diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/class.case.php b/workflow/engine/classes/class.case.php
index eebbd058d..080a38621 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/class.case.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/class.case.php
@@ -7261,7 +7261,7 @@ class Cases
      * @return array (criteria+array)
      */
 
-    public function getUsersParticipatedInCase($sAppUid)
+    public function getUsersParticipatedInCase($sAppUid, $usrStatus = '')
     {
         $c = new Criteria('workflow');
         $c->addSelectColumn(AppDelegationPeer::APP_UID);
@@ -7269,6 +7269,10 @@ class Cases
         $c->addSelectColumn(UsersPeer::USR_USERNAME);
         $c->addSelectColumn(UsersPeer::USR_EMAIL);
 
+        if($usrStatus != '') {
+            $c->add(UsersPeer::USR_STATUS, $usrStatus, CRITERIA::EQUAL);
+        }
+
         $c->add(AppDelegationPeer::APP_UID, $sAppUid, CRITERIA::EQUAL);
         $c->addJoin(AppDelegationPeer::USR_UID, UsersPeer::USR_UID, Criteria::LEFT_JOIN);
         $rs = AppDelegationPeer::doSelectRS($c);
diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/model/AppNotes.php b/workflow/engine/classes/model/AppNotes.php
index 410689689..cc45c5a6b 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/model/AppNotes.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/model/AppNotes.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class AppNotes extends BaseAppNotes
 
             $case = new Cases();
 
-            $p = $case->getUsersParticipatedInCase($applicationUid);
+            $p = $case->getUsersParticipatedInCase($applicationUid, 'ACTIVE');
             $noteRecipientsList = array();
 
             foreach ($p["array"] as $key => $userParticipated) {