diff --git a/app/lib/server/functions/setUserActiveStatus.js b/app/lib/server/functions/setUserActiveStatus.js
index c85651250715f..9dddb55d074e4 100644
--- a/app/lib/server/functions/setUserActiveStatus.js
+++ b/app/lib/server/functions/setUserActiveStatus.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { check } from 'meteor/check';
 import { Accounts } from 'meteor/accounts-base';
 
 import * as Mailer from '../../../mailer';
-import { Users, Subscriptions } from '../../../models';
+import { Users, Subscriptions, Rooms } from '../../../models';
 import { settings } from '../../../settings';
 import { relinquishRoomOwnerships } from './relinquishRoomOwnerships';
 import { shouldRemoveOrChangeOwner, getSubscribedRoomsForUserWithDetails } from './getRoomsWithSingleOwner';
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ export function setUserActiveStatus(userId, active, confirmRelinquish = false) {
 
 	if (active === false) {
 		Users.unsetLoginTokens(userId);
+		Rooms.setReadOnlyByUserId(userId, true, false);
 	} else {
 		Users.unsetReason(userId);
+		Rooms.setReadOnlyByUserId(userId, false, false);
 	}
 	if (active && !settings.get('Accounts_Send_Email_When_Activating')) {
 		return true;
diff --git a/app/models/server/models/Rooms.js b/app/models/server/models/Rooms.js
index e48adabdb4435..a42ea9e6f4447 100644
--- a/app/models/server/models/Rooms.js
+++ b/app/models/server/models/Rooms.js
@@ -229,6 +229,22 @@ export class Rooms extends Base {
 		return this.update(query, update);
 	}
 
+	setReadOnlyByUserId(_id, readOnly, reactWhenReadOnly) {
+		const query = {
+			uids: _id,
+			t: 'd',
+		};
+
+		const update = {
+			$set: {
+				ro: readOnly,
+				reactWhenReadOnly,
+			},
+		};
+
+		return this.update(query, update, { multi: true });
+	}
+
 	setAllowReactingWhenReadOnlyById = function(_id, allowReacting) {
 		const query = {
 			_id,
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json b/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json
index 6844ce529a91b..a0b5723fd4418 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -3397,6 +3397,7 @@
   "Room_has_been_unarchived": "Room has been unarchived",
   "Room_Info": "Room Information",
   "room_is_blocked": "This room is blocked",
+  "room_account_deactivated": "This account is deactivated",
   "room_is_read_only": "This room is read only",
   "room_name": "room name",
   "Room_name_changed": "Room name changed to: <em>__room_name__</em> by <em>__user_by__</em>",