diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribers.php b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribers.php
index 7668554d7b..8df2974004 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribers.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribers.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace MailPoet\API\JSON\v1;
 
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\Endpoint as APIEndpoint;
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\Error as APIError;
+use MailPoet\API\JSON\Response;
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\ResponseBuilders\ScheduledTaskSubscriberResponseBuilder;
 use MailPoet\Config\AccessControl;
 use MailPoet\Cron\CronHelper;
@@ -125,12 +126,17 @@ class SendingTaskSubscribers extends APIEndpoint {
       ]);
     }
 
+    if ($newsletter->canBeSetActive() && $newsletter->getStatus() !== NewsletterEntity::STATUS_ACTIVE) {
+      return $this->errorResponse([
+        APIError::BAD_REQUEST => __('Failed to resend! The email is not active. Please activate it first.', 'mailpoet'),
+      ], [], Response::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+
     $taskSubscriber->resetToUnprocessed();
     $taskSubscriber->getTask()->setStatus(null);
-    $newsletter->setStatus(
-      $newsletter->canBeSetActive() ? NewsletterEntity::STATUS_ACTIVE : NewsletterEntity::STATUS_SENDING
-    );
-
+    if (!$newsletter->canBeSetActive()) {
+      $newsletter->setStatus(NewsletterEntity::STATUS_SENDING);
+    }
     // Each repository flushes all changes
     $this->scheduledTaskSubscribersRepository->flush();
     return $this->successResponse([]);
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribersTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribersTest.php
index 2e46135ad7..d672b46844 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribersTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/API/JSON/v1/SendingTaskSubscribersTest.php
@@ -244,4 +244,32 @@ class SendingTaskSubscribersTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     verify($failedSubscriberTask->getProcessed())->equals(0);
     verify($failedSubscriberTask->getFailed())->equals(0);
   }
+
+  public function testItPreventResendingInactiveAutomationEmail() {
+    $newsletter = (new NewsletterFactory())->withSubject('My Automatic Newsletter')
+      ->withType(NewsletterEntity::TYPE_AUTOMATION)
+      ->withStatus(NewsletterEntity::STATUS_DRAFT)
+      ->withBody(Fixtures::get('newsletter_body_template'))
+      ->withSendingQueue()
+      ->create();
+
+    $queue = $newsletter->getLatestQueue();
+    $task = $queue->getTask();
+
+    $failedSubscriber = $this->subscriberFactory
+      ->withEmail('failed2@example.com')
+      ->withFirstName('Failed')
+      ->withLastName('Test')
+      ->create();
+    $this->taskSubscriberFactory->createFailed($task, $failedSubscriber, 'Something went wrong!');
+
+    $res = $this->endpoint->resend([
+      'taskId' => $task->getId(),
+      'subscriberId' => $failedSubscriber->getId(),
+    ]);
+
+    verify($res->status)->equals(APIResponse::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+    verify($res->errors[0]['message'])
+      ->equals('Failed to resend! The email is not active. Please activate it first.');
+  }
 }