diff --git a/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts b/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts
index c47909151..7e918b673 100644
--- a/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts
+++ b/web/helpers/apollo-cache/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { InMemoryCache, type InMemoryCacheConfig } from '@apollo/client/core/index.js';
-import type { NotificationOverview } from '~/composables/gql/graphql';
-import { NotificationType } from '../../composables/gql/typename';
+import {
+  getNotifications,
+  NOTIFICATION_FRAGMENT,
+} from '~/components/Notifications/graphql/notification.query';
+import { NotificationType, type NotificationOverview } from '~/composables/gql/graphql';
+import { NotificationType as NotificationCacheType } from '../../composables/gql/typename';
 import { mergeAndDedup } from './merge';
 
 /**------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -60,9 +64,9 @@ const defaultCacheConfig: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
         overview: {
           /**
            * Busts notification cache when new unread notifications are detected.
-           * 
+           *
            * This allows incoming notifications to appear in the sidebar without reloading the page.
-           * 
+           *
            * @param existing - Existing overview data in cache
            * @param incoming - New overview data from server
            * @param context - Apollo context containing cache instance
@@ -106,6 +110,52 @@ const defaultCacheConfig: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
             return incoming; // Return the incoming data so Apollo knows the result of the mutation
           },
         },
+        archiveNotification: {
+          /**
+           * Ensures newly archived notifications appear in the archive list immediately.
+           *
+           * When a notification is archived, we need to manually prepend it to the archive list
+           * in the cache if that list has already been queried. Otherwise, the archived notification
+           * won't appear until the next refetch (usually a page refresh).
+           * Note: the prepended notification may not be in the correct order. This is probably ok.
+           *
+           * This function:
+           * 1. Gets the archived notification's data from the cache using its ID
+           * 2. If the archive list exists in the cache, adds the notification to the beginning of that list
+           * 3. Returns the original mutation result
+           *
+           * @param _ - Existing cache value (unused)
+           * @param incoming - Result (i.e. the archived notification) from the server after archiving
+           * @param cache - Apollo cache instance
+           * @param args - Mutation arguments containing the notification ID
+           * @returns The incoming result to be cached
+           */
+          merge(_, incoming, { cache, args }) {
+            if (!args?.id) return incoming;
+            const id = cache.identify({ id: args.id, __typename: NotificationCacheType });
+            if (!id) return incoming;
+
+            const notification = cache.readFragment({ id, fragment: NOTIFICATION_FRAGMENT });
+            if (!notification) return incoming;
+
+            cache.updateQuery(
+              {
+                query: getNotifications,
+                // @ts-expect-error the cache only uses the filter type; the limit & offset are superfluous.
+                variables: { filter: { type: NotificationType.Archive } },
+              },
+              (data) => {
+                // no data means the archive hasn't been queried yet, in which case this operation is unnecessary
+                if (!data) return;
+                const updated = structuredClone(data);
+                updated.notifications.list.unshift(notification);
+                return updated;
+              }
+            );
+
+            return incoming;
+          },
+        },
         deleteNotification: {
           /**
            * Ensures that a deleted notification is removed from the cache +
@@ -119,10 +169,7 @@ const defaultCacheConfig: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
            */
           merge(_, incoming, { cache, args }) {
             if (args?.id) {
-              const id = cache.identify({
-                id: args.id,
-                __typename: NotificationType,
-              });
+              const id = cache.identify({ id: args.id, __typename: NotificationCacheType });
               cache.evict({ id });
             }
             // Removes references to evicted notification, preventing dangling references