diff --git a/appinfo/info.xml b/appinfo/info.xml
index 8f696b737b..1991609a5a 100644
--- a/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         </post-migration>
     </repair-steps>
     <commands>
+t	<command>OCA\Deck\Command\ArchiveOldCards</command>
         <command>OCA\Deck\Command\UserExport</command>
         <command>OCA\Deck\Command\BoardImport</command>
         <command>OCA\Deck\Command\TransferOwnership</command>
diff --git a/lib/Command/ArchiveOldCards.php b/lib/Command/ArchiveOldCards.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..261bef0687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Command/ArchiveOldCards.php
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace OCA\Deck\Command;
+
+use DateTime;
+use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
+use OCP\IDBConnection;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class ArchiveOldCards extends Command {
+    private IDBConnection $db;
+
+    public function __construct(IDBConnection $db) {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->db = $db;
+    }
+
+    protected function configure(): void {
+        $this->setName('deck:cards:archive-old')
+            ->setDescription('Archive Deck cards older than a specified number of days')
+            ->addOption(
+                'days',
+                'd',
+                InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
+                'Number of days of inactivity before archiving',
+                60
+            )
+            ->addOption(
+                'dry-run',
+                null,
+                InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+                'List cards that would be archived without modifying them'
+            );
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+        $isDryRun = (bool)$input->getOption('dry-run');
+        $days = (int)$input->getOption('days');
+
+        if ($days <= 0) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>The --days parameter must be a positive integer.</error>');
+            return Command::INVALID;
+        }
+
+        $cutoffTimestamp = (new DateTime("-{$days} days"))->getTimestamp();
+
+        $output->writeln("<info>Searching for active cards unchanged for at least {$days} days (before " . date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $cutoffTimestamp) . ")...</info>");
+
+        $qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
+        $qb->select('id', 'title')
+            ->from('deck_cards')
+            ->where($qb->expr()->eq('archived', $qb->createNamedParameter(0, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)))
+            ->andWhere($qb->expr()->lt('last_modified', $qb->createNamedParameter($cutoffTimestamp, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)));
+
+        $result = $qb->executeQuery();
+        $rows = $result->fetchAll();
+        $result->closeCursor();
+
+        $count = count($rows);
+
+        if ($count === 0) {
+            $output->writeln('<info>No cards matched the criteria.</info>');
+            return Command::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        $now = time();
+
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            $cardId = (int)$row['id'];
+            $cardTitle = $row['title'] ?? 'Untitled';
+
+            if ($isDryRun) {
+                $output->writeln("[Dry Run] Would archive card ID {$cardId}: {$cardTitle}");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $updateQb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
+            $updateQb->update('deck_cards')
+                ->set('archived', $updateQb->createNamedParameter(1, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT))
+                ->set('last_modified', $updateQb->createNamedParameter($now, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT))
+                ->where($updateQb->expr()->eq('id', $updateQb->createNamedParameter($cardId, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)))
+                ->executeStatement();
+
+            $output->writeln("Archived card ID {$cardId}: {$cardTitle}");
+        }
+
+        $output->writeln("<info>Finished. Total cards processed: {$count}</info>");
+
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}