diff --git a/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Dialogs/SettingsViewModel.cs b/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Dialogs/SettingsViewModel.cs
index 90a5b91..2014d87 100644
--- a/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Dialogs/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Dialogs/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ public class SettingsViewModel : DialogScreen
     public bool ShouldShowArchivedThreads
     {
         get => _settingsService.ShouldShowArchivedThreads;
-        set => _settingsService.ShouldShowArchivedThreads = value;
+        set
+        {
+            _settingsService.ShouldShowArchivedThreads = value;
+
+            // Enabling archived threads implicitly enables threads
+            if (value)
+                ShouldShowThreads = true;
+        }
     }
 
     public string DateFormat