diff --git a/ereuse_devicehub/resources/action/schemas.py b/ereuse_devicehub/resources/action/schemas.py
index 8671b5a8..3d8070a9 100644
--- a/ereuse_devicehub/resources/action/schemas.py
+++ b/ereuse_devicehub/resources/action/schemas.py
@@ -833,6 +833,11 @@ class TransferOwnershipBlockchain(Trade):
 class Delete(ActionWithMultipleDevices):
     __doc__ = m.Delete.__doc__
 
+    @post_load
+    def deactivate_device(self, data):
+        for dev in data['devices']:
+            dev.active = False
+
 
 class Migrate(ActionWithMultipleDevices):
     __doc__ = m.Migrate.__doc__
diff --git a/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/models.py b/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/models.py
index a0917bef..fd04bfa5 100644
--- a/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/models.py
+++ b/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/models.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class Device(Thing):
     allocated.comment = "device is allocated or not."
     devicehub_id = db.Column(db.CIText(), nullable=True, unique=True, default=create_code)
     devicehub_id.comment = "device have a unique code."
+    active = db.Column(Boolean, default=True)
 
     _NON_PHYSICAL_PROPS = {
         'id',
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ class Device(Thing):
         'sku',
         'image',
         'allocated',
-        'devicehub_id'
+        'devicehub_id',
+        'active'
     }
 
     __table_args__ = (
diff --git a/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/views.py b/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/views.py
index b046b49d..52805c77 100644
--- a/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/views.py
+++ b/ereuse_devicehub/resources/device/views.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Filters(query.Query):
     # due to having multiple paths to the same
     lot = query.Join((Device.id == LotDeviceDescendants.device_id),
                      LotQ)
+    active = True
 
 
 class Sorting(query.Sort):
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ class DeviceView(View):
         return super().get(id)
 
     def patch(self, id):
-        dev = Device.query.filter_by(id=id, owner_id=g.user.id).one()
+        dev = Device.query.filter_by(id=id, owner_id=g.user.id, active=True).one()
         if isinstance(dev, Computer):
             resource_def = app.resources['Computer']
             # TODO check how to handle the 'actions_one'
@@ -129,12 +130,12 @@ class DeviceView(View):
             return self.one_private(id)
 
     def one_public(self, id: int):
-        device = Device.query.filter_by(devicehub_id=id).one()
+        device = Device.query.filter_by(devicehub_id=id, active=True).one()
         return render_template('devices/layout.html', device=device, states=states)
 
     @auth.Auth.requires_auth
     def one_private(self, id: str):
-        device = Device.query.filter_by(devicehub_id=id, owner_id=g.user.id).first()
+        device = Device.query.filter_by(devicehub_id=id, owner_id=g.user.id, active=True).first()
         if not device:
             return self.one_public(id)
         return self.schema.jsonify(device)
diff --git a/tests/test_action.py b/tests/test_action.py
index 5173a605..ecd4cfed 100644
--- a/tests/test_action.py
+++ b/tests/test_action.py
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ def test_delete_devices(user: UserClient):
    
     action, _ = user.post(res=models.Action, data=request)
 
-    user.get(res=Device, item=snap['device']['devicehubID'])
+    user.get(res=Device, item=snap['device']['devicehubID'], status=404)
     db_device = Device.query.filter_by(id=snap['device']['id']).one()
 
     action_delete = sorted(db_device.actions, key=lambda x: x.created)[-1]