diff --git a/src/bans.php b/src/bans.php
index 98195b0..990f8a1 100644
--- a/src/bans.php
+++ b/src/bans.php
@@ -18,32 +18,74 @@ if ($banlist !== null) {
     $data = [];
 
     foreach ($banlist as $ban) {
+        // Bans abbreviations:
+        // if we see a UID, IP or MyTSID ban, and we know
+        // the nickname of the banned user, we will show
+        // the user's name and then the type of ban
+        // that should be enough info for most users.
+        // it is possible to hover over the ban type to
+        // view the exact ban target
+        //
+        // for example, Wruczek got banned on his UID. we know that
+        // his last nickname was "Wruczek", so we simply show, that
+        // the ban is issued for:
+        // Wruczek (UID)
+        // after hovering over the "UID", you will see the exact UID
+        //
+        // if we dont know the last name of the banned user, we
+        // will just show the UID, IP or MyTSID
 
-        $name = "(cannot determine a name)";
+        $target = "(unknown)";
+        $lastNickname = Utils::escape($ban["lastnickname"]);
+        $filter = "";
+        $abbreviation = null;
 
-        if ($ban["lastnickname"]) {
-            $name = (string)$ban["lastnickname"];
-        } else if ($ban["uid"]) {
-            $name = new Html("<code>" . $ban["uid"] . "</code>");
-        } else if ($ban["name"]) {
-            $name = (string)$ban["name"];
-        } else if ($ban["ip"]) {
-            $ip = str_replace("\\", "", (string) $ban["ip"]);
+        if ($ban["ip"]) {
+            $ip = str_replace("\\", "", (string)$ban["ip"]);
 
             try {
-                $name = Utils::censorIpAddress($ip);
+                $ip = Utils::censorIpAddress($ip);
             } catch (\Exception $e) {}
 
+            if ($lastNickname) {
+                $abbreviation = [$ip, "IP"];
+            } else {
+                $target = $ip;
+            }
+
             if ($ip === Utils::getClientIp()) {
                 $ipbanned = [
                     "invoker" => (string)$ban["invokername"],
                     "reason" => (string)$ban["reason"]
                 ];
             }
+        } else if ($ban["uid"]) {
+            if ($lastNickname) {
+                $abbreviation = [$ban["uid"], "UID"];
+            } else {
+                $target = new Html("<code>" . $ban["uid"] . "</code>");
+            }
+        } else if ($ban["name"]) {
+            $target = $ban["name"];
+        } else if (!empty($ban["mytsid"])) { // empty, older TS servers dont have MYTS bans, so the key might not exist
+            if ($lastNickname) {
+                $abbreviation = [$ban["mytsid"], "MyTSID"];
+            } else {
+                $target = new Html("<code>" . $ban["mytsid"] . "</code>");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($abbreviation) {
+            $html =  '%s (<span class="bans-highlight" data-toggle="tooltip" title="%s">%s</span>)';
+            $target = new Html(sprintf($html, $lastNickname, $abbreviation[0], $abbreviation[1]));
+
+            // make sure that the "full" data is also searchable in DataTables
+            $filter = "{$abbreviation[0]} $lastNickname";
         }
 
         $data[] = [
-            "name" => $name,
+            "filter" => $filter,
+            "target" => $target,
             "reason" => (string)$ban["reason"],
             "invoker" => (string)$ban["invokername"],
             "created" => $ban["created"],
diff --git a/src/css/style.css b/src/css/style.css
index bef501a..4648385 100644
--- a/src/css/style.css
+++ b/src/css/style.css
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ body {
     align-items: center;
 }
 
+.bans-highlight {
+    color: #e83e8c;
+    font-family: var(--font-family-monospace);
+}
+
 /* Responsive datatables styles */
 
 table.dataTable>tbody>tr.child ul.dtr-details>li:first-child {
diff --git a/src/private/cache/.gitkeep b/src/private/cache/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/private/templates/bans.latte b/src/private/templates/bans.latte
index 1b14c4a..a6bdd2a 100644
--- a/src/private/templates/bans.latte
+++ b/src/private/templates/bans.latte
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 <table id="banlist" class="table display dt-responsive no-wrap" width="100%">
                     <thead>
                     <tr>
-                        <th data-priority="1">{_"BANS_HEADER_NAME"}</th>
+                        <th data-priority="1">{_"BANS_HEADER_TARGET"}</th>
                         <th data-priority="3">{_"BANS_HEADER_REASON"}</th>
                         <th>{_"BANS_HEADER_INVOKER"}</th>
                         <th>{_"BANS_HEADER_BANDATE"}</th>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                     {foreach $banlist as $ban}
                         {var $expiretime = $ban["created"] + $ban["duration"]}
                         <tr>
-                            <td>{$ban["name"]}</td>
+                            <td data-filter="{$ban["filter"]}">{$ban["target"]}</td>
                             <td>
                                 {if $ban["reason"]}
                                     {$ban["reason"]}