diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/enable-new-accounts.md b/changelog/unreleased/enable-new-accounts.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98e52fd631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/enable-new-accounts.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: enable new accounts by default
+
+When new accounts are created, they also need to be enabled to be useable.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis-proxy/pull/79
diff --git a/pkg/middleware/account_uuid.go b/pkg/middleware/account_uuid.go
index d7969f9dda..cb405ac1cd 100644
--- a/pkg/middleware/account_uuid.go
+++ b/pkg/middleware/account_uuid.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ func createAccount(l log.Logger, claims *oidc.StandardClaims, ac acc.AccountsSer
 			OnPremisesSamAccountName: claims.PreferredUsername,
 			Mail:                     claims.Email,
 			CreationType:             "LocalAccount",
+			AccountEnabled:           true,
+			// TODO assign uidnumber and gidnumber? better do that in ocis-accounts as it can keep track of the next numbers
 		},
 	}
 	created, err := ac.CreateAccount(context.Background(), req)