diff --git a/include/acl_selectors.php b/include/acl_selectors.php
index a5f5aff532..461ad0c364 100644
--- a/include/acl_selectors.php
+++ b/include/acl_selectors.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function contact_selector($selname, $selclass, $preselected = false, $options) {
 		$o .= "<select name=\"{$selname}[]\" id=\"$selclass\" class=\"$selclass\" multiple=\"multiple\" size=\"" . $x['size'] . "$\" $tabindex >\r\n";
 
 	$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `url`, `network` FROM `contact` 
-		WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `notify` != ''
+		WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0 AND `notify` != ''
 		$sql_extra
 		ORDER BY `name` ASC ",
 		intval(local_user())
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function contact_select($selname, $selclass, $preselected = false, $size = 4, $p
 		$o .= "<select name=\"{$selname}[]\" id=\"$selclass\" class=\"$selclass\" multiple=\"multiple\" size=\"$size\" $tabindex >\r\n";
 
 	$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `url`, `network` FROM `contact` 
-		WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `notify` != ''
+		WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0 AND `notify` != ''
 		$sql_extra
 		ORDER BY `name` ASC ",
 		intval(local_user())
diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index ca7c7b92eb..922e869f65 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 			$conversant_str = dbesc(implode(', ',$conversants));
 		}
 
-		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` IN ( $conversant_str ) AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0");
+		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` IN ( $conversant_str ) AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0");
 
 		if(count($r))
 			$contacts = $r;
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 							`user`.* 
 							FROM `contact` 
 							LEFT JOIN `user` ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` 
-							WHERE `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
+							WHERE `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`archive` = 0
+							AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
 							AND `contact`.`network` = '%s' AND `user`.`nickname` = '%s'
 							$sql_extra
 							AND `user`.`account_expired` = 0 LIMIT 1",
@@ -769,7 +770,7 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 		);
 			
 		$r2 = q("SELECT `id`, `name`,`network` FROM `contact` 
-			WHERE `network` in ( '%s', '%s')  AND `uid` = %d AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0
+			WHERE `network` in ( '%s', '%s')  AND `uid` = %d AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0
 			AND `rel` != %d order by rand() ",
 			dbesc(NETWORK_DFRN),
 			dbesc(NETWORK_MAIL2),
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 8c8db66a9e..af32b24761 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ function contact_block() {
 
 	if((! is_array($a->profile)) || ($a->profile['hide-friends']))
 		return $o;
-	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 and `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0",
+	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 and `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 AND `archive` = 0",
 			intval($a->profile['uid'])
 	);
 	if(count($r)) {
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ function contact_block() {
 		$micropro = Null;
 		
 	} else {
-		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 and `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT %d",
+		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 and `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 AND `archive` = 0 ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT %d",
 				intval($a->profile['uid']),
 				intval($shown)
 		);
diff --git a/mod/acl.php b/mod/acl.php
index c23ee1a67b..88f150d7a0 100644
--- a/mod/acl.php
+++ b/mod/acl.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function acl_init(&$a){
 	if ($type=='' || $type=='c'){
 		$r = q("SELECT COUNT(`id`) AS c FROM `contact` 
 				WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 
-				AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 
+				AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0
 				AND `notify` != '' $sql_extra2" ,
 			intval(local_user())
 		);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function acl_init(&$a){
 
 		$r = q("SELECT COUNT(`id`) AS c FROM `contact` 
 				WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 
-				AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 
+				AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0 
 				AND `network` IN ('%s','%s','%s') $sql_extra2" ,
 			intval(local_user()),
 			dbesc(NETWORK_DFRN),
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function acl_init(&$a){
 	if ($type=='' || $type=='c'){
 	
 		$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag` FROM `contact` 
-			WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `notify` != ''
+			WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0 AND `notify` != ''
 			$sql_extra2
 			ORDER BY `name` ASC ",
 			intval(local_user())
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function acl_init(&$a){
 	}
 	elseif($type == 'm') {
 		$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag` FROM `contact` 
-			WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 
+			WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `archive` = 0
 			AND `network` IN ('%s','%s','%s')
 			$sql_extra2
 			ORDER BY `name` ASC ",
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 8670c0c800..754350ae56 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -182,6 +182,22 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			return; // NOTREACHED
 		}
 
