diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainHtlcResource.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainHtlcResource.java
index 05921ab1..5c77f212 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainHtlcResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainHtlcResource.java
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.security.SecurityRequirement;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.ws.rs.*;
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import org.bitcoinj.core.*;
 import org.bitcoinj.script.Script;
 import org.qortal.api.*;
 import org.qortal.api.model.CrossChainBitcoinyHTLCStatus;
+import org.qortal.controller.Controller;
 import org.qortal.crosschain.*;
 import org.qortal.crypto.Crypto;
 import org.qortal.data.at.ATData;
@@ -662,6 +665,48 @@ public class CrossChainHtlcResource {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	@POST
+	@Path("/importarchivedtrades")
+	@Operation(
+			summary = "Imports archived trades from TradeBotStatesArchive.json",
+			description = "This can be used to recover trades that exist in the archive only, which may be needed if a<br />" +
+					"problem occurred during the proof-of-work computation stage of a buy request.",
+			responses = {
+					@ApiResponse(
+							content = @Content(mediaType = MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN, schema = @Schema(type = "boolean"))
+					)
+			}
+	)
+	@ApiErrors({ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE})
+	@SecurityRequirement(name = "apiKey")
+	public boolean importArchivedTrades(@HeaderParam(Security.API_KEY_HEADER) String apiKey) {
+		Security.checkApiCallAllowed(request);
+
+		try (final Repository repository = RepositoryManager.getRepository()) {
+			ReentrantLock blockchainLock = Controller.getInstance().getBlockchainLock();
+
+			blockchainLock.lockInterruptibly();
+
+			try {
+				repository.importDataFromFile("qortal-backup/TradeBotStatesArchive.json");
+				repository.saveChanges();
+
+				return true;
+
+			} catch (IOException e) {
+				throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createException(request, ApiError.INVALID_CRITERIA, e);
+
+			} finally {
+				blockchainLock.unlock();
+			}
+		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			// We couldn't lock blockchain to perform import
+			return false;
+		} catch (DataException e) {
+			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private long calcFeeTimestamp(int lockTimeA, int tradeTimeout) {
 		return (lockTimeA - tradeTimeout * 60) * 1000L;
 	}