diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view.js
index 219a9308547..63fe3591b99 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list_view.js
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ var ListView = View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListView# */ {
             }
             this.sidebar.add_items('other', _.compact([
                 { label: _t("Export"), callback: this.on_sidebar_export },
+                this.fields_view.fields.active && {label: _t("Archive"), callback: this.do_archive_selected},
+                this.fields_view.fields.active && {label: _t("Unarchive"), callback: this.do_unarchive_selected},
                 this.is_action_enabled('delete') && { label: _t('Delete'), callback: this.do_delete_selected }
             ]));
 
@@ -754,6 +756,30 @@ var ListView = View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListView# */ {
             this.do_warn(_t("Warning"), _t("You must select at least one record."));
         }
     },
+    /**
+     * Handles archiving/unarchiving of selected lines
+     */
+    do_archive_selected: function () {
+        var records = this.groups.get_selection().records;
+        this.do_archive(records, true);
+    },
+    do_unarchive_selected: function () {
+        var records = this.groups.get_selection().records;
+        this.do_archive(records, false);
+    },
+    do_archive: function (records, archive) {
+        var active_value = !archive;
+        var record_ids = [];
+        _.each(records, function(record) {
+            if (record.active != active_value) {
+                record_ids.push(record.id);
+            }
+        });
+        if (record_ids.length) {
+            this.dataset.call('write', [record_ids, {active: active_value}])
+                        .done(_.bind(this.reload, this));
+        }
+    },
     /**
      * Computes the aggregates for the current list view, either on the
      * records provided or on the records of the internal
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js
index 64a78afa425..f64e1e7bcdf 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_column.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         },
         'click .o_column_edit': 'edit_column',
         'click .o_column_delete': 'delete_column',
+        'click .o_column_archive': 'archive_records',
+        'click .o_column_unarchive': 'unarchive_records',
         'click .o_kanban_quick_add': 'add_quick_create',
         'click .o_kanban_load_more': 'load_more',
     },
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         this.grouped_by_m2o = options.grouped_by_m2o;
         this.editable = options.editable;
         this.deletable = options.deletable;
+        this.has_active_field = options.has_active_field;
         this.records_editable = options.records_editable;
         this.records_deletable = options.records_deletable;
         this.relation = options.relation;
@@ -175,6 +178,16 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         }
     },
 
+    archive_records: function(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        this.trigger_up('kanban_column_archive_records', {archive: true});
+    },
+
+    unarchive_records: function(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        this.trigger_up('kanban_column_archive_records', {archive: false});
+    },
+
     delete_column: function (event) {
         event.preventDefault();
         var buttons = [
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
index b2f3f55c10a..62d3e7a7666 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban_view.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
         'kanban_record_update': 'update_record',
         'kanban_column_add_record': 'add_record_to_column',
         'kanban_column_delete': 'delete_column',
+        'kanban_column_archive_records': 'archive_records',
         'column_add_record': 'column_add_record',
         'quick_create_add_column': 'add_new_column',
         'kanban_load_more': 'load_more',
@@ -271,6 +272,9 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
         }
         return this._super(action);
     },
+    has_active_field: function() {
+        return this.fields_view.fields.active;
+    },
     _is_quick_create_enabled: function() {
         if (!this.quick_creatable || !this.is_action_enabled('create'))
             return false;
@@ -394,6 +398,7 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
         return {
             editable: this.is_action_enabled('group_edit'),
             deletable: this.is_action_enabled('group_delete'),
+            has_active_field: this.has_active_field(),
             grouped_by_m2o: this.grouped_by_m2o,
             relation: this.relation,
             qweb: this.qweb,
@@ -574,6 +579,23 @@ var KanbanView = View.extend({
         });
     },
 
+    archive_records: function(event) {
+        if (!this.has_active_field()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var active_value = !event.data.archive;
+        var record_ids = [];
+        _.each(event.target.records, function(kanban_record) {
+            if (kanban_record.record.active.value != active_value) {
+                record_ids.push(kanban_record.id);
+            }
+        });
+        if (record_ids.length) {
+            this.dataset.call('write', [record_ids, {active: active_value}])
+                        .done(this.do_reload);
+        }
+    },
+
     reload_record: function (record) {
         var self = this;
         this.dataset.read_ids([record.id], this.fields_keys.concat(['__last_update'])).done(function(records) {
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
index ff82335f67b..e07298e95b5 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/xml/web_kanban.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
                         <li t-if="widget.editable and widget.id"><a class="o_column_edit" href="#">Edit</a></li>
                         <li t-if="widget.deletable and widget.id"><a class="o_column_delete" href="#">Delete</a></li>
                     </t>
+                    <t t-if="widget.has_active_field and widget.data_records.length">
+                        <li><a class="o_column_archive" href="#">Archive Records</a></li>
+                        <li><a class="o_column_unarchive" href="#">Unarchive Records</a></li>
+                    </t>
                 </ul>
             </span>
             <t t-if="widget.quick_create">