diff --git a/include/classes/news.class.php b/include/classes/news.class.php
index bccc6cab..b4de57e2 100644
--- a/include/classes/news.class.php
+++ b/include/classes/news.class.php
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class News extends Base {
     if (empty($aData['header'])) return false;
     if (empty($aData['content'])) return false;
     if (!is_int($account_id)) return false;
+    if (@$aData['active']) $active = true;
     $stmt = $this->mysqli->prepare("INSERT INTO $this->table (account_id, header, content, active) VALUES (?,?,?,?)");
     if ($stmt && $stmt->bind_param('issi', $account_id, $aData['header'], $aData['content'], $active) && $stmt->execute())
       return true;
diff --git a/templates/bootstrap/admin/news/default.tpl b/templates/bootstrap/admin/news/default.tpl
index 2bbe31de..d66589b0 100644
--- a/templates/bootstrap/admin/news/default.tpl
+++ b/templates/bootstrap/admin/news/default.tpl
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
             <input type="hidden" name="action" value="{$smarty.request.action|escape}">
             <input type="hidden" name="do" value="add">
             <input type="hidden" name="ctoken" value="{$CTOKEN|escape|default:""}" />
+            <div class="form-group">
+              <label>Active</label>
+              <input type="checkbox" class="switch" data-size="mini" name="data[active]" value="1" checked>
+            </div>
             <div class="form-group">
               <label>Header</label>
               <input class="form-control" size="30" type="text" name="data[header]" required />