diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
index 89477f9c974..67d1a6aa130 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_controller.js
@@ -183,6 +183,24 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
         var self = this;
         if (this.hasSidebar) {
             var otherItems = [];
+            if (this.archiveEnabled) {
+                var classname = "o_sidebar_item_archive" + (this.initialState.data.active ? "" : " o_hidden")
+                otherItems.push({
+                    label: _t("Archive"),
+                    callback: function () {
+                        Dialog.confirm(self, _t("Are you sure that you want to archive this record?"), {
+                            confirm_callback: self._toggleArchiveState.bind(self, true),
+                        });
+                    },
+                    classname: classname,
+                });
+                classname = "o_sidebar_item_unarchive" + (this.initialState.data.active ? " o_hidden" : "")
+                otherItems.push({
+                    label: _t("Unarchive"),
+                    callback: this._toggleArchiveState.bind(this, false),
+                    classname: classname,
+                });
+            }
             if (this.is_action_enabled('delete')) {
                 otherItems.push({
                     label: _t('Delete'),
@@ -263,6 +281,23 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
     // Private
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * Archive the current selection
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {string[]} ids
+     * @param {boolean} archive
+     * @returns {Promise}
+     */
+    _archive: function (ids, archive) {
+        if (ids.length === 0) {
+            return Promise.resolve();
+        }
+        return this.model
+            .toggleActive(ids, !archive, this.handle)
+            .then(this.update.bind(this, {}, {reload: false}));
+    },
+
     /**
      * Assign on the buttons save and discard additionnal behavior to facilitate
      * the work of the users doing input only using the keyboard
@@ -428,7 +463,6 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
             self._setTitle(title);
             self._updateButtons();
             self._updateSidebar();
-
             self.autofocus();
         });
     },
@@ -457,6 +491,25 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
     _updateSidebar: function () {
         if (this.sidebar) {
             this.sidebar.do_toggle(this.mode === 'readonly');
+            // Hide/Show Archive/Unarchive dropdown items
+            // We could have toggled the o_hidden class on the
+            // item theirselves, but the items are redrawed
+            // at each update, based on the initial definition
+            var archive_item = _.find(this.sidebar.items.other, function(item) {
+                return item.classname && item.classname.includes('o_sidebar_item_archive')
+            })
+            var unarchive_item = _.find(this.sidebar.items.other, function(item) {
+                return item.classname && item.classname.includes('o_sidebar_item_unarchive')
+            })
+            if (archive_item && unarchive_item) {
+                if (this.renderer.state.data.active) {
+                    archive_item.classname = 'o_sidebar_item_archive';
+                    unarchive_item.classname = 'o_sidebar_item_unarchive o_hidden';
+                } else {
+                    archive_item.classname = 'o_sidebar_item_archive o_hidden';
+                    unarchive_item.classname = 'o_sidebar_item_unarchive';
+                }
+            }
         }
     },
 
@@ -712,6 +765,15 @@ var FormController = BasicController.extend({
             self.renderer.confirmChange(state, state.id, [field]);
         });
     },
+    /**
+     * Called when clicking on 'Archive' or 'Unarchive' in the sidebar.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {boolean} archive
+     */
+    _toggleArchiveState: function (archive) {
+        this._archive([this.handle], archive);
+    },
 });
 
 return FormController;