diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 66ac5e04e..cc664c292 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
                    allow_top = VBoolean('allow_top'),
                    show_media = VBoolean('show_media'),
                    show_cname_sidebar = VBoolean('show_cname_sidebar'),
-                   type = VOneOf('type', ('public', 'private', 'restricted')),
+                   type = VOneOf('type', ('public', 'private', 'restricted', 'archived')),
                    link_type = VOneOf('link_type', ('any', 'link', 'self')),
                    ip = ValidIP(),
                    sponsor_text =VLength('sponsorship-text', max_length = 500),
@@ -1294,6 +1294,10 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
         if cname_sr and (not sr or sr != cname_sr):
             c.errors.add(errors.USED_CNAME)
 
+        can_set_archived = c.user_is_admin or (sr and sr.type == 'archived')
+        if type == 'archived' and not can_set_archived:
+            form.set_error('type', errors.INVALID_OPTION)
+
         if not sr and form.has_errors("ratelimit", errors.RATELIMIT):
             pass
         elif not sr and form.has_errors("name", errors.SUBREDDIT_EXISTS,
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html b/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html
index 0e2364968..11ef72f50 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/createsubreddit.html
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@
       ${utils.radio_type('type', "private", _("private"),
                          _("only approved members can view and submit"),
                          (thing.site and thing.site.type=='private'))}
+
+      <% is_archived = thing.site and thing.site.type == 'archived' %>
+      %if c.user_is_admin or is_archived:
+        ${utils.radio_type('type', "archived", _("archived"),
+                           _("anyone can view, but submissions are no longer accepted"),
+                           is_archived)}
+      %endif
       </table>
     </div>
   </%utils:line_field>