diff --git a/public/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php b/public/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php
index 4e3d585026..1cf37ff8ed 100644
--- a/public/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php
+++ b/public/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ define('LOG_MESSAGE_DATA', 'message_data');
 define('LOG_MESSAGE_DELETE', 'msg_deleted');
 
 define('LOG_USER_DELETE', 'user_deleted');
+define('LOG_USER_PREDELETE', 'user_predeleted');
 define('LOG_USER_CREATE', 'user_created');
 define('LOG_USER_UPDATE', 'user_updated');
 define('LOG_USER_PASSWORD_UPDATE', 'user_password_updated');
@@ -1620,7 +1621,7 @@ function api_get_user_info_from_entity(
     $result['phone'] = $user->getPhone();
     $result['address'] = $user->getAddress();
     $result['official_code'] = $user->getOfficialCode();
-    $result['active'] = $user->getActive();
+    $result['active'] = $user->isActive();
     $result['auth_source'] = $user->getAuthSource();
     $result['language'] = $user->getLocale();
     $result['creator_id'] = $user->getCreatorId();
diff --git a/public/main/inc/lib/message.lib.php b/public/main/inc/lib/message.lib.php
index 87f2216fc6..4e57341d54 100644
--- a/public/main/inc/lib/message.lib.php
+++ b/public/main/inc/lib/message.lib.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class MessageManager
         }
 
         // Disabling messages for inactive users.
-        if (!$userRecipient->getActive()) {
+        if (!$userRecipient->isActive()) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/public/main/inc/lib/usermanager.lib.php b/public/main/inc/lib/usermanager.lib.php
index 44dafa062c..2c4ee28eeb 100644
--- a/public/main/inc/lib/usermanager.lib.php
+++ b/public/main/inc/lib/usermanager.lib.php
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ class UserManager
         }
 
         $change_active = 0;
-        $isUserActive = $user->getActive();
+        $isUserActive = $user->isActive();
         if ($isUserActive != $active) {
             $change_active = 1;
         }
diff --git a/public/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php b/public/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php
index a680589183..9abb6bc4d7 100644
--- a/public/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php
+++ b/public/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php
@@ -1903,7 +1903,17 @@ class Rest extends WebService
                     // see UserManager::update_user() usermanager.lib.php:1205
                     if ($user->getActive() != $value) {
                         $user->setActive($value);
-                        Event::addEvent($value ? LOG_USER_ENABLE : LOG_USER_DISABLE, LOG_USER_ID, $userId);
+                        switch ($value) {
+                            case 1:
+                                Event::addEvent(LOG_USER_ENABLE, LOG_USER_ID, $userId);
+                                break;
+                            case 0:
+                                Event::addEvent(LOG_USER_DISABLE, LOG_USER_ID, $userId);
+                                break;
+                            case -1:
+                                Event::addEvent(LOG_USER_PREDELETE, LOG_USER_ID, $userId);
+                                break;
+                        }
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'openid':
diff --git a/public/main/webservices/cm_webservice.php b/public/main/webservices/cm_webservice.php
index b627cb2e26..e76e284710 100644
--- a/public/main/webservices/cm_webservice.php
+++ b/public/main/webservices/cm_webservice.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class WSCM
                 // Check the user's password
                 if ($passwordEncoded == $uData->getPassword() && (trim($login) == $uData->getUsername())) {
                     // Check if the account is active (not locked)
-                    if ($uData->getActive()) {
+                    if ($uData->isActive()) {
                         // Check if the expiration date has not been reached
                         $now = new DateTime();
                         if ($uData->getExpirationDate() > $now || !$uData->getExpirationDate()) {
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/Entity/User.php b/src/CoreBundle/Entity/User.php
index 6c4bbddac4..52502a3eb0 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/Entity/User.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/Entity/User.php
@@ -935,9 +935,18 @@ class User implements UserInterface, EquatableInterface, ResourceInterface, Reso
 
             return $this;
         }*/
+
+    /**
+     * Get a bool on whether the user is active or not. Active can be "-1" which means pre-deleted, and is returned as false (not active)
+     * @return bool True if active = 1, false in any other case (0 = inactive, -1 = predeleted)
+     */
     public function getIsActive(): bool
     {
-        return $this->active;
+        if ($this->active == 1) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     public function isEnabled(): bool
diff --git a/src/CoreBundle/EventSubscriber/AnonymousUserSubscriber.php b/src/CoreBundle/EventSubscriber/AnonymousUserSubscriber.php
index aee7975969..d7d214152f 100644
--- a/src/CoreBundle/EventSubscriber/AnonymousUserSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/CoreBundle/EventSubscriber/AnonymousUserSubscriber.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class AnonymousUserSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface
                     'official_code' => $user->getOfficialCode(),
                     'picture_uri' => $user->getPictureUri(),
                     'status' => $user->getStatus(),
-                    'active' => $user->getActive(),
+                    'active' => $user->isActive(),
                     'auth_source' => $user->getAuthSource(),
                     'theme' => $user->getTheme(),
                     'language' => $user->getLocale(),