diff --git a/database/edugain_schema.sql b/database/edugain_schema.sql
index 0352ea1412724c4e23b63c290b5ddc25c05c8c96..f1f1488bd21ceadae6f07993726352217958ce8c 100644
--- a/database/edugain_schema.sql
+++ b/database/edugain_schema.sql
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `temporary_entity_sha1` (
 /*!50001 SET collation_connection      = utf8_general_ci */;
 /*!50001 CREATE ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED */
 /*!50013 DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` SQL SECURITY DEFINER */
-/*!50001 VIEW `federation_v` AS select `federation`.`code` AS `code`,`mds_data`.`reg_auth` AS `reg_auth`,`mds_data`.`metadata_url` AS `metadata_url`,`mds_data`.`status` AS `status`,`federation`.`fed_id` AS `fed_id`,`federation`.`europe` AS `europe`,`federation`.`contact_email` AS `contact_email`,`federation`.`url` AS `url`,`federation`.`policy_english` AS `policy_english`,`federation`.`policy_hardcopy` AS `policy_hardcopy`,`federation`.`policy_date` AS `policy_date`,`federation`.`membership_date` AS `membership_date`,`federation`.`production_date` AS `production_date`,`federation`.`name` AS `name`,`federation`.`policy_version` AS `policy_version`,`federation_status`.`valid_until` AS `valid_until`,`federation_status`.`last_notification` AS `last_notification`,`federation_status`.`feed_problem` AS `feed_problem`,`federation_status`.`new_profile_status` AS `new_profile_status`,`federation_status`.`new_profile_modified` AS `new_profile_modified` from ((`federation` left join `mds_data` on((`mds_data`.`code` = `federation`.`code`))) left join `federation_status` on((`federation`.`code` = `federation_status`.`code`))) */;
+/*!50001 VIEW `federation_v` AS select `federation`.`code` AS `code`,`mds_data`.`reg_auth` AS `reg_auth`,`mds_data`.`metadata_url` AS `metadata_url`,`mds_data`.`status` AS `status`,`federation`.`fed_id` AS `fed_id`,`federation`.`europe` AS `europe`,`federation`.`contact_email` AS `contact_email`,`federation`.`url` AS `url`,`federation`.`policy_english` AS `policy_english`,`federation`.`policy_hardcopy` AS `policy_hardcopy`,`federation`.`policy_date` AS `policy_date`,`federation`.`membership_date` AS `membership_date`,`federation`.`production_date` AS `production_date`,`federation`.`name` AS `name`,`federation`.`policy_version` AS `policy_version`, federation.suspension_type AS suspension_type, `federation_status`.`valid_until` AS `valid_until`,`federation_status`.`last_notification` AS `last_notification`,`federation_status`.`feed_problem` AS `feed_problem`,`federation_status`.`new_profile_status` AS `new_profile_status`,`federation_status`.`new_profile_modified` AS `new_profile_modified` from ((`federation` left join `mds_data` on((`mds_data`.`code` = `federation`.`code`))) left join `federation_status` on((`federation`.`code` = `federation_status`.`code`))) */;
 /*!50001 SET character_set_client      = @saved_cs_client */;
 /*!50001 SET character_set_results     = @saved_cs_results */;
 /*!50001 SET collation_connection      = @saved_col_connection */;
diff --git a/lib/eduGAIN_manage.php b/lib/eduGAIN_manage.php
index d8e10506aeb461b1ec50ef053fe5e104710ce207..5c2180218579f4ce03bfbae5a6be04ecfa942cbc 100644
--- a/lib/eduGAIN_manage.php
+++ b/lib/eduGAIN_manage.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class eduGAIN_manage extends eduGAIN {
             }
         }
         
-        foreach ( ['status', 'fed_status', 'policy_version', 'policy_hardcopy'] as $key) {
+        foreach ( ['status', 'fed_status', 'policy_version', 'policy_hardcopy', 'suspension_type'] as $key) {
             if(isset($postInput[$key]) &&  $postInput[$key] !== "") {
                 $output[$key] = filter_var($postInput[$key], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
             }
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ class eduGAIN_manage extends eduGAIN {
     }
     
     private function updateUniqueRecord($table, $fields) {
+        Utils::debug(4, $table, "updateUniqueRecord: Table:", "\n");
         Utils::debug(4, $fields, "updateUniqueRecord: Fields:", "\n");
         Utils::debug(4, $this->changedFields, "updateUniqueRecord: Changed fields:", "\n");
         $update_map = 0;
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ class eduGAIN_manage extends eduGAIN {
     private function updateFederationTable() {
         $f = ['fed_id', 'code', 'europe', 'contact_email', 'url', 'policy_english',
          'policy_hardcopy', 'policy_date', 'membership_date', 'production_date', 'policy_version',
-         'name'];
+         'name', 'suspension_type'];
         $this->updateUniqueRecord('federation', $f);
     }
     
diff --git a/lib/eduGAIN_manage_gui.php b/lib/eduGAIN_manage_gui.php
index 3674c246046ead1fec4fc781acc195f0950ca429..4af5c3bd72f84f6d01c0c03828933aab81934662 100644
--- a/lib/eduGAIN_manage_gui.php
+++ b/lib/eduGAIN_manage_gui.php
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ class eduGAIN_manage_gui {
 <option value="4" class="critical">voting only</option>
 <option value="5" class="critical, ot">suspended</option>
 <option value="6" class="critical, ot">paricipant</option>
+</select>';
+        }
+        if ($type == 'SUSP') {
+            $out .= '<select name="' . $id . '"' . $class . $statusDisabled . ' id="' . $id . '">
+<option value="0" id="susp_none" class="critical" selected>none</option>
+<option value="1" class="critical">technical</option>
+<option value="2" class="critical">automatic</option>
 </select>';
         }
         if ($type == "SIRTFI") {
diff --git a/page-logic/manage.php b/page-logic/manage.php
index 27f054711b404bd78f6142fc9abe79f47254b4a3..193e81b9859d049464eaa533124a1e7f40404544 100644
--- a/page-logic/manage.php
+++ b/page-logic/manage.php
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ $rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('Areas', 'AREAS', 'country_code');
 $rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('Name', 'I', 'name', '', 0, 0, 0);
 $rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('In Europe', 'C', 'europe');
 $rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('Status', 'ST', 'status', '', 1);
+$rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('Suspension Type', 'SUSP', 'suspension_type', '', 1, 1);
 $rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('eduGAIN declaration', 'EDECL', 'edecl');
 $rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('Federation URL', 'I', 'url', '', 0, 0, 4);
 $rows[] = $edugainGUI->row('Registration practice', 'POL', 'registration');
diff --git a/templates/manage.html b/templates/manage.html
index fddc1a8a9abc3358862774a51e98f77c5fca7b11..1ed79c2ca5fc0778a7db1856b77b79f4c6720f8d 100644
--- a/templates/manage.html
+++ b/templates/manage.html
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
         missing_fields = 0;
         errors = new Array();
         status = $("#status  option:selected").val();
+        susp = $("#suspension_type  option:selected").val();
         if ($("#code").val() == "") {
             alert("Missing federation identifier");
             return(false);
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@
         if (status == 6 && $("#certificate_0").text() == "") {
             alert("You must upload the federation certificate first");
             return(false);
+        }
+        if (status == 5 && susp == 0) {
+            alert("Please select suspension type");
+            return(false);
         }
          $("input[class*='nonempty_level_']").each(function(index) {
             x = Number($(this).attr("class").substring(15,16));
@@ -204,6 +209,11 @@
                     $("#status").addClass('ot');
                     $("#status").prop('disabled', true);
                 }
+                if (data.status == 5) {
+                    $("#suspension_type").parent().parent().show();
+                } else {
+                    $("#suspension_type").parent().parent().hide();
+                }
             }, "json");
         }
     
