diff --git a/core/frontend/services/themes/middleware.js b/core/frontend/services/themes/middleware.js
index 44c99bbf4a..90933fa74d 100644
--- a/core/frontend/services/themes/middleware.js
+++ b/core/frontend/services/themes/middleware.js
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ function updateLocalTemplateOptions(req, res, next) {
         firstname: req.member.name && req.member.name.split(' ')[0],
         avatar_image: req.member.avatar_image,
         subscriptions: req.member.stripe.subscriptions,
-        paid: req.member.stripe.subscriptions.length !== 0
+        paid: req.member.stripe.subscriptions.filter((subscription) => {
+            return ['active', 'trialing', 'unpaid', 'past_due'].includes(subscription.status);
+        }).length !== 0
     } : null;
 
     hbs.updateLocalTemplateOptions(res.locals, _.merge({}, localTemplateOptions, {
diff --git a/core/server/models/member.js b/core/server/models/member.js
index 829dc9fecd..f39bfb803f 100644
--- a/core/server/models/member.js
+++ b/core/server/models/member.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const Member = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             'customer_id',
             'id',
             'customer_id'
-        ).query('whereIn', 'status', ['active', 'trialing', 'past_due', 'unpaid']);
+        );
     },
 
     serialize(options) {
diff --git a/core/server/services/members/content-gating.js b/core/server/services/members/content-gating.js
index ef83a3ca43..33041a968b 100644
--- a/core/server/services/members/content-gating.js
+++ b/core/server/services/members/content-gating.js
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ function checkPostAccess(post, member) {
         return PERMIT_ACCESS;
     }
 
-    const memberHasPlan = member.stripe && member.stripe.subscriptions && member.stripe.subscriptions.length;
+    const activeSubscriptions = member.stripe && member.stripe.subscriptions && member.stripe.subscriptions.filter((subscription) => {
+        return ['active', 'trialing', 'unpaid', 'past_due'].includes(subscription.status);
+    });
+    const memberHasPlan = activeSubscriptions && activeSubscriptions.length;
 
     if (post.visibility === 'paid' && memberHasPlan) {
         return PERMIT_ACCESS;
diff --git a/core/server/services/members/utils.js b/core/server/services/members/utils.js
index f90cab87d1..5b1aea6d14 100644
--- a/core/server/services/members/utils.js
+++ b/core/server/services/members/utils.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module.exports.formattedMemberResponse = function formattedMemberResponse(member
         avatar_image: member.avatar_image,
         subscribed: !!member.subscribed,
         subscriptions: member.stripe ? member.stripe.subscriptions : [],
-        paid: member.stripe ? member.stripe.subscriptions.length !== 0 : false
+        paid: member.stripe && member.stripe.subscriptions && member.stripe.subscriptions.filter((subscription) => {
+            return ['active', 'trialing', 'unpaid', 'past_due'].includes(subscription.status);
+        }).length !== 0
     };
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js b/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js
index 63ba253ffa..40d7b5851a 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js
@@ -111,6 +111,34 @@ describe('Unit: canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating', function ()
                 attrs.html.should.eql('');
             });
 
+            it('should hide content attributes when visibility is "paid" and member has cancelled subscription', function () {
+                const attrs = {
+                    visibility: 'paid',
+                    plaintext: 'I see dead people',
+                    html: '<p>What\'s the matter?</p>'
+                };
+
+                const frame = {
+                    options: {},
+                    original: {
+                        context: {
+                            member: {
+                                stripe: {
+                                    subscriptions: [{
+                                        status: 'canceled'
+                                    }]
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+
+                gating.forPost(attrs, frame);
+
+                attrs.plaintext.should.eql('');
+                attrs.html.should.eql('');
+            });
+
             it('should NOT hide content attributes when visibility is "paid" and member has a subscription', function () {
                 const attrs = {
                     visibility: 'paid',
@@ -124,7 +152,9 @@ describe('Unit: canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating', function ()
                         context: {
                             member: {
                                 stripe: {
-                                    subscriptions: ['I pay money dollaz']
+                                    subscriptions: [{
+                                        status: 'active'
+                                    }]
                                 }
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js b/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js
index f612f03fd5..0cd9b2c6ba 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/api/v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating_spec.js
@@ -107,6 +107,34 @@ describe('Unit: v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating', function () {
                 attrs.html.should.eql('');
             });
 
+            it('should hide content attributes when visibility is "paid" and member has cancelled subscription', function () {
+                const attrs = {
+                    visibility: 'paid',
+                    plaintext: 'I see dead people',
+                    html: '<p>What\'s the matter?</p>'
+                };
+
+                const frame = {
+                    options: {},
+                    original: {
+                        context: {
+                            member: {
+                                stripe: {
+                                    subscriptions: [{
+                                        status: 'canceled'
+                                    }]
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+
+                gating.forPost(attrs, frame);
+
+                attrs.plaintext.should.eql('');
+                attrs.html.should.eql('');
+            });
+
             it('should NOT hide content attributes when visibility is "paid" and member has a subscription', function () {
                 const attrs = {
                     visibility: 'paid',
@@ -115,11 +143,14 @@ describe('Unit: v2/utils/serializers/output/utils/post-gating', function () {
                 };
 
                 const frame = {
+                    options: {},
                     original: {
                         context: {
                             member: {
                                 stripe: {
-                                    subscriptions: ['I pay money dollaz']
+                                    subscriptions: [{
+                                        status: 'active'
+                                    }]
                                 }
                             }
                         }