diff --git a/storage_file/views/storage_file_view.xml b/storage_file/views/storage_file_view.xml
index acc313b06f..7d4a9fa929 100644
--- a/storage_file/views/storage_file_view.xml
+++ b/storage_file/views/storage_file_view.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     <record id="storage_file_view_tree" model="ir.ui.view">
         <field name="model">storage.file</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <list>
+            <list decoration-muted="not active">
+                <field name="active" column_invisible="True" />
                 <field name="name" />
                 <field name="backend_id" />
                 <field name="file_size" />
@@ -17,6 +18,13 @@
         <field name="model">storage.file</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <form string="File">
+                <field name="active" invisible="1" />
+                <widget
+                    name="web_ribbon"
+                    title="Archived"
+                    bg_color="bg-danger"
+                    invisible="active"
+                />
                 <div class="oe_title">
                     <label for="name" class="oe_edit_only" />
                     <h1>
@@ -59,6 +67,18 @@
                     name="private"
                     domain="[('is_public', '=', False)]"
                 />
+                <separator />
+                <filter
+                    string="All"
+                    name="all"
+                    domain="['|', ('active', '=', False), ('active', '=', True)]"
+                />
+                <separator />
+                <filter
+                    string="Archived"
+                    name="inactive"
+                    domain="[('active', '=', False)]"
+                />
                 <group string="Group By" expand="0">
                     <filter
                         string="Backend"
diff --git a/storage_image/models/storage_image_relation_abstract.py b/storage_image/models/storage_image_relation_abstract.py
index 4f0723a5a4..97acca8464 100644
--- a/storage_image/models/storage_image_relation_abstract.py
+++ b/storage_image/models/storage_image_relation_abstract.py
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ class ImageRelationAbstract(models.AbstractModel):
     image_alt_name = fields.Char(related="image_id.alt_name")
     image_url = fields.Char(related="image_id.image_medium_url")
     is_public = fields.Boolean(related="image_id.file_id.is_public", readonly=True)
-    active = fields.Boolean(related="image_id.active", readonly=True)
+    # Gray out the relations of archived images.
+    # NOTE: do not call this field `active`, it would hide the relations
+    # (eg: on the product) and we want to display them anyway.
+    image_active = fields.Boolean(related="image_id.active", readonly=True)
diff --git a/storage_image/views/storage_image.xml b/storage_image/views/storage_image.xml
index be5c875edd..6be71ec82d 100644
--- a/storage_image/views/storage_image.xml
+++ b/storage_image/views/storage_image.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     <record id="storage_image_view_tree" model="ir.ui.view">
         <field name="model">storage.image</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
-            <list>
+            <list decoration-muted="not active">
+                <field name="active" column_invisible="True" />
                 <field name="write_date" />
                 <field name="name" />
                 <field name="alt_name" />
@@ -24,6 +25,13 @@
                         type="action"
                     />
                 </header>
+                <field name="active" invisible="1" />
+                <widget
+                    name="web_ribbon"
+                    title="Archived"
+                    bg_color="bg-danger"
+                    invisible="active"
+                />
                 <group string="Image" name="image">
                     <field
                         name="data"
@@ -104,6 +112,18 @@
                     name="private"
                     domain="[('is_public', '=', False)]"
                 />
+                <separator />
+                <filter
+                    string="All"
+                    name="all"
+                    domain="['|', ('active', '=', False), ('active', '=', True)]"
+                />
+                <separator />
+                <filter
+                    string="Archived"
+                    name="inactive"
+                    domain="[('active', '=', False)]"
+                />
                 <group string="Group By" expand="0">
                     <filter
                         string="Backend"
diff --git a/storage_image/views/storage_image_relation_abstract.xml b/storage_image/views/storage_image_relation_abstract.xml
index ce1ca9b079..c8610997c6 100644
--- a/storage_image/views/storage_image_relation_abstract.xml
+++ b/storage_image/views/storage_image_relation_abstract.xml
@@ -68,10 +68,14 @@
                 <field name="image_url" />
                 <field name="image_name" />
                 <field name="image_alt_name" />
+                <field name="image_active" />
                 <field name="sequence" widget="handle" />
                 <templates>
                     <t t-name="card" class="row g-0">
-                        <aside class="col-3">
+                        <aside
+                            class="col-3"
+                            t-att-class="record.image_active.raw_value ? '' : 'opacity-50'"
+                        >
                             <field
                                 name="image_url"
                                 widget="image_url"
@@ -95,6 +99,10 @@
                                     <field name="image_name" />
                                 </span>
                             </div>
+                            <span
+                                t-if="!record.image_active.raw_value"
+                                class="badge text-bg-secondary"
+                            >Archived</span>
                         </main>
                     </t>
                 </templates>
diff --git a/storage_image_product/models/product_product.py b/storage_image_product/models/product_product.py
index cb73c4486d..ae0a8973ae 100644
--- a/storage_image_product/models/product_product.py
+++ b/storage_image_product/models/product_product.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def _compute_variant_image_ids(self):
                     img_relations.add(image_rel.id)
             variant.variant_image_ids = list(img_relations) if img_relations else False
 
