diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdd0c1accbe..ecdd741763c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Support of context images for 2D image tasks (<https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/cvat/pull/3122>)
+- Filter `is_active` for user list (<https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/cvat/pull/3235>)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/cvat-core/src/api-implementation.js b/cvat-core/src/api-implementation.js
index 04c982631c9..f4549b9f6bd 100644
--- a/cvat-core/src/api-implementation.js
+++ b/cvat-core/src/api-implementation.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
         cvat.users.get.implementation = async (filter) => {
             checkFilter(filter, {
                 id: isInteger,
+                is_active: isBoolean,
                 self: isBoolean,
                 search: isString,
                 limit: isInteger,
@@ -125,7 +126,10 @@
                 users = await serverProxy.users.self();
                 users = [users];
             } else {
-                const searchParams = {};
+                // get list of active users as default
+                const searchParams = {
+                    is_active: true,
+                };
                 for (const key in filter) {
                     if (filter[key] && key !== 'self') {
                         searchParams[key] = filter[key];
diff --git a/cvat/apps/engine/views.py b/cvat/apps/engine/views.py
index db79c232444..b1815d7d1e9 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/engine/views.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/engine/views.py
@@ -921,11 +921,12 @@ def get_permissions(self):
 class UserFilter(filters.FilterSet):
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        fields = ("id",)
+        fields = ("id", "is_active")
 
 @method_decorator(name='list', decorator=swagger_auto_schema(
     manual_parameters=[
             openapi.Parameter('id',openapi.IN_QUERY,description="A unique number value identifying this user",type=openapi.TYPE_NUMBER),
+            openapi.Parameter('is_active',openapi.IN_QUERY,description="Returns only active users",type=openapi.TYPE_BOOLEAN),
     ],
     operation_summary='Method provides a paginated list of users registered on the server'))
 @method_decorator(name='retrieve', decorator=swagger_auto_schema(
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/commands_review_pipeline.js b/tests/cypress/support/commands_review_pipeline.js
index 18d0ed5263c..3454dce1d7c 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/commands_review_pipeline.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/commands_review_pipeline.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('submitReview', (decision, user) => {
     cy.get('.cvat-submit-review-dialog').within(() => {
         cy.contains(new RegExp(`^${decision}$`, 'g')).click();
         if (decision === 'Review next') {
-            cy.intercept('GET', `/api/v1/users?search=${user}&limit=10`).as('searchUsers');
+            cy.intercept('GET', `/api/v1/users?is_active=true&search=${user}&limit=10`).as('searchUsers');
             cy.get('.cvat-user-search-field').within(() => {
                 cy.get('input[type="search"]').clear().type(`${user}`);
                 cy.wait('@searchUsers').its('response.statusCode').should('equal', 200);