diff --git a/openapi.yaml b/openapi.yaml
index 8d8d6dce..c68471f5 100644
--- a/openapi.yaml
+++ b/openapi.yaml
@@ -3375,7 +3375,7 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - Departments
       summary: List departments
-      description: Retrieve a list of all visible departments
+      description: Retrieve visible, active departments by default. Superuser department access may filter archived departments with `filters=archived:1`.
       operationId: listDepartments
       parameters:
         - name: id
@@ -3386,6 +3386,11 @@ paths:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPageParam'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SearchParam'
+        - name: filters
+          in: query
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Comma-separated field filters. `archived:1` is only honored for users with superuser department access.
       responses:
         '200':
           description: Departments retrieved successfully
@@ -15652,6 +15657,8 @@ components:
           type: integer
         visible:
           type: boolean
+        archived:
+          type: boolean
         dimension:
           type: integer
         branding:
@@ -15724,6 +15731,8 @@ components:
           type: integer
         visible:
           type: boolean
+        archived:
+          type: boolean
         longitude:
           type: number
           format: float
@@ -15744,6 +15753,8 @@ components:
           type: string
         visible:
           type: boolean
+        archived:
+          type: boolean
         longitude:
           type: number
           format: float
diff --git a/src/components/displays/pagination/models/SuperUserDashboard/DepartmentsPagination.vue b/src/components/displays/pagination/models/SuperUserDashboard/DepartmentsPagination.vue
index 095bf92c..c99149bf 100644
--- a/src/components/displays/pagination/models/SuperUserDashboard/DepartmentsPagination.vue
+++ b/src/components/displays/pagination/models/SuperUserDashboard/DepartmentsPagination.vue
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 <script setup>
+import { computed, provide, ref } from "vue";
+import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
+
 import DepartmentsTable from "@/components/displays/superuser/tables/departmentsTable.vue";
+import PaginationDisplay from "@/components/displays/pagination/PaginationDisplay.vue";
+import PaginationDisplayGeneralSearchReload from "@/components/displays/pagination/PaginationDisplayGeneralSearchReload.vue";
+import PaginationNavigation from "@/components/displays/pagination/PaginationNavigation.vue";
+import { PaginatedListKey, usePaginatedList } from "@/components/pagination/paginatedList.vue";
 
-let props = defineProps(["setCustomerFilter", "hideSearch", "autoLoad"]);
-
-import { useRouter } from "vue-router";
-import {
-  usePaginatedList,
-  PaginatedListKey
-} from "@/components/pagination/paginatedList.vue";
-import { provide, computed } from "vue";
+const props = defineProps(["setCustomerFilter", "hideSearch", "autoLoad"]);
+const { t } = useI18n();
 const paginatedList = usePaginatedList();
 provide(PaginatedListKey, paginatedList);
+
 const {
-  isLoaded,
   isLoading,
   list,
   loadList,
@@ -22,30 +23,27 @@ const {
   setEndpoint,
   setMetaItemsPerPage,
   setPage,
-  metaSearch,
-  search,
   setFilter,
   setOrder,
   hideSearchField,
   setHideSearchField,
 } = paginatedList;
-import PaginationNavigation from "@/components/displays/pagination/PaginationNavigation.vue";
 
-import LoadButtonWhileAwait from "@/components/request/LoadButtonWhileAwait.vue";
-import PaginationDisplay from "@/components/displays/pagination/PaginationDisplay.vue";
-import OrdersTable from "@/components/displays/department/pos/orders/ordersTable.vue";
-import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
-
-const { t } = useI18n()
-const router = useRouter();
 setEndpoint("/departments", false);
-setOrder('order_priority', 'asc');
+setOrder("order_priority", "asc");
+
+const archivedFilter = ref("0");
 
 const sortedList = computed(() => {
   return [...list.value].sort((a, b) => (a.order_priority || 0) - (b.order_priority || 0));
 });
 
