diff --git a/app/controllers/api/service_templates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/service_templates_controller.rb
index ce01501229..a0da117c79 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/service_templates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/service_templates_controller.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ def order_resource(_type, id, data)
       order_service_template(id, data)
     end
 
+    def archive_resource(type, id, _data)
+      service_template = resource_search(id, type, collection_class(type))
+      service_template.archive!
+      action_result(true, "Archived Service Template")
+    rescue => err
+      action_result(false, "Could not archive Service Template - #{err}")
+    end
+
+    def unarchive_resource(type, id, _data)
+      service_template = resource_search(id, type, collection_class(type))
+      service_template.unarchive!
+      action_result(true, "Activated Service Template")
+    rescue => err
+      action_result(false, "Could not activate Service Template - #{err}")
+    end
+
     private
 
     def set_additional_attributes
diff --git a/config/api.yml b/config/api.yml
index c8ef65ddfe..462f786f7e 100644
--- a/config/api.yml
+++ b/config/api.yml
@@ -2775,6 +2775,10 @@
         :identifier: atomic_catalogitem_new
       - :name: order
         :identifier: svc_catalog_provision
+      - :name: archive
+        :identifier: svc_catalog_archive
+      - :name: unarchive
+        :identifier: svc_catalog_unarchive
     :subcollection_actions:
       :post:
       - :name: edit
@@ -2800,6 +2804,10 @@
         :identifier: catalogitem_delete
       - :name: order
         :identifier: svc_catalog_provision
+      - :name: archive
+        :identifier: svc_catalog_archive
+      - :name: unarchive
+        :identifier: svc_catalog_unarchive
         :options:
         - :validate_action
       :delete:
diff --git a/spec/requests/service_templates_spec.rb b/spec/requests/service_templates_spec.rb
index dc78895ddb..da8f08ee45 100644
--- a/spec/requests/service_templates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/service_templates_spec.rb
@@ -548,4 +548,63 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "Service Templates archive" do
+    let(:service_template) { FactoryGirl.create(:service_template, :with_provision_resource_action_and_dialog) }
+
+    it "is forbidden without appropriate role" do
+      api_basic_authorize
+
+      post(api_service_template_url(nil, service_template), :params => { :action => "archive" })
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
+    end
+
+    it "can be archived as a resource action" do
+      api_basic_authorize action_identifier(:service_templates, :archive, :resource_actions, :post)
+
+      post(api_service_template_url(nil, service_template), :params => { :action => "archive" })
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include("message" => "Archived Service Template")
+    end
+
+    it "can be archived as an action on the collection" do
+      api_basic_authorize action_identifier(:service_templates, :archive, :resource_actions, :post)
+
+      post(api_service_templates_url, :params => { :action => "archive", :resources => [{:href => api_service_template_url(nil, service_template)}] })
+
+      expected = {
+        "results" => [a_hash_including("message" => "Archived Service Template")]
+      }
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
+    end
+
+    it "shows the action" do
+      api_basic_authorize(action_identifier(:service_templates, :archive, :resource_actions, :post),
+                          action_identifier(:service_templates, :read, :resource_actions, :get))
+
+      get(api_service_template_url(nil, service_template))
+
+      actions = response.parsed_body["actions"].collect { |action| action["name"] }
+      expect(actions).to include("archive")
+    end
+
+    it "can archive multiple service templates" do
+      service_template2 = FactoryGirl.create(:service_template, :with_provision_resource_action_and_dialog)
+      api_basic_authorize action_identifier(:service_templates, :archive, :resource_actions, :post)
+
+      post(api_service_templates_url, :params => { :action => "archive", :resources =>
+        [{:href => api_service_template_url(nil, service_template)},
+         {:href => api_service_template_url(nil, service_template2)}]})
+
+      expected = {
+        "results" => [a_hash_including("message" => "Archived Service Template"),
+                      a_hash_including("message" => "Archived Service Template")]
+      }
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
+    end
+  end
 end