diff --git a/app/chats/repository.py b/app/chats/repository.py
index 8f2bf15..2e2c901 100644
--- a/app/chats/repository.py
+++ b/app/chats/repository.py
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ def _user_chats_query(user_id: int, query: str | None = None) -> Select[tuple[Ch
             ChatUserSetting,
             (ChatUserSetting.chat_id == Chat.id) & (ChatUserSetting.user_id == user_id),
         )
-        .where(ChatMember.user_id == user_id, func.coalesce(ChatUserSetting.archived, False).is_(False))
+        .where(
+            ChatMember.user_id == user_id,
+            func.coalesce(ChatUserSetting.archived, False).is_(False),
+            Chat.is_saved.is_(False),
+        )
     )
     if query and query.strip():
         q = f"%{query.strip()}%"
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ async def find_saved_chat_for_user(db: AsyncSession, *, user_id: int) -> Chat |
         select(Chat)
         .join(ChatMember, ChatMember.chat_id == Chat.id)
         .where(ChatMember.user_id == user_id, Chat.is_saved.is_(True))
+        .order_by(Chat.id.asc())
         .limit(1)
     )
     result = await db.execute(stmt)
diff --git a/docs/core-checklist-status.md b/docs/core-checklist-status.md
index bb26152..a0f87c5 100644
--- a/docs/core-checklist-status.md
+++ b/docs/core-checklist-status.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Legend:
 31. Privacy - `PARTIAL` (avatar/last-seen/group-invites + PM policy `everyone|contacts|nobody`; group-invite `nobody` is available in API and web settings; integration tests cover PM policy matrix (`everyone/contacts/nobody`), group-invite policy matrix (`everyone/contacts/nobody`), private chat counterpart visibility for `nobody/contacts/everyone`, and avatar visibility matrix in search for `everyone/contacts/nobody`, remaining UX/matrix hardening)
 32. Security - `PARTIAL` (sessions + revoke + 2FA base + access-session visibility; integration tests cover single-session revoke and revoke-all invalidation/force-disconnect; 2FA setup now blocked after enable to prevent secret re-issuance; one-time recovery codes added and covered for normalization/lifecycle (`remaining_codes` decrement + one-time usage); web auth panel supports recovery-code login; settings now warns when recovery codes are empty and provides copy/download actions for freshly generated codes)
 33. Realtime Events - `DONE` (connect/disconnect/send/receive/typing/read/delivered/online/offline + chat/message updates + chat_deleted)
-34. Sync - `PARTIAL` (cross-device via backend state + realtime; reconciliation improved for loaded chats/messages, chat-info panel hot-refreshes on `chat_updated`, delete/leave updates realtime subscriptions, full-chat delete emits `chat_deleted`, and per-user chat state mutations (archive/unarchive/pin/unpin/mute) now emit `chat_updated`)
+34. Sync - `PARTIAL` (cross-device via backend state + realtime; reconciliation improved for loaded chats/messages, chat-info panel hot-refreshes on `chat_updated`, delete/leave updates realtime subscriptions, full-chat delete emits `chat_deleted`, per-user chat state mutations (archive/unarchive/pin/unpin/mute) now emit `chat_updated`, and chat list now excludes duplicate `is_saved` rows from regular listing to keep a single Saved Messages entry)
 35. Additional - `PARTIAL` (drafts/link preview partial/autoload media basic)
 
 ## Current Focus to reach ~80%
diff --git a/tests/test_chat_message_flow.py b/tests/test_chat_message_flow.py
index c6dda08..c202c79 100644
--- a/tests/test_chat_message_flow.py
+++ b/tests/test_chat_message_flow.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from app.auth.models import EmailVerificationToken
-from app.chats.models import ChatType
+from app.chats.models import Chat, ChatMember, ChatMemberRole, ChatType
 from app.messages.models import Message
 
 
@@ -135,6 +135,40 @@ async def test_delete_saved_messages_chat_clears_messages_but_keeps_chat(client,
     assert messages_after_delete.json() == []
 