-// Hide the search field, if the hideSearch prop is set
+const handleArchivedFilterChange = () => {
+  setFilter("archived", archivedFilter.value);
+};
+
+setFilter("archived", archivedFilter.value, false);
+
 if (props.hideSearch) {
   setHideSearchField(true);
 }
@@ -53,17 +51,57 @@ if (props.hideSearch) {
 if (props.autoLoad) {
   loadList();
 }
-
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <input @input="search($event.target.value)" class="input" type="text" :placeholder="$t('global.search_department')" v-if="!hideSearchField"/>
-  <PaginationDisplay :metaItemsPerPage="metaItemsPerPage" :loadFunction="loadList" :isLoading="isLoading" :setMetaItemsPerPage="setMetaItemsPerPage"/>
+  <PaginationDisplayGeneralSearchReload v-if="!hideSearchField" />
+  <PaginationDisplay
+    :metaItemsPerPage="metaItemsPerPage"
+    :loadFunction="loadList"
+    :isLoading="isLoading"
+    :setMetaItemsPerPage="setMetaItemsPerPage"
+  >
+    <template #paginationColumns>
+      <div class="column is-narrow my-3 department-status-filter">
+        <label class="label is-small" for="department-archive-filter">{{
+          t("objects.departments.filters.status")
+        }}</label>
+        <div class="control">
+          <div class="select">
+            <select
+              id="department-archive-filter"
+              v-model="archivedFilter"
+              data-testid="superuser-departments-archive-filter"
+              @change="handleArchivedFilterChange"
+            >
+              <option value="0">{{ t("objects.departments.filters.active") }}</option>
+              <option value="1">{{ t("objects.departments.filters.archived") }}</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </template>
+  </PaginationDisplay>
+  <div v-if="hideSearchField" class="mb-3">
+    <button class="button is-dark" :class="{ 'is-loading': isLoading }" :disabled="isLoading" @click="loadList">
+      <span class="icon is-small">
+        <i class="fas fa-sync-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+      </span>
+      <span>{{ t("pagination.reload") }}</span>
+    </button>
+  </div>
   <DepartmentsTable :objects="sortedList" />
-  <PaginationNavigation :currentPage="metaCurrentPage" :totalPages="Math.ceil(metaTotalItems / metaItemsPerPage)" :loadFunction="loadList" :setPage="setPage" :isLoading="isLoading" />
-  <LoadButtonWhileAwait class="is-dark" :isLoading="isLoading" :loadFunction="loadList" icon="fas fa-sync-alt">{{ t('pagination.reload') }}</LoadButtonWhileAwait>
+  <PaginationNavigation
+    :currentPage="metaCurrentPage"
+    :totalPages="Math.ceil(metaTotalItems / metaItemsPerPage)"
+    :loadFunction="loadList"
+    :setPage="setPage"
+    :isLoading="isLoading"
+  />
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
-
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+.department-status-filter {
+  min-width: 14rem;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/displays/superuser/tables/departmentsTable.vue b/src/components/displays/superuser/tables/departmentsTable.vue
index 3785a580..325f22a5 100644
--- a/src/components/displays/superuser/tables/departmentsTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/displays/superuser/tables/departmentsTable.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
-import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
-
-const { t } = useI18n();
-
-const props = defineProps(['objects']);
-import { ref } from 'vue';
-import { departments, getDepartments, isLoading, getDepartmentName} from "@/components/pagination/departmentTabs.vue";
+const props = defineProps(["objects"]);
+import { ref } from "vue";
+import { departments, getDepartments, isLoading, getDepartmentName } from "@/components/pagination/departmentTabs.vue";
 import { usePaginatedListInstance } from "@/components/pagination/paginatedList.vue";
 const { loadList, loadSwitch, metaCurrentPage, metaItemsPerPage, setList } = usePaginatedListInstance();
 import EditableTableColumn from "@/components/displays/buttons/EditableTableColumn.vue";
@@ -20,8 +16,8 @@ const dragOverIndex = ref(null);
 
 const onDragStart = (event, index) => {
   draggingIndex.value = index;
-  event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
-  event.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', index);
+  event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
+  event.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain", index);
 };
 
 const onDragOver = (event, index) => {
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@ const parseCustomerName = (user) => {
   } else {
     return "-";
   }
-}
+};
 import { showEditDepartmentForm } from "@/components/forms/superUser/editDepartmentForm.vue";
 
 import { showEditUserForm } from "@/components/forms/superUser/editUserForm.vue";
@@ -86,102 +82,169 @@ import { SessionUser } from "@/components/session/token/SessionUser.vue";
 
 const redirect = (path) => {
   window.location = path;
-}
+};
 
