diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_mail.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_mail.inc.php
index e1ff032ee0..d6c0b527a8 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_mail.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_mail.inc.php
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class admin_mail
 			//_debug_array($content);
 			$sel_options['acc_folder_sent'] = $sel_options['acc_folder_trash'] =
 				$sel_options['acc_folder_draft'] = $sel_options['acc_folder_template'] =
-					$sel_options['acc_folder_junk'] = self::mailboxes($imap, $content);
+					$sel_options['acc_folder_junk'] = $sel_options['acc_folder_archive'] = self::mailboxes($imap, $content);
 		}
 		catch(Exception $e) {
 			$content['msg'] = $e->getMessage();
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ class admin_mail
 			'acc_folder_draft' => array('\\drafts', 'drafts'),
 			'acc_folder_template' => array('', 'templates'),
 			'acc_folder_junk'  => array('\\junk', 'junk', 'spam'),
+			'acc_folder_archive' => array('', 'archive'),
 		) as $name => $common_names)
 		{
 			// first check special-use attributes
diff --git a/admin/templates/default/mailaccount.xet b/admin/templates/default/mailaccount.xet
index 32ce901ff9..c4f9f895b8 100644
--- a/admin/templates/default/mailaccount.xet
+++ b/admin/templates/default/mailaccount.xet
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 			</rows>
 		</grid>
 	</template>
-	<template id="admin.mailaccount.folder" template="" lang="" group="0" version="1.9.001">
+	<template id="admin.mailaccount.folder" template="" lang="" group="0" version="1.9.002">
 		<grid width="100%">
 			<columns>
 				<column width="115"/>
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@
 					<taglist id="acc_folder_junk" empty_label="Select one ..." maxSelection="1" autocomplete_url=""/>
 				</row>
 				<row>
-					<description for="acc_folder_junk" value="Notify about new mail in this folders"/>
+					<description for="acc_folder_archive" value="Archive folder"/>
+					<taglist id="acc_folder_archive" empty_label="Select one ..." maxSelection="1" autocomplete_url=""/>
+				</row>
+				<row>
+					<description for="notify_folders" value="Notify about new mail in this folders"/>
 					<vbox>
 						<taglist id="notify_folders" empty_label="Select one ..." autocomplete_url="" onchange="app.admin.change_folders"/>
 						<checkbox id="notify_save_default" label="save as default"/>
diff --git a/api/setup/setup.inc.php b/api/setup/setup.inc.php
index e717c5c17d..7ce9990e26 100755
--- a/api/setup/setup.inc.php
+++ b/api/setup/setup.inc.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /* Basic information about this app */
 $setup_info['api']['name']      = 'api';
 $setup_info['api']['title']     = 'EGroupware API';
-$setup_info['api']['version']   = '16.1';
+$setup_info['api']['version']   = '16.1.001';
 $setup_info['api']['versions']['current_header'] = '1.29';
 $setup_info['api']['enable']    = 3;
 $setup_info['api']['app_order'] = 1;
diff --git a/api/setup/tables_current.inc.php b/api/setup/tables_current.inc.php
index e187a5a296..27dca8012f 100644
--- a/api/setup/tables_current.inc.php
+++ b/api/setup/tables_current.inc.php
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ $phpgw_baseline = array(
 			'acc_folder_trash' => array('type' => 'varchar','precision' => '128','comment' => 'trash folder'),
 			'acc_folder_draft' => array('type' => 'varchar','precision' => '128','comment' => 'draft folder'),
 			'acc_folder_template' => array('type' => 'varchar','precision' => '128','comment' => 'template folder'),
+			'acc_folder_archive' => array('type' => 'varchar','precision' => '128','comment' => 'archive folder'),
 			'acc_smtp_host' => array('type' => 'varchar','precision' => '128','comment' => 'smtp hostname'),
 			'acc_smtp_ssl' => array('type' => 'int','precision' => '1','nullable' => False,'default' => '0','comment' => '0=none, 1=starttls, 2=tls, 3=ssl, &8=validate certificate'),
 			'acc_smtp_port' => array('type' => 'int','precision' => '4','nullable' => False,'default' => '25','comment' => 'smtp port'),
diff --git a/api/setup/tables_update.inc.php b/api/setup/tables_update.inc.php
index 51936fa6bb..49d998d5cf 100644
--- a/api/setup/tables_update.inc.php
+++ b/api/setup/tables_update.inc.php
@@ -49,4 +49,15 @@ function api_upgrade14_3_907()
 	}
 
 	return $GLOBALS['setup_info']['api']['currentver'] = '16.1';
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function api_upgrade16_1()
+{
+        $GLOBALS['egw_setup']->oProc->AddColumn('egw_ea_accounts','acc_folder_archive', array(
+		'type' => 'varchar',
+		'precision' => '128',
+		'comment' => 'archive folder'
+	));
+
+	return $GLOBALS['setup_info']['api']['currentver'] = '16.1.001';
+}
diff --git a/api/src/Mail.php b/api/src/Mail.php
