diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts
index 69ba8824f97..e0f6f319175 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,59 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("secretService", () => {
     expect(recreated.key).toBe("reusable-key");
   });
 
+  it("allows re-importing a remote secret after the prior external reference is soft-deleted", async () => {
+    const companyId = await seedCompany();
+    const svc = secretService(db);
+    const awsVault = await svc.createProviderConfig(companyId, {
+      provider: "aws_secrets_manager",
+      displayName: "AWS production",
+      config: { region: "us-east-1", namespace: "prod-use1" },
+    });
+    const externalRef =
+      "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-east-1:123456789012:secret:prod/reimportable";
+    const deleted = await svc.create(companyId, {
+      name: "Deleted external",
+      key: "deleted-external",
+      provider: "aws_secrets_manager",
+      providerConfigId: awsVault.id,
+      managedMode: "external_reference",
+      externalRef,
+    });
+
+    await svc.update(deleted.id, { status: "deleted" });
+    vi.spyOn(awsSecretsManagerProvider, "listRemoteSecrets").mockResolvedValue({
+      secrets: [
+        {
+          externalRef,
+          name: "prod/reimportable",
+          providerVersionRef: null,
+          metadata: { arn: externalRef },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const preview = await svc.previewRemoteImport(companyId, {
+      providerConfigId: awsVault.id,
+    });
+    const result = await svc.importRemoteSecrets(companyId, {
+      providerConfigId: awsVault.id,
+      secrets: [
+        {
+          externalRef,
+          name: "Reimported external",
+          key: "reimported-external",
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(preview.candidates[0]).toMatchObject({
+      status: "ready",
+      importable: true,
+      conflicts: [],
+    });
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({ importedCount: 1, skippedCount: 0, errorCount: 0 });
+  });
+
   it("rejects provider vaults from another company when creating a secret", async () => {
     const companyA = await seedCompany("A");
     const companyB = await seedCompany("B");
@@ -412,6 +465,28 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("secretService", () => {
     expect(JSON.stringify(resolveSpy.mock.calls[0]?.[0])).not.toContain("resolved-secret");
   });
 
+  it("rejects rotation for non-active secrets", async () => {
+    const companyId = await seedCompany();
+    const svc = secretService(db);
+    const secret = await svc.create(companyId, {
+      name: `disabled-rotation-${randomUUID()}`,
+      provider: "local_encrypted",
+      value: "runtime-secret",
+    });
+
+    await svc.update(secret.id, { status: "disabled" });
+    await expect(svc.rotate(secret.id, { value: "rotated-runtime-secret" })).rejects.toThrow(
+      /non-active/i,
+    );
+
+    const stored = await db
+      .select({ latestVersion: companySecrets.latestVersion })
+      .from(companySecrets)
+      .where(eq(companySecrets.id, secret.id))
+      .then((rows) => rows[0]);
+    expect(stored?.latestVersion).toBe(1);
+  });
+
   it("previews AWS remote import candidates with duplicate and collision enrichment", async () => {
     const companyId = await seedCompany();
     const svc = secretService(db);
diff --git a/server/src/services/secrets.ts b/server/src/services/secrets.ts
index f8a81187de6..0d3f721d6fc 100644
--- a/server/src/services/secrets.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/secrets.ts
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ export function secretService(db: Db) {
         provider: companySecrets.provider,
         providerConfigId: companySecrets.providerConfigId,
         externalRef: companySecrets.externalRef,
+        status: companySecrets.status,
       })
       .from(companySecrets)
       .where(eq(companySecrets.companyId, companyId));
@@ -780,6 +781,7 @@ export function secretService(db: Db) {
         existingSecrets
           .filter((secret) =>
             secret.provider === provider &&
+            secret.status !== "deleted" &&
             typeof secret.externalRef === "string" &&
             secret.externalRef.trim()
           )
@@ -1535,6 +1537,7 @@ export function secretService(db: Db) {
     ) => {
       const secret = await getById(secretId);
       if (!secret) throw notFound("Secret not found");
+      if (secret.status !== "active") throw unprocessable("Cannot rotate a non-active secret");
       const providerId = secret.provider as SecretProvider;
       const provider = getSecretProvider(providerId);
       const providerConfigId =