+const archiveSwitchLoadingIds = ref(new Set());
+
+const isDepartmentArchived = (department) => {
+  return (
+    department?.archived === true ||
+    department?.archived === 1 ||
+    department?.archived === "1" ||
+    department?.archived === "true"
+  );
+};
+
+const isArchiveSwitchLoading = (departmentId) => {
+  return archiveSwitchLoadingIds.value.has(departmentId);
+};
+
+const setArchiveSwitchLoading = (departmentId, loading) => {
+  const loadingIds = new Set(archiveSwitchLoadingIds.value);
+  if (loading) {
+    loadingIds.add(departmentId);
+  } else {
+    loadingIds.delete(departmentId);
+  }
+  archiveSwitchLoadingIds.value = loadingIds;
+};
+
+const toggleArchived = async (department) => {
+  const nextArchived = !isDepartmentArchived(department);
+  setArchiveSwitchLoading(department.id, true);
+
+  try {
+    await SessionUser.objects.departments.set.archived(department.id, nextArchived);
+    department.archived = nextArchived;
+    loadList();
+  } finally {
+    setArchiveSwitchLoading(department.id, false);
+  }
+};
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <table class="table is-fullwidth">
-      <thead>
+  <table class="table is-fullwidth" data-testid="superuser-departments-table">
+    <thead>
       <tr>
-        <th v-if="SessionUser.canAccessAdmin()" style="width: 40px;"></th>
+        <th v-if="SessionUser.canAccessAdmin()" style="width: 40px"></th>
         <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.order_priority.label }}</th>
         <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.id.label }}</th>
         <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.name.label }}</th>
         <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.description.label }}</th>
         <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.economic_department_id.label }}</th>
+        <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.archived.label }}</th>
         <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.latitude.label }}</th>
         <th>{{ SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.longitude.label }}</th>
-        <th>{{ $t('tables.actions') }}</th>
+        <th>{{ $t("tables.actions") }}</th>
       </tr>
-      </thead>
-      <tbody>
-      <tr v-for="(department, index) in objects" :key="department.id"
-          :class="{'is-dragging': draggingIndex === index, 'drag-over': dragOverIndex === index}"
-          @dragover="onDragOver($event, index)"
-          @dragleave="dragOverIndex = null"
-          @drop="onDrop($event, index)"
-          @dragend="onDragEnd">
-        <td v-if="SessionUser.canAccessAdmin()"
-            class="has-text-centered"
-            draggable="true"
-            @dragstart="onDragStart($event, index)"
-            style="cursor: move;">
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      <tr
+        v-for="(department, index) in objects"
+        :key="department.id"
+        :data-testid="`superuser-departments-row-${department.id}`"
+        :class="{ 'is-dragging': draggingIndex === index, 'drag-over': dragOverIndex === index }"
+        @dragover="onDragOver($event, index)"
+        @dragleave="dragOverIndex = null"
+        @drop="onDrop($event, index)"
+        @dragend="onDragEnd"
+      >
+        <td
+          v-if="SessionUser.canAccessAdmin()"
+          class="has-text-centered"
+          draggable="true"
+          @dragstart="onDragStart($event, index)"
+          style="cursor: move"
+        >
           <span class="icon is-small">
             <i class="fas fa-grip-lines"></i>
           </span>
         </td>
         <EditableTableColumn
-            :object="department"
-            :loadList="loadList"
-            column="order_priority"
-            :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
+          :object="department"
+          :loadList="loadList"
+          column="order_priority"
+          :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
         />
         <td>{{ department.id }}</td>
         <EditableTableColumn
-            :object="department"
-            :loadList="loadList"
-            column="name"
-            :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
+          :object="department"
+          :loadList="loadList"
+          column="name"
+          :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
         />
         <EditableTableColumn
-            :object="department"
-            :loadList="loadList"
-            column="description"
-            :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
+          :object="department"
+          :loadList="loadList"
+          column="description"
+          :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
         />
         <EditableTableColumn
-            :object="department"
-            :loadList="loadList"
-            column="economic_department_id"
-            :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
-            :parse-function="SessionUser.objects.economic_departments.functions.getEconomicDepartmentName"
+          :object="department"
+          :loadList="loadList"
+          column="economic_department_id"
+          :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
+          :parse-function="SessionUser.objects.economic_departments.functions.getEconomicDepartmentName"
+        />
+        <td class="archive-switch-cell">
+          <input
+            :id="`department-archived-${department.id}`"
+            class="switch is-rounded is-small"
+            type="checkbox"
+            :checked="isDepartmentArchived(department)"
+            :disabled="isArchiveSwitchLoading(department.id)"
+            :data-testid="`department-archive-toggle-${department.id}`"
+            :aria-label="`${SessionUser.objects.departments.columns.archived.label}: ${department.name}`"
+            @change="toggleArchived(department)"
+          />
+          <label :for="`department-archived-${department.id}`"></label>
+        </td>
+        <EditableTableColumn
+          :object="department"
+          :loadList="loadList"
+          column="latitude"
+          :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
         />
         <EditableTableColumn
-            :object="department"
-            :loadList="loadList"
-            column="latitude"
-            :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
-        />
-        <EditableTableColumn
-            :object="department"
-            :loadList="loadList"
-            column="longitude"
-            :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
+          :object="department"
+          :loadList="loadList"
+          column="longitude"
+          :edit-function="SessionUser.objects.departments.showEditObjectFieldForm"
         />
         <td>
           <div class="buttons">
-            <button class="button is-small" @click="showEditDepartmentForm(department.id, department.name, department.description, department.economic_department_id)">
+            <button
+              class="button is-small"
+              @click="
+                showEditDepartmentForm(
+                  department.id,
+                  department.name,
+                  department.description,
+                  department.economic_department_id
+                )
+              "
+            >
               <span class="icon">
                 <i class="fas fa-edit"></i>
               </span>
             </button>
             <button class="button is-small" @click="redirect('/admin/' + department.id)">
               <!-- External link icon -->
-                <span class="icon">
-                  <i class="fas fa-external-link-alt"></i>
-                </span>
+              <span class="icon">
+                <i class="fas fa-external-link-alt"></i>
+              </span>
             </button>
             <button class="button is-small is-dark" @click="redirect('/superuser/departments/' + department.id)">
-                <span class="icon">
-                  <i class="fas fa-cog"></i>
-                </span>
+              <span class="icon">
+                <i class="fas fa-cog"></i>
+              </span>
             </button>
           </div>
         </td>
       </tr>
-      </tbody>
-    </table>
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -191,4 +254,8 @@ const redirect = (path) => {
 .drag-over td {
   border-top: 3px solid #3273dc !important;
 }
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+.archive-switch-cell {
+  min-width: 4rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/Departments.vue b/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/Departments.vue
index 15c1f39c..22f509ae 100644
--- a/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/Departments.vue
+++ b/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/Departments.vue
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ export const getDepartmentName = async (id) => {
               required: false
             }
           },
+          archived: {
+            label: t('objects.departments.columns.archived'),
+            type: "boolean",
+            sortable: true,
+            creation: {
+              required: false
+            }
+          },
           longitude: {
             label: t('objects.departments.columns.longitude'),
             type: "number",
@@ -177,6 +185,14 @@ export const getDepartmentName = async (id) => {
               parseInt(dimension)
           )
         },
+        archived: async (id, archived) => {
+          return ObjectsGlobal.set.column(
+              Departments.meta.endpoint,
+              id,
+              "archived",
+              ObjectsGlobal.parse.boolean(archived)
+          )
+        },
         longitude: async (id, longitude) => {
           return ObjectsGlobal.set.column(
               Departments.meta.endpoint,
@@ -237,4 +253,4 @@ export const getDepartmentName = async (id) => {
