diff --git a/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.js b/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.js
index 95e7cb6ba7..1a44d18e18 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.js
+++ b/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { requestFollow, requestUnfollow } from '../../services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate'
 export default {
-  props: ['relationship', 'labelFollowing', 'buttonClass'],
+  props: ['relationship', 'user', 'labelFollowing', 'buttonClass'],
   data () {
     return {
       inProgress: false
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export default {
       } else {
         return this.$t('user_card.follow')
       }
+    },
+    disabled () {
+      return this.inProgress || this.user.deactivated
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.vue b/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.vue
index 7f85f1d76f..965d5256a6 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/follow_button/follow_button.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <button
     class="btn button-default follow-button"
     :class="{ toggled: isPressed }"
-    :disabled="inProgress"
+    :disabled="disabled"
     :title="title"
     @click="onClick"
   >
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 6b69d15a0f..5f9570037b 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@
                 @{{ user.screen_name_ui }}
               </router-link>
               <template v-if="!hideBio">
+                <span
+                  v-if="user.deactivated"
+                  class="alert user-role"
+                >
+                  {{ $t('user_card.deactivated') }}
+                </span>
                 <span
                   v-if="!!visibleRole"
                   class="alert user-role"
@@ -160,7 +166,10 @@
           class="user-interactions"
         >
           <div class="btn-group">
-            <FollowButton :relationship="relationship" />
+            <FollowButton
+              :relationship="relationship"
+              :user="user"
+            />
             <template v-if="relationship.following">
               <ProgressButton
                 v-if="!relationship.subscribing"
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@
             <button
               v-if="relationship.muting"
               class="btn button-default btn-block toggled"
+              :disabled="user.deactivated"
               @click="unmuteUser"
             >
               {{ $t('user_card.muted') }}
@@ -202,6 +212,7 @@
             <button
               v-else
               class="btn button-default btn-block"
+              :disabled="user.deactivated"
               @click="muteUser"
             >
               {{ $t('user_card.mute') }}
@@ -210,6 +221,7 @@
           <div>
             <button
               class="btn button-default btn-block"
+              :disabled="user.deactivated"
               @click="mentionUser"
             >
               {{ $t('user_card.mention') }}
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 0dac0fa39f..571e6ad391 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@
     "approve": "Approve",
     "block": "Block",
     "blocked": "Blocked!",
+    "deactivated": "Deactivated",
     "deny": "Deny",
     "edit_profile": "Edit profile",
     "favorites": "Favorites",
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index fb92cc91f1..05ff44d5d9 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ const users = {
     toggleActivationStatus ({ rootState, commit }, { user }) {
       const api = user.deactivated ? rootState.api.backendInteractor.activateUser : rootState.api.backendInteractor.deactivateUser
       api({ user })
-        .then(({ deactivated }) => commit('updateActivationStatus', { user, deactivated }))
+        .then((user) => { let deactivated = !user.is_active; commit('updateActivationStatus', { user, deactivated }) })
     },
     registerPushNotifications (store) {
       const token = store.state.currentUser.credentials