diff --git a/client/api.js b/client/api.js
index 091eb17..3ff5e0b 100644
--- a/client/api.js
+++ b/client/api.js
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ export const api = {
   // Bills
   bills:              (params = {}) => get(`/bills${queryString(params)}`),
   allBills:           (params = {}) => get(`/bills${queryString({ inactive: true, ...params })}`),
+  deletedBills:       ()          => get('/bills/deleted'),
   billAudit:          (includeInactive = false) => get(`/bills/audit${includeInactive ? '?inactive=true' : ''}`),
   bill:               (id)        => get(`/bills/${id}`),
   createBill:         (data)      => post('/bills', data),
diff --git a/client/components/RecentlyDeletedBillsDialog.jsx b/client/components/RecentlyDeletedBillsDialog.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..991342d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/RecentlyDeletedBillsDialog.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { RotateCcw, Trash2, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import {
+  Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogDescription,
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { formatUSD } from '@/lib/money';
+
+function daysLeftLabel(days) {
+  if (days == null) return null;
+  if (days <= 0) return 'purges today';
+  if (days === 1) return '1 day left';
+  return `${days} days left`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Lists bills that were soft-deleted within the 30-day recovery window and lets
+ * the user restore them — a durable path beyond the transient "Undo" toast.
+ *
+ * Presentational: the parent owns the list (`bills`) and the async `onRestore`,
+ * so restoring refreshes the page's active bills too.
+ */
+export default function RecentlyDeletedBillsDialog({ open, onOpenChange, bills = [], onRestore }) {
+  const [busyId, setBusyId] = useState(null);
+
+  async function handleRestore(bill) {
+    setBusyId(bill.id);
+    try {
+      await onRestore(bill);
+    } finally {
+      setBusyId(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
+      <DialogContent className="max-w-lg">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Recently deleted</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            Deleted bills are kept for 30 days before they’re permanently removed. Restore one to bring it back.
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        {bills.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 py-8 text-center">
+            <Trash2 className="h-8 w-8 text-muted-foreground/40" />
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Nothing to recover</p>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/70">Bills you delete will appear here for 30 days.</p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <ul className="-mx-2 max-h-[55vh] divide-y divide-border/60 overflow-y-auto">
+            {bills.map(bill => {
+              const left = daysLeftLabel(bill.days_left);
+              const busy = busyId === bill.id;
+              return (
+                <li key={bill.id} className="flex items-center gap-3 px-2 py-2.5">
+                  <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                    <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{bill.name}</p>
+                    <p className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      {formatUSD(bill.expected_amount)}
+                      {bill.category_name ? ` · ${bill.category_name}` : ''}
+                      {left ? <span className="text-muted-foreground/60"> · {left}</span> : null}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <Button
+                    type="button"
+                    size="sm"
+                    variant="outline"
+                    className="h-8 shrink-0 gap-1.5"
+                    disabled={busy}
+                    onClick={() => handleRestore(bill)}
+                  >
+                    {busy ? <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" /> : <RotateCcw className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
+                    Restore
+                  </Button>
+                </li>
+              );
+            })}
+          </ul>
+        )}
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/client/pages/BillsPage.jsx b/client/pages/BillsPage.jsx
index 51f3fcb..917a2d4 100644
--- a/client/pages/BillsPage.jsx
+++ b/client/pages/BillsPage.jsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { useSearchPanelPreference } from '@/hooks/useSearchPanelPreference';
 import { moveInArray, movedItemId, reorderPayload } from '@/lib/reorder';
 import BillsTableInner from '@/components/BillsTableInner';
 import BillModal from '@/components/BillModal';
+import RecentlyDeletedBillsDialog from '@/components/RecentlyDeletedBillsDialog';
 import { makeBillDraft } from '@/lib/billDrafts';
 import { scheduleLabel, scheduleValue } from '@/lib/billingSchedule';
 
