diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/post.html b/boards/templates/boards/post.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/post.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/post.html
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 {% load board %}
 
 {% spaceless %}
-{% if can_bump %}
+{% if post.thread_new.archived %}
+    <div class="post archive_post" id="{{ post.id }}">
+{% elif post.thread_new.can_bump %}
     <div class="post" id="{{ post.id }}">
 {% else %}
     <div class="post dead_post" id="{{ post.id }}">
diff --git a/boards/views/api.py b/boards/views/api.py
--- a/boards/views/api.py
+++ b/boards/views/api.py
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def get_post(request, post_id):
 
     context = RequestContext(request)
     context['post'] = post
-    context['can_bump'] = thread.can_bump()
     if PARAMETER_TRUNCATED in request.GET:
         context[PARAMETER_TRUNCATED] = True