diff --git a/fail2ban/server/database.py b/fail2ban/server/database.py
index 073b426c..6b22334e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/database.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/database.py
@@ -227,24 +227,42 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 					"failures": ticket.getAttempt()}))
 
 	@commitandrollback()
-	def getBans(self, cur, jail=None, bantime=None):
-		query = "SELECT ip, timeofban, data FROM bans"
+	def _getBans(self, cur, jail=None, bantime=None, ip=None):
+		query = "SELECT ip, timeofban, data FROM bans WHERE 1"
 		queryArgs = []
 
 		if jail is not None:
-			query += " WHERE jail=?"
+			query += " AND jail=?"
 			queryArgs.append(jail.getName())
 		if bantime is not None:
 			query += " AND timeofban > ?"
 			queryArgs.append(MyTime.time() - bantime)
+		if ip is not None:
+			query += " AND ip=?"
+			queryArgs.append(ip)
+		query += " ORDER BY timeofban"
 
+		return cur.execute(query, queryArgs)
+
+	def getBans(self, *args, **kwargs):
 		tickets = []
-		for ip, timeofban, data in cur.execute(query, queryArgs):
+		for ip, timeofban, data in self._getBans(*args, **kwargs):
 			#TODO: Implement data parts once arbitrary match keys completed
 			tickets.append(FailTicket(ip, timeofban, data['matches']))
 			tickets[-1].setAttempt(data['failures'])
 		return tickets
 
+	def getBansMerged(self, ip, *args, **kwargs):
+		matches = []
+		failures = 0
+		for ip, timeofban, data in self._getBans(*args, ip=ip, **kwargs):
+			#TODO: Implement data parts once arbitrary match keys completed
+			matches.extend(data['matches'])
+			failures += data['failures']
+		ticket = FailTicket(ip, timeofban, matches)
+		ticket.setAttempt(failures)
+		return ticket
+
 	@commitandrollback()
 	def purge(self, cur):
 		cur.execute(
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/jail.py b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
index a24810ed..ff780fe9 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/jail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class Jail:
 		self.__action.start()
 		# Restore any previous valid bans from the database
 		if self.__db is not None:
-			for ticket in self.__db.getBans(self, self.__action.getBanTime()):
+			for ticket in self.__db.getBans(
+				jail=self, bantime=self.__action.getBanTime()):
 				self.__queue.put(ticket)
 		logSys.info("Jail '%s' started" % self.__name)
 	
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
index e001b865..2c7422b2 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
@@ -124,12 +124,43 @@ class DatabaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def testAddBan(self):
 		self.testAddJail()
-		ticket = FailTicket("127.0.0.1", 0, [])
+		ticket = FailTicket("127.0.0.1", 0, ["abc\n"])
 		self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
 
 		self.assertEquals(len(self.db.getBans(self.jail)), 1)
 		self.assertTrue(
-			isinstance(self.db.getBans(self.jail)[0], FailTicket))
+			isinstance(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)[0], FailTicket))
+
+	def testGetBansMerged(self):
+		self.testAddJail()
+
+		jail2 = DummyJail()
+		self.db.addJail(jail2)
+
+		ticket = FailTicket("127.0.0.1", 10, ["abc\n"])
+		ticket.setAttempt(10)
+		self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
+		ticket = FailTicket("127.0.0.1", 20, ["123\n"])
+		ticket.setAttempt(20)
+		self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
+		ticket = FailTicket("127.0.0.2", 30, ["ABC\n"])
+		ticket.setAttempt(30)
+		self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
+		ticket = FailTicket("127.0.0.1", 40, ["ABC\n"])
+		ticket.setAttempt(40)
+		self.db.addBan(jail2, ticket)
+
+		# All for IP 127.0.0.1
+		ticket = self.db.getBansMerged("127.0.0.1")
+		self.assertEqual(ticket.getIP(), "127.0.0.1")
+		self.assertEqual(ticket.getAttempt(), 70)
+		self.assertEqual(ticket.getMatches(), ["abc\n", "123\n", "ABC\n"])
+
+		# All for IP 127.0.0.1 for single jail
+		ticket = self.db.getBansMerged("127.0.0.1", jail=self.jail)
+		self.assertEqual(ticket.getIP(), "127.0.0.1")
+		self.assertEqual(ticket.getAttempt(), 30)
+		self.assertEqual(ticket.getMatches(), ["abc\n", "123\n"])
 
 	def testPurge(self):
 		self.testAddJail() # Add jail
@@ -145,12 +176,13 @@ class DatabaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.db.delJail(self.jail)
 		self.db.purge() # Purge should remove all bans
 		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getJailNames()), 0)
-		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(self.jail)), 0)
+		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)), 0)
 
 		# Should leave jail
 		self.testAddJail()
-		self.db.addBan(self.jail, FailTicket("127.0.0.1", MyTime.time(), []))
+		self.db.addBan(
+			self.jail, FailTicket("127.0.0.1", MyTime.time(), ["abc\n"]))
 		self.db.delJail(self.jail)
 		self.db.purge() # Should leave jail as ban present
 		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getJailNames()), 1)
-		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(self.jail)), 1)
+		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)), 1)