diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/User/DeletedUsersIndex.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/User/DeletedUsersIndex.php
index 1e057987eef01..d679ca86d93ac 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/User/DeletedUsersIndex.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/User/DeletedUsersIndex.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 namespace OCA\User_LDAP\User;
 
 use OCA\User_LDAP\Mapping\UserMapping;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\Share\IManager;
 
 /**
@@ -31,24 +32,16 @@
  * @package OCA\User_LDAP
  */
 class DeletedUsersIndex {
-	/**
-	 * @var \OCP\IConfig $config
-	 */
-	protected $config;
-
-	/**
-	 * @var \OCA\User_LDAP\Mapping\UserMapping $mapping
-	 */
-	protected $mapping;
+	protected IConfig $config;
+	protected UserMapping $mapping;
+	protected ?array $deletedUsers = null;
+	private IManager $shareManager;
 
-	/**
-	 * @var array $deletedUsers
-	 */
-	protected $deletedUsers;
-	/** @var IManager */
-	private $shareManager;
-
-	public function __construct(\OCP\IConfig $config, UserMapping $mapping, IManager $shareManager) {
+	public function __construct(
+		IConfig $config,
+		UserMapping $mapping,
+		IManager $shareManager
+	) {
 		$this->config = $config;
 		$this->mapping = $mapping;
 		$this->shareManager = $shareManager;
@@ -56,11 +49,10 @@ public function __construct(\OCP\IConfig $config, UserMapping $mapping, IManager
 
 	/**
 	 * reads LDAP users marked as deleted from the database
-	 * @return \OCA\User_LDAP\User\OfflineUser[]
+	 * @return OfflineUser[]
 	 */
-	private function fetchDeletedUsers() {
-		$deletedUsers = $this->config->getUsersForUserValue(
-			'user_ldap', 'isDeleted', '1');
+	private function fetchDeletedUsers(): array {
+		$deletedUsers = $this->config->getUsersForUserValue('user_ldap', 'isDeleted', '1');
 
 		$userObjects = [];
 		foreach ($deletedUsers as $user) {
@@ -73,9 +65,9 @@ private function fetchDeletedUsers() {
 
 	/**
 	 * returns all LDAP users that are marked as deleted
-	 * @return \OCA\User_LDAP\User\OfflineUser[]
+	 * @return OfflineUser[]
 	 */
-	public function getUsers() {
+	public function getUsers(): array {
 		if (is_array($this->deletedUsers)) {
 			return $this->deletedUsers;
 		}
@@ -84,9 +76,8 @@ public function getUsers() {
 
 	/**
 	 * whether at least one user was detected as deleted
-	 * @return bool
 	 */
-	public function hasUsers() {
+	public function hasUsers(): bool {
 		if (!is_array($this->deletedUsers)) {
 			$this->fetchDeletedUsers();
 		}
@@ -96,12 +87,10 @@ public function hasUsers() {
 	/**
 	 * marks a user as deleted
 	 *
-	 * @param string $ocName
 	 * @throws \OCP\PreConditionNotMetException
 	 */
-	public function markUser($ocName) {
-		$curValue = $this->config->getUserValue($ocName, 'user_ldap', 'isDeleted', '0');
-		if ($curValue === '1') {
+	public function markUser(string $ocName): void {
+		if ($this->isUserMarked($ocName)) {
 			// the user is already marked, do not write to DB again
 			return;
 		}
@@ -109,4 +98,8 @@ public function markUser($ocName) {
 		$this->config->setUserValue($ocName, 'user_ldap', 'foundDeleted', (string)time());
 		$this->deletedUsers = null;
 	}
+
+	public function isUserMarked(string $ocName): bool {
+		return ($this->config->getUserValue($ocName, 'user_ldap', 'isDeleted', '0') === '1');
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_LDAP.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_LDAP.php
index 772b2f4609517..bf317f1b95b86 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_LDAP.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_LDAP.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 use OC\User\Backend;
 use OC\User\NoUserException;
 use OCA\User_LDAP\Exceptions\NotOnLDAP;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\User\DeletedUsersIndex;
 use OCA\User_LDAP\User\OfflineUser;
 use OCA\User_LDAP\User\User;
 use OCP\IConfig;
@@ -50,10 +51,11 @@
 use OCP\Notification\IManager as INotificationManager;
 use OCP\User\Backend\ICountMappedUsersBackend;
 use OCP\User\Backend\ICountUsersBackend;
+use OCP\User\Backend\IProvideEnabledStateBackend;
 use OCP\UserInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
-class User_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements IUserBackend, UserInterface, IUserLDAP, ICountUsersBackend, ICountMappedUsersBackend {
+class User_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements IUserBackend, UserInterface, IUserLDAP, ICountUsersBackend, ICountMappedUsersBackend, IProvideEnabledStateBackend {
 	/** @var \OCP\IConfig */
 	protected $ocConfig;
 
