diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/user/__init__.py b/python/samba/netcmd/user/__init__.py
index c525e8d3414..9ce1502368c 100644
--- a/python/samba/netcmd/user/__init__.py
+++ b/python/samba/netcmd/user/__init__.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ from samba.common import get_string
 
 from .add import cmd_user_add
 from .delete import cmd_user_delete
+from .disable import cmd_user_disable
 from .enable import cmd_user_enable
 
 # python[3]-gpgme is abandoned since ubuntu 1804 and debian 9
@@ -280,44 +281,6 @@ class cmd_user_list(Command):
             self.outf.write("%s\n" % msg.get("samaccountname", idx=0))
 
 
-class cmd_user_disable(Command):
-    """Disable a user."""
-
-    synopsis = "%prog (<username>|--filter <filter>) [options]"
-
-    takes_options = [
-        Option("-H", "--URL", help="LDB URL for database or target server", type=str,
-               metavar="URL", dest="H"),
-        Option("--filter", help="LDAP Filter to set password on", type=str),
-    ]
-
-    takes_args = ["username?"]
-
-    takes_optiongroups = {
-        "sambaopts": options.SambaOptions,
-        "credopts": options.CredentialsOptions,
-        "versionopts": options.VersionOptions,
-    }
-
-    def run(self, username=None, sambaopts=None, credopts=None,
-            versionopts=None, filter=None, H=None):
-        if username is None and filter is None:
-            raise CommandError("Either the username or '--filter' must be specified!")
-
-        if filter is None:
-            filter = "(&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName=%s))" % (ldb.binary_encode(username))
-
-        lp = sambaopts.get_loadparm()
-        creds = credopts.get_credentials(lp, fallback_machine=True)
-
-        samdb = SamDB(url=H, session_info=system_session(),
-                      credentials=creds, lp=lp)
-        try:
-            samdb.disable_account(filter)
-        except Exception as msg:
-            raise CommandError("Failed to disable user '%s': %s" % (username or filter, msg))
-
-
 class cmd_user_setexpiry(Command):
     """Set the expiration of a user account.
 
diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/user/disable.py b/python/samba/netcmd/user/disable.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5042eead3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/samba/netcmd/user/disable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# user management
+#
+# disable user
+#
+# Copyright Jelmer Vernooij 2010 <jelmer@samba.org>
+# Copyright Theresa Halloran 2011 <theresahalloran@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+import samba.getopt as options
+from samba import ldb
+from samba.auth import system_session
+from samba.netcmd import Command, CommandError, Option
+from samba.samdb import SamDB
+
+
+class cmd_user_disable(Command):
+    """Disable a user."""
+
+    synopsis = "%prog (<username>|--filter <filter>) [options]"
+
+    takes_options = [
+        Option("-H", "--URL", help="LDB URL for database or target server", type=str,
+               metavar="URL", dest="H"),
+        Option("--filter", help="LDAP Filter to set password on", type=str),
+    ]
+
+    takes_args = ["username?"]
+
+    takes_optiongroups = {
+        "sambaopts": options.SambaOptions,
+        "credopts": options.CredentialsOptions,
+        "versionopts": options.VersionOptions,
+    }
+
+    def run(self, username=None, sambaopts=None, credopts=None,
+            versionopts=None, filter=None, H=None):
+        if username is None and filter is None:
+            raise CommandError("Either the username or '--filter' must be specified!")
+
+        if filter is None:
+            filter = "(&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName=%s))" % (ldb.binary_encode(username))
+
+        lp = sambaopts.get_loadparm()
+        creds = credopts.get_credentials(lp, fallback_machine=True)
+
+        samdb = SamDB(url=H, session_info=system_session(),
+                      credentials=creds, lp=lp)
+        try:
+            samdb.disable_account(filter)
+        except Exception as msg:
+            raise CommandError("Failed to disable user '%s': %s" % (username or filter, msg))