diff --git a/autodist-git b/autodist-git
index dbb6f81..4043bd1 100755
--- a/autodist-git
+++ b/autodist-git
@@ -70,6 +70,28 @@ def findOrCreateRepo(pkg_name, pkg_description=None, create=True):
     gitea_repo = giteaGetRepository(repo_name)
     return gitea_repo
 
+def archivePkg(pkg_name):
+    # Replace '+' for repository name as it is not allowed
+    repo_name = pkg_name.replace('+','Plus')
+
+    # Get gitea repository instance
+    #try:
+    #    gitea_repo = org.get_repository(repo_name)
+    gitea_repo = giteaGetRepository(repo_name)
+
+    if gitea_repo == None:
+        print(f'archiveRepo: repository {repo_name} not found')
+        return
+
+    if getattr(gitea_repo, "archived"):
+        print(f'Repository {repo_name} is already archived')
+        return False
+
+    setattr(gitea_repo, "archived", True)
+    gitea_repo.commit()
+    return True
+
+
 def commitReleaseFromDir(options, pkg_info, gitea_repo, repo, temp_dir):
     src_dir = pkg_info["src"]
 
@@ -292,6 +314,9 @@ def main():
     parser_syncpkg.add_argument('-d', '--delete', action='store_true', help="delete and recreate existing repository",
                              required=False)
 
+    parser_archiverepo = subparsers.add_parser('archivepkg', help="archive a specified repository package on git server")
+    parser_archiverepo.add_argument('pkgname', help="name of package")
+
     parser_syncrepo = subparsers.add_parser('syncrepo', help="sync base repository with git server")
     parser_syncrepo.add_argument('--from', dest='frompkg', help="from package name", required=False)
     parser_syncrepo.add_argument('--to', dest='topkg', help="to package name", required=False)
@@ -315,6 +340,9 @@ def main():
                 gitea_repo.delete()
         findAndCommitPackageReleases(options, options.pkgname, options.pkgver)
 
+    elif options.mode == 'archivepkg':
+        archivePkg(options.pkgname)
+
     elif options.mode == 'syncrepo':
         dir_list = sorted(filter(os.path.isfile, glob.glob(f'{cfg["SRPMS_DIR"]}/*.src.rpm')))
         for dir_file in dir_list: