diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java
index 190d324306..2d0b0ccdfd 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ public class NodeArchiveServiceImpl implements NodeArchiveService
     
     private Pair<NodeRef, QName> getArchiveNodeRefAssocTypePair(final NodeRef archiveStoreRootNodeRef)
     {
-        String currentUser = getCurrentUser();
+        final String currentUser = getCurrentUser();
 
         if (archiveStoreRootNodeRef == null || !nodeService.exists(archiveStoreRootNodeRef))
         {
@@ -745,12 +745,19 @@ public class NodeArchiveServiceImpl implements NodeArchiveService
         }
         else
         {
-            List<ChildAssociationRef> list = nodeService.getChildrenByName(archiveStoreRootNodeRef,
-                        ContentModel.ASSOC_ARCHIVE_USER_LINK,
-                        Collections.singletonList(currentUser));
+            List<ChildAssociationRef> list = AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<List<ChildAssociationRef>>()
+            {
+                @Override
+                public List<ChildAssociationRef> doWork() throws Exception
+                {
+                    return nodeService.getChildrenByName(archiveStoreRootNodeRef,
+                            ContentModel.ASSOC_ARCHIVE_USER_LINK,
+                            Collections.singletonList(currentUser));
+                }
+            }, AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
 
             // Empty list means that the current user hasn't deleted anything yet.
-            if (list.isEmpty())
+            if (list == null || list.isEmpty())
             {
                 return new Pair<NodeRef, QName>(null, null);
             }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/ArchiveAndRestoreTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/ArchiveAndRestoreTest.java
index 42f76ce532..85fa244a34 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/ArchiveAndRestoreTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/ArchiveAndRestoreTest.java
@@ -1022,7 +1022,10 @@ public class ArchiveAndRestoreTest extends TestCase
 
         // USER_B deletes "bb"
         nodeService.deleteNode(bb);
-        
+
+        result = nodeArchiveService.listArchivedNodes(queryBuilder);
+        assertEquals("USER_B deleted 1 item and USER_B can see it.", 1, result.getPage().size());
+
         result = runListArchivedNodesAsAdmin(queryBuilder);
         assertEquals("USER_B deleted only 1 item.", 1, result.getPage().size());
 
@@ -1035,6 +1038,9 @@ public class ArchiveAndRestoreTest extends TestCase
                     this.archiveStoreRootNodeRef, paging)
                     .build();
 
+        result = nodeArchiveService.listArchivedNodes(queryBuilder);
+        assertEquals("USER_A deleted 1 item and USER_A can see it.", 1, result.getPage().size());
+
         result = runListArchivedNodesAsAdmin(queryBuilder);
         assertEquals("USER_A deleted only 1 item.", 1, result.getPage().size());
         assertEquals(QNAME_AA.getLocalName(),