diff --git a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatsSidebar/chats/ChatsPanel.tsx b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatsSidebar/chats/ChatsPanel.tsx
index 70c07d0869..3a8f87d1f4 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatsSidebar/chats/ChatsPanel.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/AgentsPage/components/ChatsSidebar/chats/ChatsPanel.tsx
@@ -335,9 +335,11 @@ export const ChatsPanel: FC<ChatsPanelProps> = ({
 				}))
 	).filter((section) => section.chats.length > 0);
 	const isShowingEmptyState = visibleRootIDs.length === 0;
+	const isViewingArchived = sidebarFilters.archiveStatus === "archived";
+	const chatsHeadingLabel = isViewingArchived ? "Archived chats" : "Chats";
 	const emptyStateMessage = hasAppliedResultFilters
 		? "No agents match these filters"
-		: sidebarFilters.archiveStatus === "archived"
+		: isViewingArchived
 			? "No archived agents"
 			: "No agents yet";
 	const clearResultFilters = () => {
@@ -429,7 +431,7 @@ export const ChatsPanel: FC<ChatsPanelProps> = ({
 				<div className="mx-2 pt-6 mb-1.5">
 					<div className="ml-2.5 mr-2 flex h-7 items-center justify-between">
 						<h2 className="m-0 text-sm font-normal leading-6 text-content-secondary">
-							Chats
+							{chatsHeadingLabel}
 						</h2>
 						<div className="flex items-center gap-1">
 							{onOpenSearchDialog && (