diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07bc3791b..321b08d67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 * Admin
 - The minimum required Erlang/OTP version is now 19.1
 
+* MUC
+- Service admins are allowed to recreate room even if archiv is nonempty
+
 # Version 19.02
 
 * Admin
diff --git a/src/mod_muc.erl b/src/mod_muc.erl
index 9d53b8974..96b73891d 100644
--- a/src/mod_muc.erl
+++ b/src/mod_muc.erl
@@ -438,18 +438,21 @@ do_route1(_Host, _ServerHost, _Access, _HistorySize, _RoomShaper,
     ejabberd_router:route_error(Packet, Err);
 do_route1(Host, ServerHost, Access, HistorySize, RoomShaper,
 	  From, To, Packet, DefRoomOpts, QueueType) ->
-    {_AccessRoute, AccessCreate, _AccessAdmin, _AccessPersistent, _AccessMam} = Access,
+    {_AccessRoute, AccessCreate, AccessAdmin, _AccessPersistent, _AccessMam} = Access,
     {Room, _, Nick} = jid:tolower(To),
     RMod = gen_mod:ram_db_mod(ServerHost, ?MODULE),
     case RMod:find_online_room(ServerHost, Room, Host) of
 	error ->
 	    case is_create_request(Packet) of
 		true ->
+		    IsServiceAdmin = acl:match_rule(ServerHost,
+			AccessAdmin, From) == allow,
 		    case check_user_can_create_room(
 			   ServerHost, AccessCreate, From, Room) and
-			ejabberd_hooks:run_fold(check_create_room,
+				(IsServiceAdmin orelse
+				    ejabberd_hooks:run_fold(check_create_room,
 					ServerHost, true,
-					[ServerHost, Room, Host]) of
+					[ServerHost, Room, Host])) of
 			true ->
 			    {ok, Pid} = start_new_room(
 					  Host, ServerHost, Access,