diff --git a/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/cloud_storage_e2e_test.cc b/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/cloud_storage_e2e_test.cc
index a76ac465a7f2..5eb37c436303 100644
--- a/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/cloud_storage_e2e_test.cc
+++ b/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/cloud_storage_e2e_test.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,70 @@ using tests::kv_t;
 
 static ss::logger e2e_test_log("e2e_test");
 
+class ManualFixture
+  : public s3_imposter_fixture
+  , public manual_metadata_upload_mixin
+  , public redpanda_thread_fixture
+  , public enable_cloud_storage_fixture
+  , public ::testing::Test {
+public:
+    ManualFixture()
+      : redpanda_thread_fixture(
+          redpanda_thread_fixture::init_cloud_storage_tag{},
+          httpd_port_number()) {
+        // No expectations: tests will PUT and GET organically.
+        set_expectations_and_listen({});
+        wait_for_controller_leadership().get();
+    }
+
+    scoped_config test_local_cfg;
+};
+
+TEST_F(ManualFixture, TestSpilloverRetentionCompactedTopic) {
+    test_local_cfg.get("cloud_storage_disable_upload_loop_for_tests")
+      .set_value(true);
+    test_local_cfg.get("cloud_storage_spillover_manifest_max_segments")
+      .set_value(std::make_optional<size_t>(5));
+    test_local_cfg.get("cloud_storage_spillover_manifest_size")
+      .set_value(std::optional<size_t>{});
+    test_local_cfg.get("log_retention_ms")
+      .set_value(std::make_optional<std::chrono::milliseconds>(1ms));
+    const model::topic topic_name("tapioca");
+    model::ntp ntp(model::kafka_namespace, topic_name, 0);
+
+    cluster::topic_properties props;
+    props.shadow_indexing = model::shadow_indexing_mode::full;
+    props.cleanup_policy_bitflags = model::cleanup_policy_bitflags::compaction;
+    add_topic({model::kafka_namespace, topic_name}, 1, props).get();
+    wait_for_leader(ntp).get();
+
+    const auto records_per_seg = 5;
+    const auto num_segs = 100;
+    auto partition = app.partition_manager.local().get(ntp);
+    auto& archiver = partition->archiver().value().get();
+    tests::remote_segment_generator gen(make_kafka_client().get(), *partition);
+    auto total_records = gen.num_segments(num_segs)
+                           .batches_per_segment(records_per_seg)
+                           .produce()
+                           .get();
+    ASSERT_GE(total_records, 500);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(archiver.sync_for_tests().get());
+    archiver.apply_spillover().get();
+    ss::sleep(5s).get();
+    archiver.apply_archive_retention().get();
+
+    tests::kafka_list_offsets_transport lister(make_kafka_client().get());
+    lister.start().get();
+
+    auto offset
+      = lister.start_offset_for_partition(topic_name, model::partition_id(0))
+          .get();
+    ASSERT_EQ(offset(), 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ(
+      archiver.manifest().full_log_start_offset().value_or(model::offset{})(),
+      0);
+}
+
 class EndToEndFixture
   : public s3_imposter_fixture
   , public manual_metadata_upload_mixin
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/archival/ntp_archiver_service.cc b/src/v/cluster/archival/ntp_archiver_service.cc
index 0f6d47b4bd44..475064075650 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/archival/ntp_archiver_service.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/archival/ntp_archiver_service.cc
@@ -2291,6 +2291,10 @@ ss::future<> ntp_archiver::apply_archive_retention() {
     }
 
     const auto& ntp_conf = _parent.get_ntp_config();
+    if (!ntp_conf.is_collectable()) {
+        vlog(_rtclog.trace, "NTP is not collectable");
+        co_return;
+    }
     std::optional<size_t> retention_bytes = ntp_conf.retention_bytes();
     std::optional<std::chrono::milliseconds> retention_ms
       = ntp_conf.retention_duration();