diff --git a/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php b/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php
index 97278e49c..11d1372c4 100644
--- a/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php
+++ b/includes/skins/SkinMinerva.php
@@ -1303,7 +1303,8 @@ class SkinMinerva extends SkinTemplate implements ICustomizableSkin {
 				$blockInfo = [
 					'creator' => [
 						'name' => $blockCreator->getName(),
-						'url' => $blockCreator->getUserPage()->getLinkURL()
+						'url' => $blockCreator->getUserPage()->getLinkURL(),
+						'gender' => $blockCreator->getOption( 'gender' ),
 					],
 					'expiry' => $blockExpiry,
 					'duration' => $blockDuration,
diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.editor/BlockMessage.js b/resources/skins.minerva.editor/BlockMessage.js
index 5f462a82e..18bbdb4f1 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.editor/BlockMessage.js
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.editor/BlockMessage.js
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
 			} ).options,
 			title: mw.msg( 'skin-minerva-blocked-drawer-title' ),
 			reasonHeader: mw.msg( 'skin-minerva-blocked-drawer-reason-header' ),
-			creatorHeader: mw.msg( 'skin-minerva-blocked-drawer-creator-header' ),
+			creatorHeader: function () {
+				return mw.msg( 'skin-minerva-blocked-drawer-creator-header',
+					this.creator.gender || 'unknown' );
+			},
 			expiryHeader: mw.msg( 'skin-minerva-blocked-drawer-expiry-header' )
 		} ),
 		templatePartials: util.extend( {}, Drawer.prototype.templatePartials, {