diff --git a/cogs/owner.py b/cogs/owner.py
index f3c74c77e..342d0b90c 100644
--- a/cogs/owner.py
+++ b/cogs/owner.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from cogs.utils import checks
+from cogs.utils.converters import GlobalUser
 from __main__ import set_cog
 from .utils.dataIO import dataIO
 from .utils.chat_formatting import pagify, box
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ class Owner:
             await self.bot.send_cmd_help(ctx)
 
     @blacklist.command(name="add")
-    async def _blacklist_add(self, user: discord.Member):
+    async def _blacklist_add(self, user: GlobalUser):
         """Adds user to Red's global blacklist"""
         if user.id not in self.global_ignores["blacklist"]:
             self.global_ignores["blacklist"].append(user.id)
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ class Owner:
             await self.bot.say("User is already blacklisted.")
 
     @blacklist.command(name="remove")
-    async def _blacklist_remove(self, user: discord.Member):
+    async def _blacklist_remove(self, user: GlobalUser):
         """Removes user from Red's global blacklist"""
         if user.id in self.global_ignores["blacklist"]:
             self.global_ignores["blacklist"].remove(user.id)
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ class Owner:
             await self.bot.send_cmd_help(ctx)
 
     @whitelist.command(name="add")
-    async def _whitelist_add(self, user: discord.Member):
+    async def _whitelist_add(self, user: GlobalUser):
         """Adds user to Red's global whitelist"""
         if user.id not in self.global_ignores["whitelist"]:
             if not self.global_ignores["whitelist"]:
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ class Owner:
             await self.bot.say("User is already whitelisted.")
 
     @whitelist.command(name="remove")
-    async def _whitelist_remove(self, user: discord.Member):
+    async def _whitelist_remove(self, user: GlobalUser):
         """Removes user from Red's global whitelist"""
         if user.id in self.global_ignores["whitelist"]:
             self.global_ignores["whitelist"].remove(user.id)
@@ -927,7 +928,7 @@ class Owner:
         for user_id in _list:
             user = discord.utils.get(self.bot.get_all_members(), id=user_id)
             if user:
-                users.append(str(user))
+                users.append("{} ({})".format(user, user.id))
 
         if users:
             not_found = total - len(users)
diff --git a/cogs/utils/converters.py b/cogs/utils/converters.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1702e9a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cogs/utils/converters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from discord.ext.commands.converter import IDConverter
+from discord.ext.commands.errors import BadArgument
+import re
+
+
+# This could've been imported but since it's an internal it's safer
+# to get it here
+def _get_from_servers(bot, getter, argument):
+    result = None
+    for server in bot.servers:
+        result = getattr(server, getter)(argument)
+        if result:
+            return result
+    return result
+
+
+class GlobalUser(IDConverter):
+    """
+    This is an (almost) straight copy of discord.py's Member converter
+    The key difference is that if the command is issued in a server it will
+    first attempt to get the user from that server and upon failing it will
+    attempt to fish it from the global pool
+    """
+    def convert(self):
+        message = self.ctx.message
+        bot = self.ctx.bot
+        match = self._get_id_match() or re.match(r'<@!?([0-9]+)>$', self.argument)
+        server = message.server
+        result = None
+        if match is None:
+            # not a mention...
+            if server:
+                result = server.get_member_named(self.argument)
+            if result is None:
+                result = _get_from_servers(bot, 'get_member_named', self.argument)
+        else:
+            user_id = match.group(1)
+            if server:
+                result = server.get_member(user_id)
+            if result is None:
+                result = _get_from_servers(bot, 'get_member', user_id)
+
+        if result is None:
+            raise BadArgument('User "{}" not found'.format(self.argument))
+
+        return result