diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/Users/UpdateUserApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/Users/UpdateUserApiTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81c1154648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/Users/UpdateUserApiTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Api\Users;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Tests\Support\InteractsWithSettings;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use Tests\Support\InteractsWithAuthentication;
+
+
+class UpdateUserApiTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use InteractsWithSettings;
+    use InteractsWithAuthentication;
+
+    public function testApiUsersCanBeActivatedWithNumber()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => 0]);
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi($admin)
+            ->patch(route('api.users.update', $user), [
+                'activated' => 1,
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $user->refresh()->activated);
+    }
+
+    public function testApiUsersCanBeActivatedWithBooleanTrue()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => false]);
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi($admin)
+            ->patch(route('api.users.update', $user), [
+                'activated' => true,
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $user->refresh()->activated);
+    }
+
+    public function testApiUsersCanBeDeactivatedWithNumber()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => true]);
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi($admin)
+            ->patch(route('api.users.update', $user), [
+                'activated' => 0,
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $user->refresh()->activated);
+    }
+
+    public function testApiUsersCanBeDeactivatedWithBooleanFalse()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => true]);
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi($admin)
+            ->patch(route('api.users.update', $user), [
+                'activated' => false,
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $user->refresh()->activated);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Users/UpdateUserTest.php b/tests/Feature/Users/UpdateUserTest.php
index 0066788f07..92245059ef 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Users/UpdateUserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Users/UpdateUserTest.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
 {
     use InteractsWithSettings;
 
-    public function testUsersCanBeActivated()
+    public function testUsersCanBeActivatedWithNumber()
     {
         $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
-        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => false]);
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => 0]);
 
         $this->actingAs($admin)
             ->put(route('users.update', $user), [
@@ -25,7 +25,22 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(1, $user->refresh()->activated);
     }
 
-    public function testUsersCanBeDeactivated()
+    public function testUsersCanBeActivatedWithBooleanTrue()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => false]);
+
+        $this->actingAs($admin)
+            ->put(route('users.update', $user), [
+                'first_name' => $user->first_name,
+                'username' => $user->username,
+                'activated' => true,
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $user->refresh()->activated);
+    }
+
+    public function testUsersCanBeDeactivatedWithNumber()
     {
         $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
         $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => true]);
@@ -34,9 +49,22 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
             ->put(route('users.update', $user), [
                 'first_name' => $user->first_name,
                 'username' => $user->username,
-                // checkboxes that are not checked are
-                // not included in the request payload
-                // 'activated' => 0,
+                'activated' => 0,
+            ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $user->refresh()->activated);
+    }
+
+    public function testUsersCanBeDeactivatedWithBooleanFalse()
+    {
+        $admin = User::factory()->superuser()->create();
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['activated' => true]);
+
+        $this->actingAs($admin)
+            ->put(route('users.update', $user), [
+                'first_name' => $user->first_name,
+                'username' => $user->username,
+                'activated' => false,
             ]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(0, $user->refresh()->activated);
@@ -50,10 +78,6 @@ class UpdateUserTest extends TestCase
             ->put(route('users.update', $admin), [
                 'first_name' => $admin->first_name,
                 'username' => $admin->username,
-                // checkboxes that are disabled are not
-                // included in the request payload
-                // even if they are checked
-                // 'activated' => 0,
             ]);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $admin->refresh()->activated);