diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
index 3ac4088182..829710185d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -535,6 +535,8 @@ interface IBaseProps {
 const RoomKickButton: React.FC<IBaseProps> = ({ member, startUpdating, stopUpdating }) => {
     const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
 
+    // don't render this button on our own profile, we don't want to kick ourselves
+    if (member.userId === cli.getUserId()) return null;
     // check if user can be kicked/disinvited
     if (member.membership !== "invite" && member.membership !== "join") return null;
 
@@ -659,6 +661,9 @@ const RedactMessagesButton: React.FC<IBaseProps> = ({ member }) => {
 const BanToggleButton: React.FC<IBaseProps> = ({ member, startUpdating, stopUpdating }) => {
     const cli = useContext(MatrixClientContext);
 
+    // don't render this button on our own profile, we don't want to ban ourselves and can't unban ourselves anyhow
+    if (member.userId === cli.getUserId()) return null;
+
     const onBanOrUnban = async () => {
         const { finished } = Modal.createTrackedDialog(
             'Confirm User Action Dialog',