diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/fail2ban/Dockerfile b/data/Dockerfiles/fail2ban/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93c4e924
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+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/fail2ban/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM python:2-alpine
+LABEL maintainer "Andre Peters <andre.peters@servercow.de>"
+
+RUN apk add -U --no-cache iptables ip6tables
+RUN pip install docker
+
+COPY logwatch.py /
+CMD ["python2", "-u", "/logwatch.py"]
diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/fail2ban/logwatch.py b/data/Dockerfiles/fail2ban/logwatch.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..24b9fe6e
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+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/fail2ban/logwatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+
+import re
+import time
+import atexit
+import signal
+import ipaddress
+import subprocess
+from threading import Thread
+import docker
+
+RULES = {
+	'mailcowdockerized_postfix-mailcow_1': 'warning: .*\[([0-9a-f\.:]+)\]: SASL .* authentication failed',
+	'mailcowdockerized_dovecot-mailcow_1': '-login: Disconnected \(auth failed, .*\): user=.*, method=.*, rip=([0-9a-f\.:]+),',
+	'mailcowdockerized_sogo-mailcow_1': 'SOGo.* Login from \'([0-9a-f\.:]+)\' for user .* might not have worked',
+}
+BAN_TIME = 1800
+MAX_ATTEMPTS = 10
+
+bans = {}
+quit_now = False
+
+def ban(address):
+	ip = ipaddress.ip_address(address.decode('ascii'))
+	if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback:
+		return
+	
+	net = ipaddress.ip_network((address + ('/24' if type(ip) is ipaddress.IPv4Address else '/64')).decode('ascii'), strict=False)
+	net = str(net)
+	
+	if not net in bans or time.time() - bans[net]['last_attempt'] > BAN_TIME:
+		bans[net] = { 'attempts': 0 }
+	
+	bans[net]['attempts'] += 1
+	bans[net]['last_attempt'] = time.time()
+	
+	if bans[net]['attempts'] >= MAX_ATTEMPTS:
+		print "Banning %s" % net
+		if type(ip) is ipaddress.IPv4Address:
+			subprocess.call(["iptables", "-I", "INPUT", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+			subprocess.call(["iptables", "-I", "FORWARD", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+		else:
+			subprocess.call(["ip6tables", "-I", "INPUT", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+			subprocess.call(["ip6tables", "-I", "FORWARD", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+	else:
+		print "%d more attempts until %s is banned" % (MAX_ATTEMPTS - bans[net]['attempts'], net)
+
+def unban(net):
+	print "Unbanning %s" % net
+	if type(ipaddress.ip_network(net.decode('ascii'))) is ipaddress.IPv4Network:
+		subprocess.call(["iptables", "-D", "INPUT", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+		subprocess.call(["iptables", "-D", "FORWARD", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+	else:
+		subprocess.call(["ip6tables", "-D", "INPUT", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+		subprocess.call(["ip6tables", "-D", "FORWARD", "-s", net, "-j", "REJECT"])
+	del bans[net]
+
+def quit(signum, frame):
+	global quit_now
+	quit_now = True
+
+def clear():
+	print "Clearing all bans"
+	for net in bans.copy():
+		unban(net)
+
+def watch(container):
+	print "Watching", container
+	client = docker.from_env()
+	for msg in client.containers.get(container).attach(stream=True, logs=False):
+		result = re.search(RULES[container], msg)
+		if result:
+			addr = result.group(1)
+			ban(addr)
+
+def autopurge():
+	while not quit_now:
+		for net in bans.copy():
+			if time.time() - bans[net]['last_attempt'] > BAN_TIME:
+				unban(net)
+		time.sleep(60)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	threads = []
+	for container in RULES:
+		threads.append(Thread(target=watch, args=(container,)))
+		threads[-1].daemon = True
+		threads[-1].start()
+
+	autopurge_thread = Thread(target=autopurge)
+	autopurge_thread.daemon = True
+	autopurge_thread.start()
+
+	signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, quit)
+	atexit.register(clear)
+
+	while not quit_now:
+		for thread in threads:
+			if not thread.isAlive():
+				break
+		time.sleep(0.1)
+	
+	clear()
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d5c4ead0..bfb3df38 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -265,6 +265,20 @@ services:
           aliases:
             - nginx
 
+    fail2ban-mailcow:
+      image: mailcow/fail2ban
+      build: ./data/Dockerfiles/fail2ban
+      depends_on:
+        - dovecot-mailcow
+        - postfix-mailcow
+        - sogo-mailcow
+      restart: always
+      privileged: true
+      network_mode: "host"
+      volumes:
+        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+        - /lib/modules:/lib/modules:ro
+
     ipv6nat:
       image: robbertkl/ipv6nat
       restart: always