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ class User_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements IUserBackend, UserInterface, I
 	/** @var LoggerInterface */
 	protected $logger;
 
+	protected DeletedUsersIndex $deletedUsersIndex;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param Access $access
 	 * @param \OCP\IConfig $ocConfig
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ public function __construct(Access $access, IConfig $ocConfig, INotificationMana
 		$this->notificationManager = $notificationManager;
 		$this->userPluginManager = $userPluginManager;
 		$this->logger = \OC::$server->get(LoggerInterface::class);
+		$this->deletedUsersIndex = \OC::$server->get(DeletedUsersIndex::class);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -392,13 +397,13 @@ public function deleteUser($uid) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$marked = (int)$this->ocConfig->getUserValue($uid, 'user_ldap', 'isDeleted', 0);
-		if ($marked === 0) {
+		$marked = $this->deletedUsersIndex->isUserMarked($uid);
+		if (!$marked) {
 			try {
 				$user = $this->access->userManager->get($uid);
 				if (($user instanceof User) && !$this->userExistsOnLDAP($uid, true)) {
 					$user->markUser();
-					$marked = 1;
+					$marked = true;
 				}
 			} catch (\Exception $e) {
 				$this->logger->debug(
@@ -406,7 +411,7 @@ public function deleteUser($uid) {
 					['app' => 'user_ldap', 'exception' => $e]
 				);
 			}
-			if ($marked === 0) {
+			if (!$marked) {
 				$this->logger->notice(
 					'User '.$uid . ' is not marked as deleted, not cleaning up.',
 					['app' => 'user_ldap']
@@ -669,4 +674,16 @@ public function createUser($username, $password) {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	public function isUserEnabled(string $uid, callable $queryDatabaseValue): bool {
+		if ($this->deletedUsersIndex->isUserMarked($uid) && ($this->ocConfig->getAppValue('user_ldap', 'markRemnantsAsDisabled', '0') === '1')) {
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return $queryDatabaseValue();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public function setUserEnabled(string $uid, bool $enabled, callable $queryDatabaseValue, callable $setDatabaseValue): void {
+		$setDatabaseValue($enabled);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_Proxy.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_Proxy.php
index b07c632eeeb92..59f72c2c2f3b9 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_Proxy.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/User_Proxy.php
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@
 use OCP\IUserBackend;
 use OCP\IUserSession;
 use OCP\Notification\IManager as INotificationManager;
+use OCP\UserInterface;
 use OCP\User\Backend\ICountMappedUsersBackend;
 use OCP\User\Backend\ICountUsersBackend;
-use OCP\UserInterface;
+use OCP\User\Backend\IProvideEnabledStateBackend;
 
-class User_Proxy extends Proxy implements IUserBackend, UserInterface, IUserLDAP, ICountUsersBackend, ICountMappedUsersBackend {
-  /** @var array<string,User_LDAP> */
-	private $backends = [];
-	/** @var ?User_LDAP */
-	private $refBackend = null;
+class User_Proxy extends Proxy implements IUserBackend, UserInterface, IUserLDAP, ICountUsersBackend, ICountMappedUsersBackend, IProvideEnabledStateBackend {
+	/** @var User_LDAP[] */
+	private array $backends = [];
+	private ?User_LDAP $refBackend = null;
 
 	private bool $isSetUp = false;
 	private Helper $helper;
@@ -438,4 +438,12 @@ public function getNewLDAPConnection($uid) {
 	public function createUser($username, $password) {
 		return $this->handleRequest($username, 'createUser', [$username, $password]);
 	}
+
+	public function isUserEnabled(string $uid, callable $queryDatabaseValue): bool {
+		return $this->handleRequest($uid, 'isUserEnabled', [$uid, $queryDatabaseValue]);
+	}
+
+	public function setUserEnabled(string $uid, bool $enabled, callable $queryDatabaseValue, callable $setDatabaseValue): void {
+		$this->handleRequest($uid, 'setUserEnabled', [$uid, $enabled, $queryDatabaseValue, $setDatabaseValue]);
+	}
 }