diff --git a/models/fixtures/TestGetUsedForUser/action_artifact.yaml b/models/fixtures/TestGetUsedForUser/action_artifact.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db5392126d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/fixtures/TestGetUsedForUser/action_artifact.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-
+  id: 1001
+  run_id: 792
+  runner_id: 1
+  repo_id: 4
+  owner_id: 1
+  commit_sha: c2d72f548424103f01ee1dc02889c1e2bff816b0
+  storage_path: "27/5/1730330775594233150.chunk"
+  file_size: 693147180559
+  file_compressed_size: 693147180559
+  content_encoding: "application/zip"
+  artifact_path: "big-file.zip"
+  artifact_name: "big-file"
+  status: 4
+  created_unix: 1730330775
+  updated_unix: 1730330775
+  expired_unix: 1738106775
diff --git a/models/quota/main_test.go b/models/quota/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec0a0e0013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/quota/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package quota
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"forgejo.org/models/unittest"
+
+	_ "forgejo.org/models"
+	_ "forgejo.org/models/actions"
+	_ "forgejo.org/models/activities"
+	_ "forgejo.org/models/forgefed"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	unittest.MainTest(m)
+}
diff --git a/models/quota/used.go b/models/quota/used.go
index 4a1bc84c0a..22815165f6 100644
--- a/models/quota/used.go
+++ b/models/quota/used.go
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ func createQueryFor(ctx context.Context, userID int64, q string) db.Engine {
 	case "artifacts":
 		session = session.
 			Table("action_artifact").
-			Join("INNER", "`repository`", "`action_artifact`.repo_id = `repository`.id")
+			Join("INNER", "`repository`", "`action_artifact`.repo_id = `repository`.id").
+			Where("`action_artifact`.status != ?", action_model.ArtifactStatusExpired)
 	case "packages":
 		session = session.
 			Table("package_version").
diff --git a/models/quota/used_test.go b/models/quota/used_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82cc5b9bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/quota/used_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package quota
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"forgejo.org/models/unittest"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestGetUsedForUser(t *testing.T) {
+	defer unittest.OverrideFixtures("models/fixtures/TestGetUsedForUser/")()
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	used, err := GetUsedForUser(t.Context(), 5)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 4096, used.Size.Assets.Artifacts)
+}