diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts
index 2e92961f5..253e33c86 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/ModActionsPlugin.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ const defaultOptions = {
     kick_message: "You have been kicked from the {guildName} server. Reason given: {reason}",
     ban_message: "You have been banned from the {guildName} server. Reason given: {reason}",
     tempban_message: "You have been banned from the {guildName} server for {banTime}. Reason given: {reason}",
+    default_reasons: {
+      mute: "No reason specified",
+      kick: "No reason specified",
+      ban: "No reason specified",
+    },
     alert_on_rejoin: false,
     alert_channel: null,
     warn_notify_enabled: false,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/ForcebanCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/ForcebanCmd.ts
index 4ddef1544..3aa235606 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/ForcebanCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/commands/ForcebanCmd.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ export const ForcebanCmd = modActionsCmd({
       mod = args.mod;
     }
 
-    const reason = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()]);
+    const config = pluginData.config.get();
+    const reason = args.reason
+      ? formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()])
+      : config.default_reasons?.ban || "No reason specified";
 
     ignoreEvent(pluginData, IgnoredEventType.Ban, user.id);
     pluginData.state.serverLogs.ignoreLog(LogType.MEMBER_BAN, user.id);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts
index a755ee08d..17ce4af18 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualKickMemberCmd.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ export async function actualKickMemberCmd(
     return;
   }
 
-  const reason = formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, msg.attachments);
+  const config = pluginData.config.get();
+  const reason = args.reason
+    ? formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, msg.attachments)
+    : config.default_reasons?.kick || "No reason specified";
 
   const kickResult = await kickMember(pluginData, memberToKick, reason, {
     contactMethods,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts
index 2f1084107..caf8cf7a3 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/actualMuteUserCmd.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ export async function actualMuteUserCmd(
   }
 
   const timeUntilUnmute = args.time && humanizeDuration(args.time);
-  const reason = args.reason ? formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()]) : undefined;
+
+  const config = pluginData.config.get();
+  const reason = args.reason
+    ? formatReasonWithAttachments(args.reason, [...msg.attachments.values()])
+    : config.default_reasons?.mute || "No reason specified";
 
   let muteResult: MuteResult;
   const mutesPlugin = pluginData.getPlugin(MutesPlugin);
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts
index 65686c815..6b1f11236 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/functions/banUserId.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export async function banUserId(
   banOptions: BanOptions = {},
   banTime?: number,
 ): Promise<BanResult> {
-  const config = pluginData.config.get();
   const user = await resolveUser(pluginData.client, userId);
   if (!user.id) {
     return {
@@ -42,10 +41,13 @@ export async function banUserId(
     };
   }
 
+  const config = pluginData.config.get();
+  reason ||= config.default_reasons?.ban || "No reason specified";
+
   // Attempt to message the user *before* banning them, as doing it after may not be possible
   const member = await resolveMember(pluginData.client, pluginData.guild, userId);
   let notifyResult: UserNotificationResult = { method: null, success: true };
-  if (reason && member) {
+  if (member) {
     const contactMethods = banOptions?.contactMethods
       ? banOptions.contactMethods
       : getDefaultContactMethods(pluginData, "ban");
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ export async function banUserId(
     const deleteMessageDays = Math.min(7, Math.max(0, banOptions.deleteMessageDays ?? 1));
     await pluginData.guild.bans.create(userId as Snowflake, {
       deleteMessageSeconds: (deleteMessageDays * DAYS) / SECONDS,
-      reason: reason ?? undefined,
+      reason,
     });
   } catch (e) {
     let errorMessage;
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ export async function banUserId(
       mod,
       user,
       caseNumber: createdCase.case_number,
-      reason: reason ?? "",
+      reason,
       banTime: humanizeDuration(banTime),
     });
   } else {
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ export async function banUserId(
       mod,
       user,
       caseNumber: createdCase.case_number,
-      reason: reason ?? "",
+      reason,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts
index fbe7890a7..1f9f0b25e 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ModActions/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ export const zModActionsConfig = z.strictObject({
   kick_message: z.nullable(z.string()),
   ban_message: z.nullable(z.string()),
   tempban_message: z.nullable(z.string()),
+  default_reasons: z.nullable(
+    z.object({
+      mute: z.string().max(512).nullable(),
+      kick: z.string().max(512).nullable(),
+      ban: z.string().max(512).nullable(),
+    }),
+  ),
   alert_on_rejoin: z.boolean(),
   alert_channel: z.nullable(z.string()),
   warn_notify_enabled: z.boolean(),