+
+		if($cmd === 'archive') {
+			$archived = (($orig_record[0]['archive']) ? 0 : 1);
+			$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `archive` = %d WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+				intval($archived),
+				intval($contact_id),
+				intval(local_user())
+			);
+			if($r) {
+				//notice( t('Contact has been ') . (($archived) ? t('archived') : t('unarchived')) . EOL );
+				info( (($archived) ? t('Contact has been archived') : t('Contact has been unarchived')) . EOL );
+			}
+			goaway($a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/' . $contact_id);
+			return; // NOTREACHED
+		}
+
 		if($cmd === 'drop') {
 
 			require_once('include/Contact.php');
@@ -280,6 +296,12 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 				'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/' . $contact_id . '/ignore',
 				'sel'   => '',
 			),
+
+			array(
+				'label' => (($contact['archive']) ? t('Unarchive') : t('Archive') ),
+				'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/' . $contact_id . '/archive',
+				'sel'   => '',
+			),
 			array(
 				'label' => t('Repair'),
 				'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/crepair/' . $contact_id,
@@ -324,6 +346,7 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			'$info' => $contact['info'],
 			'$blocked' => (($contact['blocked']) ? t('Currently blocked') : ''),
 			'$ignored' => (($contact['readonly']) ? t('Currently ignored') : ''),
+			'$archived' => (($contact['archive']) ? t('Currently archived') : ''),
 			'$hidden' => array('hidden', t('Hide this contact from others'), ($contact['hidden'] == 1), t('Replies/likes to your public posts <strong>may</strong> still be visible')),
 			'$photo' => $contact['photo'],
 			'$name' => $contact['name'],
@@ -365,6 +388,10 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 		$sql_extra = " AND `readonly` = 1 ";
 		$ignored = true;
 	}
+	elseif(($a->argc == 2) && ($a->argv[1] === 'archived')) {
+		$sql_extra = " AND `archive` = 1 ";
+		$archived = true;
+	}
 	else
 		$sql_extra = " AND `blocked` = 0 ";
 
@@ -383,25 +410,31 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			'sel'   => ($all) ? 'active' : '',
 		),
 		array(
-			'label' => t('Unblocked Contacts'),
+			'label' => t('Unblocked'),
 			'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts',
-			'sel'   => ((! $all) && (! $blocked) && (! $hidden) && (! $search) && (! $nets) && (! $ignored)) ? 'active' : '',
+			'sel'   => ((! $all) && (! $blocked) && (! $hidden) && (! $search) && (! $nets) && (! $ignored) && (! $archived)) ? 'active' : '',
 		),
 
 		array(
-			'label' => t('Blocked Contacts'),
+			'label' => t('Blocked'),
 			'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/blocked',
 			'sel'   => ($blocked) ? 'active' : '',
 		),
 
 		array(
-			'label' => t('Ignored Contacts'),
+			'label' => t('Ignored'),
 			'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/ignored',
 			'sel'   => ($ignored) ? 'active' : '',
 		),
 
 		array(
-			'label' => t('Hidden Contacts'),
+			'label' => t('Archived'),
+			'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/archived',
+			'sel'   => ($archived) ? 'active' : '',
+		),
+
+		array(
+			'label' => t('Hidden'),
 			'url'   => $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/contacts/hidden',
 			'sel'   => ($hidden) ? 'active' : '',
 		),
diff --git a/mod/viewcontacts.php b/mod/viewcontacts.php
index e7d26b73e5..8e261e7115 100644
--- a/mod/viewcontacts.php
+++ b/mod/viewcontacts.php
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ function viewcontacts_content(&$a) {
 	} 
 
 
-	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) as `total` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 ",
+	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) as `total` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 AND `archive` = 0 ",
 		intval($a->profile['uid'])
 	);
 	if(count($r))
 		$a->set_pager_total($r[0]['total']);
 
-	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 ORDER BY `name` ASC LIMIT %d , %d ",
+	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 AND `archive` = 0 ORDER BY `name` ASC LIMIT %d , %d ",
 		intval($a->profile['uid']),
 		intval($a->pager['start']),
 		intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
diff --git a/view/contact_edit.tpl b/view/contact_edit.tpl
index 417578a32e..6c66536dd3 100644
--- a/view/contact_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/contact_edit.tpl
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 				{{ if $ignored }}
 					<li><div id="ignore-message">$ignored</div></li>
 				{{ endif }}
+				{{ if $archived }}
+					<li><div id="archive-message">$archived</div></li>
+				{{ endif }}
 
 				<li>&nbsp;</li>
 
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
index 2667c4334a..7cbcdc4d2c 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 .contact-photo-menu li a:hover { color: #FFFFFF; background: #3465A4; text-decoration: none; }
 
 
-#block-message, #ignore-message {
+#block-message, #ignore-message, #archive-message {
 	color: #FF0000;
 }