diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/moderation/users/index.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/moderation/users/index.scss
index aab07125c..47471d2d5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/moderation/users/index.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/moderation/users/index.scss
@@ -7,4 +7,12 @@
   .table-actions {
     justify-content: flex-end;
   }
+
+  .soft-block-link {
+    @include hollow-button($color-warning);
+  }
+
+  .hide-link {
+    @include hollow-button($alert-color);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/controllers/moderation/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/moderation/users_controller.rb
index b53dbd722..3466e695c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/moderation/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/moderation/users_controller.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ class Moderation::UsersController < Moderation::BaseController
   def index
   end
 
+  def soft_block
+    soft_block_user
+
+    redirect_with_query_params_to({ action: :index }, { notice: I18n.t("moderation.users.notice_soft_hide") })
+  end
+
   def hide
     block_user
 
@@ -18,6 +24,11 @@ class Moderation::UsersController < Moderation::BaseController
       @users = User.with_hidden.search(params[:search]).page(params[:page]).for_render
     end
 
+    def soft_block_user
+      @user.hide
+      Activity.log(current_user, :soft_block, @user)
+    end
+
     def block_user
       @user.block
       Activity.log(current_user, :block, @user)
diff --git a/app/models/abilities/moderation.rb b/app/models/abilities/moderation.rb
index bda41b203..9c6cd3857 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/moderation.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/moderation.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ module Abilities
       can :hide, User
       cannot :hide, User, id: user.id
 
+      can :soft_block, User
+      cannot :soft_block, User, id: user.id
+
       can :block, User
       cannot :block, User, id: user.id
 
diff --git a/app/models/activity.rb b/app/models/activity.rb
index 3accc495b..864ef0e5b 100644
--- a/app/models/activity.rb
+++ b/app/models/activity.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class Activity < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :actionable, -> { with_hidden }, polymorphic: true
   belongs_to :user, -> { with_hidden }, inverse_of: :activities
 
-  VALID_ACTIONS = %w[hide block restore valuate email].freeze
+  VALID_ACTIONS = %w[hide soft_block block restore valuate email].freeze
 
   validates :action, inclusion: { in: VALID_ACTIONS }
 
diff --git a/app/views/moderation/users/index.html.erb b/app/views/moderation/users/index.html.erb
index 9068d0505..56d15acd0 100644
--- a/app/views/moderation/users/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/moderation/users/index.html.erb
@@ -22,12 +22,8 @@
                 <%= t("moderation.users.index.hidden") %>
               <% else %>
                 <%= render Admin::TableActionsComponent.new(user, actions: []) do |actions| %>
-                  <%= actions.action(
-                    :hide,
-                    text: t("moderation.users.index.hide"),
-                    method: :put,
-                    class: "button hollow alert"
-                  ) %>
+                  <%= actions.action(:soft_block, text: t("moderation.users.index.soft_hide"), method: :put) %>
+                  <%= actions.action(:hide, text: t("moderation.users.index.hide"), method: :put) %>
                 <% end %>
               <% end %>
             </td>
diff --git a/config/locales/en/moderation.yml b/config/locales/en/moderation.yml
index 7f3b8d83c..63c834fcd 100644
--- a/config/locales/en/moderation.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en/moderation.yml
@@ -104,5 +104,7 @@ en:
         hidden: Blocked
         hide: Block
         search_placeholder: email or name of user
+        soft_hide: Soft Block
         title: Block users
       notice_hide: User blocked. All of this user's debates and comments have been hidden.
+      notice_soft_hide: User blocked. All ot this user's debates and comments are still available.
diff --git a/config/locales/es/moderation.yml b/config/locales/es/moderation.yml
index 1cc2f47d0..2fff7b996 100644
--- a/config/locales/es/moderation.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es/moderation.yml
@@ -104,5 +104,7 @@ es:
         hidden: Bloqueado
         hide: Bloquear
         search_placeholder: email o nombre de usuario
+        soft_hide: Ocultar
         title: Bloquear usuarios
       notice_hide: Usuario bloqueado. Se han ocultado todos sus debates y comentarios.
+      notice_soft_hide: Usuario bloqueado. Todos sus debates y comentarios siguen disponibles.
diff --git a/config/routes/moderation.rb b/config/routes/moderation.rb
index e28f28336..009d9484a 100644
--- a/config/routes/moderation.rb
+++ b/config/routes/moderation.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace :moderation do
   resources :users, only: :index do
     member do
       put :hide
+      put :soft_block
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/moderation/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/moderation/users_controller_spec.rb
index f4818f0eb..59d2e7f41 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/moderation/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/moderation/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,14 @@ describe Moderation::UsersController do
       expect(response).to redirect_to budget_investments_path(investment.budget)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "PUT soft_block" do
+    it "keeps query parameters while using protected redirects" do
+      user = create(:user, email: "user@consul.dev")
+
+      get :soft_block, params: { id: user, name_or_email: "user@consul.dev", host: "evil.dev" }
+
+      expect(response).to redirect_to "/moderation/users?name_or_email=user%40consul.dev"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/moderator_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/moderator_spec.rb
index 9f3cb14dc..508d268f0 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/moderator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/moderator_spec.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ describe Abilities::Moderator do
     it { should_not be_able_to(:hide, user) }
     it { should be_able_to(:hide, other_user) }
 
+    it { should_not be_able_to(:soft_block, user) }
+    it { should be_able_to(:soft_block, other_user) }
+
     it { should_not be_able_to(:block, user) }
     it { should be_able_to(:block, other_user) }