diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
index 76b2393e8a..d044786bdf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ use codex_utils_json_to_toml::json_to_toml;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
+use std::fs::FileTimes;
+use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
@@ -1978,6 +1981,28 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                     message: format!("failed to unarchive thread: {err}"),
                     data: None,
                 })?;
+            tokio::task::spawn_blocking({
+                let restored_path = restored_path.clone();
+                move || -> std::io::Result<()> {
+                    let times = FileTimes::new().set_modified(SystemTime::now());
+                    OpenOptions::new()
+                        .append(true)
+                        .open(&restored_path)?
+                        .set_times(times)?;
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            })
+            .await
+            .map_err(|err| JSONRPCErrorError {
+                code: INTERNAL_ERROR_CODE,
+                message: format!("failed to update unarchived thread timestamp: {err}"),
+                data: None,
+            })?
+            .map_err(|err| JSONRPCErrorError {
+                code: INTERNAL_ERROR_CODE,
+                message: format!("failed to update unarchived thread timestamp: {err}"),
+                data: None,
+            })?;
             if let Some(ctx) = state_db_ctx {
                 let _ = ctx
                     .mark_unarchived(thread_id, restored_path.as_path())
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/thread_unarchive.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/thread_unarchive.rs
index c56b39e33b..dada1cbf20 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/thread_unarchive.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/thread_unarchive.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ use codex_app_server_protocol::ThreadUnarchiveParams;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ThreadUnarchiveResponse;
 use codex_core::find_archived_thread_path_by_id_str;
 use codex_core::find_thread_path_by_id_str;
+use std::fs::FileTimes;
+use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
 
@@ -62,6 +66,16 @@ async fn thread_unarchive_moves_rollout_back_into_sessions_directory() -> Result
         archived_path.exists(),
         "expected {archived_path_display} to exist"
     );
+    let old_time = SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(1);
+    let old_timestamp = old_time
+        .duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .expect("old timestamp")
+        .as_secs() as i64;
+    let times = FileTimes::new().set_modified(old_time);
+    OpenOptions::new()
+        .append(true)
+        .open(&archived_path)?
+        .set_times(times)?;
 
     let unarchive_id = mcp
         .send_thread_unarchive_request(ThreadUnarchiveParams {
@@ -73,7 +87,13 @@ async fn thread_unarchive_moves_rollout_back_into_sessions_directory() -> Result
         mcp.read_stream_until_response_message(RequestId::Integer(unarchive_id)),
     )
     .await??;
-    let _: ThreadUnarchiveResponse = to_response::<ThreadUnarchiveResponse>(unarchive_resp)?;
+    let ThreadUnarchiveResponse {
+        thread: unarchived_thread,
+    } = to_response::<ThreadUnarchiveResponse>(unarchive_resp)?;
+    assert!(
+        unarchived_thread.updated_at > old_timestamp,
+        "expected updated_at to be bumped on unarchive"
+    );
 
     let rollout_path_display = rollout_path.display();
     assert!(