diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb58feac31..e67d496aaa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v2.0.0-alpha.19 [unreleased]
+### Bug Fixes
+1. [15295](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/15295): Ensures users are created with an active status 
+
 ## v2.0.0-alpha.18 [2019-09-26]
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/bolt/user.go b/bolt/user.go
index a9a9a6b889..e74f0a47e8 100644
--- a/bolt/user.go
+++ b/bolt/user.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	bolt "github.com/coreos/bbolt"
+	influxdb "github.com/influxdata/influxdb"
 	platform "github.com/influxdata/influxdb"
 	platformcontext "github.com/influxdata/influxdb/context"
 )
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateUser(ctx context.Context, u *platform.User) error {
 		}
 
 		u.ID = c.IDGenerator.ID()
+		u.Status = influxdb.Active
 
 		if err := c.appendUserEventToLog(ctx, tx, u.ID, userCreatedEvent); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/inmem/user_service.go b/inmem/user_service.go
index 856b82b010..30be24b5f0 100644
--- a/inmem/user_service.go
+++ b/inmem/user_service.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb"
 	platform "github.com/influxdata/influxdb"
 )
 
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ func (s *Service) CreateUser(ctx context.Context, u *platform.User) error {
 		}
 	}
 	u.ID = s.IDGenerator.ID()
+	u.Status = influxdb.Active
 	s.PutUser(ctx, u)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/kv/user.go b/kv/user.go
index 78b2b5dd46..3968d4d777 100644
--- a/kv/user.go
+++ b/kv/user.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func (s *Service) createUser(ctx context.Context, tx Tx, u *influxdb.User) error
 	}
 
 	u.ID = s.IDGenerator.ID()
+	u.Status = influxdb.Active
 	if err := s.appendUserEventToLog(ctx, tx, u.ID, userCreatedEvent); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/testing/onboarding.go b/testing/onboarding.go
index f60f8e81c2..7e3d2d7d51 100644
--- a/testing/onboarding.go
+++ b/testing/onboarding.go
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ func Generate(
 				password: "password1",
 				results: &platform.OnboardingResults{
 					User: &platform.User{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(oneID),
-						Name: "admin",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(oneID),
+						Name:   "admin",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					Org: &platform.Organization{
 						ID:   MustIDBase16(twoID),
diff --git a/testing/user_service.go b/testing/user_service.go
index 0051500bde..1bee2286b6 100644
--- a/testing/user_service.go
+++ b/testing/user_service.go
@@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ func CreateUser(
 				},
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "user1",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "user1",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -174,8 +175,9 @@ func CreateUser(
 			wants: wants{
 				users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "user1",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "user1",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 				err: &platform.Error{
@@ -235,12 +237,14 @@ func FindUserByID(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "user1",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "user1",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "user2",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "user2",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -249,8 +253,9 @@ func FindUserByID(
 			},
 			wants: wants{
 				user: &platform.User{
-					ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-					Name: "user2",
+					ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+					Name:   "user2",
+					Status: platform.Active,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -259,12 +264,14 @@ func FindUserByID(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "user1",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "user1",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "user2",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "user2",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -322,12 +329,14 @@ func FindUsers(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "abc",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "abc",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -335,12 +344,14 @@ func FindUsers(
 			wants: wants{
 				users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "abc",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "abc",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -350,12 +361,14 @@ func FindUsers(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "abc",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "abc",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -365,8 +378,9 @@ func FindUsers(
 			wants: wants{
 				users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -376,12 +390,14 @@ func FindUsers(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "abc",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "abc",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -391,8 +407,9 @@ func FindUsers(
 			wants: wants{
 				users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -497,12 +514,14 @@ func DeleteUser(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						Name: "orgA",
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "orgA",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						Name: "orgB",
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "orgB",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -512,8 +531,9 @@ func DeleteUser(
 			wants: wants{
 				users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						Name: "orgB",
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "orgB",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -523,12 +543,14 @@ func DeleteUser(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						Name: "orgA",
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "orgA",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						Name: "orgB",
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "orgB",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -543,12 +565,14 @@ func DeleteUser(
 				},
 				users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						Name: "orgA",
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "orgA",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						Name: "orgB",
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "orgB",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -600,12 +624,14 @@ func FindUser(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "abc",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "abc",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -616,8 +642,9 @@ func FindUser(
 			},
 			wants: wants{
 				user: &platform.User{
-					ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-					Name: "abc",
+					ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+					Name:   "abc",
+					Status: platform.Active,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -626,12 +653,14 @@ func FindUser(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "abc",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "abc",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -642,8 +671,9 @@ func FindUser(
 			},
 			wants: wants{
 				user: &platform.User{
-					ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-					Name: "abc",
+					ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+					Name:   "abc",
+					Status: platform.Active,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -688,12 +718,14 @@ func FindUser(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "abc",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "abc",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "xyz",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "xyz",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -705,8 +737,9 @@ func FindUser(
 			},
 			wants: wants{
 				user: &platform.User{
-					ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-					Name: "abc",
+					ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+					Name:   "abc",
+					Status: platform.Active,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -798,12 +831,14 @@ func UpdateUser(
 			fields: UserFields{
 				Users: []*platform.User{
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-						Name: "user1",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+						Name:   "user1",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 					{
-						ID:   MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
-						Name: "user2",
+						ID:     MustIDBase16(userTwoID),
+						Name:   "user2",
+						Status: platform.Active,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -813,8 +848,9 @@ func UpdateUser(
 			},
 			wants: wants{
 				user: &platform.User{
-					ID:   MustIDBase16(userOneID),
-					Name: "changed",
+					ID:     MustIDBase16(userOneID),
+					Name:   "changed",
+					Status: platform.Active,
 				},
 			},
 		},