diff --git a/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs b/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
index 35b745fce6..ca6bacd55a 100644
--- a/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Vault/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
@@ -721,6 +721,13 @@ public class CipherService : ICipherService
 
         cipherDetails.DeletedDate = cipherDetails.RevisionDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
+        if (cipherDetails.ArchivedDate.HasValue)
+        {
+            // If the cipher was archived, clear the archived date when soft deleting
+            // If a user were to restore an archived cipher, it should go back to the vault not the archive vault
+            cipherDetails.ArchivedDate = null;
+        }
+
         await _cipherRepository.UpsertAsync(cipherDetails);
         await _eventService.LogCipherEventAsync(cipherDetails, EventType.Cipher_SoftDeleted);