diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 75b05bf4152..215a684a5d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ v 8.6.0 (unreleased)
   - Increase the notes polling timeout over time (Roberto Dip)
   - Show labels in dashboard and group milestone views
   - Add main language of a project in the list of projects (Tiago Botelho)
+  - Add ability to show archived projects on dashboard, explore and group pages
 
 v 8.5.4
   - Do not cache requests for badges (including builds badge)
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index d4878b333f9..3dc524ccca4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
       &::before {
         content: "\f00c";
         position: absolute;
-        left: 4px;
-        top: 8px;
+        left: 5px;
+        top: 50%;
+        margin-top: -7px;
         font: normal normal normal 14px/1 FontAwesome;
         font-size: inherit;
         text-rendering: auto;
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@
 }
 
 .dropdown-header {
-  padding-left: 10px;
-  padding-right: 10px;
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  padding-right: 5px;
   color: $dropdown-header-color;
   font-size: 13px;
   line-height: 22px;
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/filter_projects.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/filter_projects.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f63b703d101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/filter_projects.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# == FilterProjects
+#
+# Controller concern to handle projects filtering
+# * by name
+# * by archived state
+#
+module FilterProjects
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  def filter_projects(projects)
+    projects = projects.search(params[:filter_projects]) if params[:filter_projects].present?
+    projects = projects.non_archived if params[:archived].blank?
+    projects
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard/projects_controller.rb
index dc880b634e5..fc51c3241af 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard/projects_controller.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 class Dashboard::ProjectsController < Dashboard::ApplicationController
+  include FilterProjects
+
   before_action :event_filter
 
   def index
-    @projects = current_user.authorized_projects.sorted_by_activity.non_archived
-    @projects = @projects.sort(@sort = params[:sort])
+    @projects = current_user.authorized_projects.sorted_by_activity
+    @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
     @projects = @projects.includes(:namespace)
+    @projects = @projects.sort(@sort = params[:sort])
+    @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if params[:filter_projects].blank?
 
-    terms = params[:filter_projects]
-
-    if terms.present?
-      @projects = @projects.search(terms)
-    end
-
-    @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if terms.blank?
     @last_push = current_user.recent_push
 
     respond_to do |format|
@@ -32,16 +29,11 @@ class Dashboard::ProjectsController < Dashboard::ApplicationController
 
   def starred
     @projects = current_user.starred_projects.sorted_by_activity
+    @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
     @projects = @projects.includes(:namespace, :forked_from_project, :tags)
     @projects = @projects.sort(@sort = params[:sort])
+    @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if params[:filter_projects].blank?
 
-    terms = params[:filter_projects]
-
-    if terms.present?
-      @projects = @projects.search(terms)
-    end
-
-    @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if terms.blank?
     @last_push = current_user.recent_push
     @groups = []
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/explore/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/explore/projects_controller.rb
index a384f3004db..5b811db3068 100644
--- a/app/controllers/explore/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/explore/projects_controller.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 class Explore::ProjectsController < Explore::ApplicationController
+  include FilterProjects
+
   def index
     @projects = ProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user)
     @tags = @projects.tags_on(:tags)
     @projects = @projects.tagged_with(params[:tag]) if params[:tag].present?
     @projects = @projects.where(visibility_level: params[:visibility_level]) if params[:visibility_level].present?
-    @projects = @projects.non_archived
-    @projects = @projects.search(params[:search]) if params[:search].present?
-    @projects = @projects.search(params[:filter_projects]) if params[:filter_projects].present?
+    @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
     @projects = @projects.sort(@sort = params[:sort])
     @projects = @projects.includes(:namespace).page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if params[:filter_projects].blank?
 
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ class Explore::ProjectsController < Explore::ApplicationController
 
   def trending
     @projects = TrendingProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user)
-    @projects = @projects.non_archived
-    @projects = @projects.search(params[:filter_projects]) if params[:filter_projects].present?
+    @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
     @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if params[:filter_projects].blank?
 
     respond_to do |format|
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ class Explore::ProjectsController < Explore::ApplicationController
 
   def starred
     @projects = ProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user)
-    @projects = @projects.search(params[:filter_projects]) if params[:filter_projects].present?
+    @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
     @projects = @projects.reorder('star_count DESC')
     @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if params[:filter_projects].blank?
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
index ca5ce1e2046..f05c29e9974 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 class GroupsController < Groups::ApplicationController
+  include FilterProjects
   include IssuesAction
   include MergeRequestsAction
 
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ class GroupsController < Groups::ApplicationController
   def show
     @last_push = current_user.recent_push if current_user
     @projects = @projects.includes(:namespace)
-    @projects = @projects.search(params[:filter_projects]) if params[:filter_projects].present?
+    @projects = filter_projects(@projects)
+    @projects = @projects.sort(@sort = params[:sort])
     @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(PER_PAGE) if params[:filter_projects].blank?
 
     respond_to do |format|
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ class GroupsController < Groups::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def load_projects
-    @projects ||= ProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user, group: group).sorted_by_activity.non_archived
+    @projects ||= ProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user, group: group).sorted_by_activity
   end
 
   # Dont allow unauthorized access to group
diff --git a/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb b/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb
index 3648757428b..337b0aacbb5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/explore_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module ExploreHelper
-  def explore_projects_filter_path(options={})
+  def filter_projects_path(options={})
     exist_opts = {
       sort: params[:sort],
       scope: params[:scope],
@@ -9,15 +9,7 @@ module ExploreHelper
     }
 
     options = exist_opts.merge(options)
-
-    path = if explore_controller?
-             explore_projects_path
-           elsif current_action?(:starred)
-             starred_dashboard_projects_path
-           else
-             dashboard_projects_path
-           end
-
+    path = request.path
     path << "?#{options.to_param}"
     path
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb b/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb
index f9026b887da..2f2d2721d6d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/sorting_helper.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ module SortingHelper
     }
   end
 
+  def projects_sort_options_hash
+    {
+      sort_value_name => sort_title_name,
+      sort_value_recently_updated => sort_title_recently_updated,
+      sort_value_oldest_updated => sort_title_oldest_updated,
+      sort_value_recently_created => sort_title_recently_created,
+      sort_value_oldest_created => sort_title_oldest_created,
+    }
+  end
+
   def sort_title_oldest_updated
     'Oldest updated'
   end
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
index 40f88261c10..9da3fcbd986 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   .nav-controls
     = form_tag request.original_url, method: :get, class: 'project-filter-form', id: 'project-filter-form' do |f|
       = search_field_tag :filter_projects, params[:filter_projects], placeholder: 'Filter by name...', class: 'project-filter-form-field form-control input-short projects-list-filter', spellcheck: false, id: 'project-filter-form-field', tabindex: "2"
-    = render 'explore/projects/dropdown'
+    = render 'shared/projects/dropdown'
     - if current_user.can_create_project?
       = link_to new_project_path, class: 'btn btn-new' do
         = icon('plus')
diff --git a/app/views/explore/projects/_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/explore/projects/_dropdown.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index a4b4cd8d6c7..00000000000
--- a/app/views/explore/projects/_dropdown.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-.dropdown.inline
-  %button.dropdown-toggle.btn{type: 'button', 'data-toggle' => 'dropdown'}
-    %span.light
-    - if @sort.present?
-      = sort_options_hash[@sort]
-    - else
-      = sort_title_recently_updated
-    %b.caret
-  %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right
-    %li
-      = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(sort: sort_value_name) do
-        = sort_title_name
-      = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(sort: sort_value_recently_created) do
-        = sort_title_recently_created
-      = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(sort: sort_value_oldest_created) do
-        = sort_title_oldest_created
-      = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(sort: sort_value_recently_updated) do
-        = sort_title_recently_updated
-      = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(sort: sort_value_oldest_updated) do
-        = sort_title_oldest_updated
diff --git a/app/views/explore/projects/_filter.html.haml b/app/views/explore/projects/_filter.html.haml
index 39e3e8e2738..cd485da5104 100644
--- a/app/views/explore/projects/_filter.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/explore/projects/_filter.html.haml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
       %b.caret
     %ul.dropdown-menu
       %li
-        = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(visibility_level: nil) do
+        = link_to filter_projects_path(visibility_level: nil) do
           Any
       - Gitlab::VisibilityLevel.values.each do |level|
         %li{ class: (level.to_s == params[:visibility_level]) ? 'active' : 'light' }
-          = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(visibility_level: level) do
+          = link_to filter_projects_path(visibility_level: level) do
             = visibility_level_icon(level)
             = visibility_level_label(level)
 
