diff --git a/hscontrol/db/routes.go b/hscontrol/db/routes.go
index dcf00bcb..8ee91d6b 100644
--- a/hscontrol/db/routes.go
+++ b/hscontrol/db/routes.go
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ func (hsdb *HSDatabase) failoverRoute(r *types.Route) ([]key.MachinePublic, erro
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if !route.Enabled {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if hsdb.notifier.IsConnected(route.Node.MachineKey) {
 			newPrimary = &routes[idx]
 			break
diff --git a/hscontrol/db/routes_test.go b/hscontrol/db/routes_test.go
index d491b6a3..15456071 100644
--- a/hscontrol/db/routes_test.go
+++ b/hscontrol/db/routes_test.go
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 					MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 				},
 				IsPrimary: true,
+				Enabled:   true,
 			},
 			routes: types.Routes{
 				types.Route{
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: true,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 				types.Route{
 					Model: gorm.Model{
@@ -392,6 +394,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[1],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: false,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 			},
 			want: []key.MachinePublic{
@@ -411,6 +414,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 					MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 				},
 				IsPrimary: false,
+				Enabled:   true,
 			},
 			routes: types.Routes{
 				types.Route{
@@ -422,6 +426,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: true,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 				types.Route{
 					Model: gorm.Model{
@@ -432,6 +437,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[1],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: false,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 			},
 			want:    nil,
@@ -448,6 +454,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 					MachineKey: machineKeys[1],
 				},
 				IsPrimary: true,
+				Enabled:   true,
 			},
 			routes: types.Routes{
 				types.Route{
@@ -459,6 +466,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: false,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 				types.Route{
 					Model: gorm.Model{
@@ -469,6 +477,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[1],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: true,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 				types.Route{
 					Model: gorm.Model{
@@ -479,6 +488,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[2],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: false,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 			},
 			want: []key.MachinePublic{
@@ -498,6 +508,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 					MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 				},
 				IsPrimary: true,
+				Enabled:   true,
 			},
 			routes: types.Routes{
 				types.Route{
@@ -509,6 +520,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: true,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 				// Offline
 				types.Route{
@@ -520,6 +532,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[3],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: false,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 			},
 			want:    nil,
@@ -536,6 +549,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 					MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 				},
 				IsPrimary: true,
+				Enabled:   true,
 			},
 			routes: types.Routes{
 				types.Route{
@@ -547,6 +561,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: true,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 				// Offline
 				types.Route{
@@ -558,6 +573,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[3],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: false,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 				types.Route{
 					Model: gorm.Model{
@@ -568,6 +584,7 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						MachineKey: machineKeys[1],
 					},
 					IsPrimary: true,
+					Enabled:   true,
 				},
 			},
 			want: []key.MachinePublic{
@@ -576,6 +593,47 @@ func TestFailoverRoute(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "failover-primary-none-enabled",
+			failingRoute: types.Route{
+				Model: gorm.Model{
+					ID: 1,
+				},
+				Prefix: ipp("10.0.0.0/24"),
+				Node: types.Node{
+					MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
+				},
+				IsPrimary: true,
+				Enabled:   true,
+			},
+			routes: types.Routes{
+				types.Route{
+					Model: gorm.Model{
+						ID: 1,
+					},
+					Prefix: ipp("10.0.0.0/24"),
+					Node: types.Node{
+						MachineKey: machineKeys[0],
+					},
+					IsPrimary: true,
+					Enabled:   true,
+				},
+				// not enabled
+				types.Route{
+					Model: gorm.Model{
+						ID: 2,
+					},
+					Prefix: ipp("10.0.0.0/24"),
+					Node: types.Node{
+						MachineKey: machineKeys[1],
+					},
+					IsPrimary: false,
+					Enabled:   false,
+				},
+			},
+			want:    nil,
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {