diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts
index 7b3b3b4715..0f1e2db125 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Component from '@ember/component';
-import ComputedProperty, { equal } from '@ember/object/computed';
+import ComputedProperty, { equal, not } from '@ember/object/computed';
 import { getProperties, computed } from '@ember/object';
 import { assert } from '@ember/debug';
 
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
 
   classNames = ['dataset-author-record'];
 
-  classNameBindings = ['isConfirmedSuggestedOwner:dataset-author-record--disabled'];
+  classNameBindings = [
+    'isConfirmedSuggestedOwner:dataset-author-record--disabled',
+    'isOwnerInActive:dataset-author-record--inactive'
+  ];
 
   /**
    * The owner record being rendered
@@ -71,23 +74,28 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
    */
   isOwnerMutable: ComputedProperty<boolean> = equal('owner.source', OwnerSource.Ui);
 
+  /**
+   * Negates the owner attribute flag `isActive`, indicating owner record is considered inactive
+   * @type {ComputedProperty<boolean>}
+   * @memberOf DatasetAuthor
+   */
+  isOwnerInActive: ComputedProperty<boolean> = not('owner.isActive');
+
   /**
    * Determines if the owner record is a system suggested owner and if this record is confirmed by a user
    * @type {ComputedProperty<boolean>}
    * @memberof DatasetAuthor
    */
-  isConfirmedSuggestedOwner: ComputedProperty<boolean> = computed('commonOwners', function(this: DatasetAuthor) {
+  isConfirmedSuggestedOwner: ComputedProperty<boolean> = computed('commonOwners', function(
+    this: DatasetAuthor
+  ): boolean {
     const { commonOwners, isOwnerMutable, owner: { userName } } = getProperties(this, [
       'commonOwners',
       'isOwnerMutable',
       'owner'
     ]);
 
-    if (!isOwnerMutable) {
-      return commonOwners.findBy('userName', userName);
-    }
-
-    return false;
+    return isOwnerMutable ? false : !!commonOwners.findBy('userName', userName);
   });
 
   constructor() {
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/constants/datasets/owner.ts b/wherehows-web/app/constants/datasets/owner.ts
index 114e8bf2fd..ae97deeacb 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/constants/datasets/owner.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/constants/datasets/owner.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ const defaultOwnerProps: IOwner = {
   sortId: 0,
   source: OwnerSource.Ui,
   confirmedBy: null,
-  idType: OwnerIdType.User
+  idType: OwnerIdType.User,
+  isActive: true
 };
 
 export {
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/styles/components/dataset-author/_dataset-author.scss b/wherehows-web/app/styles/components/dataset-author/_dataset-author.scss
index 23aa697ac2..196524e666 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/styles/components/dataset-author/_dataset-author.scss
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/styles/components/dataset-author/_dataset-author.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$owner-list-issue-color: set-color(red, maroonflush);
-
 .dataset-author {
   margin-top: item-spacing(7);
 
@@ -21,10 +19,20 @@ $owner-list-issue-color: set-color(red, maroonflush);
     pointer-events: none;
   }
 
+  &--inactive {
+    text-decoration: line-through;
+  }
+
   &#{&} &__action {
     &--disabled {
       background-color: set-color(grey, mid);
     }
+
+    &--inactive {
+      background-color: set-color(red, maroonflush);
+      outline: none;
+      pointer-events: none;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
index d02e081ffe..80f2d0cec9 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 <td>
   {{user-avatar userName=owner.userName}}
+
   {{owner.userName}}
+
+  {{#if isOwnerInActive}}
+
+    <button class="nacho-button nacho-button--small dataset-author-record__action--inactive">
+      Inactive
+    </button>
+
+  {{/if}}
 </td>
 
 <td>
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs
index 2a1ccb52c6..2919ea8108 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 <p class="dataset-author__required-count">
   {{#if requiredMinNotConfirmed}}
 
-    Add <strong>at least {{ownersRequiredCount}}</strong> owner(s) with ID Type - <code>USER</code>
-    and Ownership Type - <code>Data Owner</code>
+    Add <strong>{{ownersRequiredCount}}</strong> owner(s) with ID Type - <code>USER</code>
+    , Ownership Type - <code>Data Owner</code>, and who is also <code>Active</code>
 
   {{/if}}
 </p>
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/typings/api/datasets/owners.d.ts b/wherehows-web/app/typings/api/datasets/owners.d.ts
index 564d38eb49..f6003e1db3 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/typings/api/datasets/owners.d.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/typings/api/datasets/owners.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface IOwner {
   confirmedBy: null | string;
   email: null | string;
   idType: OwnerIdType;
-  isActive?: boolean;
+  isActive: boolean;
   isGroup: boolean;
   modifiedTime?: number | Date;
   name: string;
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/utils/api/datasets/owners.ts b/wherehows-web/app/utils/api/datasets/owners.ts
index c8d629f7d5..5ee01e53e2 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/utils/api/datasets/owners.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/utils/api/datasets/owners.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from 'wherehows-web/typings/api/datasets/party-entities';
 import { IOwner, IOwnerPostResponse, IOwnerResponse } from 'wherehows-web/typings/api/datasets/owners';
 import { getJSON, postJSON } from 'wherehows-web/utils/api/fetcher';
+import { arrayFilter } from 'wherehows-web/utils/array';
 
 /**
  * Defines a string enum for valid owner types
@@ -184,14 +185,18 @@ const readPartyEntitiesMap = (partyEntities: Array<IPartyEntity>): IUserEntityMa
   );
 
 /**
- * Filters out a list of valid confirmed owners in a list of owners
- * @param {Array<IOwner>} [owners=[]] the owners to filter
- * @returns {Array<IOwner>}
+ * Given an IOwner object, determines if it qualifies as a valid confirmed owner
+ * @param {IOwner}
+ * @return {boolean}
  */
-const validConfirmedOwners = (owners: Array<IOwner> = []): Array<IOwner> =>
-  owners.filter(
-    ({ confirmedBy, type, idType }) => confirmedBy && type === OwnerType.Owner && idType === OwnerIdType.User
-  );
+const isValidConfirmedOwner = ({ confirmedBy, type, idType, isActive }: IOwner): boolean =>
+  !!confirmedBy && type === OwnerType.Owner && idType === OwnerIdType.User && isActive;
+
+/**
+ * Filters out a list of valid confirmed owners in a list of owners
+ * @type {(array: Array<IOwner> = []) => Array<IOwner>}
+ */
+const validConfirmedOwners = arrayFilter(isValidConfirmedOwner);
 
 /**
  * Checks that the required minimum number of confirmed users is met with the type Owner and idType User