diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/search_options_state.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/search_options_state.ts
index 7be4be6d2..9b9b4aa50 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/search_options_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/search_options_state.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { WebApplication } from "../application";
 
 export class SearchOptionsState {
   includeProtectedContents = false;
-  includeArchived = false;
+  includeArchived = true;
   includeTrashed = false;
 
   constructor(