diff --git a/lib/services/storage/listingsStorage.js b/lib/services/storage/listingsStorage.js
index 715543f..e3e6b1b 100755
--- a/lib/services/storage/listingsStorage.js
+++ b/lib/services/storage/listingsStorage.js
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export const getListingsKpisForJobIds = (jobIds = []) => {
           SUM(CASE WHEN is_active = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) AS activeCount,
           AVG(price) AS avgPrice
        FROM listings
-       WHERE job_id IN (${placeholders})`,
+       WHERE job_id IN (${placeholders})
+         AND manually_deleted = 0`,
       jobIds,
     )[0] || {};
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export const getProviderDistributionForJobIds = (jobIds = []) => {
     `SELECT provider, COUNT(*) AS cnt
      FROM listings
      WHERE job_id IN (${placeholders})
+       AND manually_deleted = 0
      GROUP BY provider
      ORDER BY cnt DESC`,
     jobIds,
@@ -118,8 +120,8 @@ export const getActiveOrUnknownListings = () => {
   return SqliteConnection.query(
     `SELECT *
      FROM listings
-     WHERE is_active is null
-        OR is_active = 1
+     WHERE (is_active is null OR is_active = 1)
+       AND manually_deleted = 0
      ORDER BY provider`,
   );
 };
@@ -306,6 +308,9 @@ export const queryListings = ({
     whereParts.push('(wl.id IS NULL)');
   }
 
+  // Build whereSql (filtering by manually_deleted = 0)
+  whereParts.push('(l.manually_deleted = 0)');
+
   const whereSql = whereParts.length ? `WHERE ${whereParts.join(' AND ')}` : '';
   const whereSqlWithAlias = whereSql
     .replace(/\btitle\b/g, 'l.title')
@@ -370,8 +375,8 @@ export const queryListings = ({
 export const deleteListingsByJobId = (jobId) => {
   if (!jobId) return;
   return SqliteConnection.execute(
-    `DELETE
-     FROM listings
+    `UPDATE listings
+     SET manually_deleted = 1
      WHERE job_id = @jobId`,
     { jobId },
   );
@@ -387,9 +392,9 @@ export const deleteListingsById = (ids) => {
   if (!Array.isArray(ids) || ids.length === 0) return;
   const placeholders = ids.map(() => '?').join(',');
   return SqliteConnection.execute(
-    `DELETE
-                                   FROM listings
-                                   WHERE id IN (${placeholders})`,
+    `UPDATE listings
+     SET manually_deleted = 1
+     WHERE id IN (${placeholders})`,
     ids,
   );
 };
@@ -404,6 +409,7 @@ export const getListingsToGeocode = () => {
     `SELECT id, address
      FROM listings
      WHERE is_active = 1
+       AND manually_deleted = 0
        AND address IS NOT NULL
        AND (latitude IS NULL OR longitude IS NULL)`,
   );
@@ -443,6 +449,7 @@ export const getListingsForMap = ({ jobId, userId = null, isAdmin = false } = {}
     'l.latitude != -1',
     'l.longitude != -1',
     'l.is_active = 1',
+    'l.manually_deleted = 0',
   ];
   const params = { userId: userId || '__NO_USER__' };
 
@@ -479,7 +486,7 @@ export const getListingsForMap = ({ jobId, userId = null, isAdmin = false } = {}
  * @returns {{title: string|null, address: string|null, price: number|null}[]}
  */
 export const getAllEntriesFromListings = () => {
-  return SqliteConnection.query(`SELECT title, address, price FROM listings`);
+  return SqliteConnection.query(`SELECT title, address, price FROM listings WHERE manually_deleted = 0`);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -493,6 +500,7 @@ export const getGeocoordinatesByAddress = (address) => {
     `SELECT latitude, longitude
      FROM listings
      WHERE address = @address
+       AND manually_deleted = 0
        AND latitude IS NOT NULL
        AND longitude IS NOT NULL
        AND latitude != -1
@@ -515,6 +523,7 @@ export const getListingsToCalculateDistance = (jobId) => {
      FROM listings
      WHERE job_id = @jobId
        AND is_active = 1
+       AND manually_deleted = 0
        AND latitude IS NOT NULL
        AND longitude IS NOT NULL
        AND distance_to_destination IS NULL`,
@@ -535,6 +544,7 @@ export const getListingsForUserToCalculateDistance = (userId) => {
      JOIN jobs j ON l.job_id = j.id
      WHERE j.user_id = @userId
        AND l.is_active = 1
+       AND l.manually_deleted = 0
        AND l.latitude IS NOT NULL
        AND l.longitude IS NOT NULL`,
     { userId },
diff --git a/lib/services/storage/migrations/sql/10.soft-delete-listings.js b/lib/services/storage/migrations/sql/10.soft-delete-listings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0222769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/storage/migrations/sql/10.soft-delete-listings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 by Christian Kellner.
+ * Licensed under Apache-2.0 with Commons Clause and Attribution/Naming Clause
+ */
+
+export function up(db) {
+  // 1. Add manually_deleted column
+  db.exec(`ALTER TABLE listings ADD COLUMN manually_deleted INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;`);
+
+  // 2. Remove change_set column
+  try {
+    db.exec(`ALTER TABLE listings DROP COLUMN change_set;`);
+  } catch {
+    // if column does not exists for whatever reason
+  }
+}