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
       %b.caret
     %ul.dropdown-menu
       %li
-        = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(tag: nil) do
+        = link_to filter_projects_path(tag: nil) do
           Any
 
       - @tags.each do |tag|
         %li{ class: (tag.name == params[:tag]) ? 'active' : 'light' }
-          = link_to explore_projects_filter_path(tag: tag.name) do
-            %i.fa.fa-tag
+          = link_to filter_projects_path(tag: tag.name) do
+            = icon('tag')
             = tag.name
diff --git a/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml b/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml
index 794aa57b55a..7cd8e9bea46 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/_projects.html.haml
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
     = form_tag request.original_url, method: :get, class: 'project-filter-form', id: 'project-filter-form' do |f|
       - if @projects.present?
         = search_field_tag :filter_projects, nil, placeholder: 'Filter by name', class: 'projects-list-filter form-control', spellcheck: false
-      - if can? current_user, :create_projects, @group
-        = link_to new_project_path(namespace_id: @group.id), class: 'btn btn-new pull-right' do
-          = icon('plus')
-          New Project
+    = render 'shared/projects/dropdown'
+    - if can? current_user, :create_projects, @group
+      = link_to new_project_path(namespace_id: @group.id), class: 'btn btn-new pull-right' do
+        = icon('plus')
+        New Project
 
 = render 'shared/projects/list', projects: @projects, stars: false, skip_namespace: true
diff --git a/app/views/shared/projects/_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/shared/projects/_dropdown.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7e04621ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/projects/_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+- @sort ||= sort_value_recently_updated
+- archived = params[:archived]
+.dropdown.inline
+  %button.dropdown-toggle.btn{type: 'button', 'data-toggle' => 'dropdown'}
+    %span.light
+      = projects_sort_options_hash[@sort]
+    %b.caret
+  %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right.dropdown-menu-selectable
+    %li.dropdown-header
+      Sort by
+    - projects_sort_options_hash.each do |value, title|
+      %li
+        = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: value, archived: archived), class: ("is-active" if @sort == value) do
+          = title
+
+    %li.divider
+    %li
+      = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: @sort, archived: nil), class: ("is-active" unless params[:archived].present?) do
+        Hide archived projects
+    %li
+      = link_to filter_projects_path(sort: @sort, archived: true), class: ("is-active" if params[:archived].present?) do
+        Show archived projects
diff --git a/features/dashboard/archived_projects.feature b/features/dashboard/archived_projects.feature
index 69b3a776441..bed9282f1c6 100644
--- a/features/dashboard/archived_projects.feature
+++ b/features/dashboard/archived_projects.feature
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ Feature: Dashboard Archived Projects
   Scenario: I should see non-archived projects on dashboard
     Then I should see "Shop" project link
     And I should not see "Forum" project link
+
+  Scenario: I toggle show of archived projects on dashboard
+    When I click "Show archived projects" link
+    Then I should see "Shop" project link
+    And I should see "Forum" project link
diff --git a/features/explore/projects.feature b/features/explore/projects.feature
index 7df6b6f09ba..092e18d1b86 100644
--- a/features/explore/projects.feature
+++ b/features/explore/projects.feature
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ Feature: Explore Projects
     When I visit the explore starred projects
     Then I should see project "Community"
     And I should see project "Internal"
-    And I should see project "Archive"
+    And I should not see project "Archive"
diff --git a/features/steps/dashboard/archived_projects.rb b/features/steps/dashboard/archived_projects.rb
index 36e092f50c6..6510f8d9b32 100644
--- a/features/steps/dashboard/archived_projects.rb
+++ b/features/steps/dashboard/archived_projects.rb
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardArchivedProjects < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   step 'I should see "Forum" project link' do
     expect(page).to have_link "Forum"
   end
+
+  step 'I click "Show archived projects" link' do
+    click_link "Show archived projects"
+  end
 end