diff --git a/app/Livewire/EinundzwanzigPlebTable.php b/app/Livewire/EinundzwanzigPlebTable.php
index ebc1173..dd688cc 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/EinundzwanzigPlebTable.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/EinundzwanzigPlebTable.php
@@ -140,8 +140,10 @@ final class EinundzwanzigPlebTable extends PowerGridComponent
     {
         $pleb = EinundzwanzigPleb::query()->findOrFail($rowId);
         $for = $pleb->application_for;
+        $text = $pleb->application_text;
         $pleb->association_status = AssociationStatus::from($for);
         $pleb->application_for = null;
+        $pleb->archived_application_text = $text;
         $pleb->application_text = null;
         $pleb->save();
 
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_09_30_171153_add_copy_field_application_text_to_einundzwanzig_plebs_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_09_30_171153_add_copy_field_application_text_to_einundzwanzig_plebs_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71cdef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_09_30_171153_add_copy_field_application_text_to_einundzwanzig_plebs_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration {
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('einundzwanzig_plebs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->text('archived_application_text')->nullable()->after('application_text');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('einundzwanzig_plebs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            //
+        });
+    }
+};