diff --git a/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Client/FTS3Job.py b/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Client/FTS3Job.py
index 9e597c1bb57..bcf604e8c66 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Client/FTS3Job.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/DataManagementSystem/Client/FTS3Job.py
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ def monitor(self, context=None, ftsServer=None, ucert=None):
             if file_state in FTS3File.FTS_FINAL_STATES:
                 filesStatus[file_id]["ftsGUID"] = None
 
+                # If the file is failed, check if it is recoverable
+                if file_state in FTS3File.FTS_FAILED_STATES:
+                    if not fileDict.get("Recoverable", True):
+                        filesStatus[file_id]["status"] = "Defunct"
+
             # If the file is not in a final state, but the job is, we return an error
             # FTS can have inconsistencies where the FTS Job is in a final state
             # but not all the files.