diff --git a/backends/exllamav2/model.py b/backends/exllamav2/model.py
index 2df3bd5..f911e5e 100644
--- a/backends/exllamav2/model.py
+++ b/backends/exllamav2/model.py
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
         )
 
         stop_conditions: List[Union[str, int]] = unwrap(kwargs.get("stop"), [])
+        banned_strings: List[str] = unwrap(kwargs.get("banned_strings"), [])
         add_bos_token = unwrap(kwargs.get("add_bos_token"), True)
         ban_eos_token = unwrap(kwargs.get("ban_eos_token"), False)
         logit_bias = kwargs.get("logit_bias")
@@ -905,6 +906,9 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
             kwargs.get("max_tokens"), self.config.max_seq_len - prompt_tokens
         )
 
+        # Set min_tokens to generate while keeping EOS banned
+        min_tokens = unwrap(kwargs.get("min_tokens"), 0)
+
         # This is an inverse of skip_special_tokens
         decode_special_tokens = unwrap(not kwargs.get("skip_special_tokens"), False)
 
@@ -925,26 +929,40 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
                 }
             )
 
-        # Check if decode_special_tokens is supported
-        # TODO: Remove when a new version of ExllamaV2 is released
-        if decode_special_tokens:
+        # MARK: Function signature checks. Not needed in newer ExllamaV2 versions
+
+        # Check if temporary token bans are supported
+        if min_tokens:
+            stream_signature = signature(self.generator.stream_ex)
+
+            try:
+                _bound_vars = stream_signature.bind_partial(ban_tokens=[])
+            except TypeError:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "min_tokens is not supported by the currently "
+                    "installed ExLlamaV2 version."
+                )
+                min_tokens = 0
+
+        # Check if banned_strings is supported
+        if banned_strings:
             begin_stream_signature = signature(self.generator.begin_stream_ex)
 
             try:
-                _bound_vars = begin_stream_signature.bind_partial(
-                    decode_special_tokens=True
-                )
-                begin_stream_args["decode_special_tokens"] = decode_special_tokens
+                _bound_vars = begin_stream_signature.bind_partial(banned_strings=[])
+                begin_stream_args["banned_strings"] = banned_strings
             except TypeError:
                 logger.warning(
-                    "skip_special_tokens is not supported by the currently "
+                    "banned_strings is not supported by the currently "
                     "installed ExLlamaV2 version."
                 )
+                banned_strings = []
 
         # Log generation options to console
         # Some options are too large, so log the args instead
         log_generation_params(
             max_tokens=max_tokens,
+            min_tokens=min_tokens,
             stream=kwargs.get("stream"),
             **gen_settings_log_dict,
             token_healing=token_healing,
@@ -959,6 +977,7 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
             logprobs=request_logprobs,
             stop_conditions=stop_conditions,
             banned_tokens=banned_tokens,
+            banned_strings=banned_strings,
             logit_bias=logit_bias,
         )
 
@@ -997,7 +1016,10 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
 
             # Run dict generation
             # Guarantees return of chunk, eos, and chunk_token_ids
-            raw_generation = self.generator.stream_ex()
+            if generated_tokens < min_tokens:
+                raw_generation = self.generator.stream_ex(ban_tokens=eos_tokens)
+            else:
+                raw_generation = self.generator.stream_ex()
 
             if token_healing:
                 # Extract healed token
diff --git a/common/sampling.py b/common/sampling.py
index 6c22bfd..10ef93c 100644
--- a/common/sampling.py
+++ b/common/sampling.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class BaseSamplerRequest(BaseModel):
         examples=[150],
     )
 
+    min_tokens: Optional[int] = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: get_default_sampler_value("min_tokens", 0),
+        examples=[0],
+    )
+
     generate_window: Optional[int] = Field(
         default_factory=lambda: get_default_sampler_value("generate_window"),
         examples=[512],
@@ -27,6 +32,10 @@ class BaseSamplerRequest(BaseModel):
         default_factory=lambda: get_default_sampler_value("stop", [])
     )
 
+    banned_strings: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: get_default_sampler_value("banned_strings", [])
+    )
+
     token_healing: Optional[bool] = Field(
         default_factory=lambda: get_default_sampler_value("token_healing", False)
     )
@@ -252,6 +261,10 @@ class BaseSamplerRequest(BaseModel):
         if self.stop and isinstance(self.stop, str):
             self.stop = [self.stop]
 
+        # Convert banned_strings to an array of strings
+        if self.banned_strings and isinstance(self.banned_strings, str):
+            self.banned_strings = [self.banned_strings]
+
         # Convert string banned tokens to an integer list
         if self.banned_tokens and isinstance(self.banned_tokens, str):
             self.banned_tokens = [
@@ -260,8 +273,10 @@ class BaseSamplerRequest(BaseModel):
 
         gen_params = {
             "max_tokens": self.max_tokens,
+            "min_tokens": self.min_tokens,
             "generate_window": self.generate_window,
             "stop": self.stop,
+            "banned_strings": self.banned_strings,
             "add_bos_token": self.add_bos_token,
             "ban_eos_token": self.ban_eos_token,
             "skip_special_tokens": self.skip_special_tokens,
diff --git a/sampler_overrides/sample_preset.yml b/sampler_overrides/sample_preset.yml
index d91b1a1..f3dac71 100644
--- a/sampler_overrides/sample_preset.yml
+++ b/sampler_overrides/sample_preset.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@
 max_tokens:
   override: 150
   force: false
+min_tokens:
+  override: 0
+  force: false
 stop:
   override: []
   force: false
   additive: false
+banned_strings:
+  override: []
+  force: false
+  additive: false
 token_healing:
   override: false
   force: false