diff --git a/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx b/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
index 0128a7e1a..8c865166b 100644
--- a/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
+++ b/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ export const searchInDocument = createAction({
       return false;
     }
     const document = stores.documents.get(activeDocumentId);
-    return !document?.isDeleted;
+    return !!document?.isActive;
   },
   perform: ({ activeDocumentId }) => {
     history.push(searchPath(undefined, { documentId: activeDocumentId }));
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ export const createTemplate = createAction({
       !!activeCollectionId &&
       stores.policies.abilities(activeCollectionId).update &&
       !document?.isTemplate &&
-      !document?.isDeleted
+      !!document?.isActive
     );
   },
   perform: ({ activeDocumentId, stores, t, event }) => {
diff --git a/server/policies/document.test.ts b/server/policies/document.test.ts
index 84f66c614..15faa03f5 100644
--- a/server/policies/document.test.ts
+++ b/server/policies/document.test.ts
@@ -277,3 +277,29 @@ describe("no collection", () => {
     expect(abilities.comment).toEqual(true);
   });
 });
+
+describe("archived document", () => {
+  it("should have correct permissions", async () => {
+    const team = await buildTeam();
+    const user = await buildUser({ teamId: team.id });
+    const doc = await buildDocument({
+      teamId: team.id,
+      userId: user.id,
+      archivedAt: new Date(),
+    });
+    // reload to get membership
+    const document = await Document.findByPk(doc.id, { userId: user.id });
+    const abilities = serialize(user, document);
+    expect(abilities.read).toEqual(true);
+    expect(abilities.download).toEqual(true);
+    expect(abilities.delete).toEqual(true);
+    expect(abilities.unsubscribe).toEqual(true);
+    expect(abilities.unarchive).toEqual(true);
+    expect(abilities.update).toEqual(false);
+    expect(abilities.createChildDocument).toEqual(false);
+    expect(abilities.archive).toEqual(false);
+    expect(abilities.share).toEqual(false);
+    expect(abilities.move).toEqual(false);
+    expect(abilities.comment).toEqual(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/policies/document.ts b/server/policies/document.ts
index 59494fa73..903c2890d 100644
--- a/server/policies/document.ts
+++ b/server/policies/document.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ allow(User, "pinToHome", Document, (actor, document) =>
     isTeamMutable(actor),
     !document?.isDraft,
     !document?.template,
-    !document?.isDeleted
+    !!document?.isActive
   )
 );
 
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ allow(User, "delete", Document, (actor, document) =>
     isTeamMutable(actor),
     !actor.isGuest,
     !document?.isDeleted,
-    or(can(actor, "update", document), !document?.collection)
+    or(
+      can(actor, "unarchive", document),
+      can(actor, "update", document),
+      !document?.collection
+    )
   )
 );
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
index a2238f149..f4f3acea1 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
@@ -210,17 +210,7 @@ router.post(
     const { sort, direction } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const collectionIds = await user.collectionIds();
-    const collectionScope: Readonly<ScopeOptions> = {
-      method: ["withCollectionPermissions", user.id],
-    };
-    const viewScope: Readonly<ScopeOptions> = {
-      method: ["withViews", user.id],
-    };
-    const documents = await Document.scope([
-      "defaultScope",
-      collectionScope,
-      viewScope,
-    ]).findAll({
+    const documents = await Document.defaultScopeWithUser(user.id).findAll({
       where: {
         teamId: user.teamId,
         collectionId: collectionIds,