--- a/lisp/org-archive.el
+++ b/lisp/org-archive.el
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ This variable is obsolete and has no effect anymore, instead add or remove
   :group 'org-archive
   :type 'boolean)
 
+(defcustom org-archive-add-header-to-new-files t
+  "Non-nil means to add a header line (\"Archived entries from
+file FILE-NAME\") to newly created archive files."
+  :group 'org-archive
+  :type 'boolean)
+
 (defcustom org-archive-subtree-add-inherited-tags 'infile
   "Non-nil means append inherited tags when archiving a subtree."
   :group 'org-archive
@@ -278,7 +284,8 @@ this heading."
 	      (let ((org-insert-mode-line-in-empty-file t)
 		    (org-inhibit-startup t))
 		(call-interactively 'org-mode)))
-	  (when newfile-p
+	  (when (and newfile-p
+		     org-archive-add-header-to-new-files)
 	    (goto-char (point-max))
 	    (insert (format "\nArchived entries from file %s\n\n"
 			    (buffer-file-name this-buffer))))