diff --git a/preferences/migrations/0061_optionaluser_allow_archived_connexion.py b/preferences/migrations/0061_optionaluser_allow_archived_connexion.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..505f940b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/preferences/migrations/0061_optionaluser_allow_archived_connexion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.23 on 2019-09-09 09:50
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('preferences', '0060_auto_20190712_1821'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='optionaluser',
+            name='allow_archived_connexion',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='If True, archived users are allowed to connect.'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/preferences/models.py b/preferences/models.py
index be8b8ec2..98374e77 100644
--- a/preferences/models.py
+++ b/preferences/models.py
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ class OptionalUser(AclMixin, PreferencesModel):
         help_text=_("If True, all new created and connected users are active."
                     " If False, only when a valid registration has been paid.")
     )
+    allow_archived_connexion = models.BooleanField(
+        default=False,
+        help_text=_("If True, archived users are allowed to connect.")
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         permissions = (
diff --git a/preferences/templates/preferences/display_preferences.html b/preferences/templates/preferences/display_preferences.html
index 3e71c817..626cb1a3 100644
--- a/preferences/templates/preferences/display_preferences.html
+++ b/preferences/templates/preferences/display_preferences.html
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
                 <tr>
                     <th>{% trans "All users are active by default" %}</th>
                     <td>{{ useroptions.all_users_active|tick }}</td>
+                    <th>{% trans "Allow archived users to log-in" %}</th>
+                    <td>{{ useroptions.allow_archived_connexion|tick }}</td>
                 </tr>
             </table>
 
diff --git a/users/models.py b/users/models.py
index 68719e0f..6c19d873 100755
--- a/users/models.py
+++ b/users/models.py
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ class User(RevMixin, FieldPermissionModelMixin, AbstractBaseUser,
     @property
     def is_active(self):
         """ Renvoie si l'user est à l'état actif"""
-        return self.state == self.STATE_ACTIVE or self.state == self.STATE_NOT_YET_ACTIVE
+        allow_archived = OptionalUser.get_cached_value('allow_archived_connexion')
+        return self.state == self.STATE_ACTIVE or self.state == self.STATE_NOT_YET_ACTIVE or (allow_archived and self.state in (self.STATE_ARCHIVE, self.STATE_FULL_ARCHIVE))
 
     def set_active(self):
         """Enable this user if he subscribed successfully one time before