diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnHideController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnHideController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnHideController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnHideController.php
@@ -52,42 +52,80 @@
         ->addCancelButton($view_uri, pht('Okay'));
     }
 
+    $proxy = $column->getProxy();
+
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
-      if ($column->isHidden()) {
-        $new_status = PhabricatorProjectColumn::STATUS_ACTIVE;
+      if ($proxy) {
+        if ($proxy->isArchived()) {
+          $new_status = PhabricatorProjectStatus::STATUS_ACTIVE;
+        } else {
+          $new_status = PhabricatorProjectStatus::STATUS_ARCHIVED;
+        }
+
+        $xactions = array();
+
+        $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorProjectTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_STATUS)
+          ->setNewValue($new_status);
+
+        id(new PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor())
+          ->setActor($viewer)
+          ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
+          ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
+          ->setContinueOnMissingFields(true)
+          ->applyTransactions($proxy, $xactions);
       } else {
-        $new_status = PhabricatorProjectColumn::STATUS_HIDDEN;
+        if ($column->isHidden()) {
+          $new_status = PhabricatorProjectColumn::STATUS_ACTIVE;
+        } else {
+          $new_status = PhabricatorProjectColumn::STATUS_HIDDEN;
+        }
+
+        $type_status = PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction::TYPE_STATUS;
+        $xactions = array(
+          id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction())
+            ->setTransactionType($type_status)
+            ->setNewValue($new_status),
+        );
+
+        $editor = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor())
+          ->setActor($viewer)
+          ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
+          ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
+          ->applyTransactions($column, $xactions);
       }
 
-      $type_status = PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction::TYPE_STATUS;
-      $xactions = array(
-        id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnTransaction())
-          ->setTransactionType($type_status)
-          ->setNewValue($new_status),
-      );
-
-      $editor = id(new PhabricatorProjectColumnTransactionEditor())
-        ->setActor($viewer)
-        ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
-        ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
-        ->applyTransactions($column, $xactions);
-
       return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($view_uri);
     }
 
-    if ($column->isHidden()) {
-      $title = pht('Show Column');
-    } else {
-      $title = pht('Hide Column');
-    }
-
-    if ($column->isHidden()) {
-      $body = pht(
-        'Are you sure you want to show this column?');
+    if ($proxy) {
+      if ($column->isHidden()) {
+        $title = pht('Activate and Show Column');
+        $body = pht(
+          'This column is hidden because it represents an archived '.
+          'subproject. Do you want to activate the subproject so the '.
+          'column is visible again?');
+        $button = pht('Activate Subproject');
+      } else {
+        $title = pht('Archive and Hide Column');
+        $body = pht(
+          'This column is visible because it represents an active '.
+          'subproject. Do you want to hide the column by archiving the '.
+          'subproject?');
+        $button = pht('Archive Subproject');
+      }
     } else {
-      $body = pht(
-        'Are you sure you want to hide this column? It will no longer '.
-        'appear on the workboard.');
+      if ($column->isHidden()) {
+        $title = pht('Show Column');
+        $body = pht('Are you sure you want to show this column?');
+        $button = pht('Show Column');
+      } else {
+        $title = pht('Hide Column');
+        $body = pht(
+          'Are you sure you want to hide this column? It will no longer '.
+          'appear on the workboard.');
+        $button = pht('Hide Column');
+      }
     }
 
     $dialog = $this->newDialog()
@@ -96,7 +134,7 @@
       ->appendChild($body)
       ->setDisableWorkflowOnCancel(true)
       ->addCancelButton($view_uri)
-      ->addSubmitButton($title);
+      ->addSubmitButton($button);
 
     foreach ($request->getPassthroughRequestData() as $key => $value) {
       $dialog->addHiddenInput($key, $value);
diff --git a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php
--- a/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
   }
 
   public function isHidden() {
+    $proxy = $this->getProxy();
+    if ($proxy) {
+      return $proxy->isArchived();
+    }
+
     return ($this->getStatus() == self::STATUS_HIDDEN);
   }