diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 03c082859f2..1f90336fbf0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - Fixed an error that could occur when adding new textual condition rules to a condition. ([#12077](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/12077))
 - Fixed a bug where Table fields’ Default Values settings were always showing at least one row, even if the setting had been saved without any rows. ([#12071](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/12071))
 - Fixed a bug where existing rows in Table fields’ Default Values settings were losing the ability to be reordered or deleted when the table columns were changed.
+- Fixed a bug where sending a password reset email for an inactive user would set them to a pending state. ([#12080](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/12080))
 
 ### Security
 - Fixed information disclosure vulnerabilities.
diff --git a/src/controllers/UsersController.php b/src/controllers/UsersController.php
index 4aa5743a5be..7478aad809b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/UsersController.php
+++ b/src/controllers/UsersController.php
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ public function actionSendPasswordResetEmail(): ?Response
             }
         }
 
-        if (!empty($user) && !Craft::$app->getUsers()->sendPasswordResetEmail($user)) {
+        // Don't try to send the email if there are already error or there is no user
+        if (empty($errors) && !empty($user) && !Craft::$app->getUsers()->sendPasswordResetEmail($user)) {
             $errors[] = Craft::t('app', 'There was a problem sending the password reset email.');
         }