diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index 988eedbb1..d3f2245e2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ defp maybe_put_allow_following_move(data, %User{id: user_id} = user, %User{id: u
 
   defp maybe_put_allow_following_move(data, _, _), do: data
 
-  defp maybe_put_activation_status(data, user, %User{is_admin: true}) do
-    Kernel.put_in(data, [:pleroma, :deactivated], !user.is_active)
+  defp maybe_put_activation_status(data, user, user_for) do
+    if User.privileged?(user_for, :user_activation),
+      do: Kernel.put_in(data, [:pleroma, :deactivated], !user.is_active),
+      else: data
   end
 
-  defp maybe_put_activation_status(data, _, _), do: data
-
   defp maybe_put_unread_conversation_count(data, %User{id: user_id} = user, %User{id: user_id}) do
     data
     |> Kernel.put_in(
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 8ed37fe58..d9d3866e7 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountViewTest do
-  use Pleroma.DataCase
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: false
 
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.UserRelationship
@@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ test "Represent a Funkwhale channel" do
     assert represented.url == "https://channels.tests.funkwhale.audio/channels/compositions"
   end
 
-  test "Represent a deactivated user for an admin" do
-    admin = insert(:user, is_admin: true)
+  test "Represent a deactivated user for a privileged user" do
+    clear_config([:instance, :moderator_privileges], [:user_activation])
+
+    admin = insert(:user, is_moderator: true)
     deactivated_user = insert(:user, is_active: false)
     represented = AccountView.render("show.json", %{user: deactivated_user, for: admin})
     assert represented[:pleroma][:deactivated] == true