diff --git a/changelog.d/delete-status-of-banned-user.fix b/changelog.d/delete-status-of-banned-user.fix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fa6a29d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/delete-status-of-banned-user.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix error 404 when deleting status of a banned user
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
index 89cc0d6fe..65d08de49 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api.ex
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
 
   def delete(activity_id, user) do
     with {_, %Activity{data: %{"object" => _, "type" => "Create"}} = activity} <-
-           {:find_activity, Activity.get_by_id(activity_id)},
+           {:find_activity, Activity.get_by_id(activity_id, filter: [])},
          {_, %Object{} = object, _} <-
            {:find_object, Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false), activity},
          true <- User.privileged?(user, :messages_delete) || user.ap_id == object.data["actor"],
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
index 3112d831b..968e11a14 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
@@ -393,6 +393,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       refute Activity.get_by_id(post.id)
     end
+
+    test "it allows privileged users to delete banned user's posts" do
+      clear_config([:instance, :moderator_privileges], [:messages_delete])
+      user = insert(:user)
+      moderator = insert(:user, is_moderator: true)
+
+      {:ok, post} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "namu amida butsu"})
+      User.set_activation(user, false)
+
+      assert {:ok, delete} = CommonAPI.delete(post.id, moderator)
+      assert delete.local
+
+      refute Activity.get_by_id(post.id)
+    end
   end
 
   test "favoriting race condition" do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index 1e8979127..4f434cb69 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -1018,6 +1018,27 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.StatusControllerTest do
 
       refute Activity.get_by_id(activity.id)
     end
+
+    test "when you're privileged and the user is banned", %{conn: conn} do
+      clear_config([:instance, :moderator_privileges], [:messages_delete])
+      posting_user = insert(:user, is_active: false)
+      refute posting_user.is_active
+      activity = insert(:note_activity, user: posting_user)
+      user = insert(:user, is_moderator: true)
+
+      res_conn =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+        |> assign(:token, insert(:oauth_token, user: user, scopes: ["write:statuses"]))
+        |> delete("/api/v1/statuses/#{activity.id}")
+
+      assert %{} = json_response_and_validate_schema(res_conn, 200)
+
+      assert ModerationLog |> Repo.one() |> ModerationLog.get_log_entry_message() ==
+               "@#{user.nickname} deleted status ##{activity.id}"
+
+      refute Activity.get_by_id(activity.id)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "reblogging" do