diff --git a/app/event_handlers.py b/app/event_handlers.py
index 716428535..5c5eacc6e 100644
--- a/app/event_handlers.py
+++ b/app/event_handlers.py
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ def create_suspend_service_event(
     )
 
 
+def create_archive_service_event(
+    service_id,
+    archived_by_id,
+):
+    _send_event(
+        'archive_service',
+        service_id=service_id,
+        archived_by_id=archived_by_id,
+    )
+
+
 def _send_event(event_type, **kwargs):
     event_data = _construct_event_data(request)
     event_data.update(kwargs)
diff --git a/app/main/views/service_settings.py b/app/main/views/service_settings.py
index f748d82ee..8dc06152d 100644
--- a/app/main/views/service_settings.py
+++ b/app/main/views/service_settings.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from app import (
     user_api_client,
 )
 from app.event_handlers import (
+    create_archive_service_event,
     create_broadcast_account_type_change_event,
     create_suspend_service_event,
 )
@@ -428,6 +429,8 @@ def archive_service(service_id):
         cached_service_user_ids = [user.id for user in current_service.active_users]
 
         service_api_client.archive_service(service_id, cached_service_user_ids)
+        create_archive_service_event(service_id, archived_by_id=current_user.id)
+
         flash(
             '‘{}’ was deleted'.format(current_service.name),
             'default_with_tick',
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py
index 5cc2eb498..3a9004d46 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_service_settings.py
@@ -4125,9 +4125,11 @@ def test_archive_service_after_confirm(
     mock_get_service_templates,
     user,
 ):
-    mocked_fn = mocker.patch('app.service_api_client.post')
+    mock_api = mocker.patch('app.service_api_client.post')
+    mock_event = mocker.patch('app.main.views.service_settings.create_archive_service_event')
     redis_delete_mock = mocker.patch('app.notify_client.service_api_client.redis_client.delete')
     mocker.patch('app.notify_client.service_api_client.redis_client.delete_cache_keys_by_pattern')
+
     client_request.login(user)
     page = client_request.post(
         'main.archive_service',
@@ -4135,7 +4137,9 @@ def test_archive_service_after_confirm(
         _follow_redirects=True,
     )
 
-    mocked_fn.assert_called_once_with('/service/{}/archive'.format(SERVICE_ONE_ID), data=None)
+    mock_api.assert_called_once_with('/service/{}/archive'.format(SERVICE_ONE_ID), data=None)
+    mock_event.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, archived_by_id=user['id'])
+
     assert normalize_spaces(page.select_one('h1').text) == 'Choose service'
     assert normalize_spaces(page.select_one('.banner-default-with-tick').text) == (
         '‘service one’ was deleted'
diff --git a/tests/app/test_event_handlers.py b/tests/app/test_event_handlers.py
index 7c63cef8a..2eab95373 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_event_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_event_handlers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from unittest.mock import ANY
 
 from app.event_handlers import (
     create_add_user_to_service_event,
+    create_archive_service_event,
     create_archive_user_event,
     create_broadcast_account_type_change_event,
     create_email_change_event,
@@ -152,3 +153,21 @@ def test_suspend_service(client, mock_events):
          'service_id': service_id,
          'suspended_by_id': suspended_by_id},
     )
+
+
+def test_archive_service(client, mock_events):
+    service_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    archived_by_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+    create_archive_service_event(
+        service_id,
+        archived_by_id,
+    )
+
+    mock_events.assert_called_with(
+        'archive_service',
+        {'browser_fingerprint': {'browser': ANY, 'version': ANY, 'platform': ANY, 'user_agent_string': ''},
+         'ip_address': ANY,
+         'service_id': service_id,
+         'archived_by_id': archived_by_id},
+    )