diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
index 71af8999..1e39eced 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
@@ -81,9 +81,17 @@
             </para>
           </listitem>
 
+		  <listitem>
+			<para>
+              &repmgr;: when executing <link linkend="repmgr-standby-switchover"><command>repmgr standby switchover</command></link>, don't abort if one or more nodes are not reachable <emphasis>and</emphasis>
+			  they are marked as inactive.
+			</para>
+		  </listitem>
+
         </itemizedlist>
-      </para>
+	  </para>
     </sect2>
+
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="release-4.3">
diff --git a/repmgr-action-standby.c b/repmgr-action-standby.c
index 9dbc3c72..b8fffa00 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-standby.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-standby.c
@@ -4086,16 +4086,24 @@ do_standby_switchover(void)
 
 				repmgrd_info[i]->pg_running = false;
 
-				item_list_append_format(&repmgrd_connection_errors,
-										_("unable to connect to node \"%s\" (ID %i):\n%s"),
-										cell->node_info->node_name,
-										cell->node_info->node_id,
-										PQerrorMessage(cell->node_info->conn));
+				/*
+				 * Only worry about unreachable nodes if they're marked as active
+				 * in the repmgr metadata.
+				 */
+				if (cell->node_info->active == true)
+				{
+					unreachable_node_count++;
+
+					item_list_append_format(&repmgrd_connection_errors,
+											_("unable to connect to node \"%s\" (ID %i):\n%s"),
+											cell->node_info->node_name,
+											cell->node_info->node_id,
+											PQerrorMessage(cell->node_info->conn));
+				}
 
 				PQfinish(cell->node_info->conn);
 				cell->node_info->conn = NULL;
 
-				unreachable_node_count++;
 				i++;
 				continue;
 			}