diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue b/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue
index cc49789..b58d307 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useUiStore } from "../stores/ui";
 import CommandPalette from "./CommandPalette.vue";
 import Icon from "./Icon.vue";
 import LabelsModal from "./LabelsModal.vue";
+import ToastHost from "./ToastHost.vue";
 import { NOTE_SWATCH_CLASSES, type NoteColor } from "../notes/colors";
 
 const route = useRoute();
@@ -261,6 +262,8 @@ async function signOut() {
 
     <CommandPalette v-if="paletteOpen" @close="paletteOpen = false" />
 
+    <ToastHost />
+
     <div
       v-if="showShortcuts"
       class="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/40 p-4"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ToastHost.vue b/frontend/src/components/ToastHost.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2de432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ToastHost.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { useUiStore } from "../stores/ui";
+
+const ui = useUiStore();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <Transition
+    enter-active-class="transition duration-150"
+    enter-from-class="translate-y-2 opacity-0"
+    leave-active-class="transition duration-150"
+    leave-to-class="translate-y-2 opacity-0"
+  >
+    <div
+      v-if="ui.toast"
+      class="fixed bottom-4 left-1/2 z-50 flex -translate-x-1/2 items-center gap-3 rounded-lg bg-neutral-900 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm text-white shadow-lg dark:bg-neutral-100 dark:text-neutral-900"
+      role="status"
+      aria-live="polite"
+    >
+      <span>{{ ui.toast.message }}</span>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="font-semibold text-brand hover:underline focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand"
+        @click="ui.runToastAction()"
+      >
+        {{ ui.toast.actionLabel }}
+      </button>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="text-white/60 hover:text-white dark:text-neutral-900/60 dark:hover:text-neutral-900"
+        aria-label="Dismiss"
+        @click="ui.dismissToast()"
+      >
+        ×
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  </Transition>
+</template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/notes.ts b/frontend/src/stores/notes.ts
index 49fe918..331b63f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/notes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/notes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { ref } from "vue";
 import { api } from "../api/client";
+import { useUiStore } from "./ui";
 import type { NoteColor } from "../notes/colors";
 
 export type NoteView = "active" | "archived" | "trash";
@@ -103,7 +104,10 @@ export const useNotesStore = defineStore("notes", () => {
   }
 
   const setPinned = (id: string, pinned: boolean) => mutate(id, { pinned });
-  const setArchived = (id: string, archived: boolean) => mutate(id, { archived });
+  const setArchived = async (id: string, archived: boolean): Promise<void> => {
+    await mutate(id, { archived });
+    if (archived) useUiStore().showToast("Note archived", "Undo", () => void setArchived(id, false));
+  };
   const setColor = (id: string, color: NoteColor) => mutate(id, { color });
   const setKind = (id: string, kind: NoteKind) => mutate(id, { kind });
   const setReminder = (id: string, remindAt: string | null) => mutate(id, { remind_at: remindAt });
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ export const useNotesStore = defineStore("notes", () => {
 
   async function trash(id: string): Promise<void> {
     reconcile(await api.post<Note>(`/api/notes/${id}/trash`));
+    useUiStore().showToast("Note moved to trash", "Undo", () => void restore(id));
   }
 
   async function restore(id: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/ui.ts b/frontend/src/stores/ui.ts
index 0c49810..2e470a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/ui.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/ui.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { ref } from "vue";
 
+interface Toast {
+  id: number;
+  message: string;
+  actionLabel: string;
+  action: () => void;
+}
+
 // Cross-component UI signals that don't belong to any single view (e.g. a
 // global shortcut in the app shell asking the board to act).
 export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
@@ -10,5 +17,31 @@ export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
     composeTick.value++;
   }
 
-  return { composeTick, requestCompose };
+  // Transient undo toast (e.g. after trash/archive).
+  const toast = ref<Toast | null>(null);
+  let toastTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+  let toastSeq = 0;
+
+  function showToast(message: string, actionLabel: string, action: () => void) {
+    toastSeq += 1;
+    const id = toastSeq;
+    toast.value = { id, message, actionLabel, action };
+    clearTimeout(toastTimer);
+    toastTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (toast.value?.id === id) toast.value = null;
+    }, 5000);
+  }
+
+  function dismissToast() {
+    clearTimeout(toastTimer);
+    toast.value = null;
+  }
+
+  function runToastAction() {
+    const action = toast.value?.action;
+    dismissToast();
+    action?.();
+  }
+
+  return { composeTick, requestCompose, toast, showToast, dismissToast, runToastAction };
 });