diff --git a/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py b/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
         for field in attr.fields(OriginVisitStats)
     }
 
+    disabled_urls: List[str] = []
+
     # Retrieve the global queue state
     queue_position_per_visit_type = scheduler.visit_scheduler_queue_position_get()
 
@@ -297,6 +299,21 @@
         else:
             visit_stats_d["successive_visits"] = 1
 
+        if last_event == "last_failed" and visit_stats_d["successive_visits"] >= 3:
+            disabled_urls.append(visit_stats_d["url"])
+
     scheduler.origin_visit_stats_upsert(
         OriginVisitStats(**ovs) for ovs in origin_visit_stats.values()
     )
+
+    # Disable any origins if any
+    if disabled_urls:
+        disabled_origins = []
+        for url in disabled_urls:
+            origins = scheduler.get_listed_origins(url=url).results
+            if len(origins) > 0:
+                origin = attr.evolve(origins[0], enabled=False)
+                disabled_origins.append(origin)
+
+        if disabled_origins:
+            scheduler.record_listed_origins(disabled_origins)
diff --git a/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py b/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py
@@ -969,3 +969,80 @@
     visit_stats_d = {f"last_{event}": None for event in INTERESTING_EVENTS}
 
     assert compute_last_event(visit_stats_d) is None
+
+
+def test_disable_failing_origins(swh_scheduler):
+    """Origin with too many failed attempts ends up being deactivated in the scheduler.
+
+    """
+
+    # actually store the origin in the scheduler so we can check it's deactivated in the
+    # end.
+    lister = swh_scheduler.get_or_create_lister(
+        name="something", instance_name="something"
+    )
+    origin = ListedOrigin(
+        url="bar", enabled=True, visit_type="svn", lister_id=lister.id
+    )
+    swh_scheduler.record_listed_origins([origin])
+
+    visit_statuses = [
+        {
+            "origin": "bar",
+            "visit": 2,
+            "status": "failed",
+            "date": DATE1,
+            "type": "svn",
+            "snapshot": None,
+        },
+        {
+            "origin": "bar",
+            "visit": 3,
+            "status": "failed",
+            "date": DATE2,
+            "type": "svn",
+            "snapshot": None,
+        },
+        {
+            "origin": "bar",
+            "visit": 3,
+            "status": "failed",
+            "date": DATE3,
+            "type": "svn",
+            "snapshot": None,
+        },
+    ]
+
+    process_journal_objects(
+        {"origin_visit_status": visit_statuses}, scheduler=swh_scheduler
+    )
+
+    actual_origin_visit_stats = swh_scheduler.origin_visit_stats_get([("bar", "svn")])
+    assert_visit_stats_ok(
+        actual_origin_visit_stats,
+        [
+            OriginVisitStats(
+                url="bar",
+                visit_type="svn",
+                last_eventful=None,
+                last_uneventful=None,
+                last_failed=DATE3,
+                last_notfound=None,
+                last_snapshot=None,
+                next_position_offset=7,
+                successive_visits=3,
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+
+    # Now check that the origin in question is disabled
+    actual_page = swh_scheduler.get_listed_origins(url="bar")
+
+    assert len(actual_page.results) == 1
+    assert actual_page.next_page_token is None
+
+    for origin in actual_page.results:
+        assert origin.enabled is False
+        assert origin.lister_id == lister.id
+        assert origin.url == "bar"
+        assert origin.visit_type == "svn"