diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.test.tsx b/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.test.tsx
index 8ea6f2e0127f..8b5bac0d8a77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.test.tsx
@@ -25,17 +25,29 @@ const setupHappyPathForChangeRequest = () => {
             },
         ],
     );
+};
+const setupArchiveValidation = (orphanParents: string[]) => {
     testServerRoute(server, '/api/admin/ui-config', {
         versionInfo: {
             current: { oss: 'version', enterprise: 'version' },
         },
+        flags: {
+            dependentFeatures: true,
+        },
     });
+    testServerRoute(
+        server,
+        '/api/admin/projects/projectId/archive/validate',
+        orphanParents,
+        'post',
+    );
 };
 
 test('Add single archive feature change to change request', async () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn();
     const onConfirm = vi.fn();
     setupHappyPathForChangeRequest();
+    setupArchiveValidation([]);
     render(
         <FeatureArchiveDialog
             featureIds={['featureA']}
@@ -62,6 +74,7 @@ test('Add multiple archive feature changes to change request', async () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn();
     const onConfirm = vi.fn();
     setupHappyPathForChangeRequest();
+    setupArchiveValidation([]);
     render(
         <FeatureArchiveDialog
             featureIds={['featureA', 'featureB']}
@@ -88,6 +101,7 @@ test('Skip change request', async () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn();
     const onConfirm = vi.fn();
     setupHappyPathForChangeRequest();
+    setupArchiveValidation([]);
     render(
         <FeatureArchiveDialog
             featureIds={['featureA', 'featureB']}
@@ -110,3 +124,45 @@ test('Skip change request', async () => {
     });
     expect(onConfirm).toBeCalledTimes(0); // we didn't setup non Change Request flow so failure
 });
+
+test('Show error message when multiple parents of orphaned children are archived', async () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    const onConfirm = vi.fn();
+    setupArchiveValidation(['parentA', 'parentB']);
+    render(
+        <FeatureArchiveDialog
+            featureIds={['parentA', 'parentB']}
+            projectId={'projectId'}
+            isOpen={true}
+            onClose={onClose}
+            onConfirm={onConfirm}
+            featuresWithUsage={[]}
+        />,
+    );
+
+    await screen.findByText('2 feature toggles');
+    await screen.findByText(
+        'have child features that depend on them and are not part of the archive operation. These parent features can not be archived:',
+    );
+});
+
+test('Show error message when 1 parent of orphaned children is archived', async () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    const onConfirm = vi.fn();
+    setupArchiveValidation(['parent']);
+    render(
+        <FeatureArchiveDialog
+            featureIds={['parent', 'someOtherFeature']}
+            projectId={'projectId'}
+            isOpen={true}
+            onClose={onClose}
+            onConfirm={onConfirm}
+            featuresWithUsage={[]}
+        />,
+    );
+
+    await screen.findByText('parent');
+    await screen.findByText(
+        'has child features that depend on it and are not part of the archive operation.',
+    );
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.tsx b/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.tsx
index 05e307873852..6ac41ca70ffb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/common/FeatureArchiveDialog/FeatureArchiveDialog.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { VFC } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState, VFC } from 'react';
 import { Dialogue } from 'component/common/Dialogue/Dialogue';
 import useFeatureApi from 'hooks/api/actions/useFeatureApi/useFeatureApi';
 import useToast from 'hooks/useToast';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { useChangeRequestsEnabled } from 'hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled';
 import { useChangeRequestApi } from 'hooks/api/actions/useChangeRequestApi/useChangeRequestApi';
 import { usePendingChangeRequests } from 'hooks/api/getters/usePendingChangeRequests/usePendingChangeRequests';
 import { useHighestPermissionChangeRequestEnvironment } from 'hooks/useHighestPermissionChangeRequestEnvironment';
+import { useUiFlag } from '../../../hooks/useUiFlag';
 
 interface IFeatureArchiveDialogProps {
     isOpen: boolean;
@@ -62,6 +63,59 @@ const UsageWarning = ({
     return null;
 };
 
+const ArchiveParentError = ({
+    ids,
+    projectId,
+}: {
+    ids?: string[];
+    projectId: string;
+}) => {
+    const formatPath = (id: string) => {
+        return `/projects/${projectId}/features/${id}`;
+    };
+
+    if (ids && ids.length > 1) {
+        return (
+            <Alert
+                severity={'error'}
+                sx={{ m: (theme) => theme.spacing(2, 0) }}
+            >
+                <Typography
+                    fontWeight={'bold'}
+                    variant={'body2'}
+                    display='inline'
+                >
+                    {`${ids.length} feature toggles `}
+                </Typography>
+                <span>
+                    have child features that depend on them and are not part of
+                    the archive operation. These parent features can not be
+                    archived:
+                </span>
+                <ul>
+                    {ids?.map((id) => (
+                        <li key={id}>
+                            {<Link to={formatPath(id)}>{id}</Link>}
+                        </li>
+                    ))}
+                </ul>
+            </Alert>
+        );
+    }
+    if (ids && ids.length === 1) {
+        return (
+            <Alert
+                severity={'error'}
+                sx={{ m: (theme) => theme.spacing(2, 0) }}
+            >
+                <Link to={formatPath(ids[0])}>{ids[0]}</Link> has child features
+                that depend on it and are not part of the archive operation.
+            </Alert>
+        );
+    }
+    return null;
+};
+
 const useActionButtonText = (projectId: string, isBulkArchive: boolean) => {
     const getHighestEnvironment =
         useHighestPermissionChangeRequestEnvironment(projectId);
@@ -167,6 +221,40 @@ const useArchiveAction = ({
     };
 };
 
