Announced on the LinkedIn help center recently, the social network for business users rolled out a new feature that’s been sought after by the community for quite some time. Bringing LinkedIn in line with social networks like Facebook and Twitter, users can now block specific member profiles on the site, digitaltrends.com says.

To access the new feature, users simply visit the profile of the person they want to block and click the down arrow to the right of “Send InMail” button and select the “Block or report” option. According to the detail page, users can block up to 50 profiles, ideal for ditching stalkers, exes or even annoying recruiters.

A public conversation about the lack of a permanent blocking function on LinkedIn kicked off last year when a woman known as Anna R. from Columbus, Ohio launched an online petition calling for the feature. Anna had experienced a sexual assault in the workplace forcing her to abandon the job. While she could escape her assailant on other social networks, he became a constant stalker on LinkedIn. Due to LinkedIn’s “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” feature, Anna was constantly alerted on the site and over e-mail each time her assailant visited her profile. In addition, her stalker would research all of her LinkedIn connections in an attempt to discover her location.