diff --git a/.changeset/serious-papayas-shout.md b/.changeset/serious-papayas-shout.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f426dd02c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/serious-papayas-shout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+---
+
+Filter Gitlab archived projects through APIs
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.test.ts
index 6333184ea8..a56c229105 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.test.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function setupFakeServer(
   listProjectsCallback: (request: {
     page: number;
     include_subgroups: boolean;
+    archived: boolean;
   }) => {
     data: GitLabProject[];
     nextPage?: number;
@@ -74,20 +75,24 @@ function setupFakeServer(
       }
       const page = req.url.searchParams.get('page');
       const include_subgroups = req.url.searchParams.get('include_subgroups');
+      const archived = req.url.searchParams.get('archived');
       const response = listProjectsCallback({
         page: parseInt(page!, 10),
         include_subgroups: include_subgroups === 'true',
+        archived: archived === 'true',
       });
 
       // Filter the fake results based on the `last_activity_after` parameter
       const last_activity_after = req.url.searchParams.get(
         'last_activity_after',
       );
-      const filteredData = response.data.filter(
-        v =>
-          !last_activity_after ||
-          Date.parse(v.last_activity_at) >= Date.parse(last_activity_after),
-      );
+      const filteredData = response.data
+        .filter(
+          v =>
+            !last_activity_after ||
+            Date.parse(v.last_activity_at) >= Date.parse(last_activity_after),
+        )
+        .filter(v => archived || !v.archived);
 
       return res(
         ctx.set('x-next-page', response.nextPage?.toString() ?? ''),
@@ -250,6 +255,7 @@ describe('GitlabDiscoveryProcessor', () => {
                 },
               ],
             };
+
           default:
             throw new Error('Invalid request');
         }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
index c9bd4d9187..02b1b1cb51 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export class GitLabDiscoveryProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
 
     const lastActivity = (await this.cache.get(this.getCacheKey())) as string;
     const opts = {
+      archived: false,
       group,
       page: 1,
       // We check for the existence of lastActivity and only set it if it's present to ensure
@@ -125,10 +126,6 @@ export class GitLabDiscoveryProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
     for await (const project of projects) {
       res.scanned++;
 
-      if (project.archived) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
       if (branch === '*' && project.default_branch === undefined) {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
index f0e169d8df..41b99e1c5b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export type CommonListOptions = {
 };
 
 interface ListProjectOptions extends CommonListOptions {
+  archived?: boolean;
   group?: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
index 08d2fe48a7..ce7a304746 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/providers/GitlabDiscoveryEntityProvider.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ export class GitlabDiscoveryEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
     const projects = paginated<GitLabProject>(
       options => client.listProjects(options),
       {
+        archived: false,
         group: this.config.group,
         page: 1,
         per_page: 50,
@@ -173,10 +174,6 @@ export class GitlabDiscoveryEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
 
       res.scanned++;
 
-      if (project.archived) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
       if (
         this.config.skipForkedRepos &&
         project.hasOwnProperty('forked_from_project')