diff --git a/.changeset/shy-onions-explode.md b/.changeset/shy-onions-explode.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48f085b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-onions-explode.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@commercetools/sync-actions': minor
+---
+
+add changeActive to shipping methods base actions
diff --git a/packages/sync-actions/src/shipping-methods-actions.js b/packages/sync-actions/src/shipping-methods-actions.js
index 83aaabad2..cde936505 100644
--- a/packages/sync-actions/src/shipping-methods-actions.js
+++ b/packages/sync-actions/src/shipping-methods-actions.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const baseActionsList = [
   { action: 'changeIsDefault', key: 'isDefault' },
   { action: 'setPredicate', key: 'predicate' },
   { action: 'changeTaxCategory', key: 'taxCategory' },
+  { action: 'changeActive', key: 'active' },
 ]
 
 export function actionsMapBase(diff, oldObj, newObj, config = {}) {
diff --git a/packages/sync-actions/test/shipping-methods.spec.js b/packages/sync-actions/test/shipping-methods.spec.js
index cb8a81b2c..b3805e96b 100644
--- a/packages/sync-actions/test/shipping-methods.spec.js
+++ b/packages/sync-actions/test/shipping-methods.spec.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe('Exports', () => {
       { action: 'changeIsDefault', key: 'isDefault' },
       { action: 'setPredicate', key: 'predicate' },
       { action: 'changeTaxCategory', key: 'taxCategory' },
+      { action: 'changeActive', key: 'active' },
     ])
   })
 })
@@ -58,6 +59,24 @@ describe('Actions', () => {
       expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
     })
 
+    test('should build `changeActive` action', () => {
+      const before = {
+        active: false,
+      }
+      const now = {
+        active: true,
+      }
+
+      const actual = shippingMethodsSync.buildActions(now, before)
+      const expected = [
+        {
+          action: 'changeActive',
+          active: now.active,
+        },
+      ]
+      expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
+    })
+
     test('should build `setLocalizedName` action', () => {
       const before = {
         localizedName: {