index f710ebe7c4..3f41574bd9 100644
--- a/api/src/Mail.php
+++ b/api/src/Mail.php
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@ class Mail
 		//if (!empty($this->icServer->acc_folder_template) && !isset($_specialUseFolders[$this->icServer->ImapServerId][$this->icServer->acc_folder_template]))
 			$_specialUseFolders[$this->icServer->ImapServerId][$this->icServer->acc_folder_template]='Templates';
 		$_specialUseFolders[$this->icServer->ImapServerId][$this->icServer->acc_folder_junk]='Junk';
+		$_specialUseFolders[$this->icServer->ImapServerId][$this->icServer->acc_folder_archive]='Archive';
 		//error_log(__METHOD__.' ('.__LINE__.') '.array2string($_specialUseFolders));//.'<->'.array2string($this->icServer));
 		self::$specialUseFolders = $_specialUseFolders[$this->icServer->ImapServerId];
 		Cache::setCache(Cache::INSTANCE,'email','specialUseFolders'.trim($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id']),$_specialUseFolders, 60*60*24*5);
@@ -3303,6 +3304,7 @@ class Mail
 			'Sent'     => array('profileKey'=>'acc_folder_sent','autoFolderName'=>'Sent'),
 			'Junk'     => array('profileKey'=>'acc_folder_junk','autoFolderName'=>'Junk'),
 			'Outbox'   => array('profileKey'=>'acc_folder_outbox','autoFolderName'=>'Outbox'),
+			'Archive'   => array('profileKey'=>'acc_folder_archive','autoFolderName'=>'Archive'),
 		);
 		if ($_type == 'Templates') $_type = 'Template';	// for some reason self::$autofolders uses 'Templates'!
 		$created = false;
@@ -3324,8 +3326,17 @@ class Mail
 			if ($_type != 'Outbox') error_log(__METHOD__.' ('.__LINE__.') '.' Failed to retrieve Folder'.$_folderName." for ".array2string($types[$_type]).":".$e->getMessage());
 			$_folderName = false;
 		}
+		// do not try to autocreate configured Archive-Folder. Return false if configured folder does not exist
+		if ($_type == 'Archive') {
+			if ($_folderName && $_checkexistance && strtolower($_folderName) !='none' && !$this->folderExists($_folderName,true)) {
+				return false;
+			} else {
+				return $_folderName;
+			}
+
+		}
 		// does the folder exist??? (is configured/preset, but non-existent)
-		if ($_folderName && $_checkexistance && $_folderName !='none' && !$this->folderExists($_folderName,true)) {
+		if ($_folderName && $_checkexistance && strtolower($_folderName) !='none' && !$this->folderExists($_folderName,true)) {
 			try
 			{
 				$error = null;
@@ -3391,7 +3402,7 @@ class Mail
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * getDraftFolder wrapper for _getSpecialUseFolder Type Drafts
+	 * getJunkFolder wrapper for _getSpecialUseFolder Type Junk
 	 * @param boolean $_checkexistance trigger check for existance
 	 * @return mixed string or false
 	 */
@@ -3450,6 +3461,16 @@ class Mail
 		return $this->_getSpecialUseFolder('Outbox', $_checkexistance);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * getArchiveFolder wrapper for _getSpecialUseFolder Type Archive
+	 * @param boolean $_checkexistance trigger check for existance . We do no autocreation for configured Archive folder
+	 * @return mixed string or false
+	 */
+	function getArchiveFolder($_checkexistance=TRUE)
+	{
+		return $this->_getSpecialUseFolder('Archive', $_checkexistance);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * isSentFolder is the given folder the sent folder or at least a subfolder of it
 	 * @param string $_folderName folder to perform the check on
diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_tree.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_tree.inc.php
index abf31de24e..67d1d7ad6b 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_tree.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_tree.inc.php
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ class mail_tree
 							// mark on account if Sieve is enabled
 							'data' => array(
 										'sieve' => $accObj->imapServer()->acc_sieve_enabled,
-										'spamfolder'=> $accObj->imapServer()->acc_folder_junk?true:false
+										'spamfolder'=> $accObj->imapServer()->acc_folder_junk&&(strtolower($accObj->imapServer()->acc_folder_junk)!='none')?true:false,
+										'archivefolder'=> $accObj->imapServer()->acc_folder_archive&&(strtolower($accObj->imapServer()->acc_folder_archive)!='none')?true:false
 									),
 							Tree::NOCHECKBOX  => $_noCheckbox
 			);
diff --git a/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php b/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
index 3de000797f..ec6ce030cd 100644
--- a/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
+++ b/mail/inc/class.mail_ui.inc.php
@@ -853,6 +853,8 @@ class mail_ui
 		// todo: real hierarchical folder list
 		$lastFolderUsedForMove = null;
 		$moveactions = array();
+		$archiveFolder = $this->mail_bo->getArchiveFolder();
+		$currentArchiveActionKey = 'move_'.$this->mail_bo->profileID.self::$delimiter.$archiveFolder;
