diff --git a/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.mjs b/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.mjs
index 31f8a8c..145131e 100644
--- a/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.mjs
+++ b/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import { executeScheduledTask } from './scheduled-task-executor.mjs';
 import { localDateKey } from './schedule-time.mjs';
 import {
@@ -29,6 +31,23 @@ function resolveTodayPage(config, h5Root, now = Date.now()) {
   return page;
 }
 
+function archiveTodayPageForForce(config, h5Root, now, logger) {
+  const page = resolveTodayPage(config, h5Root, now);
+  if (!page?.localPath || !fs.existsSync(page.localPath)) return null;
+  const stamp = new Date(now).toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-');
+  const archived = path.join(path.dirname(page.localPath), `_archived-${page.slug}-${stamp}.html`);
+  fs.renameSync(page.localPath, archived);
+  if (page.thumbPath && fs.existsSync(page.thumbPath)) {
+    const archivedThumb = archived.replace(/\.html$/i, '.thumbnail.png');
+    fs.renameSync(page.thumbPath, archivedThumb);
+  }
+  logger.log?.('[NewsMorningDraft] archived today page before force generate', {
+    from: page.relativePath,
+    to: path.basename(archived),
+  });
+  return archived;
+}
+
 export function startWechatNewsMorningDraftWorker({
   wechatNewsMorningDraftService = null,
   mpConfig = null,
@@ -68,6 +87,9 @@ export function startWechatNewsMorningDraftWorker({
     if (generationInFlightDateKey === dateKey) return null;
     generationInFlightDateKey = dateKey;
     try {
+      if (force) {
+        archiveTodayPageForForce(config, h5Root, now, logger);
+      }
       let searchBrief = '';
       try {
         searchBrief = await prefetchNewsSearch({
diff --git a/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.test.mjs b/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.test.mjs
index ff8fb49..309cb9b 100644
--- a/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.test.mjs
+++ b/wechat-news-morning-draft-worker.test.mjs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ test('runOnce honors forceGenerateOnce even when today page exists', async () =>
       env: { H5_WECHAT_NEWS_MORNING_DRAFT_WORKER_ENABLED: '1' },
       executeTask: async (task) => {
         executeCalls.push(task.taskSpec);
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(publicDir, 'daily-news-0911.html'), `${SAMPLE_HTML}<!--forced-->`);
       },
       intervalMs: 30_000,
       runOnStart: false,
@@ -168,6 +169,10 @@ test('runOnce honors forceGenerateOnce even when today page exists', async () =>
     assert.equal(config.forceGenerateOnce, false);
     assert.equal(pushCalls.length, 1);
     assert.equal(pushCalls[0].triggeredBy, 'manual-generate');
+    assert.equal(fs.existsSync(path.join(publicDir, 'daily-news-0911.html')), true);
+    assert.ok(
+      fs.readdirSync(publicDir).some((name) => name.startsWith('_archived-daily-news-0911-')),
+    );
   } finally {
     Date.now = originalNow;
     fs.rmSync(tmpRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -203,6 +208,7 @@ test('generateToday skips existing page unless force is set', async () => {
     env: { H5_WECHAT_NEWS_MORNING_DRAFT_WORKER_ENABLED: '1' },
     executeTask: async (task) => {
       executeCalls.push(task.taskSpec);
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(publicDir, 'daily-news-0911.html'), `${SAMPLE_HTML}<!--forced-->`);
     },
     prefetchNewsSearch: async () => '【专用联网搜索预取】国内国际热门事件',
     intervalMs: 30_000,
@@ -223,6 +229,10 @@ test('generateToday skips existing page unless force is set', async () => {
     assert.match(executeCalls[0], /tkmind_search/u);
     assert.match(executeCalls[0], /专用联网搜索预取/u);
     assert.match(executeCalls[0], /国内国际热门事件/u);
+    assert.match(fs.readFileSync(path.join(publicDir, 'daily-news-0911.html'), 'utf8'), /forced/);
+    assert.ok(
+      fs.readdirSync(publicDir).some((name) => name.startsWith('_archived-daily-news-0911-')),
+    );
   } finally {
     fs.rmSync(tmpRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }