diff --git a/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Controller/MessageController.php b/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Controller/MessageController.php
index a1684fbce51fc..ff2fc8e82453e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Controller/MessageController.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Controller/MessageController.php
@@ -74,6 +74,58 @@ public function unpublish()
 		$this->setRedirect('index.php?option=com_postinstall&eid=' . $eid);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Re-Publishes an archived post-installation message of the specified extension.
+	 *
+	 * @return   void
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function republish()
+	{
+		$model = $this->getModel('Messages', '', array('ignore_request' => true));
+
+		$id = $this->input->get('id');
+
+		$eid = (int) $model->getState('eid', $model->getJoomlaFilesExtensionId());
+
+		if (empty($eid))
+		{
+			$eid = $model->getJoomlaFilesExtensionId();
+		}
+
+		$model->setState('published', 1);
+		$model->republishMessage($id);
+
+		$this->setRedirect('index.php?option=com_postinstall&eid=' . $eid);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Archives a published post-installation message of the specified extension.
+	 *
+	 * @return   void
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function archive()
+	{
+		$model = $this->getModel('Messages', '', array('ignore_request' => true));
+
+		$id = $this->input->get('id');
+
+		$eid = (int) $model->getState('eid', $model->getJoomlaFilesExtensionId());
+
+		if (empty($eid))
+		{
+			$eid = $model->getJoomlaFilesExtensionId();
+		}
+
+		$model->setState('published', 2);
+		$model->archiveMessage($id);
+
+		$this->setRedirect('index.php?option=com_postinstall&eid=' . $eid);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Executes the action associated with an item.
 	 *
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Model/MessagesModel.php b/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Model/MessagesModel.php
index 79286558bf4d2..99fcfd0218c02 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Model/MessagesModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_postinstall/src/Model/MessagesModel.php
@@ -120,6 +120,56 @@ public function unpublishMessage($id)
 		Factory::getCache()->clean('com_postinstall');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Archives specified post-install message
+	 *
+	 * @param    integer  $id  The message id
+	 *
+	 * @return   void
+	 *
+	 * @since    __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function archiveMessage($id)
+	{
+		$db = $this->getDbo();
+		$id = (int) $id;
+
+		$query = $db->getQuery(true);
+		$query
+			->update($db->quoteName('#__postinstall_messages'))
+			->set($db->quoteName('enabled') . ' = 2')
+			->where($db->quoteName('postinstall_message_id') . ' = :id')
+			->bind(':id', $id, ParameterType::INTEGER);
+		$db->setQuery($query);
+		$db->execute();
+		Factory::getCache()->clean('com_postinstall');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Republishes specified post-install message
+	 *
+	 * @param    integer  $id  The message id
+	 *
+	 * @return   void
+	 *
+	 * @since    __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function republishMessage($id)
+	{
+		$db = $this->getDbo();
+		$id = (int) $id;
+
+		$query = $db->getQuery(true);
+		$query
+			->update($db->quoteName('#__postinstall_messages'))
+			->set($db->quoteName('enabled') . ' = 1')
+			->where($db->quoteName('postinstall_message_id') . ' = :id')
+			->bind(':id', $id, ParameterType::INTEGER);
+		$db->setQuery($query);
+		$db->execute();
+		Factory::getCache()->clean('com_postinstall');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a list of messages from the #__postinstall_messages table
 	 *
@@ -131,10 +181,9 @@ public function getItems()
 	{
 		// Add a forced extension filtering to the list
 		$eid = (int) $this->getState('eid', $this->getJoomlaFilesExtensionId());
-		$published = (int) $this->getState('published', 1);
 
 		// Build a cache ID for the resulting data object
-		$cacheId = $eid . '.' . $published;
+		$cacheId = 'postinstall_messages.' . $eid;
 
 		$db = $this->getDatabase();
 		$query = $db->getQuery(true);
@@ -161,8 +210,7 @@ public function getItems()
 			->bind(':eid', $eid, ParameterType::INTEGER);
 
