diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8ec63442..7f54c5ed 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ ver. 0.11.2-dev (20??/??/??) - development edition
 
 ### Fixes
 * restoring a large number (500+ depending on files ulimit) of current bans when using PyPy fixed
+* manual ban is written to database, so can be restored by restart (gh-2647)
 
 ### New Features
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/actions.py b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
index 24fea838..7547ba4b 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/actions.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ class Actions(JailThread, Mapping):
 				# do actions :
 				for name, action in self._actions.iteritems():
 					try:
-						if ticket.restored and getattr(action, 'norestored', False):
+						if bTicket.restored and getattr(action, 'norestored', False):
 							continue
 						if not aInfo.immutable: aInfo.reset()
 						action.ban(aInfo)
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ class Actions(JailThread, Mapping):
 						cnt += self.__reBan(bTicket, actions=rebanacts)
 				else: # pragma: no cover - unexpected: ticket is not banned for some reasons - reban using all actions:
 					cnt += self.__reBan(bTicket)
+			# add ban to database moved to observer (should previously check not already banned 
+			# and increase ticket time if "bantime.increment" set)
 		if cnt:
 			logSys.debug("Banned %s / %s, %s ticket(s) in %r", cnt, 
 				self.__banManager.getBanTotal(), self.__banManager.size(), self._jail.name)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
index 9a5e9fa1..a8e2ceae 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ class DatabaseTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		# test action together with database functionality
 		self.testAddJail() # Jail required
 		self.jail.database = self.db
+		self.db.addJail(self.jail)
 		actions = Actions(self.jail)
 		actions.add(
 			"action_checkainfo",
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
index 95f73ed3..dd1796ae 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
@@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 		# leave action2 just to test restored interpolation:
 		_write_jail_cfg(actions=[2,3])
 		
-		# write new failures:
 		self.pruneLog("[test-phase 2b]")
+		# write new failures:
 		_write_file(test2log, "w+", *(
 			(str(int(MyTime.time())) + "   error 403 from 192.0.2.2: test 2",) * 3 +
 		  (str(int(MyTime.time())) + "   error 403 from 192.0.2.3: test 2",) * 3 +
@@ -1019,13 +1019,19 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 		self.assertLogged(
 			"2 ticket(s) in 'test-jail2",
 			"5 ticket(s) in 'test-jail1", all=True, wait=MID_WAITTIME)
+		# ban manually to cover restore in restart (phase 2c):
+		self.execCmd(SUCCESS, startparams,
+			"set", "test-jail2", "banip", "192.0.2.9")
+		self.assertLogged(
+			"3 ticket(s) in 'test-jail2", wait=MID_WAITTIME)
 		self.assertLogged(
 			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.2",
 			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.3",
 			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.4",
 			"[test-jail1] Ban 192.0.2.8",
 			"[test-jail2] Ban 192.0.2.4",
-			"[test-jail2] Ban 192.0.2.8", all=True)
+			"[test-jail2] Ban 192.0.2.8", 
+			"[test-jail2] Ban 192.0.2.9", all=True)
 		# test ips at all not visible for jail2:
 		self.assertNotLogged(
 			"[test-jail2] Found 192.0.2.2", 
@@ -1047,15 +1053,17 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 		self.assertLogged(
 			"Reload finished.",
 			"Restore Ban",
-			"2 ticket(s) in 'test-jail2", all=True, wait=MID_WAITTIME)
+			"3 ticket(s) in 'test-jail2", all=True, wait=MID_WAITTIME)
 		# stop/start and unban/restore ban:
 		self.assertLogged(
-			"Jail 'test-jail2' stopped",
-			"Jail 'test-jail2' started",
 			"[test-jail2] Unban 192.0.2.4",
 			"[test-jail2] Unban 192.0.2.8",
+			"[test-jail2] Unban 192.0.2.9",
+			"Jail 'test-jail2' stopped",
+			"Jail 'test-jail2' started",
 			"[test-jail2] Restore Ban 192.0.2.4",
-			"[test-jail2] Restore Ban 192.0.2.8", all=True
+			"[test-jail2] Restore Ban 192.0.2.8",
+			"[test-jail2] Restore Ban 192.0.2.9", all=True
 		)
 		# test restored is 1 (only test-action2):
 		self.assertLogged(
@@ -1100,7 +1108,8 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 			"Jail 'test-jail2' stopped",
 			"Jail 'test-jail2' started",
 			"[test-jail2] Unban 192.0.2.4",
-			"[test-jail2] Unban 192.0.2.8", all=True
+			"[test-jail2] Unban 192.0.2.8",
+			"[test-jail2] Unban 192.0.2.9", all=True
 		)
 		# test unban (action2):
 		self.assertLogged(