diff --git a/src/lib/error/archivedfeature-error.ts b/src/lib/error/archivedfeature-error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b52988392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/error/archivedfeature-error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { UnleashError } from './unleash-error';
+
+class ArchivedFeatureError extends UnleashError {
+    statusCode = 400;
+
+    constructor(
+        message: string = 'Cannot perform this operation on archived features',
+    ) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+}
+export default ArchivedFeatureError;
+module.exports = ArchivedFeatureError;
diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-service.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-service.ts
index 496a1b6170..82e66043a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/feature-toggle-service.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ import { IDependentFeaturesReadModel } from '../dependent-features/dependent-fea
 import EventService from '../events/event-service';
 import { DependentFeaturesService } from '../dependent-features/dependent-features-service';
 import { FeatureToggleInsert } from './feature-toggle-store';
+import ArchivedFeatureError from '../../error/archivedfeature-error';
 
 interface IFeatureContext {
     featureName: string;
@@ -259,6 +260,17 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         }
     }
 
+    async validateFeatureIsNotArchived(
+        featureName: string,
+        project: string,
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        const toggle = await this.featureToggleStore.get(featureName);
+
+        if (toggle.archived || Boolean(toggle.archivedAt)) {
+            throw new ArchivedFeatureError();
+        }
+    }
+
     async validateNoChildren(featureName: string): Promise<void> {
         const children = await this.dependentFeaturesReadModel.getChildren([
             featureName,
@@ -1748,6 +1760,8 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
             );
         }
 
+        await this.validateFeatureIsNotArchived(featureName, project);
+
         if (enabled) {
             const strategies = await this.getStrategiesForEnvironment(
                 project,
diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/tests/feature-toggles.e2e.test.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/tests/feature-toggles.e2e.test.ts
index 2d30c5e89d..69a6c6fc73 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/tests/feature-toggles.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/tests/feature-toggles.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1707,6 +1707,50 @@ test('Disabling environment creates a FEATURE_ENVIRONMENT_DISABLED event', async
     expect(ourFeatureEvent).toBeTruthy();
 });
 
+test('Returns 400 when toggling environment of archived feature', async () => {
+    const environment = 'environment_test_archived';
+    const featureName = 'test_archived_feature';
+
+    // Create environment
+    await db.stores.environmentStore.create({
+        name: environment,
+        type: 'test',
+    });
+    // Connect environment to project
+    await app.request
+        .post('/api/admin/projects/default/environments')
+        .send({ environment })
+        .expect(200);
+
+    // Create feature
+    await app.request
+        .post('/api/admin/projects/default/features')
+        .send({
+            name: featureName,
+        })
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        .expect(201);
+    // Archive feature
+    await app.request
+        .delete(`/api/admin/projects/default/features/${featureName}`)
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        .expect(202);
+
+    await app.request
+        .post(
+            `/api/admin/projects/default/features/${featureName}/environments/${environment}/strategies`,
+        )
+        .send({ name: 'default', constraints: [] })
+        .expect(200);
+
+    await app.request
+        .post(
+            `/api/admin/projects/default/features/${featureName}/environments/${environment}/on`,
+        )
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        .expect(400);
+});
+
 test('Can delete strategy from feature toggle', async () => {
     const envName = 'del-strategy';
     const featureName = 'feature.strategy.toggle.delete.strategy';