diff --git a/src/mod_muc_room.erl b/src/mod_muc_room.erl
index 64e7e0a2d..a7b33bb31 100644
--- a/src/mod_muc_room.erl
+++ b/src/mod_muc_room.erl
@@ -3221,6 +3221,7 @@ process_item_change(Item, SD, UJID) ->
                             true ->
                                 send_kickban_presence(UJID, JID, Reason, 321, none, SD),
                                 maybe_send_affiliation(JID, none, SD),
+                                unsubscribe_from_room(JID, SD),
                                 SD1 = set_affiliation(JID, none, SD),
                                 set_role(JID, none, SD1);
                             _ ->
@@ -3237,6 +3238,7 @@ process_item_change(Item, SD, UJID) ->
 	    {JID, affiliation, outcast, Reason} ->
 		send_kickban_presence(UJID, JID, Reason, 301, outcast, SD),
 		maybe_send_affiliation(JID, outcast, SD),
+		unsubscribe_from_room(JID, SD),
                 {result, undefined, SD2} =
                     process_iq_mucsub(JID,
                                       #iq{type = set,
@@ -3279,6 +3281,30 @@ process_item_change(Item, SD, UJID) ->
 	    {error, xmpp:err_internal_server_error()}
     end.
 
+-spec unsubscribe_from_room(jid(), state()) -> ok | error.
+unsubscribe_from_room(JID, SD) ->
+    case SD#state.config#config.members_only of
+        false ->
+            ok;
+        true ->
+            case mod_muc:unhibernate_room(SD#state.server_host, SD#state.host, SD#state.room) of
+                {error, Reason0} ->
+                    error;
+                {ok, Pid} ->
+                    _UnsubPid =
+                        spawn(fun() ->
+                                 case unsubscribe(Pid, JID) of
+                                     ok ->
+                                         ok;
+                                     {error, Reason} ->
+                                         ?WARNING_MSG("Failed to automatically unsubscribe expelled member from room: ~ts",
+                                                      [Reason]),
+                                         error
+                                 end
+                              end)
+            end
+    end.
+
 -spec find_changed_items(jid(), affiliation(), role(),
 			 [muc_item()], binary(), state(), [admin_action()]) ->
 				{result, [admin_action()]}.