diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index 2b3213a36..648a7b3c5 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class Domain < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def registrant_update_confirmable?(token)
-    return false if (statuses & [DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE, DomainStatus::DELETE_CANDIDATE]).any?
+    return false if statuses.include? DomainStatus::DELETE_CANDIDATE
     return false unless pending_update?
     return false unless registrant_verification_asked?
     return false unless registrant_verification_token == token
diff --git a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
index 0969504a4..9743989ac 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
@@ -252,4 +252,16 @@ class NewDomainForceDeleteTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert @domain.force_delete_scheduled?
     assert @domain.pending_update?
   end
+
+  def test_force_delete_does_not_affect_registrant_update_confirmable
+    @domain.schedule_force_delete(type: :soft)
+    @domain.registrant_verification_asked!('test', User.last.id)
+    @domain.save!
+    @domain.reload
+
+    @domain.statuses << DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE
+
+    assert @domain.force_delete_scheduled?
+    assert @domain.registrant_update_confirmable?(@domain.registrant_verification_token)
+  end
 end