diff --git a/components/plus/SuggestionVouchModal.tsx b/components/plus/SuggestionVouchModal.tsx
index 69f2e5843..da6de6d11 100644
--- a/components/plus/SuggestionVouchModal.tsx
+++ b/components/plus/SuggestionVouchModal.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import * as z from "zod";
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 import UserSelector from "components/common/UserSelector";
+import useMutation from "hooks/useMutation";
 
 interface Props {
   canVouch: boolean;
@@ -39,10 +40,15 @@ const SuggestionVouchModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
   userPlusMembershipTier,
 }) => {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const sending = false; //usemutation hook
   const { handleSubmit, errors, register, watch, control } = useForm<FormData>({
     resolver: zodResolver(suggestionSchema),
   });
+  const { onSubmit, sending } = useMutation({
+    onClose: () => setIsOpen(false),
+    route: "plus/suggestions",
+    mutationKey: "",
+    successText: t`New suggestion submitted`,
+  });
 
   const watchDescription = watch("description", "");
 
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ const SuggestionVouchModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 <Trans>Adding a new suggestion or vouch</Trans>
               </ModalHeader>
               <ModalCloseButton borderRadius="50%" />
-              <form>
+              <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
                 <ModalBody pb={2}>
                   <FormLabel>
                     <Trans>Tier</Trans>
@@ -99,21 +105,28 @@ const SuggestionVouchModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
                       </Select>
                     )}
                   />
-                  <FormLabel mt={4}>
-                    <Trans>User</Trans>
-                  </FormLabel>
-                  <Controller
-                    name="suggestedUserId"
-                    control={control}
-                    render={({ value, onChange }) => (
-                      <UserSelector
-                        value={value}
-                        setValue={onChange}
-                        isMulti={false}
-                        maxMultiCount={undefined}
-                      />
-                    )}
-                  />
+
+                  <FormControl isInvalid={!!errors.suggestedId}>
+                    <FormLabel mt={4}>
+                      <Trans>User</Trans>
+                    </FormLabel>
+                    <Controller
+                      name="suggestedId"
+                      control={control}
+                      render={({ value, onChange }) => (
+                        <UserSelector
+                          value={value}
+                          setValue={onChange}
+                          isMulti={false}
+                          maxMultiCount={undefined}
+                        />
+                      )}
+                    />
+                    <FormErrorMessage>
+                      {errors.suggestedId?.message}
+                    </FormErrorMessage>
+                  </FormControl>
+
                   <FormControl>
                     <FormLabel mt={4}>
                       <Trans>Region</Trans>
@@ -127,6 +140,7 @@ const SuggestionVouchModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
                       they play most commonly with.
                     </FormHelperText>
                   </FormControl>
+
                   <FormControl isInvalid={!!errors.description}>
                     <FormLabel htmlFor="description" mt={4}>
                       <Trans>Description</Trans>
diff --git a/hooks/useMutation.ts b/hooks/useMutation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac6439312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/useMutation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { useToast } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { getToastOptions } from "lib/getToastOptions";
+import { sendData } from "lib/postData";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { mutate } from "swr";
+import { useUser } from "./common";
+
+const useMutation = ({
+  route,
+  mutationKey,
+  onClose,
+  successText,
+}: {
+  route: string;
+  mutationKey: string;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  successText: string;
+}) => {
+  const toast = useToast();
+  const [sending, setSending] = useState(false);
+  const [loggedInUser] = useUser();
+
+  const onSubmit = async (formData: object) => {
+    if (!loggedInUser) {
+      console.error("Unexpected no logged in user");
+      return;
+    }
+    setSending(true);
+    const mutationData = { ...formData };
+
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(mutationData)) {
+      if (value === "" || value === undefined) {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        mutationData[key] = null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const success = await sendData("POST", "/api/" + route, mutationData);
+    setSending(false);
+    if (!success) return;
+
+    mutate(mutationKey);
+
+    toast(getToastOptions(successText, "success"));
+    onClose();
+  };
+
+  return { onSubmit, sending };
+};
+
+export default useMutation;
diff --git a/lib/validators/suggestion.ts b/lib/validators/suggestion.ts
index b94f00f03..3ac05d612 100644
--- a/lib/validators/suggestion.ts
+++ b/lib/validators/suggestion.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as z from "zod";
 export const SUGGESTION_DESCRIPTION_LIMIT = 500;
 
 export const suggestionSchema = z.object({
-  description: z.string().max(SUGGESTION_DESCRIPTION_LIMIT),
+  description: z.string().max(SUGGESTION_DESCRIPTION_LIMIT).min(10),
   suggestedId: z.number().int(),
   tier: z.number().int().min(1).max(3),
   region: z.enum(["NA", "EU"]),
diff --git a/services/plus.ts b/services/plus.ts
index 67d5bd046..53ea020e5 100644
--- a/services/plus.ts
+++ b/services/plus.ts
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ const addSuggestion = async ({
   userId: number;
 }) => {
   const parsedData = { ...suggestionSchema.parse(data), suggesterId: userId };
-  const [suggestions, plusStatus] = await Promise.all([
+  const [suggestions, plusStatuses] = await Promise.all([
     prisma.plusSuggestion.findMany({}),
-    prisma.plusStatus.findUnique({ where: { userId } }),
+    prisma.plusStatus.findMany({}),
   ]);
   const existingSuggestion = suggestions.find(
     ({ tier, suggestedId }) =>
@@ -128,21 +128,47 @@ const addSuggestion = async ({
     }
   }
 
+  const suggesterPlusStatus = plusStatuses.find(
+    (status) => status.userId === userId
+  );
+
   if (
-    !plusStatus ||
-    !plusStatus.membershipTier ||
-    plusStatus.membershipTier > parsedData.tier
+    !suggesterPlusStatus ||
+    !suggesterPlusStatus.membershipTier ||
+    suggesterPlusStatus.membershipTier > parsedData.tier
   ) {
     throw new UserError(
       "not a member of high enough tier to suggest for this tier"
     );
   }
 
+  if (suggestedUserAlreadyHasAccess()) {
+    throw new UserError("suggested user already has access");
+  }
+
   // TODO voting has started
 
-  return prisma.plusSuggestion.create({
-    data: { ...parsedData, isResuggestion: !!existingSuggestion },
-  });
+  return prisma.$transaction([
+    prisma.plusSuggestion.create({
+      data: { ...parsedData, isResuggestion: !!existingSuggestion },
+    }),
+    prisma.plusStatus.upsert({
+      where: { userId: parsedData.suggestedId },
+      create: { region: parsedData.region, userId: parsedData.suggestedId },
+      update: {},
+    }),
+  ]);
+
+  function suggestedUserAlreadyHasAccess() {
+    const suggestedPlusStatus = plusStatuses.find(
+      (status) => status.userId === parsedData.suggestedId
+    );
+    return Boolean(
+      suggestedPlusStatus &&
+        ((suggestedPlusStatus.membershipTier ?? 999) <= parsedData.tier ||
+          (suggestedPlusStatus.vouchTier ?? 999) <= parsedData.tier)
+    );
+  }
 };
 
 export default {