         );
       }
     };
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
diff --git a/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/ObjectsGlobal.vue b/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/ObjectsGlobal.vue
index bd48711a..75b967d9 100644
--- a/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/ObjectsGlobal.vue
+++ b/src/components/session/token/SessionUser/Objects/ObjectsGlobal.vue
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export const ObjectsGlobal = {
   },
   parse: {
     boolean: (value) => {
-      return value === 'true' || value === true;
+      return value === 'true' || value === '1' || value === true || value === 1;
     },
     number: (value) => {
       return parseInt(value);
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/da.json b/src/i18n/locales/da.json
index ca3aef55..58f22be5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/da.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/da.json
@@ -2512,6 +2512,7 @@
     },
     "departments": {
       "columns": {
+        "archived": "Arkiveret",
         "dimension": "Dimensjon",
         "economic_department": "E-conomic afdeling",
         "latitude": "Breddegrad",
@@ -2519,6 +2520,11 @@
         "slack_webhook": "Slack webhook"
       },
       "description": "Oversigt over afdelinger",
+      "filters": {
+        "active": "Aktive afdelinger",
+        "archived": "Arkiverede afdelinger",
+        "status": "Status"
+      },
       "multiple": "afdelinger",
       "single": "afdeling",
       "title": "Afdelinger"
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de.json b/src/i18n/locales/de.json
index f0fac958..5bba18ef 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -2512,6 +2512,7 @@
     },
     "departments": {
       "columns": {
+        "archived": "Archiviert",
         "dimension": "Abmessung",
         "economic_department": "E-conomic-Abteilung",
         "latitude": "Breitengrad",
@@ -2519,6 +2520,11 @@
         "slack_webhook": "Slack Webhook"
       },
       "description": "?bersicht ?ber Abteilungen",
+      "filters": {
+        "active": "Aktive Abteilungen",
+        "archived": "Archivierte Abteilungen",
+        "status": "Status"
+      },
       "multiple": "Abteilungen",
       "single": "Abteilung",
       "title": "Abteilungen"
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index df8d8c28..02178e5d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -2512,6 +2512,7 @@
     },
     "departments": {
       "columns": {
+        "archived": "Archived",
         "dimension": "Dimension",
         "economic_department": "E-conomic Department",
         "latitude": "Latitude",
@@ -2519,6 +2520,11 @@
         "slack_webhook": "Slack Webhook"
       },
       "description": "Overview of departments",
+      "filters": {
+        "active": "Active departments",
+        "archived": "Archived departments",
+        "status": "Status"
+      },
       "multiple": "departments",
       "single": "department",
       "title": "Departments"
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/no.json b/src/i18n/locales/no.json
index cf2262f4..8323e2a5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/no.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/no.json
@@ -2512,6 +2512,7 @@
     },
     "departments": {
       "columns": {
+        "archived": "Arkivert",
         "dimension": "Dimensjon",
         "economic_department": "E-økonomisk avdeling",
         "latitude": "Breddegrad",
@@ -2519,6 +2520,11 @@
         "slack_webhook": "Slakk Webhook"
       },
       "description": "Oversikt over avdelinger",
+      "filters": {
+        "active": "Aktive avdelinger",
+        "archived": "Arkiverte avdelinger",
+        "status": "Status"
+      },
       "multiple": "avdelinger",
       "single": "avdeling",
       "title": "Avdelinger"
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/sv.json b/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
index bc38edd2..20a23c0e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
@@ -2512,6 +2512,7 @@
     },
     "departments": {
       "columns": {
+        "archived": "Arkiverad",
         "dimension": "Dimension",
         "economic_department": "E-conomic-avdelning",
         "latitude": "Latitude",
@@ -2519,6 +2520,11 @@
         "slack_webhook": "Slack Webhook"
       },
       "description": "översikt över avdelningar",
+      "filters": {
+        "active": "Aktiva avdelningar",
+        "archived": "Arkiverade avdelningar",
+        "status": "Status"
+      },
       "multiple": "avdelningar",
       "single": "avdelning",
       "title": "Avdelningar"
diff --git a/src/services/departmentVisibility.js b/src/services/departmentVisibility.js
index 869e4ae8..8f2f6244 100644
--- a/src/services/departmentVisibility.js
+++ b/src/services/departmentVisibility.js
@@ -22,8 +22,17 @@ export const hasValidDepartmentName = (department) => {
   return isDepartmentLabelValid(department?.name);
 };
 
+export const isDepartmentArchived = (department) => {
+  return (
+    department?.archived === true
+    || department?.archived === 1
+    || department?.archived === "1"
+    || department?.archived === "true"
+  );
+};
+
 export const isDepartmentVisible = (department) => {
-  return !(
+  return !isDepartmentArchived(department) && !(
     department?.visible === false
     || department?.visible === 0
     || department?.visible === "0"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/admin-department-visibility.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/admin-department-visibility.spec.ts
index 83b37e5e..2717a0b0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/admin-department-visibility.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/admin-department-visibility.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const adminPermissions = [
   "department_access_2",
   "department_access_3",
   "department_access_4",
+  "department_access_5",
 ];
 
 const defaultDepartments = [
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ const defaultDepartments = [
   { id: 2, name: "Hidden South", visible: false },
   { id: 3, name: "Legacy East" },
   { id: 4, name: "Numeric Hidden", visible: 0 },
+  { id: 5, name: "Archived West", visible: true, archived: true },
 ];
 
 const json = (body: unknown, status = 200) => ({
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ test.describe("Admin department visibility", () => {
     await expect(departmentControls.getByRole("button", { name: "Legacy East" })).toBeVisible();
     await expect(departmentControls.getByRole("button", { name: "Hidden South" })).toHaveCount(0);
     await expect(departmentControls.getByRole("button", { name: "Numeric Hidden" })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(departmentControls.getByRole("button", { name: "Archived West" })).toHaveCount(0);
 
     if (isDesktopProject(test.info())) {
       const desktopDepartmentSelect = page.getByTestId("desktop-header-department-select");
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ test.describe("Admin department visibility", () => {
       await expect(desktopDepartmentSelect.locator("option", { hasText: "Legacy East" })).toHaveCount(1);
       await expect(desktopDepartmentSelect.locator("option", { hasText: "Hidden South" })).toHaveCount(0);
       await expect(desktopDepartmentSelect.locator("option", { hasText: "Numeric Hidden" })).toHaveCount(0);
+      await expect(desktopDepartmentSelect.locator("option", { hasText: "Archived West" })).toHaveCount(0);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/superuser-departments-archive.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/superuser-departments-archive.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f8601d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/superuser-departments-archive.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+
+import { mockApi, seedAuthenticatedState } from "./support/network.js";
+import { isDesktopProject } from "./support/projects";
+
+const json = (body: unknown, status = 200) => ({
+  status,
+  contentType: "application/json",
+  body: JSON.stringify(body),
+});
+
+const now = "2026-05-07 10:00:00";
+
+const buildDepartment = (department: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
+  description: "E2E department",
+  economic_department_id: 0,
+  created_at: now,
+  updated_at: now,
+  dimension: 0,
+  branding: 0,
+  latitude: 0,
+  longitude: 0,
+  order_priority: 1,
+  archived: false,
+  ...department,
+});
+
+const departmentEnvelope = (departments: Array<Record<string, unknown>>) => ({
+  data: departments,
+  meta: {
+    pagination: {
+      page: 1,
+      per_page: 100,
+      total: departments.length,
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+test.describe("Superuser department archive filter", () => {
+  test("shows active departments by default and archived departments only after selecting archived", async ({
+    page,
+  }, testInfo) => {
+    test.skip(!isDesktopProject(testInfo), "Desktop only");
+
+    const activeDepartments = [buildDepartment({ id: 1, name: "Active North", order_priority: 1, archived: false })];
+    const archivedDepartments = [buildDepartment({ id: 2, name: "Archived East", order_priority: 1, archived: true })];
+    const departmentFiltersSeen: string[] = [];
+
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 720 });
+    await seedAuthenticatedState(page, "superuser-departments-archive-token");
+    await mockApi(page, {
+      authenticated: true,
+      permissions: ["superuser", "user", "list_departments", "superuser_fetch_department", "edit_department"],
+      sessionData: {
+        group_id: 1,
+      },
+    });
+
+    await page.route(
+      /https?:\/\/(?:api\.truckwash\.io(?::\d+)?\/departments|localhost(?::\d+)?\/api\/departments|127\.0\.0\.1(?::\d+)?\/api\/departments)(?:\?.*)?$/i,
+      async (route) => {
+        const request = route.request();
+        const url = new URL(request.url());
+
+        if (request.method() === "PUT") {
+          await route.fulfill(json({ data: { message: "Department updated successfully" } }));
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const filters = url.searchParams.get("filters") || "";
+        departmentFiltersSeen.push(filters);
+        const departments = filters.includes("archived:1") ? archivedDepartments : activeDepartments;
+
+        await route.fulfill(json(departmentEnvelope(departments)));
+      }
+    );
+
+    await page.goto("/superuser/departments");
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("pagination-reload-actions")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("superuser-departments-table")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("superuser-departments-archive-filter")).toHaveValue("0");
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("superuser-departments-row-1")).toContainText("Active North");
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("superuser-departments-row-2")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    await page.getByTestId("superuser-departments-archive-filter").selectOption("1");
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("superuser-departments-row-2")).toContainText("Archived East");
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("superuser-departments-row-1")).toHaveCount(0);
+    expect(departmentFiltersSeen.some((filters) => filters.includes("archived:0"))).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(departmentFiltersSeen.some((filters) => filters.includes("archived:1"))).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});