-    @api.depends("variant_image_ids.sequence")
+    @api.depends("variant_image_ids.sequence", "variant_image_ids.image_active")
     def _compute_main_image_id(self):
         for record in self:
             record.main_image_id = record._get_main_image()
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ def _select_main_image(self, images):
         ).image_id
 
     def _get_main_image(self):
-        match_image = self.variant_image_ids.filtered(
-            lambda i: i.attribute_value_ids
-            == self.mapped(
-                "product_template_attribute_value_ids.product_attribute_value_id"
+        images = self.variant_image_ids.filtered("image_active")
+        match_image = images.filtered(
+            lambda i: (
+                i.attribute_value_ids
+                == self.mapped(
+                    "product_template_attribute_value_ids.product_attribute_value_id"
+                )
             )
         )
         if match_image:
             return self._select_main_image(match_image)
-        return self._select_main_image(self.variant_image_ids)
+        return self._select_main_image(images)
diff --git a/storage_image_product/models/product_template.py b/storage_image_product/models/product_template.py
index 705919cd3e..71d0d3bb2f 100644
--- a/storage_image_product/models/product_template.py
+++ b/storage_image_product/models/product_template.py
@@ -34,12 +34,18 @@ class ProductTemplate(models.Model):
         string="Main medium image URL", related="main_image_id.image_medium_url"
     )
 
-    @api.depends("image_ids", "image_ids.sequence", "image_ids.image_id")
+    @api.depends(
+        "image_ids",
+        "image_ids.sequence",
+        "image_ids.image_id",
+        "image_ids.image_active",
+    )
     def _compute_main_image_id(self):
         for record in self:
             record.main_image_id = record._get_main_image()
 
     def _get_main_image(self):
+        images = self.image_ids.filtered("image_active")
         return fields.first(
-            self.image_ids.sorted(key=lambda i: (i.sequence, i.image_id))
+            images.sorted(key=lambda i: (i.sequence, i.image_id))
         ).image_id
diff --git a/storage_image_product/tests/test_product_image_relation.py b/storage_image_product/tests/test_product_image_relation.py
index c7e33e5143..09e6f47801 100644
--- a/storage_image_product/tests/test_product_image_relation.py
+++ b/storage_image_product/tests/test_product_image_relation.py
@@ -202,3 +202,28 @@ def test_drop_template_attribute_value_propagation_to_image(self):
             self.env.ref("product.product_attribute_value_1")
             not in black_image.attribute_value_ids
         )
+
+    def test_archived_image(self):
+        logo_relation, white_relation = self.env["product.image.relation"].create(
+            [
+                {
+                    "product_tmpl_id": self.template.id,
+                    "image_id": self.logo_image.id,
+                    "sequence": 1,
+                },
+                {
+                    "product_tmpl_id": self.template.id,
+                    "image_id": self.white_image.id,
+                    "sequence": 2,
+                },
+            ]
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.template.main_image_id, self.logo_image)
+        self.assertEqual(self.product_a.main_image_id, self.logo_image)
+        self.logo_image.active = False
+        # Still listed, but not the main image anymore
+        self.assertEqual(self.template.image_ids, logo_relation | white_relation)
+        self.assertIn(logo_relation, self.product_a.variant_image_ids)
+        self.assertFalse(logo_relation.image_active)
+        self.assertEqual(self.template.main_image_id, self.white_image)
+        self.assertEqual(self.product_a.main_image_id, self.white_image)
diff --git a/storage_image_product/views/storage_image.xml b/storage_image_product/views/storage_image.xml
index c3a4cd140f..1c385fd2a5 100644
--- a/storage_image_product/views/storage_image.xml
+++ b/storage_image_product/views/storage_image.xml
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
                 <page name="products" string="Products">
                     <field name="product_relation_ids" mode="list,form,kanban">
                         <list
-                            decoration-success="is_public and active"
-                            decoration-danger="not is_public and active"
-                            decoration-muted="not active"
+                            decoration-success="is_public and image_active"
+                            decoration-danger="not is_public and image_active"
+                            decoration-muted="not image_active"
                         >
                             <field name="product_tmpl_id" />
                             <field name="available_attribute_value_ids" invisible="1" />
                             <field name="attribute_value_ids" widget="many2many_tags" />
                             <field name="tag_id" />
                             <field name="is_public" optional="hide" />
-                            <field name="active" column_invisible="True" />
+                            <field name="image_active" column_invisible="True" />
                         </list>
                         <form>
                             <group>
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
                 <page name="categories" string="Categories">
                     <field name="category_relation_ids" mode="list,form,kanban">
                         <list
-                            decoration-success="is_public and active"
-                            decoration-danger="not is_public and active"
-                            decoration-muted="not active"
+                            decoration-success="is_public and image_active"
+                            decoration-danger="not is_public and image_active"
+                            decoration-muted="not image_active"
                         >
                             <field name="category_id" />
                             <field name="tag_id" />
                             <field name="is_public" optional="hide" />
-                            <field name="active" column_invisible="True" />
+                            <field name="image_active" column_invisible="True" />
                         </list>
                         <form>
                             <group>
diff --git a/storage_media_product/models/product.py b/storage_media_product/models/product.py
index a885f7f80d..b1365da0c1 100644
--- a/storage_media_product/models/product.py
+++ b/storage_media_product/models/product.py
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ class ProductMediaRelation(models.Model):
     url_path = fields.Char(related="media_id.url_path", readonly=True)
     media_type_id = fields.Many2one(related="media_id.media_type_id", readonly=True)
     is_public = fields.Boolean(related="media_id.file_id.is_public", readonly=True)
-    active = fields.Boolean(related="media_id.active", readonly=True)
+    # Gray out the relations of archived media.
+    # NOTE: do not call this field `active`, it would hide the relations
+    # (eg: on the product) and we want to display them anyway.
+    media_active = fields.Boolean(related="media_id.active", readonly=True)
 
