diff --git a/changelog.d/user-query-is-active.fix b/changelog.d/user-query-is-active.fix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f28d8a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/user-query-is-active.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix deactivated users being counted in followers collections and getting admin emails, because User.Query ignored the is_active key
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index a8e08e335..c0566c63d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
       |> where([u], not u.hide_follows)
       |> select([u], u.id)
 
-    User.Query.build(%{is_active: true})
+    User.Query.build(%{deactivated: false})
     |> where([u], u.id not in ^[user.id, current_user.id])
     |> join(:inner, [u], r in FollowingRelationship,
       as: :followers_relationships,
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index 86e873037..32d582b50 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -3009,6 +3009,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
 
       assert [%{id: ^id2}] = User.get_familiar_followers(user3, user1)
     end
+
+    test "does not return deactivated users" do
+      user1 = insert(:user)
+      user2 = insert(:user)
+      user3 = insert(:user)
+
+      User.follow(user1, user2)
+      User.follow(user2, user3)
+      {:ok, _} = User.set_activation(user2, false)
+
+      assert [] = User.get_familiar_followers(user3, user1)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "account endorsements" do