@@ -601,6 +602,8 @@ export default function BillsPage() {
   const [bills,        setBills]       = useState([]);
   const [categories,   setCategories]  = useState([]);
   const [savedTemplates, setSavedTemplates] = useState([]);
+  const [deletedBills, setDeletedBills] = useState([]);
+  const [showDeleted, setShowDeleted] = useState(false);
   const [loading,      setLoading]     = useState(true);
   const [showInactive, setShowInactive] = useState(false);
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
@@ -640,14 +643,16 @@ export default function BillsPage() {
 
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
-      const [billsRes, catRes, templateRes] = await Promise.all([
+      const [billsRes, catRes, templateRes, deletedRes] = await Promise.all([
         api.allBills(),
         api.categories(),
         api.billTemplates(),
+        api.deletedBills().catch(() => []), // non-critical: never block the page
       ]);
       setBills(billsRes  || []);
       setCategories(catRes || []);
       setSavedTemplates(templateRes || []);
+      setDeletedBills(deletedRes || []);
     } catch (err) {
       toast.error(err.message);
     } finally {
@@ -783,6 +788,16 @@ export default function BillsPage() {
     }
   }
 
+  async function handleRestoreDeleted(bill) {
+    try {
+      await api.restoreBill(bill.id);
+      toast.success(`"${bill.name}" restored`);
+      await load();
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err.message || 'Failed to restore bill');
+    }
+  }
+
   async function handleDeleteAlternative() {
     if (!deleteTarget) return;
     const bill = deleteTarget;
@@ -940,6 +955,17 @@ export default function BillsPage() {
               )}
             </SelectContent>
           </Select>
+          {deletedBills.length > 0 && (
+            <Button
+              type="button"
+              variant="outline"
+              onClick={() => setShowDeleted(true)}
+              className="h-9 flex-1 gap-2 px-3 text-sm sm:flex-none"
+            >
+              <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+              Recently deleted ({deletedBills.length})
+            </Button>
+          )}
           <Button
             onClick={() => setModal({ bill: null })}
             className="h-9 flex-1 gap-2 px-4 text-sm font-medium sm:flex-none"
@@ -1142,6 +1168,13 @@ export default function BillsPage() {
         />
       )}
 
+      <RecentlyDeletedBillsDialog
+        open={showDeleted}
+        onOpenChange={setShowDeleted}
+        bills={deletedBills}
+        onRestore={handleRestoreDeleted}
+      />
+
       {/* ── Deactivate confirmation (replaces window.confirm) ── */}
       <AlertDialog open={!!deactivate} onOpenChange={open => { if (!open) { setDeactivate(null); setDeactivateReason(''); } }}>
         <AlertDialogContent>
diff --git a/routes/bills.js b/routes/bills.js
index 7f63e94..473adda 100644
--- a/routes/bills.js
+++ b/routes/bills.js
@@ -49,6 +49,31 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
   res.json(bills.map(serializeBill));
 });
 
