diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.html
index 2d708981f..c88933686 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <li class="list-group-item pt-3 pb-2">
           <div class="input-group input-group-sm w-100">
             <div class="form-check form-switch ms-auto">
-              <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="versionSwitch" [(ngModel)]="archiveVersion">
+              <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="versionSwitch" [disabled]="!hasArchiveVersion" [(ngModel)]="useArchiveVersion">
               <label class="form-check-label small" for="versionSwitch" i18n>Share archive version</label>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.spec.ts
index 27955a8a5..74a40d529 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ToastService } from 'src/app/services/toast.service'
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment'
 import { ShareLinksDropdownComponent } from './share-links-dropdown.component'
 import { Clipboard } from '@angular/cdk/clipboard'
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser'
 
 describe('ShareLinksDropdownComponent', () => {
   let component: ShareLinksDropdownComponent
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ describe('ShareLinksDropdownComponent', () => {
     const createSpy = jest.spyOn(shareLinkService, 'createLinkForDocument')
     component.documentId = 99
     component.expirationDays = 7
-    component.archiveVersion = false
+    component.useArchiveVersion = false
 
     const expiration = new Date()
     expiration.setDate(expiration.getDate() + 7)
@@ -212,4 +213,16 @@ describe('ShareLinksDropdownComponent', () => {
       'http://example.domainwithapiinit.com:1234/subpath/share/123abc123'
     )
   })
+
+  it('should disable archive switch & option if no archive available', () => {
+    component.hasArchiveVersion = false
+    component.ngOnInit()
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+    expect(component.useArchiveVersion).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(
+      fixture.debugElement.query(By.css("input[type='checkbox']")).attributes[
+        'ng-reflect-is-disabled'
+      ]
+    ).toBeTruthy()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.ts
index fa2df3a54..d211dd171 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ export class ShareLinksDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input()
   disabled: boolean = false
 
+  @Input()
+  hasArchiveVersion: boolean = true
+
   shareLinks: PaperlessShareLink[]
 
   loading: boolean = false
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ export class ShareLinksDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
 
   expirationDays: number = 7
 
-  archiveVersion: boolean = true
+  useArchiveVersion: boolean = true
 
   constructor(
     private shareLinkService: ShareLinkService,
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ export class ShareLinksDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     if (this._documentId !== undefined) this.refresh()
+    this.useArchiveVersion = this.hasArchiveVersion
   }
 
   refresh() {
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ export class ShareLinksDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
     this.shareLinkService
       .createLinkForDocument(
         this._documentId,
-        this.archiveVersion
+        this.useArchiveVersion
           ? PaperlessFileVersion.Archive
           : PaperlessFileVersion.Original,
         expiration
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
index ea14b750d..aa2f91a35 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         (added)="addField($event)">
     </pngx-custom-fields-dropdown>
 
-    <pngx-share-links-dropdown [documentId]="documentId" [disabled]="!userIsOwner" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.Add, type: PermissionType.ShareLink }"></pngx-share-links-dropdown>
+    <pngx-share-links-dropdown [documentId]="documentId" [hasArchiveVersion]="!!document?.archived_file_name" [disabled]="!userIsOwner" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.Add, type: PermissionType.ShareLink }"></pngx-share-links-dropdown>
 </pngx-page-header>
 
 <div class="row">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/data/paperless-document.ts b/src-ui/src/app/data/paperless-document.ts
index b00c478fc..8071e2b45 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/data/paperless-document.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/data/paperless-document.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ export interface PaperlessDocument extends ObjectWithPermissions {
 
   original_file_name?: string
 
+  archived_file_name?: string
+
   download_url?: string
 
   thumbnail_url?: string