diff --git a/lib/core/versions/1.0/DocumentComposer.ts b/lib/core/versions/1.0/DocumentComposer.ts
index ebd826eef..673d23c9e 100644
--- a/lib/core/versions/1.0/DocumentComposer.ts
+++ b/lib/core/versions/1.0/DocumentComposer.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ export default class DocumentComposer {
       method: {
         published
       },
-      canonicalId: did
+      canonicalId: did,
+      deactivated: true
     };
     return {
       '@context': DocumentComposer.resolutionObjectContextUrl,
diff --git a/lib/core/versions/latest/DocumentComposer.ts b/lib/core/versions/latest/DocumentComposer.ts
index ebd826eef..673d23c9e 100644
--- a/lib/core/versions/latest/DocumentComposer.ts
+++ b/lib/core/versions/latest/DocumentComposer.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ export default class DocumentComposer {
       method: {
         published
       },
-      canonicalId: did
+      canonicalId: did,
+      deactivated: true
     };
     return {
       '@context': DocumentComposer.resolutionObjectContextUrl,
diff --git a/tests/core/DocumentComposer.spec.ts b/tests/core/DocumentComposer.spec.ts
index f330e86cb..e064159b0 100644
--- a/tests/core/DocumentComposer.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/core/DocumentComposer.spec.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ describe('DocumentComposer', async () => {
         method: {
           published
         },
-        canonicalId: 'did:method:suffix'
+        canonicalId: 'did:method:suffix',
+        deactivated: true
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts b/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts
index dd1ebbf6d..9f6b54fcd 100644
--- a/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/core/RequestHandler.spec.ts
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ describe('RequestHandler', () => {
       const response = await requestHandler.handleResolveRequest(anyDid);
 
       expect(response.status).toEqual(ResponseStatus.Deactivated);
+      expect(response.body.didDocumentMetadata.deactivated).toEqual(true);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/vectors/resolution/afterDeactivate.json b/tests/vectors/resolution/afterDeactivate.json
index 7a47fdce0..239bf656a 100644
--- a/tests/vectors/resolution/afterDeactivate.json
+++ b/tests/vectors/resolution/afterDeactivate.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     ] 
   },
   "didDocumentMetadata": {
+    "deactivated": true,
     "method": {
       "published": true
     },