rolesToRestore = [];
 
       // remove roles
-      if (!Array.isArray(config.remove_roles_on_mute)) {
-        if (config.remove_roles_on_mute) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(removeRoles)) {
+        if (removeRoles) {
           memberOptions.roles = [];
           await member.edit(memberOptions);
         }
       } else {
-        memberOptions.roles = currentUserRoles.filter(x => !(<string[]>config.remove_roles_on_mute).includes(x));
+        memberOptions.roles = currentUserRoles.filter(x => !(<string[]>removeRoles).includes(x));
         await member.edit(memberOptions);
       }
 
       // set roles to be restored
-      if (!Array.isArray(config.restore_roles_on_mute)) {
-        if (config.restore_roles_on_mute) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(restoreRoles)) {
+        if (restoreRoles) {
           rolesToRestore = currentUserRoles;
         }
       } else {
-        rolesToRestore = currentUserRoles.filter(x => (<string[]>config.restore_roles_on_mute).includes(x));
+        rolesToRestore = currentUserRoles.filter(x => (<string[]>restoreRoles).includes(x));
       }
 
       // Apply mute role if it's missing
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Spam.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Spam.ts
index 9ff3d11d..8619ba1f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Spam.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Spam.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const BaseSingleSpamConfig = t.type({
   count: t.number,
   mute: tNullable(t.boolean),
   mute_time: tNullable(t.number),
+  remove_roles_on_mute: tNullable(t.union([t.boolean, t.array(t.string)])),
+  restore_roles_on_mute: tNullable(t.union([t.boolean, t.array(t.string)])),
   clean: tNullable(t.boolean),
 });
 type TBaseSingleSpamConfig = t.TypeOf<typeof BaseSingleSpamConfig>;
@@ -257,12 +259,19 @@ export class SpamPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
             const muteTime = spamConfig.mute_time
               ? convertDelayStringToMS(spamConfig.mute_time.toString())
               : 120 * 1000;
-            muteResult = await mutesPlugin.muteUser(member.id, muteTime, "Automatic spam detection", {
-              caseArgs: {
-                modId: this.bot.user.id,
-                postInCaseLogOverride: false,
+            muteResult = await mutesPlugin.muteUser(
+              member.id,
+              muteTime,
+              "Automatic spam detection",
+              {
+                caseArgs: {
+                  modId: this.bot.user.id,
+                  postInCaseLogOverride: false,
+                },
               },
-            });
+              spamConfig.remove_roles_on_mute,
+              spamConfig.restore_roles_on_mute,
+            );
           }
 
           // Get the offending message IDs
@@ -379,12 +388,19 @@ export class SpamPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
         if (spamConfig.mute && member) {
           const mutesPlugin = this.getPlugin<MutesPlugin>("mutes");
           const muteTime = spamConfig.mute_time ? convertDelayStringToMS(spamConfig.mute_time.toString()) : 120 * 1000;
-          await mutesPlugin.muteUser(member.id, muteTime, "Automatic spam detection", {
-            caseArgs: {
-              modId: this.bot.user.id,
-              extraNotes: [`Details: ${details}`],
+          await mutesPlugin.muteUser(
+            member.id,
+            muteTime,
+            "Automatic spam detection",
+            {
+              caseArgs: {
+                modId: this.bot.user.id,
+                extraNotes: [`Details: ${details}`],
+              },
             },
-          });
+            spamConfig.remove_roles_on_mute,
+            spamConfig.restore_roles_on_mute,
+          );
         } else {
           // If we're not muting the user, just add a note on them
           const casesPlugin = this.getPlugin<CasesPlugin>("cases");