diff --git a/api/app/services/sqlite_service.py b/api/app/services/sqlite_service.py
index 3057ede..ce5e02d 100644
--- a/api/app/services/sqlite_service.py
+++ b/api/app/services/sqlite_service.py
@@ -1288,10 +1288,13 @@ async def clear_order_invoice(order_number: str):
 
 
 async def mark_order_deleted_in_roa(order_number: str):
-    """Mark an order as deleted in ROA — clears id_comanda, invoice cache, and stale items."""
+    """Mark an order as deleted in ROA — clears id_comanda + invoice cache.
+
+    order_items are preserved so the detail view can still show what was
+    originally ordered. On 'Reimporta', add_order_items replaces them.
+    """
     db = await get_sqlite()
     try:
-        await db.execute("DELETE FROM order_items WHERE order_number = ?", (order_number,))
         await db.execute(f"""
             UPDATE orders SET
                 status = '{OrderStatus.DELETED_IN_ROA.value}',
diff --git a/api/tests/test_order_items_overwrite.py b/api/tests/test_order_items_overwrite.py
index fb47692..f43ef32 100644
--- a/api/tests/test_order_items_overwrite.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_order_items_overwrite.py
@@ -168,12 +168,15 @@ async def test_save_orders_batch_overwrite():
 
 
 # ===========================================================================
-# mark_order_deleted_in_roa — must purge items
+# mark_order_deleted_in_roa — preserves items so detail view stays useful
 # ===========================================================================
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_mark_order_deleted_removes_items():
-    """Soft-delete must remove order_items (no ghost rows)."""
+async def test_mark_order_deleted_preserves_items():
+    """Soft-delete keeps order_items so the detail view shows what was ordered.
+
+    On 'Reimporta', add_order_items replaces them (DELETE+INSERT inside _safe_upsert_order_items).
+    """
     await _seed_order("ORD-DEL")
     await sqlite_service.add_order_items("ORD-DEL", [
         _item("SKU1", qty=5), _item("SKU2", qty=3),
@@ -182,8 +185,10 @@ async def test_mark_order_deleted_removes_items():
 
     await sqlite_service.mark_order_deleted_in_roa("ORD-DEL")
 
-    # Items purged
-    assert await _items_for("ORD-DEL") == []
+    # Items preserved — detail view can still display them alongside "Comanda stearsa din ROA"
+    items = await _items_for("ORD-DEL")
+    assert len(items) == 2
+    assert {i["sku"] for i in items} == {"SKU1", "SKU2"}
 
     # Orders row still present with DELETED_IN_ROA status (not hard-deleted)
     db = await sqlite_service.get_sqlite()