diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java
index 21a4fb58932b8..43a85dd5ec126 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/HoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java
@@ -158,8 +158,12 @@ private Stream<HoodieInstant> getCommitInstantsToArchive() {
     // TODO (na) : Add a way to return actions associated with a timeline and then merge/unify
     // with logic above to avoid Stream.concats
     HoodieTimeline commitTimeline = table.getCompletedCommitsTimeline();
-    Option<HoodieInstant> oldestPendingCompactionInstant =
-        table.getActiveTimeline().filterPendingCompactionTimeline().firstInstant();
+
+    Option<HoodieInstant> oldestPendingCompactionAndReplaceInstant = table.getActiveTimeline()
+        .getTimelineOfActions(CollectionUtils.createSet(HoodieTimeline.COMPACTION_ACTION, HoodieTimeline.REPLACE_COMMIT_ACTION))
+        .filter(s -> !s.isCompleted())
+        .firstInstant();
+
     Option<HoodieInstant> oldestInflightCommitInstant =
         table.getActiveTimeline()
             .getTimelineOfActions(CollectionUtils.createSet(HoodieTimeline.COMMIT_ACTION, HoodieTimeline.DELTA_COMMIT_ACTION))
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ private Stream<HoodieInstant> getCommitInstantsToArchive() {
             return !(firstSavepoint.isPresent() && HoodieTimeline.compareTimestamps(firstSavepoint.get().getTimestamp(), LESSER_THAN_OR_EQUALS, s.getTimestamp()));
           }).filter(s -> {
             // Ensure commits >= oldest pending compaction commit is retained
-            return oldestPendingCompactionInstant
+            return oldestPendingCompactionAndReplaceInstant
                 .map(instant -> HoodieTimeline.compareTimestamps(instant.getTimestamp(), GREATER_THAN, s.getTimestamp()))
                 .orElse(true);
           });
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/io/TestHoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java b/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/io/TestHoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java
index aeef69e53dfd5..21120318e5049 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/io/TestHoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-spark-client/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/io/TestHoodieTimelineArchiveLog.java
@@ -243,6 +243,25 @@ public void testArchiveCommitSavepointNoHole() throws Exception {
         "Archived commits should always be safe");
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+  public void testPendingClusteringWillBlockArchival(boolean enableMetadata) throws Exception {
+    HoodieWriteConfig writeConfig = initTestTableAndGetWriteConfig(enableMetadata, 2, 5, 2);
+    HoodieTestDataGenerator.createPendingReplaceFile(basePath, "00000000", wrapperFs.getConf());
+    for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
+      testTable.doWriteOperation("0000000" + i, WriteOperationType.UPSERT, Arrays.asList("p1", "p2"), Arrays.asList("p1", "p2"), 2);
+      // archival
+      Pair<List<HoodieInstant>, List<HoodieInstant>> commitsList = archiveAndGetCommitsList(writeConfig);
+      List<HoodieInstant> originalCommits = commitsList.getKey();
+      List<HoodieInstant> commitsAfterArchival = commitsList.getValue();
+      assertEquals(originalCommits, commitsAfterArchival);
+    }
+
+    HoodieTimeline timeline = metaClient.getActiveTimeline().reload().getCommitsTimeline().filterCompletedInstants();
+    assertEquals(7, timeline.countInstants(),
+        "Since we have a pending clustering instant at 00000000, we should never archive any commit after 00000000");
+  }
+
   @ParameterizedTest
   @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
   public void testArchiveRollbacksTestTable(boolean enableMetadata) throws Exception {
diff --git a/hudi-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/testutils/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java b/hudi-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/testutils/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java
index e988c9df618cc..5bf629ea9417e 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/testutils/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/common/testutils/HoodieTestDataGenerator.java
@@ -388,6 +388,17 @@ public static void createReplaceFile(String basePath, String instantTime, Config
         .forEach(f -> createMetadataFile(f, basePath, configuration, commitMetadata));
   }
 
+  public static void createPendingReplaceFile(String basePath, String instantTime, Configuration configuration, HoodieCommitMetadata commitMetadata) {
+    Arrays.asList(HoodieTimeline.makeInflightReplaceFileName(instantTime),
+        HoodieTimeline.makeRequestedReplaceFileName(instantTime))
+        .forEach(f -> createMetadataFile(f, basePath, configuration, commitMetadata));
+  }
+
+  public static void createPendingReplaceFile(String basePath, String instantTime, Configuration configuration) {
+    HoodieCommitMetadata commitMetadata = new HoodieCommitMetadata();
+    createPendingReplaceFile(basePath, instantTime, configuration, commitMetadata);
+  }
+
   public static void createEmptyCleanRequestedFile(String basePath, String instantTime, Configuration configuration)
       throws IOException {
     Path commitFile = new Path(basePath + "/" + HoodieTableMetaClient.METAFOLDER_NAME + "/"