 		// Force filter only enabled messages
-		$query->where($db->quoteName('enabled') . ' = :published')
-			->bind(':published', $published, ParameterType::INTEGER);
+		$query->where($db->quoteName('enabled') . ' IN (1,2)');
 		$db->setQuery($query);
 
 		try
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_postinstall/tmpl/messages/default.php b/administrator/components/com_postinstall/tmpl/messages/default.php
index 0cd1ea645508e..cb7fd12316a7c 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_postinstall/tmpl/messages/default.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_postinstall/tmpl/messages/default.php
@@ -26,25 +26,46 @@
 </form>
 
 <?php foreach ($this->items as $item) : ?>
-<div class="card card-outline-secondary mb-3">
-	<div class="card-body">
-		<h3><?php echo Text::_($item->title_key); ?></h3>
-		<p class="small">
-			<?php echo Text::sprintf('COM_POSTINSTALL_LBL_SINCEVERSION', $item->version_introduced); ?>
-		</p>
-		<div>
-			<?php echo Text::_($item->description_key); ?>
-			<?php if ($item->type !== 'message') : ?>
-			<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_postinstall&view=messages&task=message.action&id=' . $item->postinstall_message_id . '&' . $this->token . '=1'); ?>" class="btn btn-primary">
-				<?php echo Text::_($item->action_key); ?>
-			</a>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-			<?php if (Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity()->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_postinstall')) : ?>
-			<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_postinstall&view=messages&task=message.unpublish&id=' . $item->postinstall_message_id . '&' . $this->token . '=1'); ?>" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">
-				<?php echo Text::_('COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_HIDE'); ?>
-			</a>
-			<?php endif; ?>
+	<?php if ($item->enabled === 1) : ?>
+		<div class="card card-outline-secondary mb-3">
+			<div class="card-body">
+				<h3><?php echo Text::_($item->title_key); ?></h3>
+				<p class="small">
+					<?php echo Text::sprintf('COM_POSTINSTALL_LBL_SINCEVERSION', $item->version_introduced); ?>
+				</p>
+				<div>
+					<?php echo Text::_($item->description_key); ?>
+					<?php if ($item->type !== 'message') : ?>
+					<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_postinstall&view=messages&task=message.action&id=' . $item->postinstall_message_id . '&' . $this->token . '=1'); ?>" class="btn btn-primary">
+						<?php echo Text::_($item->action_key); ?>
+					</a>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+					<?php if (Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity()->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_postinstall')) : ?>
+					<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_postinstall&view=messages&task=message.unpublish&id=' . $item->postinstall_message_id . '&' . $this->token . '=1'); ?>" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">
+						<?php echo Text::_('COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_HIDE'); ?>
+					</a>
+					<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_postinstall&view=messages&task=message.archive&id=' . $item->postinstall_message_id . '&' . $this->token . '=1'); ?>" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">
+						<?php echo Text::_('COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_ARCHIVE'); ?>
+					</a>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+				</div>
+			</div>
 		</div>
-	</div>
-</div>
+	<?php elseif ($item->enabled === 2) : ?>
+		<div class="card card-outline-secondary mb-3">
+			<div class="card-body">
+				<h3><?php echo Text::_($item->title_key); ?></h3>
+				<div>
+					<?php if (Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity()->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_postinstall')) : ?>
+						<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_postinstall&view=messages&task=message.unpublish&id=' . $item->postinstall_message_id . '&' . $this->token . '=1'); ?>" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">
+							<?php echo Text::_('COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_HIDE'); ?>
+						</a>
+						<a href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_postinstall&view=messages&task=message.republish&id=' . $item->postinstall_message_id . '&' . $this->token . '=1'); ?>" class="btn btn-success btn-sm">
+							<?php echo Text::_('COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_REPUBLISH'); ?>
+						</a>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_postinstall.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_postinstall.ini
index b9472b3bb7ec7..872d92be45f0c 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_postinstall.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_postinstall.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 ; Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8
 
 COM_POSTINSTALL="Post-installation Messages"
+COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_ARCHIVE="Archive"
 COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_HIDE="Hide this message"
+COM_POSTINSTALL_BTN_REPUBLISH="Read Again"
 COM_POSTINSTALL_CONFIGURATION="Post-installation Messages: Options"
 COM_POSTINSTALL_EMPTYSTATE_BUTTON_ADD="Reset Messages"
 COM_POSTINSTALL_EMPTYSTATE_CONTENT="You have read all the messages."