diff --git a/backends/exllamav2/model.py b/backends/exllamav2/model.py
index 89834f9..aa3c1af 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")
@@ -960,6 +961,22 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
                 )
                 min_tokens = 0
 
+        # Check if banned_strings is supported
+        # TODO: Remove when a new version of ExllamaV2 is released
+        if banned_strings:
+            begin_stream_signature = signature(self.generator.begin_stream_ex)
+
+            try:
+                _bound_vars = begin_stream_signature.bind_partial(
+                    banned_strings=[]
+                )
+                begin_stream_args["banned_strings"] = banned_strings
+            except TypeError:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "banned_strings is not supported by the currently "
+                    "installed ExLlamaV2 version."
+                )
+
         # Log generation options to console
         # Some options are too large, so log the args instead
         log_generation_params(
@@ -979,6 +996,7 @@ class ExllamaV2Container:
             logprobs=request_logprobs,
             stop_conditions=stop_conditions,
             banned_tokens=banned_tokens,
+            banned_strings=banned_strings,
             logit_bias=logit_bias,
         )
 
diff --git a/common/sampling.py b/common/sampling.py
index 9e90a0f..10ef93c 100644
--- a/common/sampling.py
+++ b/common/sampling.py
@@ -32,6 +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)
     )
@@ -257,6 +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 = [
@@ -268,6 +276,7 @@ class BaseSamplerRequest(BaseModel):
             "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 ee8c32e..f3dac71 100644
--- a/sampler_overrides/sample_preset.yml
+++ b/sampler_overrides/sample_preset.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ stop:
   override: []
   force: false
   additive: false
+banned_strings:
+  override: []
+  force: false
+  additive: false
 token_healing:
   override: false
   force: false