diff --git a/src/api/client/typing.rs b/src/api/client/typing.rs
index 1d8d02fd..7b0df538 100644
--- a/src/api/client/typing.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/typing.rs
@@ -26,41 +26,42 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_typing_event_route(
 	{
 		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("You are not in this room.")));
 	}
-
-	match body.state {
-		| Typing::Yes(duration) => {
-			let duration = utils::clamp(
-				duration.as_millis().try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX),
+	if !services.users.is_suspended(sender_user).await? {
+		match body.state {
+			| Typing::Yes(duration) => {
+				let duration = utils::clamp(
+					duration.as_millis().try_into().unwrap_or(u64::MAX),
+					services
+						.server
+						.config
+						.typing_client_timeout_min_s
+						.try_mul(1000)?,
+					services
+						.server
+						.config
+						.typing_client_timeout_max_s
+						.try_mul(1000)?,
+				);
 				services
-					.server
-					.config
-					.typing_client_timeout_min_s
-					.try_mul(1000)?,
+					.rooms
+					.typing
+					.typing_add(
+						sender_user,
+						&body.room_id,
+						utils::millis_since_unix_epoch()
+							.checked_add(duration)
+							.expect("user typing timeout should not get this high"),
+					)
+					.await?;
+			},
+			| _ => {
 				services
-					.server
-					.config
-					.typing_client_timeout_max_s
-					.try_mul(1000)?,
-			);
-			services
-				.rooms
-				.typing
-				.typing_add(
-					sender_user,
-					&body.room_id,
-					utils::millis_since_unix_epoch()
-						.checked_add(duration)
-						.expect("user typing timeout should not get this high"),
-				)
-				.await?;
-		},
-		| _ => {
-			services
-				.rooms
-				.typing
-				.typing_remove(sender_user, &body.room_id)
-				.await?;
-		},
+					.rooms
+					.typing
+					.typing_remove(sender_user, &body.room_id)
+					.await?;
+			},
+		}
 	}
 
 	// ping presence