diff --git a/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetMembershipStatus/GetMembershipStatusQuery.cs b/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetMembershipStatus/GetMembershipStatusQuery.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18cd305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetMembershipStatus/GetMembershipStatusQuery.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+using AipsCore.Application.Abstract.Query;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Models.WhiteboardMembership.Enums;
+
+namespace AipsCore.Application.Models.Whiteboard.Query.GetMembershipStatus;
+
+public record GetMembershipStatusQuery(string WhiteboardId, string UserId): IQuery<WhiteboardMembershipStatus>;
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diff --git a/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetMembershipStatus/GetMembershipStatusQueryHandler.cs b/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetMembershipStatus/GetMembershipStatusQueryHandler.cs
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+++ b/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetMembershipStatus/GetMembershipStatusQueryHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using AipsCore.Application.Abstract.Query;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Common.Validation;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Models.User.ValueObjects;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Models.Whiteboard.ValueObjects;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Models.WhiteboardMembership.Enums;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Models.WhiteboardMembership.External;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Models.WhiteboardMembership.Validation;
+
+namespace AipsCore.Application.Models.Whiteboard.Query.GetMembershipStatus;
+
+public class GetMembershipStatusQueryHandler : IQueryHandler<GetMembershipStatusQuery, WhiteboardMembershipStatus>
+{
+    private readonly IWhiteboardMembershipRepository _whiteboardMembershipRepository;
+
+    public GetMembershipStatusQueryHandler(IWhiteboardMembershipRepository whiteboardMembershipRepository)
+    {
+        _whiteboardMembershipRepository = whiteboardMembershipRepository;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<WhiteboardMembershipStatus> Handle(GetMembershipStatusQuery query, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var userId = new UserId(query.UserId);
+        var whiteboardId = new WhiteboardId(query.WhiteboardId);
+
+        var membership = await _whiteboardMembershipRepository.GetByWhiteboardAndUserAsync(whiteboardId, userId, cancellationToken);
+
+        if (membership is null)
+        {
+            throw new ValidationException(WhiteboardMembershipErrors.NotFound(whiteboardId, userId));
+        }
+        
+        return membership.Status;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetRecentWhiteboards/GetRecentWhiteboardsQueryHandler.cs b/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetRecentWhiteboards/GetRecentWhiteboardsQueryHandler.cs
index 23ddb96..5d11f4f 100644
--- a/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetRecentWhiteboards/GetRecentWhiteboardsQueryHandler.cs
+++ b/dotnet/AipsCore/Application/Models/Whiteboard/Query/GetRecentWhiteboards/GetRecentWhiteboardsQueryHandler.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using AipsCore.Application.Abstract.Query;
 using AipsCore.Application.Abstract.UserContext;
 using AipsCore.Domain.Models.Whiteboard.Enums;
+using AipsCore.Domain.Models.WhiteboardMembership.Enums;
 using AipsCore.Infrastructure.Persistence.Db;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public class GetRecentWhiteboardsQueryHandler : IQueryHandler<GetRecentWhiteboar
             .Include(m => m.Whiteboard)
             .Where(m => (
                 m.UserId == userIdGuid &&
-                m.IsBanned == false &&
+                m.Status != WhiteboardMembershipStatus.Banned &&
                 m.Whiteboard != null &&
                 m.Whiteboard.State != WhiteboardState.Deleted
             ))