diff --git a/models/issues/label.go b/models/issues/label.go
index f6ecc68cd1..2397a29e35 100644
--- a/models/issues/label.go
+++ b/models/issues/label.go
@@ -116,12 +116,17 @@ func (l *Label) CalOpenIssues() {
 func (l *Label) SetArchived(isArchived bool) {
 	if !isArchived {
 		l.ArchivedUnix = timeutil.TimeStamp(0)
-	} else if isArchived && l.ArchivedUnix.IsZero() {
+	} else if isArchived && !l.IsArchived() {
 		// Only change the date when it is newly archived.
 		l.ArchivedUnix = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
 	}
 }
 
+// IsArchived returns true if label is an archived
+func (l *Label) IsArchived() bool {
+	return !l.ArchivedUnix.IsZero()
+}
+
 // CalOpenOrgIssues calculates the open issues of a label for a specific repo
 func (l *Label) CalOpenOrgIssues(ctx context.Context, repoID, labelID int64) {
 	counts, _ := CountIssuesByRepo(ctx, &IssuesOptions{
@@ -166,11 +171,6 @@ func (l *Label) BelongsToOrg() bool {
 	return l.OrgID > 0
 }
 
-// IsArchived returns true if label is an archived
-func (l *Label) IsArchived() bool {
-	return l.ArchivedUnix > 0
-}
-
 // BelongsToRepo returns true if label is a repository label
 func (l *Label) BelongsToRepo() bool {
 	return l.RepoID > 0
diff --git a/modules/templates/util_render.go b/modules/templates/util_render.go
index 5deb051abe..d1c9b082fa 100644
--- a/modules/templates/util_render.go
+++ b/modules/templates/util_render.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
@@ -118,10 +119,14 @@ func RenderIssueTitle(ctx context.Context, text string, metas map[string]string)
 }
 
 // RenderLabel renders a label
-func RenderLabel(ctx context.Context, label *issues_model.Label) template.HTML {
-	labelScope := label.ExclusiveScope()
+// locale is needed due to an import cycle with our context providing the `Tr` function
+func RenderLabel(ctx context.Context, locale translation.Locale, label *issues_model.Label) template.HTML {
+	var (
+		archivedCSSClass string
+		textColor        = "#111"
+		labelScope       = label.ExclusiveScope()
+	)
 
-	textColor := "#111"
 	r, g, b := util.HexToRBGColor(label.Color)
 	// Determine if label text should be light or dark to be readable on background color
 	if util.UseLightTextOnBackground(r, g, b) {
@@ -130,10 +135,15 @@ func RenderLabel(ctx context.Context, label *issues_model.Label) template.HTML {
 
 	description := emoji.ReplaceAliases(template.HTMLEscapeString(label.Description))
 
+	if label.IsArchived() {
+		archivedCSSClass = "archived-label"
+		description = fmt.Sprintf("(%s) %s", locale.TrString("archived"), description)
+	}
+
 	if labelScope == "" {
 		// Regular label
-		s := fmt.Sprintf("<div class='ui label' style='color: %s !important; background-color: %s !important' data-tooltip-content title='%s'>%s</div>",
-			textColor, label.Color, description, RenderEmoji(ctx, label.Name))
+		s := fmt.Sprintf("<div class='ui label %s' style='color: %s !important; background-color: %s !important;' data-tooltip-content title='%s'>%s</div>",
+			archivedCSSClass, textColor, label.Color, description, RenderEmoji(ctx, label.Name))
 		return template.HTML(s)
 	}
 
@@ -166,11 +176,11 @@ func RenderLabel(ctx context.Context, label *issues_model.Label) template.HTML {
 	itemColor := "#" + hex.EncodeToString(itemBytes)
 	scopeColor := "#" + hex.EncodeToString(scopeBytes)
 
-	s := fmt.Sprintf("<span class='ui label scope-parent' data-tooltip-content title='%s'>"+
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("<span class='ui label %s scope-parent' data-tooltip-content title='%s'>"+
 		"<div class='ui label scope-left' style='color: %s !important; background-color: %s !important'>%s</div>"+
 		"<div class='ui label scope-right' style='color: %s !important; background-color: %s !important'>%s</div>"+
 		"</span>",
-		description,
+		archivedCSSClass, description,
 		textColor, scopeColor, scopeText,
 		textColor, itemColor, itemText)
 	return template.HTML(s)
@@ -211,7 +221,7 @@ func RenderMarkdownToHtml(ctx context.Context, input string) template.HTML { //n
 	return output
 }
 
