diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
index cd1cee6b3..f640101fa 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class Command(CryptMixin, PaperlessCommand):
             "custom_field_instances": CustomFieldInstance.objects.all(),
             "app_configs": ApplicationConfiguration.objects.all(),
             "notes": Note.objects.all(),
-            "documents": Document.objects.order_by("id").all(),
+            "documents": Document.global_objects.order_by("id").all(),
             "social_accounts": SocialAccount.objects.all(),
             "social_apps": SocialApp.objects.all(),
             "social_tokens": SocialToken.objects.all(),
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class Command(CryptMixin, PaperlessCommand):
                             writer.write_batch(batch)
 
             document_map: dict[int, Document] = {
-                d.pk: d for d in Document.objects.order_by("id")
+                d.pk: d for d in Document.global_objects.order_by("id")
             }
 
             # 3. Export files from each document
diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
index c0056c062..4572b4617 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Command(CryptMixin, PaperlessCommand):
                         "Found existing user(s), this might indicate a non-empty installation",
                     ),
                 )
-            if Document.objects.count() != 0:
+            if Document.global_objects.count() != 0:
                 self.stdout.write(
                     self.style.WARNING(
                         "Found existing documents(s), this might indicate a non-empty installation",
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class Command(CryptMixin, PaperlessCommand):
         ]
 
         for record in self.track(document_records, description="Copying files..."):
-            document = Document.objects.get(pk=record["pk"])
+            document = Document.global_objects.get(pk=record["pk"])
 
             doc_file = record[EXPORTER_FILE_NAME]
             document_path = self.source / doc_file
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py b/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py
index fb9effa0e..d77bea352 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class TestExportImport(
         self.assertIsFile(
             str(self.target / doc_from_manifest[EXPORTER_FILE_NAME]),
         )
-        self.d3.delete()
+        self.d3.hard_delete()
 
         manifest = self._do_export()
         self.assertRaises(
@@ -868,6 +868,62 @@ class TestExportImport(
             for obj in manifest:
                 self.assertNotEqual(obj["model"], "auditlog.logentry")
 
+    def test_export_import_soft_deleted_document(self) -> None:
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - A document has been soft-deleted
+        WHEN:
+            - Export and re-import are performed
+        THEN:
+            - The soft-deleted document is included in the manifest
+            - The soft-deleted document is re-imported successfully
+            - The deleted_at timestamp is preserved after import
+        """
+        shutil.rmtree(Path(self.dirs.media_dir) / "documents")
+        shutil.copytree(
+            Path(__file__).parent / "samples" / "documents",
+            Path(self.dirs.media_dir) / "documents",
+        )
+
+        # Soft-delete one document
+        self.d2.delete()
+        self.d2.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.d2.deleted_at)
+
+        # Non-deleted documents visible via .objects should be 3
+        self.assertEqual(Document.objects.count(), 3)
+        # All documents including soft-deleted should be 4
+        self.assertEqual(Document.global_objects.count(), 4)
+
+        manifest = self._do_export()
+
+        # Manifest must contain all 4 documents, including the soft-deleted one
+        doc_records = [e for e in manifest if e["model"] == "documents.document"]
+        self.assertEqual(len(doc_records), 4)
+
+        exported_pks = {r["pk"] for r in doc_records}
+        self.assertIn(self.d2.pk, exported_pks)
+
+        # Re-import
+        with paperless_environment():
+            Document.global_objects.all().hard_delete()
+            Correspondent.objects.all().delete()
+            DocumentType.objects.all().delete()
+            Tag.objects.all().delete()
+            self.assertEqual(Document.global_objects.count(), 0)
+
+            call_command(
+                "document_importer",
+                "--no-progress-bar",
+                self.target,
+                skip_checks=True,
+            )
+
+            self.assertEqual(Document.global_objects.count(), 4)
+            # The soft-deleted document should still have deleted_at set
+            reimported = Document.global_objects.get(pk=self.d2.pk)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(reimported.deleted_at)
+
     def test_export_data_only(self) -> None:
         """
         GIVEN: