diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 28645c396..d405397cf 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export interface SearchArgs {
   recommendedBy?: string
   includeContent?: boolean
   noFilters?: NoFilter[]
-  subscription?: string
 }
 
 export interface SearchResultItem {
@@ -257,12 +256,6 @@ const buildWhereClause = (
         }
       )
   }
-
-  if (args.subscription) {
-    queryBuilder.andWhere('lower(library_item.subscription) = :subscription', {
-      subscription: args.subscription.toLowerCase(),
-    })
-  }
 }
 
 export const searchLibraryItems = async (
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
index d25abac53..5bbe09cde 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/search.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export interface SearchFilter {
   ids: string[]
   recommendedBy?: string
   noFilters: NoFilter[]
-  subscription?: string
 }
 
 export enum LabelFilterType {
@@ -273,6 +272,12 @@ const parseFieldFilter = (
         field: 'item_language',
         value,
       }
+    case 'SUBSCRIPTION':
+    case 'RSS':
+      return {
+        field: 'subscription',
+        value,
+      }
   }
 
   return {
@@ -419,11 +424,9 @@ export const parseSearchQuery = (query: string | undefined): SearchFilter => {
           dateFilter && result.dateFilters.push(dateFilter)
           break
         }
+        // term filters
         case 'subscription':
         case 'rss':
-          result.subscription = parseStringValue(keyword.value)
-          break
-        // term filters
         case 'language': {
           const fieldFilter = parseFieldFilter(keyword.keyword, keyword.value)
           fieldFilter && result.termFilters.push(fieldFilter)
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
index 08311ef19..d29c7677d 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
@@ -1135,6 +1135,59 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
         expect(res.body.data.search.edges[0].node.id).to.eq(items[0].id)
       })
     })
+
+    context(
+      'when rss:feed in:archive is in the query',
+      () => {
+        let items: LibraryItem[] = []
+
+        before(async () => {
+          keyword = 'rss:feed in:archive'
+          // Create some test items
+          items = await createLibraryItems(
+            [
+              {
+                user,
+                title: 'test title 1',
+                readableContent: '<p>test 1</p>',
+                slug: 'test slug 1',
+                originalUrl: `${url}/test1`,
+                archivedAt: new Date(),
+                subscription: 'feed',
+              },
+              {
+                user,
+                title: 'test title 2',
+                readableContent: '<p>test 2</p>',
+                slug: 'test slug 2',
+                originalUrl: `${url}/test2`,
+                subscription: 'feed',
+              },
+              {
+                user,
+                title: 'test title 3',
+                readableContent: '<p>test 3</p>',
+                slug: 'test slug 3',
+                originalUrl: `${url}/test3`,
+                archivedAt: new Date(),
+              },
+            ],
+            user.id
+          )
+        })
+
+        after(async () => {
+          await deleteLibraryItems(items, user.id)
+        })
+
+        it('returns archived feed items', async () => {
+          const res = await graphqlRequest(query, authToken).expect(200)
+
+          expect(res.body.data.search.pageInfo.totalCount).to.eq(1)
+          expect(res.body.data.search.edges[0].node.id).to.eq(items[0].id)
+        })
+      }
+    )
   })
 
   describe('TypeaheadSearch API', () => {