diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index 746c16dd5..1d111c6be 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -777,6 +777,47 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) ListUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeSuccessResponseJSON(w, econfigData)
 }
 
+// SetUserStatus - PUT /minio/admin/v1/set-user-status?accessKey=<access_key>&status=[enabled|disabled]
+func (a adminAPIHandlers) SetUserStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx := newContext(r, w, "SetUserStatus")
+
+	// Get current object layer instance.
+	objectAPI := newObjectLayerFn()
+	if objectAPI == nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(w, ErrServerNotInitialized, r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Validate request signature.
+	adminAPIErr := checkAdminRequestAuthType(r, "")
+	if adminAPIErr != ErrNone {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(w, adminAPIErr, r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Deny if WORM is enabled
+	if globalWORMEnabled {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(w, ErrMethodNotAllowed, r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	accessKey := vars["accessKey"]
+	status := vars["status"]
+
+	// Custom IAM policies not allowed for admin user.
+	if accessKey == globalServerConfig.GetCredential().AccessKey {
+		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrInvalidRequest, r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := globalIAMSys.SetUserStatus(accessKey, madmin.AccountStatus(status)); err != nil {
+		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(w, toAdminAPIErrCode(err), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 // AddUser - PUT /minio/admin/v1/add-user?accessKey=<access_key>
 func (a adminAPIHandlers) AddUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := newContext(r, w, "AddUser")
diff --git a/cmd/admin-router.go b/cmd/admin-router.go
index f9cb38190..7cd505d12 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-router.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-router.go
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ func registerAdminRouter(router *mux.Router) {
 	adminV1Router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/add-user").HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.AddUser)).Queries("accessKey", "{accessKey:.*}")
 	adminV1Router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/set-user-policy").HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.SetUserPolicy)).
 		Queries("accessKey", "{accessKey:.*}").Queries("name", "{name:.*}")
+	adminV1Router.Methods(http.MethodPut).Path("/set-user-status").HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.SetUserStatus)).
+		Queries("accessKey", "{accessKey:.*}").Queries("status", "{status:.*}")
 
 	// Remove policy IAM
 	adminV1Router.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path("/remove-canned-policy").HandlerFunc(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.RemoveCannedPolicy)).Queries("name", "{name:.*}")
diff --git a/cmd/iam.go b/cmd/iam.go
index 066f8a868..f6a8246c9 100644
--- a/cmd/iam.go
+++ b/cmd/iam.go
@@ -320,6 +320,55 @@ func (sys *IAMSys) ListUsers() (map[string]madmin.UserInfo, error) {
 	return users, nil
 }
 
+// SetUserStatus - sets current user status, supports disabled or enabled.
+func (sys *IAMSys) SetUserStatus(accessKey string, status madmin.AccountStatus) error {
+	objectAPI := newObjectLayerFn()
+	if objectAPI == nil {
+		return errServerNotInitialized
+	}
+
+	if status != madmin.AccountEnabled && status != madmin.AccountDisabled {
+		return errInvalidArgument
+	}
+
+	sys.Lock()
+	defer sys.Unlock()
+
+	cred, ok := sys.iamUsersMap[accessKey]
+	if !ok {
+		return errNoSuchUser
+	}
+
+	uinfo := madmin.UserInfo{
+		SecretKey: cred.SecretKey,
+		Status:    status,
+	}
+
+	configFile := pathJoin(iamConfigUsersPrefix, accessKey, iamIdentityFile)
+	data, err := json.Marshal(uinfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if globalEtcdClient != nil {
+		err = saveConfigEtcd(context.Background(), globalEtcdClient, configFile, data)
+	} else {
+		err = saveConfig(context.Background(), objectAPI, configFile, data)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	sys.iamUsersMap[accessKey] = auth.Credentials{
+		AccessKey: accessKey,
+		SecretKey: uinfo.SecretKey,
+		Status:    string(uinfo.Status),
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SetUser - set user credentials.
 func (sys *IAMSys) SetUser(accessKey string, uinfo madmin.UserInfo) error {
 	objectAPI := newObjectLayerFn()
diff --git a/pkg/madmin/user-commands.go b/pkg/madmin/user-commands.go
index e0337b709..a413f7d69 100644
--- a/pkg/madmin/user-commands.go
+++ b/pkg/madmin/user-commands.go
@@ -163,3 +163,29 @@ func (adm *AdminClient) SetUserPolicy(accessKey, policyName string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// SetUserStatus - adds a status for a user.
+func (adm *AdminClient) SetUserStatus(accessKey string, status AccountStatus) error {
+	queryValues := url.Values{}
+	queryValues.Set("accessKey", accessKey)
+	queryValues.Set("status", string(status))
+
+	reqData := requestData{
+		relPath:     "/v1/set-user-status",
+		queryValues: queryValues,
+	}
+
+	// Execute PUT on /minio/admin/v1/set-user-status to set status.
+	resp, err := adm.executeMethod("PUT", reqData)
+
+	defer closeResponse(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return httpRespToErrorResponse(resp)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}