diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/SyncService.php b/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/SyncService.php
index ee68a4a26ec68..5bd92015ad709 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/SyncService.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/CardDAV/SyncService.php
@@ -270,18 +270,22 @@ public function updateUser($user) {
 
 		$cardId = "$name:$userId.vcf";
 		$card = $this->backend->getCard($addressBookId, $cardId);
-		if ($card === false) {
-			$vCard = $converter->createCardFromUser($user);
-			if ($vCard !== null) {
-				$this->backend->createCard($addressBookId, $cardId, $vCard->serialize());
-			}
-		} else {
-			$vCard = $converter->createCardFromUser($user);
-			if (is_null($vCard)) {
-				$this->backend->deleteCard($addressBookId, $cardId);
+		if ($user->isEnabled()) {
+			if ($card === false) {
+				$vCard = $converter->createCardFromUser($user);
+				if ($vCard !== null) {
+					$this->backend->createCard($addressBookId, $cardId, $vCard->serialize());
+				}
 			} else {
-				$this->backend->updateCard($addressBookId, $cardId, $vCard->serialize());
+				$vCard = $converter->createCardFromUser($user);
+				if (is_null($vCard)) {
+					$this->backend->deleteCard($addressBookId, $cardId);
+				} else {
+					$this->backend->updateCard($addressBookId, $cardId, $vCard->serialize());
+				}
 			}
+		} else {
+			$this->backend->deleteCard($addressBookId, $cardId);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/SyncServiceTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/SyncServiceTest.php
index 1ca27d61ce482..fb8c2775ed27a 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/SyncServiceTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/CardDAV/SyncServiceTest.php
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public function testUpdateAndDeleteUser() {
 		$user->method('getUID')->willReturn('test-user');
 		$user->method('getCloudId')->willReturn('cloudId');
 		$user->method('getDisplayName')->willReturn('test-user');
+		$user->method('isEnabled')->willReturn(true);
 		$accountManager = $this->getMockBuilder(AccountManager::class)->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
 		$accountManager->expects($this->any())->method('getUser')
 			->willReturn([