diff --git a/pgweb/lists/views.py b/pgweb/lists/views.py
index f8e2e685..827d6708 100644
--- a/pgweb/lists/views.py
+++ b/pgweb/lists/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
-from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, get_object_or_404
+from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -67,3 +67,17 @@ def listinfo(request):
 			} for l in MailingList.objects.all()]
 	json.dump({'groups': groupdata, 'lists': listdata}, resp)
 	return resp
+
+# Temporary API endpoint
+def activate(request):
+	if not request.META['REMOTE_ADDR'] in settings.LIST_ACTIVATORS:
+		return HttpResponseForbidden()
+	listname = request.GET['listname']
+	active = (request.GET['active'] == '1')
+
+	l = get_object_or_404(MailingList, listname=listname)
+	if l.active == active:
+		return HttpResponse("Not changed")
+	l.active = active
+	l.save()
+	return HttpResponse("Changed")
diff --git a/pgweb/settings.py b/pgweb/settings.py
index 8fa0a334..a443c7ae 100644
--- a/pgweb/settings.py
+++ b/pgweb/settings.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ FRONTEND_SERVERS=()                                    # A tuple containing the
 FTP_MASTERS=()										   # A tuple containing the *IP addresses* of all machines
                                                        # trusted to upload ftp structure data
 VARNISH_PURGERS=()                                     # Extra servers that can do varnish purges through our queue
+LIST_ACTIVATORS=()								       # Servers that can activate lists
 ARCHIVES_SEARCH_SERVER="archives.postgresql.org"       # Where to post REST request for archives search
 FRONTEND_SMTP_RELAY="magus.postgresql.org"             # Where to relay user generated email
 
diff --git a/pgweb/urls.py b/pgweb/urls.py
index bf57d551..4321c40b 100644
--- a/pgweb/urls.py
+++ b/pgweb/urls.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
 	(r'^community/lists/$', RedirectView.as_view(url='/list/', permanent=True)),
 	(r'^community/lists/subscribe/$', 'pgweb.lists.views.subscribe'),
 	(r'^community/lists/listinfo/$', 'pgweb.lists.views.listinfo'),
+	(r'^community/lists/activate/$', 'pgweb.lists.views.activate'),
 	(r'^community/survey/vote/(\d+)/$', 'pgweb.survey.views.vote'),
 	(r'^community/survey[/\.](\d+)(-.*)?/$', 'pgweb.survey.views.results'),
 	(r'^community/user-groups/$', 'pgweb.pugs.views.index'),