-func RenderLabels(ctx context.Context, labels []*issues_model.Label, repoLink string) template.HTML {
+func RenderLabels(ctx context.Context, locale translation.Locale, labels []*issues_model.Label, repoLink string) template.HTML {
 	htmlCode := `<span class="labels-list">`
 	for _, label := range labels {
 		// Protect against nil value in labels - shouldn't happen but would cause a panic if so
@@ -219,7 +229,7 @@ func RenderLabels(ctx context.Context, labels []*issues_model.Label, repoLink st
 			continue
 		}
 		htmlCode += fmt.Sprintf("<a href='%s/issues?labels=%d'>%s</a> ",
-			repoLink, label.ID, RenderLabel(ctx, label))
+			repoLink, label.ID, RenderLabel(ctx, locale, label))
 	}
 	htmlCode += "</span>"
 	return template.HTML(htmlCode)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_label.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_label.go
index 9dedaefa4b..81bee4dbb5 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_label.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_label.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/label"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	repo_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/forms"
@@ -112,12 +111,11 @@ func NewLabel(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	l := &issues_model.Label{
-		RepoID:       ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
-		Name:         form.Title,
-		Exclusive:    form.Exclusive,
-		Description:  form.Description,
-		Color:        form.Color,
-		ArchivedUnix: timeutil.TimeStamp(0),
+		RepoID:      ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
+		Name:        form.Title,
+		Exclusive:   form.Exclusive,
+		Description: form.Description,
+		Color:       form.Color,
 	}
 	if err := issues_model.NewLabel(ctx, l); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("NewLabel", err)
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl
index f3d533b862..bb9340bb2e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/card.tmpl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 	{{if or .Labels .Assignees}}
 	<div class="extra content labels-list tw-p-0 tw-pt-1">
 		{{range .Labels}}
-			<a target="_blank" href="{{$.Issue.Repo.Link}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}">{{RenderLabel ctx .}}</a>
+			<a target="_blank" href="{{$.Issue.Repo.Link}}/issues?labels={{.ID}}">{{RenderLabel ctx ctx.Locale .}}</a>
 		{{end}}
 		<div class="right floated">
 			{{range .Assignees}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/filter_actions.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/filter_actions.tmpl
index 3b770ac01d..d559f335b7 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/filter_actions.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/filter_actions.tmpl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 					{{end}}
 					{{$previousExclusiveScope = $exclusiveScope}}
 					<div class="item issue-action tw-flex tw-justify-between" data-action="toggle" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/labels">
-						{{if SliceUtils.Contains $.SelLabelIDs .ID}}{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}{{end}} {{RenderLabel $.Context .}}
+						{{if SliceUtils.Contains $.SelLabelIDs .ID}}{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}{{end}} {{RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .}}
 						{{template "repo/issue/labels/label_archived" .}}
 					</div>
 				{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/filter_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/filter_list.tmpl
index 6bf6d6b9d3..997557c45e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/filter_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/filter_list.tmpl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 						{{svg "octicon-check"}}
 					{{end}}
 				{{end}}
-				{{RenderLabel $.Context .}}
+				{{RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .}}
 				<p class="tw-ml-auto">{{template "repo/issue/labels/label_archived" .}}</p>
 			</a>
 		{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/labels/label.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/labels/label.tmpl
index 2480115129..3651ba118f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/labels/label.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/labels/label.tmpl
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 	id="label_{{.label.ID}}"
 	href="{{.root.RepoLink}}/{{if or .root.IsPull .root.Issue.IsPull}}pulls{{else}}issues{{end}}?labels={{.label.ID}}"{{/* FIXME: use .root.Issue.Link or create .root.Link */}}
 >
-	{{- RenderLabel $.Context .label -}}
+	{{- RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .label -}}
 </a>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl
index ad4d8697e7..d84f14242a 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/labels/label_list.tmpl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		{{range .Labels}}
 		<li class="item">
 			<div class="label-title">
-				{{RenderLabel $.Context .}}
+				{{RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .}}
 				{{if .Description}}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
