diff --git a/src/WhoIsTyping.js b/src/WhoIsTyping.js
index f3d89f0ff2..2a12703a27 100644
--- a/src/WhoIsTyping.js
+++ b/src/WhoIsTyping.js
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require("./MatrixClientPeg");
 import { _t } from './languageHandler';
 
 module.exports = {
+    usersTypingApartFromMeAndIgnored: function(room) {
+        return this.usersTyping(
+            room, [MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId].concat(MatrixClientPeg.get().getIgnoredUsers())
+        );
+    },
+
     usersTypingApartFromMe: function(room) {
         return this.usersTyping(
             room, [MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId]
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index 6cb075183d..0124f5d65e 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             if (!r.userId || r.type !== "m.read" || r.userId === myUserId) {
                 return; // ignore non-read receipts and receipts from self.
             }
+            if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isUserIgnored(r.userId)) {
+                return; // ignore ignored users
+            }
             let member = room.getMember(r.userId);
             if (!member) {
                 return; // ignore unknown user IDs
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
index 2a81605a78..68b7249d3b 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomStatusBar.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     onRoomMemberTyping: function(ev, member) {
         this.setState({
-            usersTyping: WhoIsTyping.usersTypingApartFromMe(this.props.room),
+            usersTyping: WhoIsTyping.usersTypingApartFromMeAndIgnored(this.props.room),
         });
     },