diff --git a/rero_ils/query.py b/rero_ils/query.py
index 007a192210..5c8c966e33 100644
--- a/rero_ils/query.py
+++ b/rero_ils/query.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # RERO ILS
-# Copyright (C) 2019-2022 RERO
+# Copyright (C) 2019-2024 RERO
 # Copyright (C) 2020 UCLOUVAIN
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ def ill_request_search_factory(self, search, query_parser=None):
             'terms',
             patron__pid=[ptrn.pid for ptrn in current_patrons])
 
+    search = search.exclude(Q('term', to_anonymize=True))
+
+    if not request.args.get('remove_archived'):
+        return search, urlkwargs
+
     months = current_app.config.get('RERO_ILS_ILL_HIDE_MONTHS', 6)
     date_delta = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - relativedelta(months=months)
     filters = Q(
@@ -291,8 +296,7 @@ def ill_request_search_factory(self, search, query_parser=None):
     )
     filters |= Q('term', status='pending')
 
-    return search.filter(
-        filters).exclude(Q('term', to_anonymize=True)), urlkwargs
+    return search.filter(filters), urlkwargs
 
 
 def circulation_search_factory(self, search, query_parser=None):
diff --git a/tests/api/ill_requests/test_ill_requests_rest.py b/tests/api/ill_requests/test_ill_requests_rest.py
index 95ce0dd04f..b61b55d74d 100644
--- a/tests/api/ill_requests/test_ill_requests_rest.py
+++ b/tests/api/ill_requests/test_ill_requests_rest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # RERO ILS
-# Copyright (C) 2019-2023 RERO
+# Copyright (C) 2019-2024 RERO
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
@@ -268,11 +268,38 @@ def db_commit_reindex(record):
     result = res.json
     assert result['hits']['total']['value'] == 1
 
+    # Closed record
+    ill_request_martigny = ILLRequest\
+        .get_record_by_pid(ill_request_martigny.pid)
+    ill_request_martigny['status'] = ILLRequestStatus.CLOSED
+    ill_request_martigny.update(
+        ill_request_martigny, dbcommit=True, reindex=True)
+
+    # Without filter (show record)
+    list_url = url_for(
+        'invenio_records_rest.illr_list',
+        q='pid:'+ill_request_martigny['pid']
+    )
+    res = client.get(list_url)
+    result = res.json
+    assert result['hits']['total']['value'] == 1
+
+    # With filter (hide record)
+    list_url = url_for(
+        'invenio_records_rest.illr_list',
+        q='pid:'+ill_request_martigny['pid'],
+        remove_archived='1'
+    )
+    res = client.get(list_url)
+    result = res.json
+    assert result['hits']['total']['value'] == 1
+
     # Change created date
     initial_create = ill_request_martigny.model.created
     ill_request_martigny.model.created = date_delta(7)
     db_commit_reindex(ill_request_martigny)
 
+    # Without filter (show record)
     list_url = url_for(
         'invenio_records_rest.illr_list',
         q='pid:'+ill_request_martigny['pid']
@@ -281,27 +308,37 @@ def db_commit_reindex(record):
     result = res.json
     assert result['hits']['total']['value'] == 1
 
-    # closed 7 months
+    # With filter (show record)
+    list_url = url_for(
+        'invenio_records_rest.illr_list',
+        q='pid:'+ill_request_martigny['pid'],
+        remove_archived='1'
+    )
+    res = client.get(list_url)
+    result = res.json
+    assert result['hits']['total']['value'] == 0
+
+    # Make record to pending status
     ill_request_martigny = ILLRequest\
         .get_record_by_pid(ill_request_martigny.pid)
-    ill_request_martigny['status'] = ILLRequestStatus.CLOSED
+    ill_request_martigny['status'] = ILLRequestStatus.PENDING
     ill_request_martigny.update(
         ill_request_martigny, dbcommit=True, reindex=True)
 
+    # Without filter (show record)
     list_url = url_for(
         'invenio_records_rest.illr_list',
         q='pid:'+ill_request_martigny['pid']
     )
     res = client.get(list_url)
     result = res.json
-    assert result['hits']['total']['value'] == 0
-
-    # Change delta
-    app.config['RERO_ILS_ILL_HIDE_MONTHS'] = 8
+    assert result['hits']['total']['value'] == 1
 
+    # With filter (show record)
     list_url = url_for(
         'invenio_records_rest.illr_list',
-        q='pid:'+ill_request_martigny['pid']
+        q='pid:'+ill_request_martigny['pid'],
+        remove_archived='1'
     )
     res = client.get(list_url)
     result = res.json