diff --git a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/createAccount.ts b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/createAccount.ts
index 6965eb596a0..af660d862f8 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/createAccount.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/api/com/atproto/server/createAccount.ts
@@ -124,9 +124,17 @@ export const ensureCodeIsAvailable = async (
   inviteCode: string,
   withLock = false,
 ): Promise<void> => {
+  const { ref } = db.db.dynamic
   const invite = await db.db
     .selectFrom('invite_code')
     .selectAll()
+    .whereNotExists((qb) =>
+      qb
+        .selectFrom('repo_root')
+        .selectAll()
+        .where('takedownId', 'is not', null)
+        .whereRef('did', '=', ref('invite_code.forUser')),
+    )
     .where('code', '=', inviteCode)
     .if(withLock && db.dialect === 'pg', (qb) => qb.forUpdate().skipLocked())
     .executeTakeFirst()
diff --git a/packages/pds/tests/invite-codes.test.ts b/packages/pds/tests/invite-codes.test.ts
index c52dbe76175..e9c34fcc800 100644
--- a/packages/pds/tests/invite-codes.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/tests/invite-codes.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { AppContext } from '../src'
 import * as util from './_util'
 import { DAY } from '@atproto/common'
 import { genInvCodes } from '../src/api/com/atproto/server/util'
+import { TAKEDOWN } from '@atproto/api/src/client/types/com/atproto/admin/defs'
 
 describe('account', () => {
   let serverUrl: string
@@ -45,6 +46,49 @@ describe('account', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('fails on invite code from takendown account', async () => {
+    const account = await makeLoggedInAccount(agent)
+    // assign an invite code to the user
+    const code = await createInviteCode(agent, 1, account.did)
+    // takedown the user's account
+    const { data: takedownAction } =
+      await agent.api.com.atproto.admin.takeModerationAction(
+        {
+          action: TAKEDOWN,
+          subject: {
+            $type: 'com.atproto.admin.defs#repoRef',
+            did: account.did,
+          },
+          createdBy: 'did:example:admin',
+          reason: 'Y',
+        },
+        {
+          encoding: 'application/json',
+          headers: { authorization: util.adminAuth() },
+        },
+      )
+    // attempt to create account with the previously generated invite code
+    const promise = createAccountWithInvite(agent, code)
+    await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(
+      ComAtprotoServerCreateAccount.InvalidInviteCodeError,
+    )
+
+    // double check that reversing the takedown action makes the invite code valid again
+    await agent.api.com.atproto.admin.reverseModerationAction(
+      {
+        id: takedownAction.id,
+        createdBy: 'did:example:admin',
+        reason: 'Y',
+      },
+      {
+        encoding: 'application/json',
+        headers: { authorization: util.adminAuth() },
+      },
+    )
+    // attempt to create account with the previously generated invite code
+    await createAccountWithInvite(agent, code)
+  })
+
   it('fails on used up invite code', async () => {
     const code = await createInviteCode(agent, 2)
     await createAccountsWithInvite(agent, code, 2)