diff --git a/src/main/repository/NoteRepository.ts b/src/main/repository/NoteRepository.ts
index d863777..c67029f 100644
--- a/src/main/repository/NoteRepository.ts
+++ b/src/main/repository/NoteRepository.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ export class NoteRepository {
     tx();
   }
 
+  restore(id: string): void {
+    const now = new Date().toISOString();
+    this.db
+      .prepare(`UPDATE notes SET deleted_at = NULL, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`)
+      .run(now, id);
+  }
+
   delete(id: string): void {
     this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM notes WHERE id=?').run(id);
   }
diff --git a/tests/unit/NoteRepository.test.ts b/tests/unit/NoteRepository.test.ts
index 2aa2579..3c7042a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/NoteRepository.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/NoteRepository.test.ts
@@ -246,3 +246,37 @@ describe('NoteRepository.trash', () => {
     expect(() => repo.trash('nonexistent', '2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z')).not.toThrow();
   });
 });
+
+describe('NoteRepository.restore', () => {
+  let db: Database.Database;
+  let repo: NoteRepository;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    db = new Database(':memory:');
+    runMigrations(db);
+    repo = new NoteRepository(db);
+  });
+
+  it('clears deleted_at on a trashed note', () => {
+    const { id } = repo.create({ rawText: 'x' });
+    repo.trash(id, '2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z');
+    repo.restore(id);
+    const note = repo.findById(id)!;
+    expect(note.deletedAt).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('updates updated_at', () => {
+    const { id } = repo.create({ rawText: 'x' });
+    repo.trash(id, '2026-05-01T12:00:00.000Z');
+    const before = repo.findById(id)!.updatedAt;
+    repo.restore(id);
+    const after = repo.findById(id)!.updatedAt;
+    expect(after).not.toBe(before);
+  });
+
+  it('is no-op on already-active note', () => {
+    const { id } = repo.create({ rawText: 'x' });
+    expect(() => repo.restore(id)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(repo.findById(id)!.deletedAt).toBeNull();
+  });
+});