diff --git a/Modules/Sources/WordPressKitObjC/AccountServiceRemoteREST.m b/Modules/Sources/WordPressKitObjC/AccountServiceRemoteREST.m
index fe0d75aefc18..984df146bfc8 100644
--- a/Modules/Sources/WordPressKitObjC/AccountServiceRemoteREST.m
+++ b/Modules/Sources/WordPressKitObjC/AccountServiceRemoteREST.m
@@ -376,6 +376,19 @@ - (void)getBlogsWithParameters:(NSDictionary *)parameters
 {
     NSString *requestUrl = [self pathForEndpoint:@"me/sites"
                                      withVersion:WordPressComRESTAPIVersion_1_2];
+    // site_activity=active filters out many sites that are not longer available.
+    //
+    // For example, if you have a self-hosted site that's connected to a WP.com account, and later the site domain expires
+    // and couldn't be accessed, we don't want to show this site in the app. These sites are filtered out by the
+    // `site_activity=active` parameter.
+    //
+    // For reference, this paramter is hard-coded in "My Sites" in calypso:
+    // https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/blob/64806d21520e5489b30fbabf04e2f427a3ad392c/packages/api-core/src/me-sites/fetchers.ts#L30
+    if (parameters[@"site_activity"] == nil) {
+        NSMutableDictionary *updated = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:parameters];
+        updated[@"site_activity"] = @"active";
+        parameters = updated;
+    }
     [self.wordPressComRESTAPI get:requestUrl
                        parameters:parameters
                           success:^(id responseObject, NSHTTPURLResponse *httpResponse) {
@@ -417,11 +430,6 @@ - (NSArray *)remoteBlogsFromJSONArray:(NSArray *)jsonBlogs
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Exclude sites that are connected via Jetpack, but without an active Jetpack connection.
-        if (blog.jetpackConnection && !blog.jetpack) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         return true;
     }];
 }
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 439ae0936e76..0357354dbd1b 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 * [*] Add permalink preview in the slug editor and make other improvements [#24949]
 * [*] Add "Taxonomies" to Site Settings [#24955]
 * [*] Update "Categories" picker to indicate multiple selection [#24952]
+* [*] Fix a bug where the app can't access some Jetpack connected sites [#24976]
+* [*] Add support for editing custom taxonomy terms from "Post Settings" [#24964]
 
 26.4
 -----
diff --git a/Tests/KeystoneTests/Resources/Mocks/User/me-sites-with-jetpack.json b/Tests/KeystoneTests/Resources/Mocks/User/me-sites-with-jetpack.json
index 01895678fad8..f3dfd99c55a6 100644
--- a/Tests/KeystoneTests/Resources/Mocks/User/me-sites-with-jetpack.json
+++ b/Tests/KeystoneTests/Resources/Mocks/User/me-sites-with-jetpack.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             "is_following": false,
             "is_private": false,
             "jetpack": false,
+            "jetpack_connection": false,
             "lang": "en",
             "logo": {
                 "id": 0,
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
             "is_following": false,
             "is_private": false,
             "jetpack": true,
+            "jetpack_connection": true,
             "lang": "en",
             "logo": {
                 "id": 0,
diff --git a/WordPress/Classes/Services/BlogService.m b/WordPress/Classes/Services/BlogService.m
index 1df554172984..55e2588e779d 100644
--- a/WordPress/Classes/Services/BlogService.m
+++ b/WordPress/Classes/Services/BlogService.m
@@ -493,7 +493,12 @@ - (void)updateBlogWithRemoteBlog:(RemoteBlog *)remoteBlog account:(WPAccount *)a
 {
     Blog *blog = [self findBlogWithDotComID:remoteBlog.blogID inAccount:account];
 
-    if (!blog && remoteBlog.jetpack) {
+    // Previously the `remoteBlog.jetpack` property was used to check if the `blog` is connected to Jetpack.
+    // However, the `jetpack` property indicated whether the Jetpack plugin is installed, and we should check the
+    // `jetpack_connection` property instead.
+    // See this calypso code for reference:
+    // https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/blob/61a1eb0968da82e62d992f8d081a4ab3075c7719/client/dashboard/utils/site-types.ts#L3
+    if (!blog && remoteBlog.jetpackConnection) {
         blog = [self migrateRemoteJetpackBlog:remoteBlog forAccount:account inContext:context];
     }