diff --git a/readthedocs/projects/querysets.py b/readthedocs/projects/querysets.py
index efd01c8026c..8eb93fa06da 100644
--- a/readthedocs/projects/querysets.py
+++ b/readthedocs/projects/querysets.py
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ class ProjectQuerySetBase(models.QuerySet):
 
     use_for_related_fields = True
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.users_not_banned = (
+            Q(users__profile__banned=False) |
+            Q(users__profile__isnull=True) |
+            Q(users__isnull=True)
+        )
+
     def _add_user_repos(self, queryset, user):
         if user.has_perm('projects.view_project'):
             return self.all()
@@ -36,21 +45,28 @@ def for_admin_user(self, user):
         return self.none()
 
     def public(self, user=None):
-        queryset = self.filter(privacy_level=constants.PUBLIC)
+        queryset = self.filter(
+            self.users_not_banned,
+            privacy_level=constants.PUBLIC
+        )
         if user:
             queryset = self._add_user_repos(queryset, user)
         return queryset.distinct()
 
     def protected(self, user=None):
         queryset = self.filter(
-            privacy_level__in=[constants.PUBLIC, constants.PROTECTED],
+            self.users_not_banned,
+            privacy_level__in=[constants.PUBLIC, constants.PROTECTED]
         )
         if user:
             queryset = self._add_user_repos(queryset, user)
         return queryset.distinct()
 
     def private(self, user=None):
-        queryset = self.filter(privacy_level=constants.PRIVATE)
+        queryset = self.filter(
+            self.users_not_banned,
+            privacy_level=constants.PRIVATE
+        )
         if user:
             queryset = self._add_user_repos(queryset, user)
         return queryset.distinct()
diff --git a/readthedocs/projects/views/public.py b/readthedocs/projects/views/public.py
index 0b61a0ec5db..2bdf69804d7 100644
--- a/readthedocs/projects/views/public.py
+++ b/readthedocs/projects/views/public.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class ProjectIndex(ListView):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         queryset = Project.objects.public(self.request.user)
-        queryset = queryset.exclude(users__profile__banned=True)
 
         if self.kwargs.get('tag'):
             self.tag = get_object_or_404(Tag, slug=self.kwargs.get('tag'))
diff --git a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_project_querysets.py b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_project_querysets.py
index d48f7470090..03602315f99 100644
--- a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_project_querysets.py
+++ b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_project_querysets.py
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ class ProjectQuerySetTests(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.user = get(User)
+        self.user.profile.banned = False
+        self.user.profile.save()
+
         self.another_user = get(User)
+        self.another_user.profile.banned = False
+        self.another_user.profile.save()
 
         self.project = get(
             Project,
@@ -26,6 +31,11 @@ def setUp(self):
             users=[self.user],
             main_language_project=None,
         )
+        self.project_no_user = get(
+            Project,
+            privacy_level=PUBLIC,
+            main_language_project=None,
+        )
         self.project_private = get(
             Project,
             privacy_level=PRIVATE,
@@ -145,6 +155,19 @@ def test_private(self):
         self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
         self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
 
+    def test_private_excludes_banned_projects(self):
+        self.user.profile.banned = True
+        self.user.profile.save()
+
+        query = Project.objects.private()
+
+        projects = {
+            self.another_project_private,
+            self.shared_project_private,
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
     def test_private_user(self):
         query = Project.objects.private(user=self.user)
         projects = (
@@ -162,10 +185,43 @@ def test_private_user(self):
         self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
         self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
 
+    def test_private_with_banned_user(self):
+        self.user.profile.banned = True
+        self.user.profile.save()
+
+        query = Project.objects.private(user=self.user)
+        projects = (
+            self.user_projects |
+            {self.another_project_private}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
+        query = Project.objects.private(user=self.another_user)
+        projects = (
+            self.another_user_projects
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
     def test_public(self):
         query = Project.objects.public()
         projects = {
             self.project,
+            self.project_no_user,
+            self.another_project,
+            self.shared_project,
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
+    def test_public_excludes_banned_projects(self):
+        self.user.profile.banned = True
+        self.user.profile.save()
+
+        query = Project.objects.public()
+        projects = {
+            self.project_no_user,
             self.another_project,
             self.shared_project,
         }
@@ -176,7 +232,27 @@ def test_public_user(self):
         query = Project.objects.public(user=self.user)
         projects = (
             self.user_projects |
-            {self.another_project}
+            {self.project_no_user, self.another_project}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
+        query = Project.objects.public(user=self.another_user)
+        projects = (
+            self.another_user_projects |
+            {self.project, self.project_no_user}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
+    def test_public_with_banned_user(self):
+        self.user.profile.banned = True
+        self.user.profile.save()
+
+        query = Project.objects.public(user=self.user)
+        projects = (
+            self.user_projects |
+            {self.project_no_user, self.another_project}
         )
         self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
         self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
@@ -184,7 +260,7 @@ def test_public_user(self):
         query = Project.objects.public(user=self.another_user)
         projects = (
             self.another_user_projects |
-            {self.project}
+            {self.project_no_user}
         )
         self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
         self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
@@ -194,6 +270,7 @@ def test_protected(self):
         query = Project.objects.protected()
         projects = {
             self.project,
+            self.project_no_user,
             self.project_protected,
             self.another_project,
             self.another_project_protected,
@@ -203,11 +280,54 @@ def test_protected(self):
         self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
         self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
 
+    def test_protected_excludes_banned_projects(self):
+        self.user.profile.banned = True
+        self.user.profile.save()
+
+        query = Project.objects.protected()
+        projects = {
+            self.project_no_user,
+            self.another_project,
+            self.another_project_protected,
+            self.shared_project,
+            self.shared_project_protected,
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
     def test_protected_user(self):
         query = Project.objects.protected(user=self.user)
         projects = (
             self.user_projects |
-            {self.another_project, self.another_project_protected}
+            {
+                self.project_no_user,
+                self.another_project,
+                self.another_project_protected
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
+        query = Project.objects.protected(user=self.another_user)
+        projects = (
+            self.another_user_projects |
+            {self.project, self.project_protected, self.project_no_user}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
+        self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
+
+    def test_protected_with_banned_user(self):
+        self.user.profile.banned = True
+        self.user.profile.save()
+
+        query = Project.objects.protected(user=self.user)
+        projects = (
+            self.user_projects |
+            {
+                self.project_no_user,
+                self.another_project,
+                self.another_project_protected
+            }
         )
         self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
         self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)
@@ -215,7 +335,7 @@ def test_protected_user(self):
         query = Project.objects.protected(user=self.another_user)
         projects = (
             self.another_user_projects |
-            {self.project, self.project_protected}
+            {self.project_no_user}
         )
         self.assertEqual(query.count(), len(projects))
         self.assertEqual(set(query), projects)