diff --git a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Forum.cshtml b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Forum.cshtml
index c4217dbf..f816e318 100644
--- a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Forum.cshtml
+++ b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Forum.cshtml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     bool.TryParse(Request["noreplies"], out noreplies);
 
     var cat = -1;
-    if (CurrentPage.Level > 3)
+    if (CurrentPage.Level > 2)
     {
         cat = CurrentPage.Id;
     }
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 
     var pages = (totalTopics / pageSize) + 1;
 
-    var categories = CurrentPage.AncestorOrSelf(2);
+    var categories = Model.Content.AncestorOrSelf(2);
 }
-@if (Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed() == false)
+@if (Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed() == false || Model.Content.AncestorOrSelfIsArchived())
 {
     var notification = Model.Content.GetPropertyValue<string>("mainNotification");
     if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(notification))
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@
             {
                 foreach (var tag in CurrentPage.Parent.Children)
                 {
-                    <option class="@tag.Name.ToLower().Replace(" ", "")" value="@tag.Id" @(CurrentPage.Id == tag.Id ? "selected" : null)>@tag.Parent.Name - @tag.Name</option>
+                    <option class="@tag.Name.ToLower().Replace(" ", "")" value="@tag.Id" @(CurrentPage.Id == tag.Id ? "selected" : null)>@tag.Name</option>
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 <option class="all" value="@categories.Id">All categories</option>
-                foreach (var main in categories.Children)
+                foreach (var tag in categories.Children)
                 {
-                    foreach (var tag in main.Children)
+                    if (tag.ContentType.Alias == "Forum" && tag.IsArchived() == false)
                     {
-                        <option class="@tag.Name.ToLower().Replace(" ", "")" value="@tag.Id" @(CurrentPage.Id == tag.Id ? "selected" : null)>@tag.Parent.Name - @tag.Name</option>
+                        <option class="@tag.Name.ToLower().Replace(" ", "")" value="@tag.Id" @(CurrentPage.Id == tag.Id ? "selected" : null)>@tag.Name</option>
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/ForumActions.cshtml b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/ForumActions.cshtml
index f4016140..2788aeb4 100644
--- a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/ForumActions.cshtml
+++ b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/ForumActions.cshtml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <div class="utility-actions">
     @if (Members.IsLoggedIn())
     {
-        if (Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed())
+        if (Model.Content.AncestorOrSelfIsArchived() == false && Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed())
         {
             <a href="#" class="button create-new-thread" data-controller="topic">
                 <i class="icon-Add"></i><span>Create new</span>
diff --git a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Thread.cshtml b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Thread.cshtml
index 6bc36db6..70726877 100644
--- a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Thread.cshtml
+++ b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/Thread.cshtml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 <!-- FLAG SPAM END -->
 @if (topic != null)
 {
-    if (Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed() == false)
+    if (Model.Content.AncestorOrSelfIsArchived() || Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed() == false)
     {
         <div class="alertbar__yellow" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">
             @Html.Raw(notification)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
     if (Members.IsLoggedIn())
     {
-        if (Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed())
+        if (Model.Content.AncestorOrSelfIsArchived() == false && Model.Content.NewTopicsAllowed())
         {
             <div class="replybutton">
                 <a href="#" class="button green large reply forum-reply" data-author="@topic.AuthorName" data-topic="@topic.Id" data-controller="comment"><i class="icon-Reply-arrow"></i>&nbsp;Reply to topic</a>
diff --git a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/TopicForm.cshtml b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/TopicForm.cshtml
index 1bf72ef8..9d1cd0a7 100644
--- a/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/TopicForm.cshtml
+++ b/OurUmbraco.Site/Views/MacroPartials/Forum/TopicForm.cshtml
@@ -20,15 +20,9 @@
                 <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-6">
                     <select name="topic-category" id="topic-category" class="markdown-control">
                         <option value="" selected="" disabled="">Choose a category</option>
-                        @foreach (var main in Model.Content.AncestorOrSelf(2).Children)
+                        @foreach (var cat in Model.Content.AncestorOrSelf(2).Children.Where(m => m.NewTopicsAllowed()))
                         {
-                            foreach (var cat in main.Children)
-                            {
-                                if (cat.NewTopicsAllowed())
-                                {
-                                    <option class="@cat.Name.ToLower().Replace(" ", "")" value="@cat.Id">@cat.Parent.Name - @cat.Name</option>
-                                }
-                            }
+                            <option class="@cat.Name.ToLower().Replace(" ", "")" value="@cat.Id">@cat.Name</option>
                         }
                     </select>
                 </div>
diff --git a/OurUmbraco/Forum/Extensions/ForumExtensions.cs b/OurUmbraco/Forum/Extensions/ForumExtensions.cs
index cb8b4833..0dcf55ad 100644
--- a/OurUmbraco/Forum/Extensions/ForumExtensions.cs
+++ b/OurUmbraco/Forum/Extensions/ForumExtensions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Security;
@@ -158,10 +159,10 @@ namespace OurUmbraco.Forum.Extensions
         {
             var roles = Roles.GetRolesForUser(member.GetPropertyValue<string>("UserName"));
             var memberRoles = new List<string>();
-            
+
             foreach (var role in roles)
             {
-                 if(role == "standard" || role.StartsWith("201") || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("vendor".ToLowerInvariant()) || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("wiki".ToLowerInvariant()) || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("potentialspam".ToLowerInvariant()) || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("newaccount".ToLowerInvariant()))
+                if (role == "standard" || role.StartsWith("201") || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("vendor".ToLowerInvariant()) || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("wiki".ToLowerInvariant()) || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("potentialspam".ToLowerInvariant()) || role.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("newaccount".ToLowerInvariant()))
                     continue;
 
                 if (role == "CoreContrib")
@@ -178,7 +179,33 @@ namespace OurUmbraco.Forum.Extensions
 
         public static bool NewTopicsAllowed(this IPublishedContent forum)
         {
-            return forum.Level <= 3 || forum.GetPropertyValue<bool>("forumAllowNewTopics");
+            return forum.GetPropertyValue<bool>("forumAllowNewTopics");
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsArchived(this IPublishedContent forum)
+        {
+            const string archivedProperty = "archived";
+            return forum.HasProperty(archivedProperty) && forum.GetPropertyValue<bool>(archivedProperty);
+        }
+
+        public static bool AncestorOrSelfIsArchived(this IPublishedContent forum)
+        {
+            const string archivedProperty = "archived";
+            if (forum.GetPropertyValue<bool>(archivedProperty))
+                return true;
+            
+            return GetBoolValueRecursive(forum, "Forum", archivedProperty);
+        }
+        
+        private static bool GetBoolValueRecursive(IPublishedContent content, string contentTypeAlias, string propertyAlias)
+        {
+            if (content.Parent.ContentType.Alias != contentTypeAlias)
+                return false;
+
+            if (content.Parent.GetPropertyValue<bool>(propertyAlias))
+                return true;
+
+            return GetBoolValueRecursive(content.Parent, contentTypeAlias, propertyAlias);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OurUmbraco/Our/MigrationsHandler.cs b/OurUmbraco/Our/MigrationsHandler.cs
index 243c3fbf..23290ec8 100644
--- a/OurUmbraco/Our/MigrationsHandler.cs
+++ b/OurUmbraco/Our/MigrationsHandler.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace OurUmbraco.Our
             CommunityHome();
             OverrideYouTrack();
             UaaSProjectCheckbox();
+            ForumArchivedCheckbox();
         }
 
         private void EnsureMigrationsMarkerPathExists()
@@ -238,5 +239,35 @@ namespace OurUmbraco.Our
                 LogHelper.Error<MigrationsHandler>(string.Format("Migration: '{0}' failed", migrationName), ex);
             }
         }
+
+        private void ForumArchivedCheckbox()
+        {
+            var migrationName = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name;
+
+            try
+            {
+                var path = HostingEnvironment.MapPath(MigrationMarkersPath + migrationName + ".txt");
+                if (File.Exists(path))
+                    return;
+
+                var contentTypeService = UmbracoContext.Current.Application.Services.ContentTypeService;
+                var projectContentType = contentTypeService.GetContentType("Forum");
+                var propertyTypeAlias = "archived";
+                if (projectContentType.PropertyTypeExists(propertyTypeAlias) == false)
+                {
+                    var checkbox = new DataTypeDefinition("Umbraco.TrueFalse");
+                    var checkboxPropertyType = new PropertyType(checkbox, propertyTypeAlias) { Name = "Archived" };
+                    projectContentType.AddPropertyType(checkboxPropertyType, "Forum Information");
+                    contentTypeService.Save(projectContentType);
+                }
+                
+                string[] lines = { "" };
+                File.WriteAllLines(path, lines);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                LogHelper.Error<MigrationsHandler>(string.Format("Migration: '{0}' failed", migrationName), ex);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }