diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail.tsx
index 5d302d093d..26e605c980 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { workspaceById } from "api/queries/workspaces";
 import type * as TypesGen from "api/typesGenerated";
 import type { ModelSelectorOption } from "components/ai-elements";
 import { Skeleton } from "components/Skeleton/Skeleton";
+import { ArchiveIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { getVSCodeHref, SESSION_TOKEN_PLACEHOLDER } from "modules/apps/apps";
 import {
 	type FC,
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@ const AgentDetail: FC = () => {
 	const workspaceAgent = getWorkspaceAgent(workspace, undefined);
 	const chatData = chatQuery.data;
 	const chatRecord = chatData?.chat;
+	const isArchived = chatRecord?.archived ?? false;
 	const chatMessages = chatData?.messages;
 	const chatQueuedMessages = chatData?.queued_messages;
 	const chatLastModelConfigID = chatRecord?.last_model_config_id;
@@ -637,7 +639,7 @@ const AgentDetail: FC = () => {
 		sendMutation.isPending ||
 		editMutation.isPending ||
 		interruptMutation.isPending;
-	const isInputDisabled = !hasModelOptions;
+	const isInputDisabled = !hasModelOptions || isArchived;
 
 	const handleSend = async (message: string, editedMessageID?: number) => {
 		if (
@@ -853,7 +855,7 @@ const AgentDetail: FC = () => {
 	};
 
 	const handleArchiveAgentAction = () => {
-		if (!agentId) {
+		if (!agentId || isArchived) {
 			return;
 		}
 		requestArchiveAgent(agentId);
@@ -983,9 +985,16 @@ const AgentDetail: FC = () => {
 						onViewWorkspace: handleViewWorkspace,
 					}}
 					onArchiveAgent={handleArchiveAgentAction}
+					isArchived={isArchived}
 					isSidebarCollapsed={isSidebarCollapsed}
 					onToggleSidebarCollapsed={onToggleSidebarCollapsed}
 				/>
+				{isArchived && (
+					<div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2 border-b border-border-default bg-surface-secondary px-4 py-2 text-sm text-content-secondary">
+						<ArchiveIcon className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+						This agent has been archived and is read-only.
+					</div>
+				)}
 				<div
 					aria-hidden
 					className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 z-10 h-6 bg-surface-primary"
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.stories.tsx
index 703a09bd4b..06b84bcd8b 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.stories.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ export const SidebarCollapsed: Story = {
 	},
 };
 
+export const Archived: Story = {
+	args: {
+		isArchived: true,
+	},
+};
+
 export const NoTitle: Story = {
 	args: {
 		chatTitle: undefined,
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.tsx
index e914766b08..9cdffdc7b3 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentDetail/TopBar.tsx
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type AgentDetailTopBarProps = {
 	diff: DiffPanelState;
 	workspace: WorkspaceActions;
 	onArchiveAgent: () => void;
+	isArchived?: boolean;
 	isSidebarCollapsed: boolean;
 	onToggleSidebarCollapsed: () => void;
 };
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export const AgentDetailTopBar: FC<AgentDetailTopBarProps> = ({
 	diff,
 	workspace,
 	onArchiveAgent,
+	isArchived,
 	isSidebarCollapsed,
 	onToggleSidebarCollapsed,
 }) => {
@@ -143,6 +145,11 @@ export const AgentDetailTopBar: FC<AgentDetailTopBarProps> = ({
 						<span className="truncate text-sm text-content-primary">
 							{chatTitle}
 						</span>
+						{isArchived && (
+							<span className="shrink-0 rounded bg-surface-tertiary px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs text-content-secondary">
+								Archived
+							</span>
+						)}
 					</div>
 				)}
 			</div>
@@ -192,13 +199,15 @@ export const AgentDetailTopBar: FC<AgentDetailTopBarProps> = ({
 							<MonitorIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
 							View Workspace
 						</DropdownMenuItem>
-						<DropdownMenuItem
-							className="text-content-destructive focus:text-content-destructive"
-							onSelect={onArchiveAgent}
-						>
-							<ArchiveIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-							Archive Agent
-						</DropdownMenuItem>
+						{!isArchived && (
+							<DropdownMenuItem
+								className="text-content-destructive focus:text-content-destructive"
+								onSelect={onArchiveAgent}
+							>
+								<ArchiveIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+								Archive Agent
+							</DropdownMenuItem>
+						)}
 					</DropdownMenuContent>
 				</DropdownMenu>
 				<WebPushButton />
diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentsPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentsPage.tsx
index 9945324817..c801a00529 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentsPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/AgentsPage.tsx
@@ -221,29 +221,21 @@ const AgentsPage: FC = () => {
 			}
 
 			setArchivingChatId(chatId);
-			const nextChatId = (
-				queryClient.getQueryData(chats().queryKey) as
-					| TypesGen.Chat[]
-					| undefined
-			)?.find((chat) => chat.id !== chatId)?.id;
 
 			try {
 				await archiveMutation.mutateAsync(chatId);
 				clearChatErrorReason(chatId);
+				// Invalidate the individual chat query so the detail view
+				// picks up the archived flag without a redirect.
+				await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: chatKey(chatId) });
 				toast.success("Agent archived.");
-
-				if (chatId === agentId) {
-					navigate(nextChatId ? `/agents/${nextChatId}` : "/agents", {
-						replace: true,
-					});
-				}
 			} catch (error) {
 				toast.error(getErrorMessage(error, "Failed to archive agent."));
 			} finally {
 				setArchivingChatId(null);
 			}
 		},
-		[archiveMutation, queryClient, agentId, navigate, clearChatErrorReason],
+		[archiveMutation, queryClient, clearChatErrorReason],
 	);
 	const handleToggleSidebarCollapsed = useCallback(
 		() => setIsSidebarCollapsed((prev) => !prev),