diff --git a/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts b/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts
index b0f83caec..004d16fc6 100644
--- a/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts
+++ b/server/src/api/controllers/Items.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ export default class ItemsController extends BaseController {
       asyncMiddleware(this.newItem.bind(this)),
       this.handlerServiceErrors,
     );
+    router.post(
+      '/:id/activate', [
+      ...this.validateSpecificItemSchema,
+    ],
+      this.validationResult,
+      asyncMiddleware(this.activateItem.bind(this)),
+      this.handlerServiceErrors
+    );
+    router.post(
+      '/:id/inactivate', [
+        ...this.validateSpecificItemSchema,
+    ],
+      this.validationResult,
+      asyncMiddleware(this.inactivateItem.bind(this)),
+      this.handlerServiceErrors,
+    )
     router.post(
       '/:id', [
       ...this.validateItemSchema,
@@ -226,6 +242,50 @@ export default class ItemsController extends BaseController {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Activates the given item.
+   * @param {Request} req 
+   * @param {Response} res 
+   * @param {NextFunction} next 
+   */
+  async activateItem(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
+    const { tenantId } = req;
+    const itemId: number = req.params.id;
+
+    try {
+      await this.itemsService.activateItem(tenantId, itemId);
+
+      return res.status(200).send({
+        id: itemId,
+        message: 'The item has been activated successfully.',
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Inactivates the given item.
+   * @param {Request} req 
+   * @param {Response} res 
+   * @param {NextFunction} next 
+   */
+  async inactivateItem(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
+    const { tenantId } = req;
+    const itemId: number = req.params.id;
+
+    try {
+      await this.itemsService.inactivateItem(tenantId, itemId);
+
+      return res.status(200).send({
+        id: itemId,
+        message: 'The item has been inactivated successfully.',
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Deletes the given item from the storage.
    * @param {Request} req 
diff --git a/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts b/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts
index 4e8394579..430aa4e2a 100644
--- a/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/Items/ItemsService.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,40 @@ export default class ItemsService implements IItemsService {
     await Item.query().findById(itemId).delete();
     this.logger.info('[items] deleted successfully.', { tenantId, itemId });
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Activates the given item on the storage.
+   * @param {number} tenantId -
+   * @param {number} itemId -
+   * @return {Promise<void>}
+   */
+  public async activateItem(tenantId: number, itemId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const { Item } = this.tenancy.models(tenantId);
+
+    this.logger.info('[items] trying to activate the given item.', { tenantId, itemId });
+    const item = await this.getItemOrThrowError(tenantId, itemId);
+
+    await Item.query().findById(itemId).patch({ active: true });
+
+    this.logger.info('[items] activated successfully.', { tenantId, itemId });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Inactivates the given item on the storage.
+   * @param {number} tenantId 
+   * @param {number} itemId 
+   * @return {Promise<void>}
+   */
+   public async inactivateItem(tenantId: number, itemId: number): Promise<void> {
+    const { Item } = this.tenancy.models(tenantId);
+
+    this.logger.info('[items] trying to inactivate the given item.', { tenantId, itemId });
+    const item = await this.getItemOrThrowError(tenantId, itemId);
+
+    await Item.query().findById(itemId).patch({ active: false });
+
+    this.logger.info('[items] activated successfully.', { tenantId, itemId });
+  }
 
   /**
    * Retrieve the item details of the given id with associated details.