diff --git a/lib/Segments/WP.php b/lib/Segments/WP.php
index 039c90d367..857add0e94 100644
--- a/lib/Segments/WP.php
+++ b/lib/Segments/WP.php
@@ -235,5 +235,18 @@ class WP {
       WHERE `wp_user_id` IS NOT NULL AND `status` = "subscribed" AND `confirmed_at` IS NULL AND clicks.id IS NULL AND opens.id IS NULL
     ';
     $wpdb->query(sprintf($query, Subscriber::$_table, StatisticsClicks::$_table, StatisticsOpens::$_table, $wpdb->usermeta));
+
+
+    $column_exists = $wpdb->query(sprintf('SHOW COLUMNS FROM `%s` LIKE "user_status"', $wpdb->users));
+    if ($column_exists) {
+      $query = '
+      UPDATE %s as subscribers
+      JOIN %s as users ON users.ID=subscribers.wp_user_id
+      SET `status` = "unconfirmed"
+      WHERE `status` = "subscribed" AND users.user_status = 2
+    ';
+      $wpdb->query(sprintf($query, Subscriber::$_table, $wpdb->users));
+    }
+
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/Segments/WPTest.php b/tests/integration/Segments/WPTest.php
index 9f9643507e..fd1371ca5c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Segments/WPTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Segments/WPTest.php
@@ -282,6 +282,23 @@ class WPTest extends \MailPoetTest  {
     expect($db_subscriber->status)->equals(Subscriber::STATUS_UNCONFIRMED);
   }
 
+  function testItMarksSpammySubscribersWithUserStatus2AsUnconfirmed() {
+    global $wpdb;
+    $random_number = rand();
+    $id = $this->insertUser($random_number);
+    $subscriber = Subscriber::createOrUpdate([
+      'email' => 'user-sync-test' . $random_number . '@example.com',
+      'status' => Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED,
+      'wp_user_id' => $id,
+    ]);
+    wp_update_user(['ID' => $id, 'user_status' => 2]);
+    $db = \ORM::getDb();
+    $db->exec(sprintf('UPDATE %s SET `user_status` = 2 WHERE ID = %s', $wpdb->users, $id));
+    WP::synchronizeUsers();
+    $db_subscriber = Subscriber::findOne($subscriber->id);
+    expect($db_subscriber->status)->equals(Subscriber::STATUS_UNCONFIRMED);
+  }
+
   function _before() {
     parent::_before();
     $this->cleanData();