diff --git a/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx b/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
index b38059eb..282eea5c 100644
--- a/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
+++ b/src/views/catalog/__tests__/catalog.test.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const testState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   } as Record<string, { address: string; features?: Record<string, unknown> }>,
   directories: [{ address: 'music-posting.eth', title: '/mu/ - Music' }] as Array<{ address: string; title?: string }>,
   feed: [] as TestComment[],
-  feedOptionsCalls: [] as Array<{ communitiesLength?: number; newerThan?: number; postsPerPage?: number; sortType?: string }>,
+  feedOptionsCalls: [] as Array<{ communitiesLength?: number; filterKey?: string; newerThan?: number; postsPerPage?: number; sortType?: string }>,
   filterItems: [] as FilterItem[],
   filteredDirectoryAddresses: ['music-posting.eth'] as string[],
   hasMore: false,
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ const getScopedAccountComments = (options?: { commentIndices?: number[]; communi
   return scopedComments;
 };
 
-const getScopedFeed = (options?: { filter?: { filter: (comment: TestComment) => boolean }; newerThan?: number; postsPerPage?: number }) => {
+type FeedFilter = {
+  filter: (comment: TestComment) => boolean;
+  key?: string;
+};
+
+const getScopedFeed = (options?: { filter?: FeedFilter; newerThan?: number; postsPerPage?: number }) => {
   let scopedFeed = [...testState.feed];
 
   if (typeof options?.newerThan === 'number') {
@@ -146,15 +151,10 @@ vi.mock('@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks', () => ({
     testState.accountCommentsCalls.push(options);
     return { accountComments: getScopedAccountComments(options) };
   },
-  useFeed: (options: {
-    communities?: unknown[];
-    filter?: { filter: (comment: TestComment) => boolean };
-    newerThan?: number;
-    postsPerPage?: number;
-    sortType?: string;
-  }) => {
+  useFeed: (options: { communities?: unknown[]; filter?: FeedFilter; newerThan?: number; postsPerPage?: number; sortType?: string }) => {
     testState.feedOptionsCalls.push({
       communitiesLength: options.communities?.length,
+      filterKey: options.filter?.key,
       newerThan: options.newerThan,
       postsPerPage: options.postsPerPage,
       sortType: options.sortType,
@@ -679,6 +679,15 @@ describe('Catalog', () => {
     expect(Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="catalog-row"]')).map((element) => element.textContent)).toEqual(['row:local-cats-post,network-post']);
   });
 
+  it('reuses the board feed identity when catalog search and filters are inactive', async () => {
+    testState.sortType = 'active';
+    testState.feed = [{ cid: 'network-post', title: 'cats on stage', communityAddress: 'music-posting.eth' }];
+
+    await renderCatalog({ initialEntry: '/mu/catalog', routePath: '/:boardIdentifier/catalog' });
+
+    expect(testState.feedOptionsCalls).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ filterKey: 'exclude-archived' })]));
+  });
+
   it('chunks catalog rows safely even when the viewport is narrower than one card', async () => {
     testState.windowWidth = 0;
     testState.feed = [
diff --git a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
index ee0cbc22..2de3958b 100644
--- a/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
+++ b/src/views/catalog/catalog.tsx
@@ -278,6 +278,17 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   const subscriptions = account?.subscriptions;
   const accountCommunityAddresses = useAccountCommunityAddresses();
   const filteredDirectoryAddresses = useFilteredDirectoryAddresses();
+  const excludeArchivedFilter = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      filter: (comment: Comment) => !isCommentArchived(comment),
+      key: 'exclude-archived',
+    }),
+    [],
+  );
+  const hasActiveCatalogFiltering = useMemo(
+    () => searchText.trim().length > 0 || filterItems.some((item) => item.enabled && item.text.trim() !== ''),
+    [filterItems, searchText],
+  );
 
   const communityAddresses = useMemo(() => {
     if (isInAllView) {
@@ -337,12 +348,13 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
       communities,
       sortType: feedSortType,
       postsPerPage: isMultiboard ? multiboardCatalogPostsPerPage : paginationFeedPostsPerPage,
-      filter: createCombinedFilter(filterItems, searchText, communityAddress || 'all', handleFilterMatch),
+      filter: hasActiveCatalogFiltering ? createCombinedFilter(filterItems, searchText, communityAddress || 'all', handleFilterMatch) : excludeArchivedFilter,
       newerThan: multiboardTimeFilterSeconds,
     };
   }, [
     communities,
     feedSortType,
+    hasActiveCatalogFiltering,
     isMultiboard,
     paginationFeedPostsPerPage,
     multiboardCatalogPostsPerPage,
@@ -351,6 +363,7 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
     communityAddress,
     handleFilterMatch,
     multiboardTimeFilterSeconds,
+    excludeArchivedFilter,
   ]);
 
   const { feed, hasMore, loadMore, reset, expandTimeWindow } = useFeed(feedOptions);
@@ -364,8 +377,8 @@ const Catalog = ({ feedCacheKey, viewType, boardIdentifier: boardIdentifierProp,
   const shouldProbeMonthlyFeed = shouldProbeSuggestionFeeds && currentTimeFilterSeconds < MONTH_IN_SECONDS;
   const shouldProbeYearlyFeed = shouldProbeSuggestionFeeds && currentTimeFilterSeconds < YEAR_IN_SECONDS;
   const suggestionFilter = useMemo(
-    () => createCombinedFilter(filterItems, searchText, communityAddress || 'all', undefined, false),
-    [communityAddress, filterItems, searchText],
+    () => (hasActiveCatalogFiltering ? createCombinedFilter(filterItems, searchText, communityAddress || 'all', undefined, false) : excludeArchivedFilter),
+    [communityAddress, excludeArchivedFilter, filterItems, hasActiveCatalogFiltering, searchText],
   );
   // Keep suggestion feeds on a stable hook identity; the loader widens them by paging, not by recreating the feed.
   const suggestionPostsPerPage = multiboardCatalogPostsPerPage;