+const useVerifyArchive = (
+    featureIds: string[],
+    projectId: string,
+    isOpen: boolean,
+) => {
+    const [disableArchive, setDisableArchive] = useState(true);
+    const [offendingParents, setOffendingParents] = useState<string[]>([]);
+    const { verifyArchiveFeatures } = useProjectApi();
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (isOpen) {
+            verifyArchiveFeatures(projectId, featureIds)
+                .then((res) => res.json())
+                .then((offendingParents) => {
+                    if (offendingParents.length === 0) {
+                        setDisableArchive(false);
+                        setOffendingParents(offendingParents);
+                    } else {
+                        setDisableArchive(true);
+                        setOffendingParents(offendingParents);
+                    }
+                });
+        }
+    }, [
+        JSON.stringify(featureIds),
+        isOpen,
+        projectId,
+        setOffendingParents,
+        setDisableArchive,
+    ]);
+
+    return { disableArchive, offendingParents };
+};
+
 export const FeatureArchiveDialog: VFC<IFeatureArchiveDialogProps> = ({
     isOpen,
     onClose,
@@ -197,6 +285,14 @@ export const FeatureArchiveDialog: VFC<IFeatureArchiveDialogProps> = ({
         },
     });
 
+    const { disableArchive, offendingParents } = useVerifyArchive(
+        featureIds,
+        projectId,
+        isOpen,
+    );
+
+    const dependentFeatures = useUiFlag('dependentFeatures');
+
     return (
         <Dialogue
             onClick={archiveAction}
@@ -205,6 +301,7 @@ export const FeatureArchiveDialog: VFC<IFeatureArchiveDialogProps> = ({
             primaryButtonText={buttonText}
             secondaryButtonText='Cancel'
             title={dialogTitle}
+            disabledPrimaryButton={dependentFeatures && disableArchive}
         >
             <ConditionallyRender
                 condition={isBulkArchive}
@@ -228,6 +325,17 @@ export const FeatureArchiveDialog: VFC<IFeatureArchiveDialogProps> = ({
                                 />
                             }
                         />
+                        <ConditionallyRender
+                            condition={
+                                dependentFeatures && offendingParents.length > 0
+                            }
+                            show={
+                                <ArchiveParentError
+                                    ids={offendingParents}
+                                    projectId={projectId}
+                                />
+                            }
+                        />
                         <ConditionallyRender
                             condition={featureIds?.length <= 5}
                             show={
@@ -241,13 +349,26 @@ export const FeatureArchiveDialog: VFC<IFeatureArchiveDialogProps> = ({
                     </>
                 }
                 elseShow={
-                    <p>
-                        Are you sure you want to archive{' '}
-                        {isBulkArchive
-                            ? 'these feature toggles'
-                            : 'this feature toggle'}
-                        ?
-                    </p>
+                    <>
+                        <p>
+                            Are you sure you want to archive{' '}
+                            {isBulkArchive
+                                ? 'these feature toggles'
+                                : 'this feature toggle'}
+                            ?
+                        </p>
+                        <ConditionallyRender
+                            condition={
+                                dependentFeatures && offendingParents.length > 0
+                            }
+                            show={
+                                <ArchiveParentError
+                                    ids={offendingParents}
+                                    projectId={projectId}
+                                />
+                            }
+                        />
+                    </>
                 }
             />
         </Dialogue>
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/actions/useProjectApi/useProjectApi.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/actions/useProjectApi/useProjectApi.ts
index 6fc767f064d4..396769de4690 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/actions/useProjectApi/useProjectApi.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/actions/useProjectApi/useProjectApi.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,19 @@ const useProjectApi = () => {
         return makeRequest(req.caller, req.id);
     };
 
+    const verifyArchiveFeatures = async (
+        projectId: string,
+        featureIds: string[],
+    ) => {
+        const path = `api/admin/projects/${projectId}/archive/validate`;
+        const req = createRequest(path, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ features: featureIds }),
+        });
+
+        return makeRequest(req.caller, req.id);
+    };
+
     const reviveFeatures = async (projectId: string, featureIds: string[]) => {
         const path = `api/admin/projects/${projectId}/revive`;
         const req = createRequest(path, {
@@ -245,6 +258,7 @@ const useProjectApi = () => {
         setUserRoles,
         setGroupRoles,
         archiveFeatures,
+        verifyArchiveFeatures,
         reviveFeatures,
         staleFeatures,
         deleteFeature,