@@ -245,6 +255,13 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function () {
             $('#' + federation_code).show();
         }
     });
+    $('#status').on('change', function() {
+        if ($("#status  option:selected").val() == 5) {
+            $("#suspension_type").parent().parent().show();
+        } else {
+            $("#suspension_type").parent().parent().hide();
+        }
+    });
     $("#feds").change(loadFederation);
         $("#main_fed_table").on('change', "select, input, file", function (event) {
             changedFields.push($(this).attr("id"));
diff --git a/templates/status/status-members-details.html b/templates/status/status-members-details.html
index 736f6b48759508dfed8ca352af41bda2e3246b8a..3ca48624f9776c325c28fc7efea6301a3c6960f8 100644
--- a/templates/status/status-members-details.html
+++ b/templates/status/status-members-details.html
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
         <dt><hr><h2>SAML specific info</h2></dt><dd></dd>
         {% if federation.fed.status == 5 %}
 		<div style="color: red">
-		<strong>Metadata refresh suspended</strong> (see <a href="https://wiki.geant.org/display/eduGAIN/Technical+participation+suspension" target="_blank">here</a> for explanation)
-		</div>
+                    {% if federation.fed.suspension_type == 1 %}
+                    <strong>Metadata refresh suspended</strong> (see <a href="https://wiki.geant.org/display/eduGAIN/Technical+participation+suspension" target="_blank">here</a> for explanation)
+                    {% endif %}
+                    {% if federation.fed.suspension_type == 2 %}
+                    <strong>Federstion membership suspended</strong> (see <a href="https://wiki.geant.org/display/eduGAIN//Automatic+Suspension+process" target="_blank">here</a> for explanation)
+                    {% endif %}
+                </div>
         {% endif %}
         {{ display.multiple_links(federation.field_properties.registration) }}
         {{ display.metadata_url(federation.field_properties.metadata_url, federation.fed.code) }}
diff --git a/templates/status/status-members.html b/templates/status/status-members.html
index 71c9c2d3fac1968a48a84f440d2e3c51881b6bcf..ed0ebbd035c5778909024eda69fca250f23709df 100644
--- a/templates/status/status-members.html
+++ b/templates/status/status-members.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     {% endif %}
     {% if federation.fed.status == 5 %}
         {% set alert_icon = 'red_dot.png' %}
+        {% set alert_text = 'metadata handling skipped' %}
     {% endif %}    
     
 <div id="{{ federation.fed.code }}_option_div" class="member-div{{ problem_class }}" style="padding-left: 1em;{%
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ if federation.information_missing
 %}color: red;{%
 endif
 %}" data_value="{{ federation.fed.code }}" title="{{ error_message }}"><span style="width:20px; display:inline-block">{% if group_name == 'participants' %}<img src="images/{{ alert_icon }}" TITLE="{{alert_text}}">
-{% endif %} </span><span {% if group_name == 'participants' and federation.fed.valid_sec <= 0 %}style="text-decoration:line-through;"{% endif %}>{{ federation.fed.name }} {% if federation.fed.countries is defined %} ({{federation.fed.countries|join(', ')}}){% endif %}</span> {% if federation.fed.status == 5 %}<img src="images/warning-icon.png"  style="height:18px; vertical-align:middle; border-width:0px" TITLE="suspended">{% endif %}</span>
+{% endif %} </span><span {% if (group_name == 'participants' and federation.fed.valid_sec <= 0) or federation.fed.status == 5 %}style="text-decoration:line-through;"{% endif %}>{{ federation.fed.name }} {% if federation.fed.countries is defined %} ({{federation.fed.countries|join(', ')}}){% endif %}</span> {% if federation.fed.status == 5 %}<img src="images/warning-icon.png"  style="height:18px; vertical-align:middle; border-width:0px" TITLE="suspended">{% endif %}</span>
 </div>
 
 {% endfor %}