diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/http_01.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/http_01.py
index 37545e9cc..22598baca 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/http_01.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/http_01.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from acme.magic_typing import Set  # pylint: disable=unused-import, no-name-in-m
 from certbot import errors
 from certbot.plugins import common
 from certbot_apache.obj import VirtualHost  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+from certbot_apache.parser import get_aug_path
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -172,4 +173,9 @@ class ApacheHttp01(common.TLSSNI01):
             self.configurator.parser.add_dir(
                 vhost.path, "Include", self.challenge_conf_post)
 
+            if not vhost.enabled:
+                self.configurator.parser.add_dir(
+                    get_aug_path(self.configurator.parser.loc["default"]),
+                    "Include", vhost.filep)
+
             self.moded_vhosts.add(vhost)
diff --git a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/tests/http_01_test.py b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/tests/http_01_test.py
index 98bf412ae..9c729b08c 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/tests/http_01_test.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/certbot_apache/tests/http_01_test.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from certbot import achallenges
 from certbot import errors
 
 from certbot.tests import acme_util
+from certbot_apache.parser import get_aug_path
 from certbot_apache.tests import util
 
 
@@ -134,6 +135,21 @@ class ApacheHttp01Test(util.ApacheTest):
     def test_perform_3_achall_apache_2_4(self):
         self.combinations_perform_test(num_achalls=3, minor_version=4)
 
+    def test_activate_disabled_vhost(self):
+        vhosts = [v for v in self.config.vhosts if v.name == "certbot.demo"]
+        achalls = [
+            achallenges.KeyAuthorizationAnnotatedChallenge(
+                challb=acme_util.chall_to_challb(
+                    challenges.HTTP01(token=((b'a' * 16))),
+                    "pending"),
+                domain="certbot.demo", account_key=self.account_key)]
+        vhosts[0].enabled = False
+        self.common_perform_test(achalls, vhosts)
+        matches = self.config.parser.find_dir(
+            "Include", vhosts[0].filep,
+            get_aug_path(self.config.parser.loc["default"]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(matches), 1)
+
     def combinations_perform_test(self, num_achalls, minor_version):
         """Test perform with the given achall count and Apache version."""
         achalls = self.achalls[:num_achalls]