diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7a8da0062a..b5867bcf8d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4624,6 +4624,7 @@ version = "0.18.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel",
  "futures-lite",
+ "log",
  "rustix 1.1.5",
  "zbus",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/platform/Cargo.toml b/crates/platform/Cargo.toml
index a552a43f81..1808c4128f 100644
--- a/crates/platform/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/platform/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+log = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
 # `write_atomically`: a volume that refuses F_FULLFSYNC gets a plain fsync.
diff --git a/crates/platform/src/staging.rs b/crates/platform/src/staging.rs
index 4316051352..b9b2a80443 100644
--- a/crates/platform/src/staging.rs
+++ b/crates/platform/src/staging.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ pub fn staging_suffixes() -> impl Iterator<Item = u64> {
 /// (`sync_all`); parent-directory durability after a power loss is not promised. On Unix a file
 /// that is replaced keeps its permissions and group, so a private file stays private; a new file gets the
 /// usual mode for a new file. On Windows a replaced file stays hidden or system if it was, and
-/// plain if it was plain. On Windows and macOS a replaced file keeps its creation date, where
+/// plain if it was plain, even where a server hides the dot-named staging file (#5001, #4593, #6029, #6119).
+/// On Windows and macOS a replaced file keeps its creation date, where
 /// the volume stores one.
 /// On macOS, accessible extended attributes of an existing regular destination are copied
 /// before flushing; a copy failure refuses the save rather than losing metadata (#2658).
@@ -185,7 +186,28 @@ pub fn write_atomically_with(
             keep_created(&file, created);
             sync_staged(&file, sync_all)?;
         }
-        std::fs::rename(&tmp, path)
+        let rename_result = std::fs::rename(&tmp, path);
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        if rename_result.is_ok()
+            && let Some(keep) = &keep
+        {
+            // Restore attributes only if the saved file's hidden or system bits differ from the
+            // replaced file's (#5001, #4593, #6029, #6119). Samba/NAS servers mark dot-named
+            // staging files hidden and persist that flag through the rename; on local disks, the
+            // staging file already has the right KEPT_ATTRIBUTES. Restoring unconditionally would
+            // overwrite the newly written file's entire attribute word with the old file's,
+            // incorrectly wiping the archive bit (which backup tools need) or retaining offline/index
+            // flags. On servers where attributes differ, restoring permissions is a safe trade to keep
+            // the file visible. When saving a new file (`keep` is None), no baseline exists.
+            use std::os::windows::fs::MetadataExt as _;
+            let saved = std::fs::symlink_metadata(path).map(|m| m.file_attributes() & KEPT_ATTRIBUTES);
+            if saved.is_ok_and(|a| a != (keep.file_attributes() & KEPT_ATTRIBUTES))
+                && let Err(e) = std::fs::set_permissions(path, keep.permissions())
+            {
+                log::warn!("could not restore replaced file attributes on {}: {e}", path.display());
+            }
+        }
+        rename_result
     })();
     if result.is_err() {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&tmp);
diff --git a/crates/platform/src/staging/tests.rs b/crates/platform/src/staging/tests.rs
index b5552a2c7b..da1e015e15 100644
--- a/crates/platform/src/staging/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/platform/src/staging/tests.rs
@@ -448,3 +448,76 @@ fn a_replaced_link_keeps_its_own_attributes_not_its_targets() {
     assert_ne!(std::fs::metadata(&referent).unwrap().file_attributes() & HIDDEN, 0, "and still hidden");
     let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
 }
+
+/// #5001, #4593: a save overwriting an existing file preserves its original attributes even if
+/// the server (such as Samba/QNAP NAS hiding dot-files) marks the temporary staging file hidden.
+#[cfg(windows)]
+#[test]
+fn a_replaced_file_restores_attributes_if_server_hides_staging_file() {
+    use std::os::windows::fs::{MetadataExt as _, OpenOptionsExt as _};
+    const HIDDEN: u32 = 0x2;
+    let dir = test_dir("server-hides-staging");
+    let target = dir.join("plain.pdf");
+    std::fs::write(&target, b"OLD").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::metadata(&target).unwrap().file_attributes() & HIDDEN, 0, "target starts visible");
+
+    // Create a temporary hidden reference file to obtain permissions with the HIDDEN attribute.
+    let hidden_ref = dir.join("hidden_ref");
+    let _ = std::fs::OpenOptions::new().write(true).create_new(true).attributes(HIDDEN).open(&hidden_ref).unwrap();
+    let hidden_perm = std::fs::metadata(&hidden_ref).unwrap().permissions();
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&hidden_ref);
+
+    for form in [StagingName::TagThenSuffix, StagingName::SuffixThenTag] {
+        write_atomically_with(&target, b"NEW", form, [77], |_file| {
+            // Find the staging file in dir (the file that is not target):
+            for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&dir)? {
+                let path = entry?.path();
+                if path != target {
+                    // Mark the staging file as HIDDEN on disk (simulating Samba hiding dot-files).
+                    std::fs::set_permissions(&path, hidden_perm.clone())?;
+                    assert_ne!(std::fs::metadata(&path)?.file_attributes() & HIDDEN, 0, "staging file was marked hidden");
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::fs::metadata(&target).unwrap().file_attributes() & HIDDEN,
+            0,
+            "the saved file remains visible despite server hiding the staging file"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&target).unwrap(), b"NEW");
+    }
+
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn a_replaced_local_file_keeps_archive_bit_intact() {
+    use std::os::windows::fs::MetadataExt as _;
+    let mut dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+    dir.push(format!("pdfcraft-platform-test-archive-{}", std::process::id()));
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+
+    let target = dir.join("plain.pdf");
+    std::fs::write(&target, b"OLD").unwrap();
+
+    // Clear the archive bit on the replaced file (simulating backup tools like robocopy /M or attrib -A).
+    const ARCHIVE: u32 = 0x20;
+    let status = std::process::Command::new("attrib").arg("-A").arg(&target).status().unwrap();
+    assert!(status.success(), "attrib -A succeeded");
+    let old_attrs = std::fs::metadata(&target).unwrap().file_attributes();
+    assert_eq!(old_attrs & ARCHIVE, 0, "archive bit was cleared on the old file");
+
+    write_atomically(&target, b"NEW", StagingName::TagThenSuffix).unwrap();
+
+    // The newly written file must have the archive bit set by the system (#5001, #4593, #6029, #6119).
+    let new_attrs = std::fs::metadata(&target).unwrap().file_attributes();
+    assert_ne!(new_attrs & ARCHIVE, 0, "the newly saved file has the archive bit set by the file system");
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&target).unwrap(), b"NEW");
+
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+}