 			</div>
 			<div class="label-issues">
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 			{{range .OrgLabels}}
 			<li class="item org-label">
 				<div class="label-title">
-					{{RenderLabel $.Context .}}
+					{{RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .}}
 					{{if .Description}}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="label-issues">
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl
index 067361bf1e..e5f15caca5 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/labels/labels_selector_field.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 					<div class="divider"></div>
 				{{end}}
 				{{$previousExclusiveScope = $exclusiveScope}}
-				<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" {{if .IsArchived}}data-is-archived{{end}} data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}" data-scope="{{$exclusiveScope}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}tw-invisible{{end}}">{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{RenderLabel $.Context .}}
+				<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" {{if .IsArchived}}data-is-archived{{end}} data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}" data-scope="{{$exclusiveScope}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}tw-invisible{{end}}">{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .}}
 					{{if .Description}}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
 					<p class="archived-label-hint">{{template "repo/issue/labels/label_archived" .}}</p>
 				</a>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 					<div class="divider"></div>
 				{{end}}
 				{{$previousExclusiveScope = $exclusiveScope}}
-				<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" {{if .IsArchived}}data-is-archived{{end}} data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}" data-scope="{{$exclusiveScope}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}tw-invisible{{end}}">{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{RenderLabel $.Context .}}
+				<a class="{{if .IsChecked}}checked{{end}} item" href="#" data-id="{{.ID}}" {{if .IsArchived}}data-is-archived{{end}} data-id-selector="#label_{{.ID}}" data-scope="{{$exclusiveScope}}"><span class="octicon-check {{if not .IsChecked}}tw-invisible{{end}}">{{if $exclusiveScope}}{{svg "octicon-dot-fill"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-check"}}{{end}}</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;{{RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .}}
 					{{if .Description}}<br><small class="desc">{{.Description | RenderEmoji $.Context}}</small>{{end}}
 					<p class="archived-label-hint">{{template "repo/issue/labels/label_archived" .}}</p>
 				</a>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
index 162762950d..a5fd02c190 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@
 					<span class="text grey muted-links">
 						{{template "shared/user/authorlink" .Poster}}
 						{{if and .AddedLabels (not .RemovedLabels)}}
-							{{ctx.Locale.TrN (len .AddedLabels) "repo.issues.add_label" "repo.issues.add_labels" (RenderLabels $.Context .AddedLabels $.RepoLink) $createdStr}}
+							{{ctx.Locale.TrN (len .AddedLabels) "repo.issues.add_label" "repo.issues.add_labels" (RenderLabels $.Context ctx.Locale .AddedLabels $.RepoLink) $createdStr}}
 						{{else if and (not .AddedLabels) .RemovedLabels}}
-							{{ctx.Locale.TrN (len .RemovedLabels) "repo.issues.remove_label" "repo.issues.remove_labels" (RenderLabels $.Context .RemovedLabels $.RepoLink) $createdStr}}
+							{{ctx.Locale.TrN (len .RemovedLabels) "repo.issues.remove_label" "repo.issues.remove_labels" (RenderLabels $.Context ctx.Locale .RemovedLabels $.RepoLink) $createdStr}}
 						{{else}}
-							{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.add_remove_labels" (RenderLabels $.Context .AddedLabels $.RepoLink) (RenderLabels $.Context .RemovedLabels $.RepoLink) $createdStr}}
+							{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.add_remove_labels" (RenderLabels $.Context ctx.Locale .AddedLabels $.RepoLink) (RenderLabels $.Context ctx.Locale .RemovedLabels $.RepoLink) $createdStr}}
 						{{end}}
 					</span>
 				</div>
diff --git a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
index 06887c2914..1c0dfcc551 100644
--- a/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/issuelist.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 						{{end}}
 						<span class="labels-list tw-ml-1">
 							{{range .Labels}}
-								<a href="?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.ID}}{{if ne $.listType "milestone"}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}{{end}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}{{if $.ShowArchivedLabels}}&archived=true{{end}}">{{RenderLabel $.Context .}}</a>
+								<a href="?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.ID}}{{if ne $.listType "milestone"}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}{{end}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}{{if $.ShowArchivedLabels}}&archived=true{{end}}">{{RenderLabel $.Context ctx.Locale .}}</a>
 							{{end}}
 						</span>
 					</div>