diff --git a/src/postorius/templates/postorius/lists/summary.html b/src/postorius/templates/postorius/lists/summary.html
index 06f7ee9..6dc2a77 100644
--- a/src/postorius/templates/postorius/lists/summary.html
+++ b/src/postorius/templates/postorius/lists/summary.html
@@ -18,12 +18,20 @@
     <p>{% trans 'To contact the list owners, use the following email address:' %} <em>{{ list.settings.owner_address }}</em></p>
 
     {# Archives #}
-    {% if 'hyperkitty' in INSTALLED_APPS %}
+    {% if hyperkitty_enabled %}
+      {% if not public_archive and not user.is_authenticated %}
+        <p>
+          {% trans 'You have to login to visit the archives of this list.' %}
+        </p>
+      {% else %}
         {% url 'hk_list_overview' list.fqdn_listname as hyperkitty_list_url %}
-        {% blocktrans %}
-          <p>To see the prior postings to this list, visit
-          <a href="{{ hyperkitty_list_url }}">the archives</a>.</p>
-        {% endblocktrans %}
+        <p>
+          {% blocktrans %}
+            To see the prior postings to this list, visit
+            <a href="{{ hyperkitty_list_url }}">the archives</a>.
+          {% endblocktrans %}
+        </p>
+      {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 
     <hr />
diff --git a/src/postorius/views/list.py b/src/postorius/views/list.py
index 2936ed2..51ba88d 100644
--- a/src/postorius/views/list.py
+++ b/src/postorius/views/list.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 from allauth.account.models import EmailAddress
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseNotAllowed, Http404
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
@@ -202,7 +203,15 @@
     def get(self, request, list_id):
         data = {'list': self.mailing_list,
                 'userSubscribed': False,
-                'subscribed_address': None}
+                'subscribed_address': None,
+                'public_archive': False,
+                'hyperkitty_enabled': False}
+        if self.mailing_list.settings['archive_policy'] == 'public':
+            data['public_archive'] = True
+        if ('hyperkitty' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS and
+                'hyperkitty' in self.mailing_list.archivers and
+                self.mailing_list.archivers['hyperkitty']):
+            data['hyperkitty_enabled'] = True
         if request.user.is_authenticated():
             user_emails = EmailAddress.objects.filter(
                 user=request.user, verified=True).order_by(