diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
--- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,8 @@
 		if (cp == NULL || 
 		    (checkuser(_PATH_FTPUSERS, name, 1, NULL, &ecode) ||
 		    (ecode != 0 && ecode != ENOENT))) {
+			BLACKLIST_NOTIFY(BLACKLIST_AUTH_FAIL, STDIN_FILENO,
+			    "Access denied");
 			reply(530, "User %s access denied.", name);
 			if (logging)
 				syslog(LOG_NOTICE,