diff --git a/lib/services/strategy-schema.js b/lib/services/strategy-schema.js
index fd15dfd3b9..d3acf73194 100644
--- a/lib/services/strategy-schema.js
+++ b/lib/services/strategy-schema.js
@@ -3,29 +3,33 @@
 const joi = require('joi');
 const { nameType } = require('../routes/admin-api/util');
 
-const strategySchema = joi.object().keys({
-    name: nameType,
-    editable: joi.boolean().default(true),
-    description: joi
-        .string()
-        .allow(null)
-        .allow('')
-        .optional(),
-    parameters: joi
-        .array()
-        .required()
-        .items(
-            joi.object().keys({
-                name: joi.string().required(),
-                type: joi.string().required(),
-                description: joi
-                    .string()
-                    .allow(null)
-                    .allow('')
-                    .optional(),
-                required: joi.boolean(),
-            }),
-        ),
-});
+const strategySchema = joi
+    .object()
+    .keys({
+        name: nameType,
+        editable: joi.boolean().default(true),
+        deprecated: joi.boolean().default(false),
+        description: joi
+            .string()
+            .allow(null)
+            .allow('')
+            .optional(),
+        parameters: joi
+            .array()
+            .required()
+            .items(
+                joi.object().keys({
+                    name: joi.string().required(),
+                    type: joi.string().required(),
+                    description: joi
+                        .string()
+                        .allow(null)
+                        .allow('')
+                        .optional(),
+                    required: joi.boolean(),
+                }),
+            ),
+    })
+    .options({ allowUnknown: false, stripUnknown: true, abortEarly: false });
 
 module.exports = strategySchema;
diff --git a/test/e2e/api/admin/strategy.e2e.test.js b/test/e2e/api/admin/strategy.e2e.test.js
index d522928c16..576ee0c53e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/api/admin/strategy.e2e.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/api/admin/strategy.e2e.test.js
@@ -172,3 +172,30 @@ test.serial('cannot deprecate default strategy', async t => {
     const request = await setupApp(stores);
     await request.post('/api/admin/strategies/default/deprecate').expect(403);
 });
+
+test.serial('can update a exiting strategy with deprecated', async t => {
+    t.plan(0);
+    const request = await setupApp(stores);
+
+    await request
+        .post('/api/admin/strategies')
+        .send({
+            name: 'myCustomStrategyDepreacted',
+            description: 'Best strategy ever.',
+            parameters: [],
+            deprecated: true,
+        })
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+
+    const { body: strategy } = await request.get(
+        '/api/admin/strategies/myCustomStrategyDepreacted',
+    );
+
+    strategy.description = 'A new desc';
+
+    return request
+        .put('/api/admin/strategies/default')
+        .send(strategy)
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        .expect(200);
+});