diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 1f0f8d8..2886ce7 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ resource "github_repository" "self" {
   allow_merge_commit     = var.allow_merge_commit
   allow_rebase_merge     = var.allow_rebase_merge
   allow_squash_merge     = var.allow_squash_merge
+  archive_on_destroy     = var.archive_on_destroy
   auto_init              = true
   delete_branch_on_merge = true
   description            = var.description
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index bac4d37..5e0044b 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ variable "allow_squash_merge" {
   type        = bool
 }
 
+variable "archive_on_destroy" {
+  default     = false
+  description = "Set to true to archive the repository instead of deleting on destroy"
+  type        = bool
+}
+
 variable "description" {
   description = "The description of the repository"
   type        = string