diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt
index 7f00539ab..1ceb9e553 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/ConversationInfoActivity.kt
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
             }
         }
 
-        if (!spreedCapabilities.features!!.contains(ARCHIVED_CONVERSATIONS)) {
+        if (!CapabilitiesUtil.isArchiveConversationsAvailable(spreedCapabilities)) {
             binding.archiveConversationBtn.visibility = GONE
         }
 
@@ -750,19 +750,23 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
                 viewModel.unarchiveConversation(conversationUser, conversationToken)
                 binding.archiveConversationIcon.setImageDrawable(resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.outline_archive_24))
                 binding.archiveConversationText.text = resources.getString(R.string.archive_conversation)
+                binding.archiveConversationTextHint.text = resources.getString(R.string.archive_hint)
             } else {
                 viewModel.archiveConversation(conversationUser, conversationToken)
                 binding.archiveConversationIcon.setImageDrawable(resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_eye))
                 binding.archiveConversationText.text = resources.getString(R.string.unarchive_conversation)
+                binding.archiveConversationTextHint.text = resources.getString(R.string.unarchive_hint)
             }
         }
 
         if (conversation!!.hasArchived) {
             binding.archiveConversationIcon.setImageDrawable(resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_eye))
             binding.archiveConversationText.text = resources.getString(R.string.unarchive_conversation)
+            binding.archiveConversationTextHint.text = resources.getString(R.string.unarchive_hint)
         } else {
             binding.archiveConversationIcon.setImageDrawable(resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.outline_archive_24))
             binding.archiveConversationText.text = resources.getString(R.string.archive_conversation)
+            binding.archiveConversationTextHint.text = resources.getString(R.string.archive_hint)
         }
 
         if (!isDestroyed) {
@@ -1469,7 +1473,6 @@ class ConversationInfoActivity :
         private const val DEMOTE_OR_PROMOTE = 1
         private const val REMOVE_FROM_CONVERSATION = 2
         private const val BAN_FROM_CONVERSATION = 3
-        private const val ARCHIVED_CONVERSATIONS = "archived-conversations"
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
index 562e91357..f20f02a91 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationinfo/viewmodel/ConversationInfoViewModel.kt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 }
 
                 override fun onError(e: Throwable) {
-                    Log.d("Julius", "Error in archive $e")
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Error in archive $e")
                 }
 
                 override fun onComplete() {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 }
 
                 override fun onNext(n: GenericOverall) {
-                    Log.d("Julius", "Archived successful")
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Archived successful")
                 }
             })
     }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 }
 
                 override fun onError(e: Throwable) {
-                    Log.d("Julius", "Error in unarchive $e")
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Error in unarchive $e")
                 }
 
                 override fun onComplete() {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class ConversationInfoViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 }
 
                 override fun onNext(n: GenericOverall) {
-                    Log.d("Julius", "unArchived successful")
+                    Log.d(TAG, "unArchived successful")
                 }
             })
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationlist/ConversationsListActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationlist/ConversationsListActivity.kt
index fcb8ad497..3a13a7f3f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationlist/ConversationsListActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/conversationlist/ConversationsListActivity.kt
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ class ConversationsListActivity :
                     sortConversations(conversationItemsWithHeader)
 
                     // Filter Conversations
-                    if (!containsTrue()) filterableConversationItems = conversationItems
+                    if (!hasFilterEnabled()) filterableConversationItems = conversationItems
                     filterConversation()
                     adapter!!.updateDataSet(filterableConversationItems, false)
                     Handler().postDelayed({ checkToShowUnreadBubble() }, UNREAD_BUBBLE_DELAY.toLong())
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class ConversationsListActivity :
         }
     }
 
-    private fun containsTrue(): Boolean {
+    private fun hasFilterEnabled(): Boolean {
         for ((k, v) in filterState) {
             if (k != FilterConversationFragment.DEFAULT && v) return true
         }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class ConversationsListActivity :
             }
         }
 
-        Log.d("Julius", "Conversation: ${conversation.name} Result: $result")
+        Log.d(TAG, "Conversation: ${conversation.name} Result: $result")
         return result
     }
 
