diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 89ee1bc22d..7b439d2303 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import PageTypes from '../../PageTypes';
 import { getHomePageUrl } from '../../utils/pages';
 
 import createRoom from "../../createRoom";
-import { _t, getCurrentLanguage } from '../../languageHandler';
+import {_t, _td, getCurrentLanguage} from '../../languageHandler';
 import SettingsStore, { SettingLevel } from "../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import ThemeController from "../../settings/controllers/ThemeController";
 import { startAnyRegistrationFlow } from "../../Registration.js";
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             case 'leave_room':
                 this.leaveRoom(payload.room_id);
                 break;
+            case 'forget_room':
+                this.forgetRoom(payload.room_id);
+                break;
             case 'reject_invite':
                 Modal.createTrackedDialog('Reject invitation', '', QuestionDialog, {
                     title: _t('Reject invitation'),
@@ -1124,6 +1127,22 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         });
     }
 
+    private forgetRoom(roomId: string) {
+        const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().forget(roomId).then(() => {
+            // Switch to another room view if we're currently viewing the historical room
+            if (this.state.currentRoomId === roomId) {
+                dis.dispatch({ action: "view_next_room" });
+            }
+        }, function(err) {
+            const errCode = err.errcode || _td("unknown error code");
+            Modal.createTrackedDialog("Failed to forget room", '', ErrorDialog, {
+                title: _t("Failed to forget room %(errCode)s", {errCode}),
+                description: ((err && err.message) ? err.message : _t("Operation failed")),
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Starts a chat with the welcome user, if the user doesn't already have one
      * @returns {string} The room ID of the new room, or null if no room was created
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index a9f75ce632..197acca599 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -1380,15 +1380,9 @@ export default createReactClass({
     },
 
     onForgetClick: function() {
-        this.context.forget(this.state.room.roomId).then(function() {
-            dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_next_room' });
-        }, function(err) {
-            const errCode = err.errcode || _t("unknown error code");
-            const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
-            Modal.createTrackedDialog('Failed to forget room', '', ErrorDialog, {
-                title: _t("Error"),
-                description: _t("Failed to forget room %(errCode)s", { errCode: errCode }),
-            });
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'forget_room',
+            room_id: this.state.room.roomId,
         });
     },
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile2.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile2.tsx
index ed188e996b..ca2f8865f9 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile2.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile2.tsx
@@ -276,6 +276,17 @@ export default class RoomTile2 extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         this.setState({generalMenuPosition: null}); // hide the menu
     };
 
+    private onForgetRoomClick = (ev: ButtonEvent) => {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        ev.stopPropagation();
+
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'forget_room',
+            room_id: this.props.room.roomId,
+        });
+        this.setState({generalMenuPosition: null}); // hide the menu
+    };
+
     private onOpenRoomSettings = (ev: ButtonEvent) => {
         ev.preventDefault();
         ev.stopPropagation();
@@ -315,7 +326,7 @@ export default class RoomTile2 extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     private onClickMute = ev => this.saveNotifState(ev, MUTE);
 
     private renderNotificationsMenu(isActive: boolean): React.ReactElement {
-        if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest() || !this.showContextMenu) {
+        if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest() || this.props.tag === DefaultTagID.Archived || !this.showContextMenu) {
             // the menu makes no sense in these cases so do not show one
             return null;
         }
@@ -397,7 +408,20 @@ export default class RoomTile2 extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         const favouriteLabel = isFavorite ? _t("Favourited") : _t("Favourite");
 
         let contextMenu = null;
-        if (this.state.generalMenuPosition) {
+        if (this.state.generalMenuPosition && this.props.tag === DefaultTagID.Archived) {
+            contextMenu = (
+                <ContextMenu {...contextMenuBelow(this.state.generalMenuPosition)} onFinished={this.onCloseGeneralMenu}>
+                    <div className="mx_IconizedContextMenu mx_IconizedContextMenu_compact mx_RoomTile2_contextMenu">
+                        <div className="mx_IconizedContextMenu_optionList mx_RoomTile2_contextMenu_redRow">
+                            <MenuItem onClick={this.onForgetRoomClick} label={_t("Leave Room")}>
+                                <span className="mx_IconizedContextMenu_icon mx_RoomTile2_iconSignOut" />
+                                <span className="mx_IconizedContextMenu_label">{_t("Forget Room")}</span>
+                            </MenuItem>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </ContextMenu>
+            );
+        } else if (this.state.generalMenuPosition) {
             contextMenu = (
                 <ContextMenu {...contextMenuBelow(this.state.generalMenuPosition)} onFinished={this.onCloseGeneralMenu}>
                     <div className="mx_IconizedContextMenu mx_IconizedContextMenu_compact mx_RoomTile2_contextMenu">