diff --git a/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts b/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts
index 804f37684..e24c0f47d 100644
--- a/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts
+++ b/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export default class ItemsController extends BaseController {
 
       check('category_id').optional({ nullable: true }).isInt().toInt(),
       check('note').optional(),
+      check('active').optional().isBoolean().toBoolean(),
 
       check('media_ids').optional().isArray(),
       check('media_ids.*').exists().isNumeric().toInt(),
diff --git a/server/src/database/migrations/20190822214306_create_items_table.js b/server/src/database/migrations/20190822214306_create_items_table.js
index b85d66e7d..83f03280a 100644
--- a/server/src/database/migrations/20190822214306_create_items_table.js
+++ b/server/src/database/migrations/20190822214306_create_items_table.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ exports.up = function (knex) {
     table.text('purchase_description').nullable();
     table.integer('quantity_on_hand');
     table.text('note').nullable();
+    table.boolean('active');
     table.integer('category_id').unsigned().index().references('id').inTable('items_categories');
     table.integer('user_id').unsigned().index();
     table.timestamps();
diff --git a/server/src/interfaces/Item.ts b/server/src/interfaces/Item.ts
index 2726fbae0..f5cf5726f 100644
--- a/server/src/interfaces/Item.ts
+++ b/server/src/interfaces/Item.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface IItem{
 
   quantityOnHand: number,
   note: string,
+  active: boolean,
 
   categoryId: number,
   userId: number,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export interface IItemDTO {
 
   quantityOnHand: number,
   note: string,
+  active: boolean,
 
   categoryId: number,
 }
diff --git a/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts b/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts
index 3597219c4..298cb3468 100644
--- a/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { difference } from "lodash";
+import { defaultTo, difference } from "lodash";
 import { Service, Inject } from "typedi";
 import { IItemsFilter, IItemsService, IItemDTO, IItem } from 'interfaces';
 import DynamicListingService from 'services/DynamicListing/DynamicListService';
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ export default class ItemsService implements IItemsService {
     if (itemDTO.inventoryAccountId) {
       await this.validateItemInventoryAccountExistance(tenantId, itemDTO.inventoryAccountId);
     }
-    const storedItem = await Item.query().insertAndFetch({ ...itemDTO });
+    const storedItem = await Item.query().insertAndFetch({
+      ...itemDTO,
+      active: defaultTo(itemDTO.active, 1),
+    });
     this.logger.info('[items] item inserted successfully.', { tenantId, itemDTO });
 
     return storedItem;