diff --git a/docs/user/device-health-status.rst b/docs/user/device-health-status.rst
index 7dfd4e4c..e1ea6b97 100644
--- a/docs/user/device-health-status.rst
+++ b/docs/user/device-health-status.rst
@@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ been crossed).
 
 Example: ping is by default a critical metric which is expected to be
 always 1 (reachable).
+
+``DEACTIVATED``
+---------------
+
+The device is deactivated. All active and passive checks are disabled.
diff --git a/docs/user/settings.rst b/docs/user/settings.rst
index 9490ff99..3fdf6380 100644
--- a/docs/user/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/user/settings.rst
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ By default, if devices are not reachable by pings they are flagged as
 ============ ==========================================================
 **type**:    ``dict``
 **default**: ``{'unknown': 'unknown', 'ok': 'ok', 'problem': 'problem',
-             'critical': 'critical'}``
+             'critical': 'critical', 'deactivated': 'deactivated'}``
 ============ ==========================================================
 
 This setting allows to change the health status labels, for example, if we
diff --git a/openwisp_monitoring/device/apps.py b/openwisp_monitoring/device/apps.py
index 84d0ab87..904709ab 100644
--- a/openwisp_monitoring/device/apps.py
+++ b/openwisp_monitoring/device/apps.py
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ def register_dashboard_items(self):
                     'problem': app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['problem'],
                     'critical': app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['critical'],
                     'unknown': app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['unknown'],
+                    'deactivated': app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['deactivated'],
                 },
             },
         )
diff --git a/openwisp_monitoring/device/base/models.py b/openwisp_monitoring/device/base/models.py
index 51dc8b26..1d263da4 100644
--- a/openwisp_monitoring/device/base/models.py
+++ b/openwisp_monitoring/device/base/models.py
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ class AbstractDeviceMonitoring(TimeStampedEditableModel):
         ('ok', _(app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['ok'])),
         ('problem', _(app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['problem'])),
         ('critical', _(app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['critical'])),
+        ('deactivated', _(app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['deactivated'])),
     )
     status = StatusField(
         _('health status'),
@@ -346,12 +347,14 @@ class AbstractDeviceMonitoring(TimeStampedEditableModel):
             '"{0}" means the device has been recently added; \n'
             '"{1}" means the device is operating normally; \n'
             '"{2}" means the device is having issues but it\'s still reachable; \n'
-            '"{3}" means the device is not reachable or in critical conditions;'
+            '"{3}" means the device is not reachable or in critical conditions;\n'
+            '"{4}" means the device is deactivated;'
         ).format(
             app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['unknown'],
             app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['ok'],
             app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['problem'],
             app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['critical'],
+            app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['deactivated'],
         ),
     )
 
diff --git a/openwisp_monitoring/device/migrations/0001_squashed_0002_devicemonitoring.py b/openwisp_monitoring/device/migrations/0001_squashed_0002_devicemonitoring.py
index 80279e23..d9cffe09 100644
--- a/openwisp_monitoring/device/migrations/0001_squashed_0002_devicemonitoring.py
+++ b/openwisp_monitoring/device/migrations/0001_squashed_0002_devicemonitoring.py
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                                 'critical',
                                 _(app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['critical']),
                             ),
+                            (
+                                'deactivated',
+                                _(app_settings.HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS['deactivated']),
+                            ),
                         ],
                         default='unknown',
                         db_index=True,
diff --git a/openwisp_monitoring/device/settings.py b/openwisp_monitoring/device/settings.py
index d239e3ea..23805176 100644
--- a/openwisp_monitoring/device/settings.py
+++ b/openwisp_monitoring/device/settings.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def get_health_status_labels():
             'ok': 'ok',
             'problem': 'problem',
             'critical': 'critical',
+            'deactivated': 'deactivated',
         },
     )
     try:
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def get_health_status_labels():
         assert 'ok' in labels
         assert 'problem' in labels
         assert 'critical' in labels
+        assert 'deactivated' in labels
     except AssertionError as e:  # pragma: no cover
         raise ImproperlyConfigured(
             'OPENWISP_MONITORING_HEALTH_STATUS_LABELS must contain the following '
diff --git a/openwisp_monitoring/device/static/monitoring/js/device-map.js b/openwisp_monitoring/device/static/monitoring/js/device-map.js
index 00fc8a15..986f4ceb 100644
--- a/openwisp_monitoring/device/static/monitoring/js/device-map.js
+++ b/openwisp_monitoring/device/static/monitoring/js/device-map.js
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
     const loadingOverlay = $('#device-map-container .ow-loading-spinner');
     const localStorageKey = 'ow-map-shown';
     const mapContainer = $('#device-map-container');
-    const statuses = ['critical', 'problem', 'ok', 'unknown'];
+    const statuses = ['critical', 'problem', 'ok', 'unknown', 'deactivated'];
     const colors = {
         ok: '#267126',
         problem: '#ffb442',
         critical: '#a72d1d',
         unknown: '#353c44',
+        deactivated: '#0000',
     };
     const getLocationDeviceUrl = function (pk) {
         return window._owGeoMapConfig.locationDeviceUrl.replace('000', pk);
diff --git a/tests/openwisp2/sample_device_monitoring/migrations/0001_initial.py b/tests/openwisp2/sample_device_monitoring/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 2ff29a4f..b3f08b09 100644
--- a/tests/openwisp2/sample_device_monitoring/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/tests/openwisp2/sample_device_monitoring/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                             ('ok', 'ok'),
                             ('problem', 'problem'),
                             ('critical', 'critical'),
+                            ('deactivated', 'deactivated'),
                         ],
                         db_index=True,
                         default='unknown',
                         help_text='"unknown" means the device has been recently added; \n'
                         '"ok" means the device is operating normally; \n'
                         '"problem" means the device is having issues but it\'s still reachable; \n'
-                        '"critical" means the device is not reachable or in critical conditions;',
+                        '"critical" means the device is not reachable or in critical conditions;\n'
+                        '"deactivated" means the device is deactivated;',
                         max_length=100,
                         no_check_for_status=True,
                         verbose_name='health status',