diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/sessionsActions.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/sessionsActions.ts
index 5f5ad80057c92d..4eee1fd50e9505 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/sessionsActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/sessionsActions.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { IQuickInputService, IQuickPickItem, IQuickPickSeparator } from '../../.
 import { EditorAreaFocusContext, IsAuxiliaryWindowContext, IsSessionsWindowContext } from '../../../../workbench/common/contextkeys.js';
 import { Menus } from '../../../browser/menus.js';
 import { SessionsCategories } from '../../../common/categories.js';
-import { CanGoBackContext, CanGoForwardContext, ChatSessionProviderIdContext, MultipleSessionsVisibleContext, SessionIsCreatedContext, SessionIsMaximizedContext, SessionIsStickyContext, SessionsFocusContext, SessionSupportsMultipleChatsContext, SessionsWelcomeVisibleContext } from '../../../common/contextkeys.js';
+import { CanGoBackContext, CanGoForwardContext, ChatSessionProviderIdContext, MultipleSessionsVisibleContext, SessionIsArchivedContext, SessionIsCreatedContext, SessionIsMaximizedContext, SessionIsStickyContext, SessionsFocusContext, SessionSupportsMultipleChatsContext, SessionsWelcomeVisibleContext } from '../../../common/contextkeys.js';
 import { ANY_AGENT_HOST_PROVIDER_RE } from '../../../common/agentHostSessionsProvider.js';
 import { IActiveSession, ISessionsManagementService } from '../../../services/sessions/common/sessionsManagement.js';
 import { ISessionsViewService } from '../../../browser/sessionsViewService.js';
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ registerAction2(class AddChatToSessionBarAction extends Action2 {
 			icon: Codicon.add,
 			menu: {
 				id: Menus.SessionBarToolbar,
-				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(SessionIsCreatedContext, SessionSupportsMultipleChatsContext),
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(SessionIsCreatedContext, SessionSupportsMultipleChatsContext, SessionIsArchivedContext.negate()),
 				group: 'navigation',
 				order: 10,
 			},
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ registerAction2(class TogglePinSessionAction extends Action2 {
 				id: Menus.SessionBarToolbar,
 				group: '1_session',
 				order: 10,
-				when: SessionIsCreatedContext,
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(SessionIsCreatedContext, SessionIsArchivedContext.negate()),
 			},
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/views/sessionsViewActions.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/views/sessionsViewActions.ts
index f1c58ac80e9b19..e393d87e0d13fb 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/views/sessionsViewActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/sessions/browser/views/sessionsViewActions.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import { IStorageService, StorageScope, StorageTarget } from '../../../../../pla
 import { KeybindingsRegistry, KeybindingWeight } from '../../../../../platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry.js';
 import { IViewsService } from '../../../../../workbench/services/views/common/viewsService.js';
 import { CLOSE_MOBILE_SIDEBAR_DRAWER_COMMAND_ID } from '../../../../browser/workbench.js';
-import { EditorsVisibleContext, EditorAreaFocusContext, IsAuxiliaryWindowContext, IsSessionsWindowContext } from '../../../../../workbench/common/contextkeys.js';
+import { EditorsVisibleContext, EditorAreaFocusContext, IsSessionsWindowContext } from '../../../../../workbench/common/contextkeys.js';
 import { ANY_AGENT_HOST_PROVIDER_RE } from '../../../../common/agentHostSessionsProvider.js';
 import { SessionsCategories } from '../../../../common/categories.js';
-import { ChatSessionProviderIdContext, IsActiveSessionArchivedContext, IsNewChatSessionContext, SessionIsArchivedContext, SessionIsReadContext, SessionsWelcomeVisibleContext } from '../../../../common/contextkeys.js';
+import { ChatSessionProviderIdContext, IsActiveSessionArchivedContext, IsNewChatSessionContext, SessionIsArchivedContext, SessionIsReadContext } from '../../../../common/contextkeys.js';
 import { SessionItemToolbarMenuId, SessionItemContextMenuId, SessionSectionToolbarMenuId, SessionSectionTypeContext, IsSessionPinnedContext, SessionsGrouping, SessionsSorting, ISessionSection } from './sessionsList.js';
 import { ISession, SessionStatus } from '../../../../services/sessions/common/session.js';
 import { IsWorkspaceGroupCappedContext, SessionsViewFilterOptionsSubMenu, SessionsViewFilterSubMenu, SessionsViewGroupingContext, SessionsViewId, SessionsView, SessionsViewSortingContext, openSessionToTheSide } from './sessionsView.js';
@@ -589,6 +589,11 @@ registerAction2(class ArchiveSessionAction extends Action2 {
 				group: '1_edit',
 				order: 2,
 				when: ContextKeyExpr.equals(SessionIsArchivedContext.key, false),
+			}, {
+				id: Menus.SessionBarToolbar,
+				group: 'navigation',
+				order: 15,
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.equals(SessionIsArchivedContext.key, false),
 			}]
 		});
 	}
@@ -621,14 +626,10 @@ registerAction2(class UnarchiveSessionAction extends Action2 {
 				order: 2,
 				when: ContextKeyExpr.equals(SessionIsArchivedContext.key, true),
 			}, {
-				id: Menus.CommandCenter,
-				order: 103,
-				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
-					IsAuxiliaryWindowContext.negate(),
-					SessionsWelcomeVisibleContext.negate(),
-					IsNewChatSessionContext.negate(),
-					IsActiveSessionArchivedContext
-				)
+				id: Menus.SessionBarToolbar,
+				group: 'navigation',
+				order: 5,
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.equals(SessionIsArchivedContext.key, true),
 			}]
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/services/sessions/browser/sessionsListModelService.ts b/src/vs/sessions/services/sessions/browser/sessionsListModelService.ts
index 4c9a60d8f28447..52b85309824923 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/services/sessions/browser/sessionsListModelService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/services/sessions/browser/sessionsListModelService.ts
@@ -208,10 +208,13 @@ export class SessionsListModelService extends Disposable implements ISessionsLis
 			case SessionStatus.Error:
 				return { ...Codicon.error, color: themeColorFromId('errorForeground') };
 			default:
+				if (isArchived) {
+					return { ...Codicon.passFilled, color: themeColorFromId('agentSessionReadIndicator.foreground') };
+				}
 				if (pullRequestIcon) {
 					return pullRequestIcon;
 				}
-				if (!isRead && !isArchived) {
+				if (!isRead) {
 					return { ...Codicon.circleFilled, color: themeColorFromId('textLink.foreground') };
 				}
 				return { ...Codicon.circleSmallFilled, color: themeColorFromId('agentSessionReadIndicator.foreground') };