diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java
index 40a3334b07..fd2493a165 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/archive/NodeArchiveServiceImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.node.archive.RestoreNodeReport.RestoreStatus;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.TransactionUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.TransactionUtil.TransactionWork;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.InvalidNodeRefException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
@@ -133,6 +134,23 @@ public class NodeArchiveServiceImpl implements NodeArchiveService
             {
                 report.setStatus(RestoreStatus.FAILURE_INVALID_PARENT);
             }
+            else if (destinationNodeRef == null)
+            {
+                // get the original parent of the archived node
+                ChildAssociationRef originalParentAssocRef = (ChildAssociationRef) nodeService.getProperty(
+                        archivedNodeRef,
+                        ContentModel.PROP_ARCHIVED_ORIGINAL_PARENT_ASSOC);
+                NodeRef originalParentNodeRef = originalParentAssocRef.getParentRef();
+                if (EqualsHelper.nullSafeEquals(originalParentNodeRef, invalidNodeRef))
+                {
+                    report.setStatus(RestoreStatus.FAILURE_INVALID_PARENT);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // some other invalid node was detected
+                    report.setStatus(RestoreStatus.FAILURE_OTHER);
+                }
+            }
             else
             {
                 // some other invalid node was detected