diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/guards/dossiers.guard.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/guards/dossiers.guard.ts
index d99289967..b54c1b87b 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/guards/dossiers.guard.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/guards/dossiers.guard.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 import { Injectable, Injector, ProviderToken } from '@angular/core';
-import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { firstValueFrom, forkJoin } from 'rxjs';
 import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ActiveDossiersService } from '@services/dossiers/active-dossiers.service';
 import { ArchivedDossiersService } from '@services/dossiers/archived-dossiers.service';
 import { DossiersService } from '@services/dossiers/dossiers.service';
+import { ARCHIVE_ROUTE, DOSSIER_TEMPLATE_ID } from '@red/domain';
+import { DashboardStatsService } from '@services/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.service';
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class DossiersGuard implements CanActivate {
     constructor(
         private readonly _injector: Injector,
+        private readonly _router: Router,
+        private readonly _dashboardStatsService: DashboardStatsService,
         private readonly _activeDossiersService: ActiveDossiersService,
         private readonly _archivedDossiersService: ArchivedDossiersService,
     ) {}
@@ -18,6 +22,17 @@ export class DossiersGuard implements CanActivate {
         const token: ProviderToken<DossiersService> = route.data.dossiersService;
         if (token) {
             const dossiersService: DossiersService = this._injector.get<DossiersService>(token);
+            const isArchive = dossiersService.routerPath === ARCHIVE_ROUTE;
+            const dossierTemplateId = route.paramMap.get(DOSSIER_TEMPLATE_ID);
+            const dossierTemplateStats = this._dashboardStatsService.find(dossierTemplateId);
+            if (isArchive && dossierTemplateStats.numberOfArchivedDossiers === 0) {
+                await this._router.navigate(['main', dossierTemplateId, 'dossiers']);
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (!isArchive && dossierTemplateStats.numberOfActiveDossiers === 0) {
+                await this._router.navigate(['main', dossierTemplateId, 'archive']);
+                return false;
+            }
             await firstValueFrom(dossiersService.loadAll());
         } else {
             const services = [this._archivedDossiersService, this._activeDossiersService];
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.html
index 885248299..ee5f38690 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-<a [routerLinkActive]="'active'" [routerLink]="['..', DOSSIERS_ROUTE]" class="red-tab">
-    {{ 'dossiers-type-switch.active' | translate }}
-</a>
-
-<a [routerLinkActive]="'active'" [routerLink]="['..', ARCHIVE_ROUTE]" class="red-tab">
-    {{ 'dossiers-type-switch.archive' | translate }}
-</a>
+<ng-container *ngIf="dossierTemplate$ | async as dossierTemplate">
+    <button
+        [disabled]="dossierTemplate.numberOfActiveDossiers === 0"
+        [routerLinkActive]="'active'"
+        [routerLink]="['..', DOSSIERS_ROUTE]"
+        class="red-tab"
+    >
+        {{ 'dossiers-type-switch.active' | translate }}
+    </button>
 
+    <button
+        [disabled]="dossierTemplate.numberOfArchivedDossiers === 0"
+        [routerLinkActive]="'active'"
+        [routerLink]="['..', ARCHIVE_ROUTE]"
+        class="red-tab"
+    >
+        {{ 'dossiers-type-switch.archive' | translate }}
+    </button>
+</ng-container>
 <div class="separator"></div>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.ts
index 0dbafe7bf..558b12b3c 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dossiers-type-switch/dossiers-type-switch.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { ARCHIVE_ROUTE, DOSSIERS_ROUTE } from '@red/domain';
+import { ARCHIVE_ROUTE, DashboardStats, DOSSIER_TEMPLATE_ID, DOSSIERS_ROUTE } from '@red/domain';
+import { DashboardStatsService } from '@services/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.service';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'redaction-dossiers-type-switch',
@@ -10,4 +13,11 @@ import { ARCHIVE_ROUTE, DOSSIERS_ROUTE } from '@red/domain';
 export class DossiersTypeSwitchComponent {
     readonly DOSSIERS_ROUTE = DOSSIERS_ROUTE;
     readonly ARCHIVE_ROUTE = ARCHIVE_ROUTE;
+
+    readonly dossierTemplate$: Observable<DashboardStats>;
+
+    constructor(private readonly _dashboardStatsService: DashboardStatsService, private readonly _route: ActivatedRoute) {
+        const dossierTemplateId = _route.snapshot.paramMap.get(DOSSIER_TEMPLATE_ID);
+        this.dossierTemplate$ = _dashboardStatsService.getEntityChanged$(dossierTemplateId);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.service.ts
index 24a1687ef..75c248f89 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.service.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import { map, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { DossierStatesService } from '../entity-services/dossier-states.service';
 
 const templatesSorter = (a: DashboardStats, b: DashboardStats) => {
-    if (a.numberOfActiveDossiers > 0 && b.numberOfActiveDossiers === 0) {
+    if (!a.isEmpty && b.isEmpty) {
         return -1;
-    } else if (a.numberOfActiveDossiers === 0 && b.numberOfActiveDossiers > 0) {
+    } else if (a.isEmpty && !b.isEmpty) {
         return 1;
     } else {
         return 0;
diff --git a/libs/red-domain/src/lib/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.model.ts b/libs/red-domain/src/lib/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.model.ts
index a05c19f15..a44c9c7f7 100644
--- a/libs/red-domain/src/lib/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.model.ts
+++ b/libs/red-domain/src/lib/dossier-templates/dashboard-stats.model.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class DashboardStats implements IListable, IDashboardStats {
     }
 
     get isEmpty(): boolean {
-        return this.numberOfActiveDossiers === 0;
+        return this.numberOfActiveDossiers === 0 && this.numberOfArchivedDossiers === 0;
     }
 
     get id(): string {