 
+async def test_chat_list_hides_duplicate_saved_chats_and_returns_single_saved_entry(client, db_session):
+    user = await _create_verified_user(
+        client,
+        db_session,
+        "saved_duplicate_user@example.com",
+        "saved_duplicate_user",
+        "strongpass123",
+    )
+    auth = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {user['access_token']}"}
+    me_response = await client.get("/api/v1/auth/me", headers=auth)
+    user_id = me_response.json()["id"]
+
+    # Force-create an extra saved chat row to emulate historical duplicate data.
+    duplicate_saved_chat = Chat(
+        type=ChatType.PRIVATE,
+        title="Saved Messages",
+        description="Personal cloud chat",
+        is_public=False,
+        is_saved=True,
+    )
+    db_session.add(duplicate_saved_chat)
+    await db_session.flush()
+    db_session.add(
+        ChatMember(chat_id=duplicate_saved_chat.id, user_id=user_id, role=ChatMemberRole.OWNER)
+    )
+    await db_session.commit()
+
+    chats_response = await client.get("/api/v1/chats", headers=auth)
+    assert chats_response.status_code == 200
+    rows = chats_response.json()
+    saved_rows = [row for row in rows if row.get("is_saved") is True]
+    assert len(saved_rows) == 1
+
+
 async def test_chat_list_includes_notification_muted_flag(client, db_session):
     u1 = await _create_verified_user(client, db_session, "muted_flag_u1@example.com", "muted_flag_u1", "strongpass123")
     u2 = await _create_verified_user(client, db_session, "muted_flag_u2@example.com", "muted_flag_u2", "strongpass123")
@@ -193,6 +227,80 @@ async def test_media_upload_url_accepts_mp4_voice_mime_types(client, db_session)
     assert "upload_url" in m4a_response.json()
 
 
+async def test_archive_and_pin_chat_are_user_scoped(client, db_session):
+    u1 = await _create_verified_user(client, db_session, "scope_u1@example.com", "scope_u1", "strongpass123")
+    u2 = await _create_verified_user(client, db_session, "scope_u2@example.com", "scope_u2", "strongpass123")
+
+    me_u2 = await client.get("/api/v1/auth/me", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u2['access_token']}"})
+    u2_id = me_u2.json()["id"]
+
+    create_chat_response = await client.post(
+        "/api/v1/chats",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u1['access_token']}"},
+        json={"type": ChatType.PRIVATE.value, "title": None, "member_ids": [u2_id]},
+    )
+    assert create_chat_response.status_code == 200
+    chat_id = create_chat_response.json()["id"]
+
+    pin_response = await client.post(
+        f"/api/v1/chats/{chat_id}/pin-chat",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u1['access_token']}"},
+    )
+    assert pin_response.status_code == 200
+    assert pin_response.json()["pinned"] is True
+
+    u1_chats_after_pin = await client.get(
+        "/api/v1/chats",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u1['access_token']}"},
+    )
+    assert u1_chats_after_pin.status_code == 200
+    u1_row_after_pin = next((item for item in u1_chats_after_pin.json() if item["id"] == chat_id), None)
+    assert u1_row_after_pin is not None
+    assert u1_row_after_pin["pinned"] is True
+
+    u2_chats_after_u1_pin = await client.get(
+        "/api/v1/chats",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u2['access_token']}"},
+    )
+    assert u2_chats_after_u1_pin.status_code == 200
+    u2_row_after_u1_pin = next((item for item in u2_chats_after_u1_pin.json() if item["id"] == chat_id), None)
+    assert u2_row_after_u1_pin is not None
+    assert u2_row_after_u1_pin["pinned"] is False
+
+    archive_response = await client.post(
+        f"/api/v1/chats/{chat_id}/archive",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u1['access_token']}"},
+    )
+    assert archive_response.status_code == 200
+    assert archive_response.json()["archived"] is True
+
+    u1_active_chats = await client.get(
+        "/api/v1/chats",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u1['access_token']}"},
+    )
+    assert u1_active_chats.status_code == 200
+    assert all(item["id"] != chat_id for item in u1_active_chats.json())
+
+    u1_archived_chats = await client.get(
+        "/api/v1/chats",
+        params={"archived": True},
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u1['access_token']}"},
+    )
+    assert u1_archived_chats.status_code == 200
+    u1_archived_row = next((item for item in u1_archived_chats.json() if item["id"] == chat_id), None)
+    assert u1_archived_row is not None
+    assert u1_archived_row["archived"] is True
+
+    u2_active_chats = await client.get(
+        "/api/v1/chats",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {u2['access_token']}"},
+    )
+    assert u2_active_chats.status_code == 200
+    u2_row_after_u1_archive = next((item for item in u2_active_chats.json() if item["id"] == chat_id), None)
+    assert u2_row_after_u1_archive is not None
+    assert u2_row_after_u1_archive["archived"] is False
+
+
 async def test_private_chat_respects_contacts_only_policy(client, db_session):
     u1 = await _create_verified_user(client, db_session, "pm_u1@example.com", "pm_user_one", "strongpass123")
     u2 = await _create_verified_user(client, db_session, "pm_u2@example.com", "pm_user_two", "strongpass123")