diff --git a/message/user.php b/message/user.php
index f221b9c1953..181051e6afc 100644
--- a/message/user.php
+++ b/message/user.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
             /// Check that the user is not blocking us!!
             if ($contact = get_record('message_contacts', 'userid', $user->id, 'contactid', $USER->id)) {
-                if ($contact->blocked) {
+                if ($contact->blocked and !isadmin()) {
                     print_heading(get_string('userisblockingyou', 'message'));
                     exit;
                 }