+// ── GET /api/bills/deleted ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Soft-deleted bills still inside the 30-day recovery window (before the
+// retention GC purges them), newest deletion first. Powers the "Recently
+// deleted" restore view. Must be declared before GET /:id.
+const BILL_RETENTION_DAYS = 30; // matches pruneSoftDeletedFinancialRecords()
+router.get('/deleted', (req, res) => {
+  const db = getDb();
+  const rows = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT b.*, c.name AS category_name,
+      CAST(julianday(b.deleted_at, '+${BILL_RETENTION_DAYS} days') - julianday('now') AS INTEGER) AS days_left
+    FROM bills b
+    LEFT JOIN categories c ON b.category_id = c.id AND c.deleted_at IS NULL
+    WHERE b.user_id = ?
+      AND b.deleted_at IS NOT NULL
+      AND b.deleted_at >= datetime('now', '-${BILL_RETENTION_DAYS} days')
+    ORDER BY b.deleted_at DESC
+  `).all(req.user.id);
+  res.json(rows.map(row => ({
+    ...serializeBill(row),
+    category_name: row.category_name,
+    deleted_at: row.deleted_at,
+    days_left: Math.max(0, row.days_left),
+  })));
+});
+
 // ── PUT /api/bills/reorder ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 router.put('/reorder', (req, res) => {
   const db = getDb();
diff --git a/tests/billsDeletedRoute.test.js b/tests/billsDeletedRoute.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81e1d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/billsDeletedRoute.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// IMP-UX-01: GET /api/bills/deleted lists soft-deleted bills still inside the
+// 30-day recovery window (newest first, with days_left), so the "Recently
+// deleted" view can offer a restore beyond the transient undo toast. Bills
+// purged past the window (or another user's) must not appear.
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const os = require('node:os');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+
+const dbPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `bill-tracker-bills-deleted-route-${process.pid}.sqlite`);
+process.env.DB_PATH = dbPath;
+
+const { getDb, closeDb } = require('../db/database');
+
+function createUser(db, suffix) {
+  return db.prepare(
+    "INSERT INTO users (username, password_hash, role, active) VALUES (?, 'x', 'user', 1)",
+  ).run(`deleted-bills-${suffix}`).lastInsertRowid;
+}
+
+// daysAgo === null → an active (not deleted) bill; otherwise soft-deleted N days ago.
+function insertBill(db, userId, name, daysAgo) {
+  const id = db.prepare(
+    'INSERT INTO bills (user_id, name, due_day, expected_amount, active) VALUES (?, ?, 1, 1000, ?)',
+  ).run(userId, name, daysAgo == null ? 1 : 0).lastInsertRowid;
+  if (daysAgo != null) {
+    db.prepare("UPDATE bills SET deleted_at = datetime('now', ?) WHERE id = ?").run(`-${daysAgo} days`, id);
+  }
+  return id;
+}
+
+function callGetDeleted(userId) {
+  const router = require('../routes/bills');
+  const layer = router.stack.find(item => item.route?.path === '/deleted' && item.route.methods.get);
+  assert.ok(layer, 'GET /deleted route should exist');
+  const handler = layer.route.stack[0].handle;
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = { query: {}, params: {}, user: { id: userId, role: 'user' } };
+    const res = {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      status(code) { this.statusCode = code; return this; },
+      json(data) { resolve({ status: this.statusCode, data }); },
+    };
+    try { handler(req, res); } catch (err) { reject(err); }
+  });
+}
+
+test.after(() => {
+  closeDb();
+  for (const suffix of ['', '-wal', '-shm']) {
+    try { fs.unlinkSync(dbPath + suffix); } catch {}
+  }
+});
+
+test('GET /bills/deleted returns only recoverable soft-deleted bills, newest first', async () => {
+  const db = getDb();
+  const userId = createUser(db, 'a');
+
+  insertBill(db, userId, 'Active Bill', null);       // not deleted
+  insertBill(db, userId, 'Recently Deleted', 2);     // 2 days ago
+  insertBill(db, userId, 'Older Deleted', 20);       // 20 days ago
+  insertBill(db, userId, 'Purgeable', 40);           // past the 30-day window
+
+  const { status, data } = await callGetDeleted(userId);
+  assert.equal(status, 200);
+
+  const names = data.map(b => b.name);
+  assert.deepEqual(names, ['Recently Deleted', 'Older Deleted'], 'only in-window bills, newest first');
+  assert.ok(!names.includes('Active Bill'), 'active bill excluded');
+  assert.ok(!names.includes('Purgeable'), 'past-window bill excluded');
+
+  const recentRow = data.find(b => b.name === 'Recently Deleted');
+  assert.ok(recentRow.days_left >= 27 && recentRow.days_left <= 28, `~28 days left, got ${recentRow.days_left}`);
+  assert.ok(recentRow.deleted_at, 'exposes deleted_at');
+  assert.equal(recentRow.expected_amount, 10, 'money serialized to dollars (cents/100)');
+});
+
+test('GET /bills/deleted isolates by user', async () => {
+  const db = getDb();
+  const me = createUser(db, 'me');
+  const other = createUser(db, 'other');
+  insertBill(db, me, 'Mine', 1);
+  insertBill(db, other, 'Theirs', 1);
+
+  const { data } = await callGetDeleted(me);
+  const names = data.map(b => b.name);
+  assert.ok(names.includes('Mine'));
+  assert.ok(!names.includes('Theirs'), "never leaks another user's deleted bills");
+});