 		$lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont = egw_cache::getCache(egw_cache::INSTANCE,'email','lastFolderUsedForMove'.trim($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id']),null,array(),$expiration=60*60*1);
 		//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__." StoredFolders->".array2string($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont));
 		//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.' ProfileId:'.$this->mail_bo->profileID." StoredFolders->(".count($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$this->mail_bo->profileID]).") ".array2string($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$this->mail_bo->profileID]));
@@ -884,7 +886,8 @@ class mail_ui
 					if ($_folder!=$i)
 					{
 						$moveaction .= $lastFolderUsedForMoveCont;
-
+						//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.'#'.$moveaction);
+						//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.'#'.$currentArchiveActionKey);
 						if ($this->mail_bo->folderExists($i)) // only 10 entries per mailaccount.Control this on setting the buffered folders
 						{
 							$fS['profileID'] = $this->mail_bo->profileID;
@@ -1008,13 +1011,31 @@ class mail_ui
 				array(
 					'caption' => lang('Move selected to'),
 					'icon' => 'move',
-					'group' => $group++,
+					'group' => $group,
 					'children' => $children,
 					)
 				)
 			);
 
+		} else {
+			$group++;
 		}
+		
+		//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.$archiveFolder);
+		$actions = array_merge($actions,
+			array(
+				'move2'.$this->mail_bo->profileID.self::$delimiter.$archiveFolder => array( //toarchive
+					'caption' => 'Move to archive',
+					'hint' => 'move selected mails to archive',
+					'icon' => 'move',
+					'group' => $group++,
+					'enabled' => 'javaScript:app.mail.archivefolder_enabled',
+					//'hideOnDisabled' => true, // does not work as expected on message-list
+					'onExecute' => 'javaScript:app.mail.mail_move2folder',
+					'shortcut' => egw_keymanager::shortcut(egw_keymanager::A, true, true),
+					'allowOnMultiple' => true,
+					'toolbarDefault' => false
+				)));
 
 		$actions = array_merge($actions,
 			array(
@@ -4736,8 +4757,11 @@ $filter['before']= date("d-M-Y", $cutoffdate2);
 		list($targetProfileID,$targetFolder) = explode(self::$delimiter,$_folderName,2);
 		$lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont = egw_cache::getCache(egw_cache::INSTANCE,'email','lastFolderUsedForMove'.trim($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id']),null,array(),$expiration=60*60*1);
 		$changeFolderActions = false;
+		//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__."#"."$targetProfileID,$targetFolder");
+		//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.array2string($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont));
 		if (!isset($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$targetProfileID][$targetFolder]))
 		{
+			//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.array2string($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$targetProfileID][$targetFolder]));
 			if ($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$targetProfileID] && count($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$targetProfileID])>3)
 			{
 				$keys = array_keys($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$targetProfileID]);
@@ -4748,6 +4772,7 @@ $filter['before']= date("d-M-Y", $cutoffdate2);
 				}
 				//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.array2string($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$targetProfileID]));
 			}
+			//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__."#"."$targetProfileID,$targetFolder = $_folderName");
 			$lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont[$targetProfileID][$targetFolder]=$_folderName;
 			$changeFolderActions = true;
 		}
@@ -4896,6 +4921,7 @@ $filter['before']= date("d-M-Y", $cutoffdate2);
 			}
 			if ($changeFolderActions == true)
 			{
+				//error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.array2string($lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont));
 				egw_cache::setCache(egw_cache::INSTANCE,'email','lastFolderUsedForMove'.trim($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id']),$lastFoldersUsedForMoveCont, $expiration=60*60*1);
 				$actionsnew = self::get_actions();
 				$actionsnew = etemplate_widget_nextmatch::egw_actions($actionsnew);
diff --git a/mail/js/app.js b/mail/js/app.js
index 93b47a19b1..889d1ae057 100644
--- a/mail/js/app.js
+++ b/mail/js/app.js
@@ -1386,10 +1386,28 @@ app.classes.mail = AppJS.extend(
 	},
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if archiveFolder is enabled on that account
+	 *
+	 * ArchiveFolder enabled is stored as data { archivefolder: true/false } on account node.
