diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b9595c37d..271d4a62c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ docs/node_modules
 frontend/node_modules
 frontend/.pnp
 frontend/.pnp.js
+xfd_backend_venv/
 
 # testing
 backend/coverage
diff --git a/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/api_methods/blocklist.py b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/api_methods/blocklist.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6db299027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/api_methods/blocklist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+"""Blocklist API."""
+
+# Third-Party Libraries
+from fastapi import HTTPException
+from xfd_mini_dl.models import Blocklist
+
+
+async def handle_check_ip(ip_address: str):
+    """
+    Determine if an IP exists in our blocklist table.
+
+    Returns:
+        { status: "BLOCKED" or "UNBLOCKED" }
+    """
+    ip_obj = None
+    try:
+        ip_obj = Blocklist.objects.get(ip=ip_address)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, details=str(e))
+    if ip_obj:
+        return {"status": "BLOCKED"}
+    return {"status": "UNBLOCKED"}
diff --git a/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/schema_models/scan.py b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/schema_models/scan.py
index a65cdacb6..f282bb570 100644
--- a/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/schema_models/scan.py
+++ b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/schema_models/scan.py
@@ -309,4 +309,13 @@ class GenericMessageResponseModel(BaseModel):
         memory="16384",
         description="Loops through all domains and determines if their associated IP can be found in a report Cidr block.",
     ),
+    "updateBlocklist": ScanSchema(
+        type="fargate",
+        isPassive=True,
+        global_scan=True,
+        numChunks=0,
+        cpu="1024",
+        memory="8192",
+        description="Updates blocked ip records against blocklist.de global IP blocklist",
+    ),
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/views.py b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/views.py
index 004e95cf7..00537dfbf 100644
--- a/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/views.py
+++ b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_api/views.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from .api_methods import auth as auth_methods
 from .api_methods import notification as notification_methods
 from .api_methods import organization, proxy, scan, scan_tasks, user
+from .api_methods.blocklist import handle_check_ip
 from .api_methods.cpe import get_cpes_by_id
 from .api_methods.cve import get_cves_by_id, get_cves_by_name
 from .api_methods.domain import export_domains, get_domain_by_id, search_domains
@@ -1262,3 +1263,20 @@ async def call_update_vulnerability(
         object: a single vulnerability object that has been modified.
     """
     return update_vulnerability(vulnerability_id, data, current_user)
+
+
+# ========================================
+#   Blocklist Endpoints
+# ========================================
+
+
+@api_router.get(
+    "/blocklist/check",
+    dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    tags=["Blocklist"],
+)
+async def get_blocklist(
+    request: Request, ip_address: str = Query(..., description="IP address to check")
+):
+    """Determine if IP is on the blocklist."""
+    return await handle_check_ip(ip_address)
diff --git a/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_mini_dl/models.py b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_mini_dl/models.py
index 0a18b249c..9679e107e 100644
--- a/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_mini_dl/models.py
+++ b/backend/src/xfd_django/xfd_mini_dl/models.py
@@ -5640,6 +5640,27 @@ class Meta:
         unique_together = (("cpe_product_name", "version_number"),)
 
 
+class Blocklist(models.Model):
+    """Define Blocklist Model."""
+
+    id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
+    ip = InetAddressField(
+        null=False, blank=False, unique=True
+    )  # <-- Removed trailing comma
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=False)  # <-- Removed trailing comma
+
+    class Meta:
+        """Set Blocklist model metadata."""
+
+        app_label = app_label_name
+        managed = manage_db
+        db_table = "blocklist"
+        indexes = [
+            models.Index(fields=["ip"]),  # Reinforces index on 'ip' field
+            models.Index(fields=["created_at"]),  # Speeds up sorting by 'updated_at'
+        ]
+
+
 # # THese are all views, so they shouldn't be generated via the ORM
 
 # # This should be a view not a table
@@ -6398,5 +6419,6 @@ class Meta:
 #     class Meta:
 #         """Set VwIscoreOrgsIpCounts model metadata."""
 
+
 #         managed = False
 #         db_table = "vw_iscore_orgs_ip_counts"""" Django ORM models """