diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BeatmapImporterTests.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BeatmapImporterTests.cs
index 9d67381b5a..9abd78039a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BeatmapImporterTests.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/BeatmapImporterTests.cs
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Database
 
                 Assert.IsTrue(imported.DeletePending);
 
+                var originalAddedDate = imported.DateAdded;
+
                 var importedSecondTime = await LoadOszIntoStore(importer, realm.Realm);
 
                 // check the newly "imported" beatmap is actually just the restored previous import. since it matches hash.
@@ -597,6 +599,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Database
                 Assert.IsTrue(imported.Beatmaps.First().ID == importedSecondTime.Beatmaps.First().ID);
                 Assert.IsFalse(imported.DeletePending);
                 Assert.IsFalse(importedSecondTime.DeletePending);
+                Assert.That(importedSecondTime.DateAdded, Is.GreaterThan(originalAddedDate));
             });
         }
 
@@ -646,6 +649,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Database
 
                 Assert.IsTrue(imported.DeletePending);
 
+                var originalAddedDate = imported.DateAdded;
+
                 var importedSecondTime = await LoadOszIntoStore(importer, realm.Realm);
 
                 // check the newly "imported" beatmap is actually just the restored previous import. since it matches hash.
@@ -653,6 +658,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Database
                 Assert.IsTrue(imported.Beatmaps.First().ID == importedSecondTime.Beatmaps.First().ID);
                 Assert.IsFalse(imported.DeletePending);
                 Assert.IsFalse(importedSecondTime.DeletePending);
+                Assert.That(importedSecondTime.DateAdded, Is.GreaterThan(originalAddedDate));
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Stores/BeatmapImporter.cs b/osu.Game/Stores/BeatmapImporter.cs
index e6b655589c..f04a0210ef 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Stores/BeatmapImporter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Stores/BeatmapImporter.cs
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Stores
             return existing.OnlineID == import.OnlineID && existingIds.SequenceEqual(importIds);
         }
 
+        protected override void UndeleteForReuse(BeatmapSetInfo existing)
+        {
+            base.UndeleteForReuse(existing);
+            existing.DateAdded = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        }
+
         public override bool IsAvailableLocally(BeatmapSetInfo model)
         {
             return Realm.Run(realm => realm.All<BeatmapSetInfo>().Any(s => s.OnlineID == model.OnlineID));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs b/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
index 3011bc0320..1d0e16d549 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Stores/RealmArchiveModelImporter.cs
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Stores
 
                             using (var transaction = realm.BeginWrite())
                             {
-                                existing.DeletePending = false;
+                                if (existing.DeletePending)
+                                    UndeleteForReuse(existing);
                                 transaction.Commit();
                             }
 
@@ -387,7 +388,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Stores
                             {
                                 LogForModel(item, @$"Found existing {HumanisedModelName} for {item} (ID {existing.ID}) – skipping import.");
 
-                                existing.DeletePending = false;
+                                if (existing.DeletePending)
+                                    UndeleteForReuse(existing);
+
                                 transaction.Commit();
 
                                 return existing.ToLive(Realm);
@@ -527,6 +530,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Stores
         private bool checkAllFilesExist(TModel model) =>
             model.Files.All(f => Files.Storage.Exists(f.File.GetStoragePath()));
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when an existing model is in a soft deleted state but being recovered.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="existing">The existing model.</param>
+        protected virtual void UndeleteForReuse(TModel existing)
+        {
+            existing.DeletePending = false;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether this specified path should be removed after successful import.
         /// </summary>