+	 *
+	 * @param {object} _action
+	 * @param {object} _senders the representation of the tree leaf to be manipulated
+	 * @param {object} _currentNode
+	 */
+	archivefolder_enabled: function(_action,_senders,_currentNode)
+	{
+		var ftree = this.et2.getWidgetById(this.nm_index+'[foldertree]');
+		var acc_id = _senders[0].id.split('::')[2]; // this is operating on mails
+		var node = ftree ? ftree.getNode(acc_id) : null;
+
+		return node && node.data && node.data.archivefolder;
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Check if Sieve is enabled on that account
 	 *
-	 * Sieve enabled is stored as data { acl: true/false } on account node.
+	 * Sieve enabled is stored as data { sieve: true/false } on account node.
 	 *
 	 * @param {object} _action
 	 * @param {object} _senders the representation of the tree leaf to be manipulated
diff --git a/mail/lang/egw_de.lang b/mail/lang/egw_de.lang
index be6d39f3ad..1d9e8ed53f 100644
--- a/mail/lang/egw_de.lang
+++ b/mail/lang/egw_de.lang
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ any status	mail	de	Alle Status
 append	mail	de	hinzufügen
 appended after reply before sending	mail	de	Einfügen nach dem zitierten Text im Zuge des Versendens
 application mail expected but got: %1	mail	de	Anwendung Mail erwarted, aber %1 erhalten!
+archive folder	mail	de	Archivordner
 are you sure you want to delete all selected folders?	mail	de	Sollen alle selektierten Ordner gelöcht werden?
 are you sure you want to move folder %1 to folder %2?	mail	de	Soll der Ordner %1 in den Ordner %2 verschoben werden?
 arrival	mail	de	Empfangsdatum
@@ -290,7 +291,9 @@ message send failed: %1	mail	de	Nachricht konnte nicht versendet werden: %1
 message send successfully.	mail	de	Nachricht wurde erfolgreich versendet.
 miscellaneous	mail	de	Verschiedenes
 move folder	mail	de	Ordner verschieben
+move selected mails to archive	mail	de	Verschiebe ausgewählte Nachrichten in den konfigurierten Archiv Ordner
 move selected to	mail	de	Verschiebe ausgewählte nach
+move to archive	mail	de	Verschiebe in den Archivordner
 move to	mail	de	verschieben
 move to trash	mail	de	in den Papierkorb verschieben
 moved %1 message(s) from %2 to %3	mail	de	%1 Nachrichten wurden von %2 nach %3 verschoben
diff --git a/mail/lang/egw_en.lang b/mail/lang/egw_en.lang
index 3db8021ce2..be6fbad5d6 100644
--- a/mail/lang/egw_en.lang
+++ b/mail/lang/egw_en.lang
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ any status	mail	en	any status
 append	mail	en	append
 appended after reply before sending	mail	en	Appended after reply before sending
 application mail expected but got: %1	mail	en	Application mail expected but got: %1
+archive folder	mail	en	Archive folder
 are you sure you want to delete all selected folders?	mail	en	Are you sure you want to delete all selected folders?
 are you sure you want to move folder %1 to folder %2?	mail	en	Are you sure you want to move folder %1 to folder %2?
 arrival	mail	en	Recieved
@@ -290,7 +291,9 @@ message send failed: %1	mail	en	Message send failed: %1
 message send successfully.	mail	en	Message send successfully.
 miscellaneous	mail	en	Miscellaneous
 move folder	mail	en	Move Folder
+move selected mails to archive	mail	en	Move selected mails to archive
 move selected to	mail	en	Move selected to
+move to archive	mail	en	Move to archive folder
 move to	mail	en	Move to
 move to trash	mail	en	move to trash
 moved %1 message(s) from %2 to %3	mail	en	moved %1 message(s) from %2 to %3
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ no valid %1 folder configured!	mail	en	No valid %1 folder configured!
 non	mail	en	Non
 none, create all	mail	en	none, create all
 nothing to change.	mail	en	Nothing to change.
-notify about new mail in this folders	mail	en	Notify about new mail in this folders
+notify about new mail in this folders	mail	en	Notify about new mail in these folders
 notify when new mails arrive in these folders	mail	en	notify when new mails arrive in these folders
 on	mail	en	on
 one address is not valid	mail	en	One address is not valid