diff --git a/logos_delivery/waku/node/waku_node/store.nim b/logos_delivery/waku/node/waku_node/store.nim
index 92d236a37..dca89d5df 100644
--- a/logos_delivery/waku/node/waku_node/store.nim
+++ b/logos_delivery/waku/node/waku_node/store.nim
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ proc mountStore*(
 
   node.switch.mount(node.wakuStore, protocolMatcher(store_common.WakuStoreCodec))
 
+proc queryArchive*(
+    node: WakuNode, request: StoreQueryRequest
+): Future[StoreQueryResult] {.async.} =
+  ## Serves a store query directly from the local archive, for nodes that
+  ## carry an archive without mounting the store protocol (e.g. full nodes
+  ## running store sync standalone). Same conversion path as mountStore's
+  ## request handler, so pagination/cursor semantics are identical.
+  if node.wakuArchive.isNil():
+    return err(StoreError.new(300, "waku archive is not available"))
+
+  let response = await node.wakuArchive.findMessages(request.toArchiveQuery())
+  return response.toStoreResult()
+
 proc mountStoreClient*(node: WakuNode) =
   info "mounting store client"
 
diff --git a/logos_delivery/waku/rest_api/endpoint/store/handlers.nim b/logos_delivery/waku/rest_api/endpoint/store/handlers.nim
index aa0136922..deee32072 100644
--- a/logos_delivery/waku/rest_api/endpoint/store/handlers.nim
+++ b/logos_delivery/waku/rest_api/endpoint/store/handlers.nim
@@ -179,6 +179,23 @@ proc retrieveMsgsFromSelfNode(
 
   return resp
 
+proc retrieveMsgsFromArchive(
+    self: WakuNode, storeQuery: StoreQueryRequest
+): Future[RestApiResponse] {.async.} =
+  ## Serves a local store query from the node's archive when the store
+  ## protocol is not mounted (e.g. store-sync standalone full nodes).
+
+  let storeResp = (await self.queryArchive(storeQuery)).valueOr:
+    return RestApiResponse.internalServerError($error)
+
+  let resp = RestApiResponse.jsonResponse(storeResp.toHex(), status = Http200).valueOr:
+    const msg = "Error building the json respose"
+    let e = $error
+    error msg, error = e
+    return RestApiResponse.internalServerError(fmt("{msg} [{e}]"))
+
+  return resp
+
 # Subscribes the rest handler to attend "/store/v1/messages" requests
 proc installStoreApiHandlers*(
     router: var RestRouter,
@@ -226,6 +243,13 @@ proc installStoreApiHandlers*(
       ## the local/self store node.
       return await node.retrieveMsgsFromSelfNode(storeQuery)
 
+    if peer.isNone() and not node.wakuArchive.isNil():
+      ## No peer given and no store protocol, but the node carries an archive
+      ## (store-sync standalone): serve the query from the local archive, like
+      ## a store node serving its own. Only the archive's retention window is
+      ## returned; pass peerAddr to query a remote store for deeper history.
+      return await node.retrieveMsgsFromArchive(storeQuery)
+
     # Parse the peer address parameter
     let parsedPeerAddr = parseUrlPeerAddr(peer).valueOr:
       return RestApiResponse.badRequest(error)
diff --git a/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_store.nim b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_store.nim
index 74847bf9b..f7534be7b 100644
--- a/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_store.nim
+++ b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_store.nim
@@ -673,6 +673,82 @@ procSuite "Waku Rest API - Store v3":
       $response.contentType == $MIMETYPE_JSON
       response.data.messages.len == 0
 
+  asyncTest "retrieve messages from an archive-only node (no store protocol)":
+    ## Store-sync standalone nodes carry an archive without mounting the
+    ## store protocol; REST self-queries must be served from the archive.
+
+    # Given
+    let node = testWakuNode()
+    await node.start()
+
+    var restPort = Port(0)
+    let restAddress = parseIpAddress("0.0.0.0")
+    let restServer = WakuRestServerRef.init(restAddress, restPort).tryGet()
+    restPort = restServer.httpServer.address.port # update with bound port for client use
+
+    installStoreApiHandlers(restServer.router, node)
+    restServer.start()
+
+    # Archive only, deliberately no mountStore
+    let driver: ArchiveDriver = QueueDriver.new()
+    let mountArchiveRes = node.mountArchive(driver)
+    assert mountArchiveRes.isOk(), mountArchiveRes.error
+
+    require node.wakuStore.isNil()
+
+    let msgList = @[
+      fakeWakuMessage(@[byte 0], ts = 0),
+      fakeWakuMessage(@[byte 1], ts = 1),
+      fakeWakuMessage(@[byte 2], ts = 2),
+      fakeWakuMessage(@[byte 3], ts = 3),
+      fakeWakuMessage(@[byte 4], ts = 4),
+    ]
+    for msg in msgList:
+      require (await driver.put(DefaultPubsubTopic, msg)).isOk()
+
+    let client = newRestHttpClient(initTAddress(restAddress, restPort))
+
+    # Self-query without a peer address is served from the archive
+    let response = await client.getStoreMessagesV3(
+      includeData = "true", pubsubTopic = encodeUrl(DefaultPubsubTopic)
+    )
+
+    check:
+      response.status == 200
+      $response.contentType == $MIMETYPE_JSON
+      response.data.messages.len == 5
+
+    # Cursor pagination works through the archive fallback
+    var received = newSeq[WakuMessage]()
+    var reqCursor = ""
+    for page in 0 ..< 3:
+      let resp = await client.getStoreMessagesV3(
+        includeData = "true",
+        pubsubTopic = encodeUrl(DefaultPubsubTopic),
+        cursor = reqCursor,
+        ascending = "true",
+        pageSize = "2",
+      )
+
+      check:
+        resp.status == 200
+        $resp.contentType == $MIMETYPE_JSON
+
+      for element in resp.data.messages:
+        if element.message.isSome():
+          received.add(element.message.get())
+
+      if resp.data.paginationCursor.isSome():
+        reqCursor = resp.data.paginationCursor.get()
+      else:
+        break
+
+    check received == msgList
+
+    await restServer.stop()
+    await restServer.closeWait()
+    await node.stop()
+
   asyncTest "correct message fields are returned":
     # Given
     let node = testWakuNode()