diff --git a/dashboard/public/js/client.js b/dashboard/public/js/client.js
index 2a9690b6a..ab897d013 100644
--- a/dashboard/public/js/client.js
+++ b/dashboard/public/js/client.js
@@ -3678,6 +3678,9 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         var ACTION_APP_STOP = 'app.stop';
         var ACTION_APP_RESTART = 'app.restart';
 
+        var ACTION_ARCHIVES_ADD = 'archives.add';
+        var ACTION_ARCHIVES_DEL = 'archives.del';
+
         var ACTION_BACKUP_FINISH = 'backup.finish';
         var ACTION_BACKUP_START = 'backup.start';
         var ACTION_BACKUP_CLEANUP_START = 'backup.cleanup.start';
@@ -3933,6 +3936,12 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
             if (!data.app) return '';
             return appName('', data.app, 'App') + ' was restarted';
 
+        case ACTION_ARCHIVES_ADD:
+            return 'Backup ' + data.backupId + ' added to archive';
+
+        case ACTION_ARCHIVES_DEL:
+            return 'Backup ' + data.backupId + ' deleted from archive';
+
         case ACTION_BACKUP_START:
             return 'Backup started';
 
diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 215d0f4c3..399071f2c 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -2496,8 +2496,8 @@ async function archive(app, backupId, auditSource) {
     if (result[0].id !== backupId) throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Latest backup id has changed');
 
     const icons = await getIcons(app.id);
+    await archives.add(backupId, { icon: icons.icon, appStoreIcon: icons.appStoreIcon, appConfig: app }, auditSource);
     const { taskId } = await uninstall(app, auditSource);
-    await archives.add(backupId, { icon: icons.icon, appStoreIcon: icons.appStoreIcon, appConfig: app });
     return { taskId };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/archives.js b/src/archives.js
index c0c0c3539..8c18a7db0 100644
--- a/src/archives.js
+++ b/src/archives.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 const assert = require('assert'),
     BoxError = require('./boxerror.js'),
     database = require('./database.js'),
+    eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     uuid = require('uuid');
 
@@ -56,10 +57,11 @@ async function getIcon(id, options) {
     return null;
 }
 
-async function add(backupId, data) {
+async function add(backupId, data, auditSource) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof backupId, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof data, 'object');
     assert(data.appConfig && typeof data.appConfig === 'object');
+    assert(auditSource && typeof auditSource === 'object');
 
     const id = uuid.v4();
 
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ async function add(backupId, data) {
     if (error && error.code === 'ER_DUP_ENTRY') throw new BoxError(BoxError.ALREADY_EXISTS, 'Archive already exists');
     if (error) throw error;
 
+    await eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_ARCHIVES_ADD, auditSource, { id, backupId });
+
     return id;
 }
 
@@ -89,10 +93,12 @@ async function listBackupIds() {
     return results.map(r => r.backupId);
 }
 
-async function del(id, auditSource) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
+async function del(archive, auditSource) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof archive, 'object');
     assert(auditSource && typeof auditSource === 'object');
 
-    const result = await database.query('DELETE FROM archives WHERE id=?', [ id ]);
+    const result = await database.query('DELETE FROM archives WHERE id=?', [ archive.id ]);
     if (result.affectedRows !== 1) throw new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'No such archive');
+
+    await eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_ARCHIVES_DEL, auditSource, { id: archive.id, backupId: archive.backupId });
 }
diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index a209e9beb..930543dd9 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ACTION_APP_STOP: 'app.stop',
     ACTION_APP_RESTART: 'app.restart',
 
+    ACTION_ARCHIVES_ADD: 'archives.add',
+    ACTION_ARCHIVES_DEL: 'archives.del',
+
     ACTION_BACKUP_FINISH: 'backup.finish',
     ACTION_BACKUP_START: 'backup.start',
     ACTION_BACKUP_CLEANUP_START: 'backup.cleanup.start', // obsolete
diff --git a/src/routes/archives.js b/src/routes/archives.js
index 2abe2a6d2..ddfe771cf 100644
--- a/src/routes/archives.js
+++ b/src/routes/archives.js
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ async function getIcon(req, res, next) {
 
 async function del(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.params.id, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof req.resource, 'object');
 
-    const [error] = await safe(archives.del(req.resource.id, AuditSource.fromRequest(req)));
+    const [error] = await safe(archives.del(req.resource, AuditSource.fromRequest(req)));
     if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
 
     next(new HttpSuccess(204));
diff --git a/src/routes/test/archives-test.js b/src/routes/test/archives-test.js
index 6e139e2fa..9ba1632d6 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/archives-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/archives-test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const archives = require('../../archives.js'),
     superagent = require('superagent');
 
 describe('Archives API', function () {
-    const { setup, cleanup, serverUrl, owner } = common;
+    const { setup, cleanup, serverUrl, owner, auditSource } = common;
 
     const appBackup = {
         id: null,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('Archives API', function () {
     before(async function () {
         await setup();
         appBackup.id = await backups.add(appBackup);
-        archiveId = await archives.add(appBackup.id, { appConfig });
+        archiveId = await archives.add(appBackup.id, { appConfig }, auditSource);
     });
     after(cleanup);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/test/common.js b/src/routes/test/common.js
index 5b3c21ab7..ddfbcacb3 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/common.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/common.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     mailFqdn: 'my.test.example.com',
 
     serverUrl: `http://localhost:${constants.PORT}`,
+
+    auditSource: { ip: '5.6.7.8' }
 };
 
 async function setupServer() {
diff --git a/src/test/archives-test.js b/src/test/archives-test.js
index 9e1bbbfed..026ac1b36 100644
--- a/src/test/archives-test.js
+++ b/src/test/archives-test.js
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ describe('Archives', function () {
     let archiveId;
 
     it('cannot add bad backup to archives', async function () {
-        const [error] = await safe(archives.add('badId', { appConfig }));
+        const [error] = await safe(archives.add('badId', { appConfig }, auditSource));
         expect(error.reason).to.be(BoxError.NOT_FOUND);
     });
 
     it('can add good backup to archives', async function () {
-        archiveId = await archives.add(appBackup.id, { appConfig });
+        archiveId = await archives.add(appBackup.id, { appConfig }, auditSource);
     });
 
     it('cannot get invalid archive', async function () {
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ describe('Archives', function () {
     });
 
     it('cannot delete bad archive', async function () {
-        const [error] = await safe(archives.del('badId', auditSource));
+        const [error] = await safe(archives.del({ id: 'badId' }, auditSource));
         expect(error.reason).to.be(BoxError.NOT_FOUND);
     });
 
     it('can del valid archive', async function () {
-        await archives.del(archiveId, auditSource);
+        await archives.del({ id: archiveId }, auditSource);
         const result = await archives.list(1, 10);
         expect(result.length).to.be(0);
     });
diff --git a/src/test/backupcleaner-test.js b/src/test/backupcleaner-test.js
index 8fd7b7b9a..9ff734263 100644
--- a/src/test/backupcleaner-test.js
+++ b/src/test/backupcleaner-test.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ describe('backup cleaner', function () {
             BACKUP_1_BOX.id = await backups.add(BACKUP_1_BOX);
 
             BACKUP_2_APP_2.id = await backups.add(BACKUP_2_APP_2);
-            await archives.add(BACKUP_2_APP_2.id, { appConfig: app2Config });
+            await archives.add(BACKUP_2_APP_2.id, { appConfig: app2Config }, common.auditSource);
         });
 
         it('succeeds with box backups, keeps latest', async function () {