diff --git a/archive.md b/archive.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6b52720ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: archive
+description: Browse the archived documentation for older Elastic product releases. Archived documentation is unmaintained and may be out-of-date.
+---
+
+# Documentation archive
diff --git a/docset.yml b/docset.yml
index 31132dc7b5..ec8d7c5856 100644
--- a/docset.yml
+++ b/docset.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ toc:
   - toc: release-notes
   - toc: reference
   - toc: extend
+  - file: archive.md
   - hidden: 404.md
 
 subs: