diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
index 6174027a4fb..ee4ae0b9128 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/metadata/node_metadata.c
@@ -830,6 +830,12 @@ citus_activate_node(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	if (NodeIsSecondary(workerNode))
 	{
 		EnsureTransactionalMetadataSyncMode();
+
+	    SetWorkerColumn(workerNode, Anum_pg_dist_node_isactive, BoolGetDatum(true));
+
+		TransactionModifiedNodeMetadata = true;
+
+		PG_RETURN_INT32(workerNode->nodeId);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/check_activate_secondary_node.out b/src/test/regress/expected/check_activate_secondary_node.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7849e3adc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/check_activate_secondary_node.out
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+\c - - - :master_port
+-- prepare testing
+SELECT citus_set_coordinator_host('localhost', :master_port);
+ citus_set_coordinator_host
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SET citus.metadata_sync_mode TO 'transactional';
+-- add inactive secondary node
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_add_secondary_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port, 'localhost', :worker_2_port);
+ ?column?
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+        1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_disable_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+ ?column?
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+        1
+(1 row)
+
+-- check inactive node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND NOT isactive;
+ count
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+     1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT start_metadata_sync_to_all_nodes();
+ start_metadata_sync_to_all_nodes
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+-- error because the node does not exist
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_activate_node('localhost', 7777);
+ERROR:  node at "localhost:xxxxx" does not exist
+\c - - - :worker_2_port
+-- check inactive node on worker
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND NOT isactive;
+ count
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+     1
+(1 row)
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+-- main test: activate secondary node
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_activate_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+ ?column?
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+        1
+(1 row)
+
+-- check is active node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND isactive;
+ count
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+     1
+(1 row)
+
+\c - - - :worker_2_port
+-- check is active node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND isactive;
+ count
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+     1
+(1 row)
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+-- check active node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND isactive;
+ count
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+     1
+(1 row)
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+SET citus.metadata_sync_mode TO 'nontransactional';
+-- error this operation cannot be completed in nontransactional metadata sync mode
+-- if the GUC citus.metadata_sync_mode set to 'nontransactional'
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_activate_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+ERROR:  this operation cannot be completed in nontransactional metadata sync mode
+HINT:  SET citus.metadata_sync_mode to 'transactional'
+-- remove checked nodes
+SET citus.metadata_sync_mode TO 'transactional';
+SELECT citus_remove_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+ citus_remove_node
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT citus_remove_node('localhost', :master_port);
+ citus_remove_node
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/src/test/regress/multi_follower_schedule b/src/test/regress/multi_follower_schedule
index 3b7ea622524..92ac689a5cc 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/multi_follower_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/multi_follower_schedule
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ test: multi_follower_select_statements
 test: multi_follower_dml
 test: multi_follower_configure_followers
 test: multi_add_node_from_backup_sync_replica
+test: check_activate_secondary_node
 
 # test that no tests leaked intermediate results. This should always be last
 test: ensure_no_intermediate_data_leak
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/check_activate_secondary_node.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/check_activate_secondary_node.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93062c09aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/check_activate_secondary_node.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+-- prepare testing
+SELECT citus_set_coordinator_host('localhost', :master_port);
+
+SET citus.metadata_sync_mode TO 'transactional';
+
+-- add inactive secondary node
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_add_secondary_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port, 'localhost', :worker_2_port);
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_disable_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+
+-- check inactive node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND NOT isactive;
+SELECT start_metadata_sync_to_all_nodes();
+
+-- error because the node does not exist
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_activate_node('localhost', 7777);
+
+
+\c - - - :worker_2_port
+-- check inactive node on worker
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND NOT isactive;
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+
+-- main test: activate secondary node
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_activate_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+
+
+-- check is active node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND isactive;
+
+\c - - - :worker_2_port
+-- check is active node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND isactive;
+
+\c - - - :worker_1_port
+-- check active node
+SELECT count(*) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE nodeport=:follower_worker_2_port AND nodename='localhost' AND isactive;
+
+\c - - - :master_port
+SET citus.metadata_sync_mode TO 'nontransactional';
+
+-- error this operation cannot be completed in nontransactional metadata sync mode
+-- if the GUC citus.metadata_sync_mode set to 'nontransactional'
+SELECT 1 FROM citus_activate_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+
+
+-- remove checked nodes
+SET citus.metadata_sync_mode TO 'transactional';
+SELECT citus_remove_node('localhost', :follower_worker_2_port);
+SELECT citus_remove_node('localhost', :master_port);