diff --git src/bp-core/bp-core-catchuri.php src/bp-core/bp-core-catchuri.php
index a0dcb8a..c433b8a 100644
--- src/bp-core/bp-core-catchuri.php
+++ src/bp-core/bp-core-catchuri.php
@@ -269,15 +269,25 @@ function bp_core_set_uri_globals() {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				// If the displayed user is marked as a spammer, 404 (unless logged-
+				// If the displayed user is marked as a spammer or the account is not active, 404 (unless logged-
 				// in user is a super admin)
-				if ( bp_displayed_user_id() && bp_is_user_spammer( bp_displayed_user_id() ) ) {
-					if ( bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
-						bp_core_add_message( __( 'This user has been marked as a spammer. Only site admins can view this profile.', 'buddypress' ), 'warning' );
-					} else {
+				if ( bp_displayed_user_id() ) {
+
+					// Do not display a "not activated" signup as a member
+					if ( ! bp_is_signup_activated( bp_displayed_user_id() ) ) {
 						bp_do_404();
 						return;
 					}
+
+					// Only display spammer if the user is a super admin
+					if ( bp_is_user_spammer( bp_displayed_user_id() ) ) {
+						if ( bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
+							bp_core_add_message( __( 'This user has been marked as a spammer. Only site admins can view this profile.', 'buddypress' ), 'warning' );
+						} else {
+							bp_do_404();
+							return;
+						}
+					}
 				}
 
 				// Bump the offset
diff --git src/bp-members/bp-members-functions.php src/bp-members/bp-members-functions.php
index 72a035d..e8b2e4f 100644
--- src/bp-members/bp-members-functions.php
+++ src/bp-members/bp-members-functions.php
@@ -977,6 +977,76 @@ function bp_is_user_spammer( $user_id = 0 ) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Check whether a signup has been activated.
+ *
+ * On non multisite config, a not activated signup account can be displayed as a member.
+ * In case BP_SIGNUPS_SKIP_USER_CREATION is not set to true, we keep on creating the user,
+ * so we need to check if the user status is set to 2.
+ *
+ * @since BuddyPress (2.2.0)
+ *
+ * @param int $user_id The ID for the user.
+ * @return bool True if signup has been activated, otherwise false.
+ */
+function bp_is_signup_activated( $user_id = 0 ) {
+
+	// No user to check
+	if ( empty( $user_id ) ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$bp = buddypress();
+
+	// Assume signup is not activated
+	$is_activated = false;
+
+	// Setup our user
+	$user = false;
+
+	// Get locally-cached data if available
+	switch ( $user_id ) {
+		case bp_loggedin_user_id() :
+			$user = ! empty( $bp->loggedin_user->userdata ) ? $bp->loggedin_user->userdata : false;
+			break;
+
+		case bp_displayed_user_id() :
+			$user = ! empty( $bp->displayed_user->userdata ) ? $bp->displayed_user->userdata : false;
+			break;
+	}
+
+	// Manually get userdata if still empty
+	if ( empty( $user ) ) {
+		$user = get_userdata( $user_id );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * User found
+	 * Check the network config to eventually get the user status
+	 */
+	if ( ! empty( $user ) ) {
+		if ( ! bp_is_network_activated() ) {
+			$is_activated = 2 != $user->user_status;
+
+		// When BuddyPress is network activated, as it's a multisite config
+		// users are not created till the signup hasn't been activated.
+		// having a user set, means the signup has been activated.
+		} else {
+			$is_activated = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters whether a signup has been activated.
+	 *
+	 * @since BuddyPress (2.2.0)
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $is_activated Whether or not signup has been activated.
+	 * @param WP_User the user object
+	 */
+	return apply_filters( 'bp_is_signup_activated', (bool) $is_activated, $user );
+}
+
+/**
  * Check whether a user has been marked as deleted.
  *
  * @param int $user_id The ID for the user.
diff --git src/bp-members/bp-members-loader.php src/bp-members/bp-members-loader.php
index ecdf91e..8427cca 100644
--- src/bp-members/bp-members-loader.php
+++ src/bp-members/bp-members-loader.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class BP_Members_Component extends BP_Component {
 			// users without the cap trying to access a spammer's subnav page will get
 			// redirected to the root of the spammer's profile page.  this occurs by
 			// by removing the component in the canonical stack.
-			if ( bp_is_user_spammer( bp_displayed_user_id() ) && ! bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
+			if ( ( bp_is_user_spammer( bp_displayed_user_id() ) && ! bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) || ! bp_is_signup_activated( bp_displayed_user_id() ) ) {
 				unset( $bp->canonical_stack['component'] );
 			}
 		}