diff --git a/views/json/resources/livesearch/group_owner_transfer.php b/views/json/resources/livesearch/group_owner_transfer.php
index ca41b74a..a5d65838 100644
--- a/views/json/resources/livesearch/group_owner_transfer.php
+++ b/views/json/resources/livesearch/group_owner_transfer.php
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 /**
  * Livesearch endpoint to search for users who are a member of the provided group
  *
- * @uses get_input('limit')      (int)    number of results to return
- * @uses get_input('term')       (string) search term (for username and displayname)
- * @uses get_input('name')       (string) the input name to be used when submitting the selected value
- * @uses get_input('group_guid') (int)    the GUID of the group to search members in
+ * @uses $vars['limit']          (int)    number of results to return
+ * @uses $vars['term']           (string) search term (for username and displayname)
+ * @uses $vars['name']           (string) the input name to be used when submitting the selected value
+ * @uses $vars['group_guid']     (int)    the GUID of the group to search members in
+ * @uses $vars['include_banned'] (bool)   include banned users in search results
  *
  * @throws Elgg\EntityNotFoundException if the group_guid doesn't match a group
  */
@@ -15,10 +16,11 @@
 
 elgg_gatekeeper();
 
-$limit = get_input('limit', elgg_get_config('default_limit'));
-$query = get_input('term', get_input('q'));
-$input_name = get_input('name');
-$group_guid = (int) get_input('group_guid');
+$limit = (int) elgg_extract('limit', $vars, elgg_get_config('default_limit'));
+$query = elgg_extract('term', $vars, elgg_extract('q', $vars));
+$input_name = elgg_extract('name', $vars);
+$group_guid = (int) elgg_extract('group_guid', $vars);
+$include_banned = (bool) elgg_extract('include_banned', $vars, false);
 
 $group = get_entity($group_guid);
 if (!$group instanceof ElggGroup) {
@@ -61,8 +63,16 @@ function(QueryBuilder $qb, $main_alias) use ($group_guid) {
 			return $qb->merge($subs, 'OR');
 		},
 	],
+	'metadata_name_value_pairs' => [],
 ];
 
+if (!$include_banned) {
+	$options['metadata_name_value_pairs'][] = [
+		'name' => 'banned',
+		'value' => 'no',
+	];
+}
+
 $body = elgg_list_entities($options, 'elgg_search');
 
 echo elgg_view_page('', $body);
diff --git a/views/json/resources/livesearch/non_group_members.php b/views/json/resources/livesearch/non_group_members.php
index 11bbe09a..72eae901 100644
--- a/views/json/resources/livesearch/non_group_members.php
+++ b/views/json/resources/livesearch/non_group_members.php
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 <?php
+/**
+ * Livesearch endpoint to search for users to invite to a group. These users aren't already member of the group
+ *
+ * @uses $vars['limit']          (int)    number of results to return
+ * @uses $vars['term']           (string) search term (for username and displayname)
+ * @uses $vars['name']           (string) the input name to be used when submitting the selected value
+ * @uses $vars['group_guid']     (int)    the GUID of the group to search members in
+ * @uses $vars['include_banned'] (bool)   include banned users in search results
+ */
 
 elgg_gatekeeper();
 
-$limit = get_input('limit', elgg_get_config('default_limit'));
-$query = get_input('term', get_input('q'));
-$group_guid = (int) get_input('group_guid');
-$input_name = get_input('name');
+$limit = (int) elgg_extract('limit', $vars, elgg_get_config('default_limit'));
+$query = elgg_extract('term', $vars, elgg_extract('q', $vars));
+$input_name = elgg_extract('name', $vars);
+$group_guid = (int) elgg_extract('group_guid', $vars);
+$include_banned = (bool) elgg_extract('include_banned', $vars, false);
 
 $options = [
 	'query' => $query,
@@ -16,19 +26,27 @@
 	'fields' => ['metadata' => ['name', 'username']],
 	'item_view' => 'search/entity',
 	'input_name' => $input_name,
+	'metadata_name_value_pairs' => [],
 ];
 
 if ($group_guid) {
-	$options['wheres'][] = function(\Elgg\Database\QueryBuilder $qb) use ($group_guid) {
+	$options['wheres'][] = function(\Elgg\Database\QueryBuilder $qb, $main_alias) use ($group_guid) {
 		$subquery = $qb->subquery('entity_relationships', 'er');
 		$subquery->select('er.guid_one')
 			->where($qb->compare('er.relationship', '=', 'member', ELGG_VALUE_STRING))
 			->andWhere($qb->compare('er.guid_two', '=', $group_guid, ELGG_VALUE_INTEGER));
 
-		return $qb->compare("e.guid", 'NOT IN', $subquery->getSQL());
+		return $qb->compare("{$main_alias}.guid", 'NOT IN', $subquery->getSQL());
 	};
 }
 
+if (!$include_banned) {
+	$options['metadata_name_value_pairs'][] = [
+		'name' => 'banned',
+		'value' => 'no',
+	];
+}
+
 $body = elgg_list_entities($options, 'elgg_search');
 
 echo elgg_view_page('', $body);