diff --git a/server/models/Document.ts b/server/models/Document.ts
index 80ce0ebad..fd2432127 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.ts
+++ b/server/models/Document.ts
@@ -859,12 +859,9 @@ class Document extends ParanoidModel<
         const parent = await (this.constructor as typeof Document).findOne({
           where: {
             id: this.parentDocumentId,
-            archivedAt: {
-              [Op.is]: null,
-            },
           },
         });
-        if (!parent) {
+        if (parent?.isDraft || !parent?.isActive) {
           this.parentDocumentId = null;
         }
       }
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts
index 6e3703063..6b2bc4d4c 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts
@@ -3595,6 +3595,30 @@ describe("#documents.unpublish", () => {
     expect(reloaded!.createdById).toEqual(user.id);
   });
 
+  it("should unpublish a document with archived children", async () => {
+    const user = await buildUser();
+    const document = await buildDocument({
+      userId: user.id,
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+    });
+    const child = await buildDocument({
+      userId: user.id,
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+      parentDocumentId: document.id,
+    });
+    await child.archive(user.id);
+    const res = await server.post("/api/documents.unpublish", {
+      body: {
+        token: user.getJwtToken(),
+        id: document.id,
+      },
+    });
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(body.data.id).toEqual(document.id);
+    expect(body.data.publishedAt).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("should unpublish another users document", async () => {
     const team = await buildTeam();
     const user = await buildUser({ teamId: team.id });
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
index ab1b3bd5f..c2feb8f38 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
@@ -1253,7 +1253,11 @@ router.post(
     });
     authorize(user, "unpublish", document);
 
-    const childDocumentIds = await document.findAllChildDocumentIds();
+    const childDocumentIds = await document.findAllChildDocumentIds({
+      archivedAt: {
+        [Op.eq]: null,
+      },
+    });
     if (childDocumentIds.length > 0) {
       throw InvalidRequestError(
         "Cannot unpublish document with child documents"