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ class ConversationsListActivity :
                 override fun onMenuItemActionExpand(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
                     initSearchDisposable()
                     adapter!!.setHeadersShown(true)
-                    if (!containsTrue()) filterableConversationItems = searchableConversationItems
+                    if (!hasFilterEnabled()) filterableConversationItems = searchableConversationItems
                     adapter!!.updateDataSet(filterableConversationItems, false)
                     adapter!!.showAllHeaders()
                     binding.swipeRefreshLayoutView?.isEnabled = false
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class ConversationsListActivity :
 
                 override fun onMenuItemActionCollapse(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
                     adapter!!.setHeadersShown(false)
-                    if (!containsTrue()) filterableConversationItems = conversationItemsWithHeader
+                    if (!hasFilterEnabled()) filterableConversationItems = conversationItemsWithHeader
                     adapter!!.updateDataSet(filterableConversationItems, false)
                     adapter!!.hideAllHeaders()
                     if (searchHelper != null) {
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ class ConversationsListActivity :
     }
 
     fun updateFilterConversationButtonColor() {
-        if (containsTrue()) {
+        if (hasFilterEnabled()) {
             binding.filterConversationsButton.let { viewThemeUtils.platform.colorImageView(it, ColorRole.PRIMARY) }
         } else {
             binding.filterConversationsButton.let {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/Migrations.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/Migrations.kt
index 0d357b430..49011f1ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/Migrations.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/Migrations.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ object Migrations {
         }
     }
 
+    val MIGRATION_11_12 = object : Migration(11, 12) {
+        override fun migrate(db: SupportSQLiteDatabase) {
+            Log.i("Migrations", "Migrating 11 to 12")
+            addArchiveConversations(db)
+        }
+    }
+
     fun migrateToRoom(db: SupportSQLiteDatabase) {
         db.execSQL(
             "CREATE TABLE User_new (" +
@@ -237,4 +244,16 @@ object Migrations {
                 "ON `ChatBlocks` (`internalConversationId`)"
         )
     }
+
+    fun addArchiveConversations(db: SupportSQLiteDatabase) {
+
+        try {
+            db.execSQL(
+                "ALTER TABLE Conversations " +
+                    "ADD `hasArchived` INTEGER;"
+            )
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.i("Migrations", "hasArchived already exists")
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/TalkDatabase.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/TalkDatabase.kt
index a0d053d90..053ad4766 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/TalkDatabase.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/data/source/local/TalkDatabase.kt
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ import java.util.Locale
         ChatMessageEntity::class,
         ChatBlockEntity::class
     ],
-    version = 11,
+    version = 12,
     autoMigrations = [
-        AutoMigration(from = 9, to = 10)
+        AutoMigration(from = 9, to = 11)
     ],
     exportSchema = true
 )
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ abstract class TalkDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
                     Migrations.MIGRATION_6_8,
                     Migrations.MIGRATION_7_8,
                     Migrations.MIGRATION_8_9,
-                    Migrations.MIGRATION_10_11
+                    Migrations.MIGRATION_10_11,
+                    Migrations.MIGRATION_11_12
                 )
                 .allowMainThreadQueries()
                 .addCallback(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/CapabilitiesUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/CapabilitiesUtil.kt
index 0a02bd914..996262296 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/CapabilitiesUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/CapabilitiesUtil.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ enum class SpreedFeatures(val value: String) {
     FEDERATION_V1("federation-v1"),
     DELETE_MESSAGES_UNLIMITED("delete-messages-unlimited"),
     BAN_V1("ban-v1"),
-    EDIT_MESSAGES_NOTE_TO_SELF("edit-messages-note-to-self")
+    EDIT_MESSAGES_NOTE_TO_SELF("edit-messages-note-to-self"),
+    ARCHIVE_CONVERSATIONS("archived-conversations")
 }
 
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
@@ -255,6 +256,10 @@ object CapabilitiesUtil {
             user.capabilities!!.spreedCapability!!.config!!["federation"]!!.containsKey("enabled")
     }
 
+    fun isArchiveConversationsAvailable(spreedCapabilities: SpreedCapability): Boolean {
+        return hasSpreedFeatureCapability(spreedCapabilities, SpreedFeatures.ARCHIVE_CONVERSATIONS)
+    }
+
     // endregion
 
     //region ThemingCapabilities
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_conversation_info.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_conversation_info.xml
index 8168c8531..ded8afea1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_conversation_info.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_conversation_info.xml
@@ -414,6 +414,13 @@
 
             </LinearLayout>
 
+            <com.google.android.material.textview.MaterialTextView
+                android:id="@+id/archive_conversation_text_hint"
+                android:layout_marginHorizontal="@dimen/standard_margin"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="@string/archive_hint" />
+
             <LinearLayout
                 android:id="@+id/danger_zone_options"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 96c63e912..3f38788b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -818,4 +818,6 @@ How to translate with transifex:
     <string name="archive_conversation">Archive Conversation</string>
     <string name="unarchive_conversation">Unarchive Conversation</string>
     <string name="archived">Archived</string>
+    <string name="archive_hint">Once a conversation is archived, it will be hidden by default. Select the filter \'Archived\' to view archived conversations. Direct mentions will still be received.</string>
+    <string name="unarchive_hint">Once a conversation is unarchived, it will be shown by default again.</string>
 </resources>