diff --git a/src/hooks/useNoteActions.test.ts b/src/hooks/useNoteActions.test.ts
index 203d6851..c7acc6fa 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNoteActions.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNoteActions.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ vi.mock('../mock-tauri', () => ({
   isTauri: vi.fn(() => false),
   addMockEntry: vi.fn(),
   updateMockContent: vi.fn(),
+  trackMockChange: vi.fn(),
   mockInvoke: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(''),
 }))
 vi.mock('./mockFrontmatterHelpers', () => ({
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNoteActions.ts b/src/hooks/useNoteActions.ts
index 6ba5522b..0b580762 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNoteActions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNoteActions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
-import { isTauri, mockInvoke, addMockEntry, updateMockContent } from '../mock-tauri'
+import { isTauri, mockInvoke, addMockEntry, updateMockContent, trackMockChange } from '../mock-tauri'
 import type { VaultEntry } from '../types'
 import type { FrontmatterValue } from '../components/Inspector'
 import { useTabManagement } from './useTabManagement'
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ async function invokeFrontmatter(command: string, args: Record<string, unknown>)
 function applyMockFrontmatterUpdate(path: string, key: string, value: FrontmatterValue): string {
   const content = updateMockFrontmatter(path, key, value)
   updateMockContent(path, content)
+  trackMockChange(path)
   return content
 }
 
 function applyMockFrontmatterDelete(path: string, key: string): string {
   const content = deleteMockFrontmatterProperty(path, key)
   updateMockContent(path, content)
+  trackMockChange(path)
   return content
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mock-tauri/index.ts b/src/mock-tauri/index.ts
index 6458902a..c0d4aa3e 100644
--- a/src/mock-tauri/index.ts
+++ b/src/mock-tauri/index.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  */
 
 import { MOCK_CONTENT } from './mock-content'
-import { mockHandlers, addMockEntry, updateMockContent } from './mock-handlers'
+import { mockHandlers, addMockEntry, updateMockContent, trackMockChange } from './mock-handlers'
 import { tryVaultApi } from './vault-api'
 
-export { addMockEntry, updateMockContent }
+export { addMockEntry, updateMockContent, trackMockChange }
 
 export function isTauri(): boolean {
   return typeof window !== 'undefined' && ('__TAURI__' in window || '__TAURI_INTERNALS__' in window)
diff --git a/src/mock-tauri/mock-handlers.ts b/src/mock-tauri/mock-handlers.ts
index e902cd59..0334b142 100644
--- a/src/mock-tauri/mock-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/mock-tauri/mock-handlers.ts
@@ -347,3 +347,7 @@ export function updateMockContent(path: string, content: string): void {
   MOCK_CONTENT[path] = content
   syncWindowContent()
 }
+
+export function trackMockChange(path: string): void {
+  mockSavedSinceCommit.add(path)
+}
diff --git a/tests/smoke/trashed-archived-not-saved.spec.ts b/tests/smoke/trashed-archived-not-saved.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3931bb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/smoke/trashed-archived-not-saved.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import { openCommandPalette, executeCommand } from './helpers'
+
+test.describe('Trash/archive notes appear in Changes', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/')
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+  })
+
+  test('trashing a note increments the Changes badge', async ({ page }) => {
+    const sidebar = page.locator('.app__sidebar')
+
+    // Wait for Changes nav item (mock starts with 3 modified files)
+    const changesRow = sidebar.locator('div', { hasText: /^Changes/ }).first()
+    await changesRow.waitFor({ timeout: 5000 })
+
+    // Read the initial badge count from the Changes row
+    const badge = changesRow.locator('span').last()
+    const initialCount = Number(await badge.textContent())
+    expect(initialCount).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+
+    // Click the first note in the list to select it
+    const noteListContainer = page.locator('[data-testid="note-list-container"]')
+    await noteListContainer.waitFor({ timeout: 5000 })
+    // Click on the first visible note item (border-b items inside the list)
+    const firstNote = noteListContainer.locator('.cursor-pointer').first()
+    await firstNote.click()
+
+    // Trash the active note via command palette
+    await openCommandPalette(page)
+    await executeCommand(page, 'Trash Note')
+
+    // Wait for the badge count to increase
+    await expect(async () => {
+      const text = await badge.textContent()
+      expect(Number(text)).toBeGreaterThan(initialCount)
+    }).toPass({ timeout: 5000 })
+  })
+})