diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
index b5fccbd..8e4c78f 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
@@ -332,6 +332,17 @@ public function getRevisionId() {
     return $this->getEntityKey('revision');
   }
 
+  public function isArchived() {
+    return ($this->hasField('archived')) ? $this->get('archived')->value : FALSE;
+  }
+
+  public function setArchived($archived) {
+    if ($this->hasField('archived')) {
+      $this->set('archived', $archived);
+    }
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -1132,6 +1143,12 @@ public static function baseFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
         ->setLabel(new TranslatableMarkup('Revision ID'))
         ->setReadOnly(TRUE)
         ->setSetting('unsigned', TRUE);
+
+      $fields['archived'] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('boolean')
+        ->setLabel(new TranslatableMarkup('Archive flag'))
+        ->setRevisionable(TRUE)
+        ->setRequired(TRUE)
+        ->setDefaultValue([0 => ['value' => FALSE]]);
     }
     if ($entity_type->hasKey('langcode')) {
       $fields[$entity_type->getKey('langcode')] = BaseFieldDefinition::create('language')
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorage.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorage.php
index 391e3444..6ab4d32 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorage.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorage.php
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ public function getTableMapping(array $storage_definitions = NULL) {
         'revision_timestamp',
         'revision_uid',
         'revision_log',
+        'archived',
       ), $all_fields);
 
       $revisionable = $this->entityType->isRevisionable();
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ protected function buildPropertyQuery(QueryInterface $entity_query, array $value
    * @return \Drupal\Core\Database\Query\Select
    *   A SelectQuery object for loading the entity.
    */
-  protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE) {
+  protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE, $include_archived = FALSE) {
     $query = $this->database->select($this->entityType->getBaseTable(), 'base');
 
     $query->addTag($this->entityTypeId . '_load_multiple');
@@ -671,6 +672,13 @@ protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE) {
       // Compare revision ID of the base and revision table, if equal then this
       // is the default revision.
       $query->addExpression('CASE base.' . $this->revisionKey . ' WHEN revision.' . $this->revisionKey . ' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END', 'isDefaultRevision');
+
+      if (!$include_archived && isset($entity_revision_fields['archived'])) {
+        $group = $query->orConditionGroup()
+          ->condition('revision.archived', 0)
+          ->condition('revision.archived', NULL, 'IS');
+        $query->condition($group);
+      }
     }
 
