diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UserSuspend.php b/app/Console/Commands/UserSuspend.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use App\User;
+
+class UserSuspend extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'user:suspend {id}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Suspend a local user.';
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $id = $this->argument('id');
+        $user = User::whereUsername($id)->orWhere('id', $id)->first();
+        if(!$user) {
+            $this->error('Could not find any user with that username or id.');
+            exit;
+        }
+        $this->info('Found user, username: ' . $user->username);
+        if($this->confirm('Are you sure you want to suspend this user?')) {
+            $profile = $user->profile;
+            $user->status = $profile->status = 'suspended';
+            $user->save();
+            $profile->save();
+            $this->info('User account has been suspended.');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UserUnsuspend.php b/app/Console/Commands/UserUnsuspend.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use App\User;
+
+class UserUnsuspend extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'user:unsuspend {id}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Unsuspend a local user.';
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $id = $this->argument('id');
+        $user = User::whereUsername($id)->orWhere('id', $id)->first();
+        if(!$user) {
+            $this->error('Could not find any user with that username or id.');
+            exit;
+        }
+        $this->info('Found user, username: ' . $user->username);
+        if($this->confirm('Are you sure you want to unsuspend this user?')) {
+            $profile = $user->profile;
+            $user->status = $profile->status = null;
+            $user->save();
+            $profile->save();
+            $this->info('User account has been unsuspended.');
+        }
+    }
+}