diff --git a/addons/test_sale_product_configurators/tests/test_sale_product_matrix.py b/addons/test_sale_product_configurators/tests/test_sale_product_matrix.py
index 4ef1815b3cf..ad6777376e1 100644
--- a/addons/test_sale_product_configurators/tests/test_sale_product_matrix.py
+++ b/addons/test_sale_product_configurators/tests/test_sale_product_matrix.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TestSaleMatrixUi(TestMatrixCommon):
         cls.env['res.partner'].create({'name': 'Agrolait'})
 
         # Setup currency
-        cls.env['res.currency'].search([('name', '!=', 'USD')]).action_archive()
+        cls.env['res.currency'].search([('name', '!=', 'USD')]).with_context(force_deactivate=True).action_archive()
         cls.currency = cls.env['res.currency'].search([('name', '=', 'USD')])
         cls.currency.action_unarchive()
 
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot b/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
index 3eb54b095bc..678eb7c2631 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
@@ -24385,3 +24385,9 @@ msgstr ""
 #: model:res.country,name:base.ax
 msgid "Åland Islands"
 msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: code:addons/base/models/res_currency.py:0
+#, python-format
+msgid "This currency is set on a company and therefore cannot be deactivated."
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/res_currency.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/res_currency.py
index d00fbe3abdf..82918af6e60 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/res_currency.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/res_currency.py
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ class Currency(models.Model):
         if group_user and group_mc:
             group_user.sudo()._remove_group(group_mc.sudo())
 
+    @api.constrains('active')
+    def _check_company_currency_stays_active(self):
+        if self._context.get('install_mode') or self._context.get('force_deactivate'):
+            # install_mode : At install, when this check is run, the "active" field of a currency added to a company will
+            #                still be evaluated as False, despite it's automatically set at True when added to the company.
+            # force_deactivate : Allows deactivation of a currency in tests to enable non multi_currency behaviors
+            return
+
+        currencies = self.filtered(lambda c: not c.active)
+        if self.env['res.company'].search([('currency_id', 'in', currencies.ids)]):
+            raise UserError(_("This currency is set on a company and therefore cannot be deactivated."))
+
     def _get_rates(self, company, date):
         if not self.ids:
             return {}