diff --git a/app/services/search/global_service.rb b/app/services/search/global_service.rb
index f711839e389..18a90c952fa 100644
--- a/app/services/search/global_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/search/global_service.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Search
     end
 
     def projects
-      @projects ||= ProjectsFinder.new(current_user: current_user).execute
+      @projects ||= ProjectsFinder.new(params: { non_archived: true }, current_user: current_user).execute
     end
 
     def allowed_scopes
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/issue-64738.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/issue-64738.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a65ebc750b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/issue-64738.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Prevent archived projects from showing up in global search
+merge_request: 31498
+author: David Palubin
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/services/search/global_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/search/global_service_spec.rb
index 62a70ccd3da..0f829df90b3 100644
--- a/spec/services/search/global_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/search/global_service_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ describe Search::GlobalService do
 
         expect(results.objects('projects')).to match_array [found_project]
       end
+
+      it 'does not return archived projects' do
+        archived_project = create(:project, :public, archived: true, name: 'archived_project')
+
+        results = described_class.new(user, search: "archived").execute
+
+        expect(results.objects('projects')).not_to include(archived_project)
+      end
     end
   end
 end