     @api.depends("media_id", "product_tmpl_id.attribute_line_ids.value_ids")
     def _compute_available_attribute(self):
diff --git a/storage_media_product/tests/__init__.py b/storage_media_product/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c2a90e059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage_media_product/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import test_product_media
diff --git a/storage_media_product/tests/test_product_media.py b/storage_media_product/tests/test_product_media.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5c0ae9743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage_media_product/tests/test_product_media.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Camptocamp SA
+# License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl).
+
+import base64
+
+from odoo.tests import Form
+
+from odoo.addons.component.tests.common import TransactionComponentCase
+
+
+class TestProductMedia(TransactionComponentCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.media = cls.env["storage.media"].create(
+            {"name": "doc.txt", "data": base64.b64encode(b"doc")}
+        )
+        cls.product = cls.env["product.product"].create({"name": "Media product"})
+        cls.relation = cls.env["product.media.relation"].create(
+            {
+                "media_id": cls.media.id,
+                "product_tmpl_id": cls.product.product_tmpl_id.id,
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_archived_relation_listed_on_template(self):
+        product_tmpl = self.product.product_tmpl_id
+        view = "storage_media_product.product_template_only_form_view"
+        self.media.active = False
+        self.assertFalse(self.relation.media_active)
+        self.assertEqual(len(Form(product_tmpl, view=view).media_ids), 1)
+
+    def test_archived_relation_listed_on_variant(self):
+        view = "storage_media_product.product_normal_form_view"
+        self.media.active = False
+        self.assertEqual(len(Form(self.product, view=view).variant_media_ids), 1)
diff --git a/storage_media_product/views/product.xml b/storage_media_product/views/product.xml
index d03831bbfa..9a29a9a067 100644
--- a/storage_media_product/views/product.xml
+++ b/storage_media_product/views/product.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
         <field name="model">product.media.relation</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <list
-                decoration-success="is_public and active"
-                decoration-danger="not is_public and active"
-                decoration-muted="not active"
+                decoration-success="is_public and media_active"
+                decoration-danger="not is_public and media_active"
+                decoration-muted="not media_active"
             >
                 <field name="media_id" />
                 <field name="media_type_id" readonly="True" />
                 <field name="is_public" optional="hide" />
-                <field name="active" column_invisible="True" />
+                <field name="media_active" column_invisible="True" />
             </list>
         </field>
     </record>