diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 7583eca15..73d98e475 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -3993,6 +3993,48 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn test_contact_request_archive() -> Result<()> {
+        let t = TestContext::new_alice().await;
+
+        dc_receive_imf(
+            &t,
+            b"From: bob@example.org\n\
+                 To: alice@example.com\n\
+                 Message-ID: <2@example.org>\n\
+                 Chat-Version: 1.0\n\
+                 Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2021 19:37:57 +0000\n\
+                 \n\
+                 hello\n",
+            "INBOX",
+            1,
+            false,
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        let chats = Chatlist::try_load(&t, 0, None, None).await?;
+        assert_eq!(chats.len(), 1);
+        let chat_id = chats.get_chat_id(0);
+        assert!(Chat::load_from_db(&t, chat_id).await?.is_contact_request());
+        assert_eq!(dc_get_archived_cnt(&t).await?, 0);
+
+        // archive request without accepting or blocking
+        chat_id.set_visibility(&t, ChatVisibility::Archived).await?;
+
+        let chats = Chatlist::try_load(&t, 0, None, None).await?;
+        assert_eq!(chats.len(), 1);
+        let chat_id = chats.get_chat_id(0);
+        assert!(chat_id.is_archived_link());
+        assert_eq!(dc_get_archived_cnt(&t).await?, 1);
+
+        let chats = Chatlist::try_load(&t, DC_GCL_ARCHIVED_ONLY, None, None).await?;
+        assert_eq!(chats.len(), 1);
+        let chat_id = chats.get_chat_id(0);
+        assert!(Chat::load_from_db(&t, chat_id).await?.is_contact_request());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[async_std::test]
     async fn test_classic_email_chat() -> Result<()> {
         let alice = TestContext::new_alice().await;
diff --git a/src/chatlist.rs b/src/chatlist.rs
index 0fc6f1ffd..55cd3e087 100644
--- a/src/chatlist.rs
+++ b/src/chatlist.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, ensure, Result};
 
 use crate::chat::{update_special_chat_names, Chat, ChatId, ChatVisibility};
 use crate::constants::{
-    Chattype, DC_CHAT_ID_ALLDONE_HINT, DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK, DC_CONTACT_ID_DEVICE,
+    Blocked, Chattype, DC_CHAT_ID_ALLDONE_HINT, DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK, DC_CONTACT_ID_DEVICE,
     DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF, DC_CONTACT_ID_UNDEFINED, DC_GCL_ADD_ALLDONE_HINT, DC_GCL_ARCHIVED_ONLY,
     DC_GCL_FOR_FORWARDING, DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS,
 };
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ pub async fn dc_get_archived_cnt(context: &Context) -> Result<usize> {
     let count = context
         .sql
         .count(
-            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chats WHERE blocked=0 AND archived=1;",
-            paramsv![],
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chats WHERE blocked!=? AND archived=?;",
+            paramsv![Blocked::Manually, ChatVisibility::Archived],
         )
         .await?;
     Ok(count)
diff --git a/src/sql/migrations.rs b/src/sql/migrations.rs
index c14054061..734b8fbc3 100644
--- a/src/sql/migrations.rs
+++ b/src/sql/migrations.rs
@@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ paramsv![]
         recode_avatar = true;
         sql.set_db_version(77).await?;
     }
+    if dbversion < 78 {
+        // move requests to "Archived Chats",
+        // this way, the app looks familiar after the contact request upgrade.
+        info!(context, "[migration] v78");
+        sql.execute_migration("UPDATE chats SET archived=1 WHERE blocked=2;", 78)
+            .await?;
+    }
 
     Ok((
         recalc_fingerprints,