diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/banneduser_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/banneduser_types.go
index 994f681e..a73a5ed9 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/banneduser_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/banneduser_types.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ type BannedUserSpec struct {
 
 	// The e-mail address of the account that has been banned
 	Email string `json:"email"`
+
+	// Reason of the ban
+	// +optional
+	Reason string `json:"reason,omitempty"`
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:object:root=true
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/docs/apiref.adoc b/api/v1alpha1/docs/apiref.adoc
index 7983142c..a5045ebb 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/docs/apiref.adoc
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/docs/apiref.adoc
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ BannedUserSpec defines the desired state of BannedUser
 |===
 | Field | Description | Default | Validation
 | *`email`* __string__ | The e-mail address of the account that has been banned + |  | 
+| *`reason`* __string__ | Reason of the ban + |  | 
 |===
 
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go
index 91d99004..ff81a6d4 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ func schema_codeready_toolchain_api_api_v1alpha1_BannedUserSpec(ref common.Refer
 							Format:      "",
 						},
 					},
+					"reason": {
+						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
+							Description: "Reason of the ban",
+							Type:        []string{"string"},
+							Format:      "",
+						},
+					},
 				},
 				Required: []string{"email"},
 			},