     $query->fields('base', $entity_fields);
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/block_content.install b/core/modules/block_content/block_content.install
index 4279cde..681017c 100644
--- a/core/modules/block_content/block_content.install
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/block_content.install
@@ -61,3 +61,16 @@ function block_content_update_8003() {
   \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager()
     ->installFieldStorageDefinition('revision_user', 'block_content', 'block_content', $revision_user);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add 'archived' field to 'block_content' entities.
+ */
+function block_content_update_8004() {
+  $archived = BaseFieldDefinition::create('boolean')
+    ->setLabel(t('Archive flag'))
+    ->setRevisionable(TRUE)
+    ->setRequired(TRUE)
+    ->setDefaultValue([0 => ['value' => FALSE]]);
+  \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager()
+    ->installFieldStorageDefinition('archived', 'block_content', 'block_content', $archived);
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentArchiveTest.php b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentArchiveTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..484092e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/tests/src/Kernel/BlockContentArchiveTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\block_content\Kernel;
+
+use Drupal\block_content\Entity\BlockContent;
+use Drupal\block_content\Entity\BlockContentType;
+use Drupal\KernelTests\KernelTestBase;
+
+
+/**
+ * Tests BlockContent archive field.
+ *
+ * @group block_content
+ */
+class BlockContentArchiveTest extends KernelTestBase{
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['user', 'system', 'field', 'block_content'];
+
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
+    $this->installSchema('user', 'users_data');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('user');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('block_content');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests blockContent archive field.
+   */
+  public function testArchiveField() {
+    BlockContentType::create(['id' => 'test']);
+    $block_content = BlockContent::create(['type' => 'test', 'title' => 'BlockContentOne']);
+    $block_content->save();
+    $this->assertFalse($block_content->isArchived());
+
+    $loaded_block_content = BlockContent::load($block_content->id());
+    $this->assertEquals($block_content->uuid(), $loaded_block_content->uuid());
+
+    $block_content->setArchived(TRUE);
+    $block_content->save();
+    $this->assertTrue($block_content->isArchived());
+
+    $loaded_archive_block_content = BlockContent::load($block_content->id());
+    $this->assertNull($loaded_archive_block_content);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.install b/core/modules/node/node.install
index c754880..5fb8cd6 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.install
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.install
@@ -218,3 +218,16 @@ function node_update_8003() {
     $manager->updateFieldStorageDefinition($manager->getFieldStorageDefinition($field_name, 'node'));
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add 'archived' field to 'node' entities.
+ */
+function node_update_8004() {
+  $archived = BaseFieldDefinition::create('boolean')
+    ->setLabel(t('Archive flag'))
+    ->setRevisionable(TRUE)
+    ->setRequired(TRUE)
+    ->setDefaultValue([0 => ['value' => FALSE]]);
+  \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager()
+    ->installFieldStorageDefinition('archived', 'node', 'node', $archived);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeArchiveTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeArchiveTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff78ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/NodeArchiveTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\node\Kernel;
+
+use Drupal\KernelTests\KernelTestBase;
+use Drupal\node\Entity\Node;
+use Drupal\node\Entity\NodeType;
+
+/**
+ * Tests node archive field.
+ *
+ * @group node
+ */
+class NodeArchiveTest extends KernelTestBase{
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = ['user', 'system', 'field', 'node'];
+
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->installSchema('system', 'sequences');
+    $this->installSchema('user', 'users_data');
+    $this->installSchema('node', 'node_access');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('user');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('node');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests node archive field.
+   */
+  public function testArchiveField() {
+    NodeType::create(['id' => 'test']);
+    $node = Node::create(['type' => 'test', 'title' => 'NodeOne']);
+    $node->save();
+    $this->assertFalse($node->isArchived());
+
+    $loaded_node = Node::load($node->id());
+    $this->assertEquals($node->uuid(), $loaded_node->uuid());
+
+    $node->setArchived(TRUE);
+    $node->save();
+    $this->assertTrue($node->isArchived());
+
+    $loaded_archive_node = Node::load($node->id());
+    $this->assertNull($loaded_archive_node);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/serialization/src/Tests/EntitySerializationTest.php b/core/modules/serialization/src/Tests/EntitySerializationTest.php
index 00ea14f..aa463ef 100644
--- a/core/modules/serialization/src/Tests/EntitySerializationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/serialization/src/Tests/EntitySerializationTest.php
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ public function testNormalize() {
       'revision_id' => array(
         array('value' => 1),
       ),
+      'archived' => array(
+        array('value' => FALSE)
+      ),
       'default_langcode' => array(
         array('value' => TRUE),
       ),
@@ -190,6 +193,7 @@ public function testSerialize() {
       'created' => '<created><value>' . $this->entity->created->value . '</value></created>',
       'user_id' => '<user_id><target_id>' . $this->user->id() . '</target_id><target_type>' . $this->user->getEntityTypeId() . '</target_type><target_uuid>' . $this->user->uuid() . '</target_uuid><url>' . $this->user->url() . '</url></user_id>',
       'revision_id' => '<revision_id><value>' . $this->entity->getRevisionId() . '</value></revision_id>',
+      'archived' => '<archived><value>0</value></archived>',
       'default_langcode' => '<default_langcode><value>1</value></default_langcode>',
       'non_rev_field' => '<non_rev_field/>',
       'field_test_text' => '<field_test_text><value>' . $this->values['field_test_text']['value'] . '</value><format>' . $this->values['field_test_text']['format'] . '</format></field_test_text>',
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityDefinitionUpdateTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityDefinitionUpdateTest.php
index 23cf034..c92093c 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityDefinitionUpdateTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityDefinitionUpdateTest.php
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public function testEntityTypeUpdateWithoutData() {
     $expected = array(
       'entity_test_update' => array(
         t('The %entity_type entity type needs to be updated.', ['%entity_type' => $this->entityManager->getDefinition('entity_test_update')->getLabel()]),
+        t('The %field_name field needs to be installed.', ['%field_name' => $this->entityManager->getFieldDefinitions('entity_test_update', NULL)['archived']->getLabel()]),
       ),
     );
     $this->assertEqual($this->entityDefinitionUpdateManager->getChangeSummary(), $expected); //, 'EntityDefinitionUpdateManager reports the expected change summary.');