diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/arch_test.sh b/jobs/rocoto/arch_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c723c842aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/arch_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+###############################################################
+exit 0
diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.arch b/parm/config/gefs/config.arch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a23bcce6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.arch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+########## config.arch ##########
+# Archive specific
+
+echo "BEGIN: config.arch"
+
+# Get task specific resources
+. "${EXPDIR}/config.resources" arch
+
+export ARCH_GAUSSIAN="YES"
+export ARCH_GAUSSIAN_FHMAX=${FHMAX_GFS}
+export ARCH_GAUSSIAN_FHINC=${FHOUT_GFS}
+
+echo "END: config.arch"
diff --git a/parm/config/gefs/config.resources b/parm/config/gefs/config.resources
index 81d2a20635..8c3ba88940 100644
--- a/parm/config/gefs/config.resources
+++ b/parm/config/gefs/config.resources
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ case ${step} in
     export is_exclusive=False
     ;;
 
+  "arch")
+    export walltime="06:00:00"
+    export ntasks=1
+    export tasks_per_node=1
+    export threads_per_task=1
+    export memory="4096M"
+    ;;
   *)
     echo "FATAL ERROR: Invalid job ${step} passed to ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
     exit 1
diff --git a/workflow/applications/gefs.py b/workflow/applications/gefs.py
index 364ee2c48b..c1e001c171 100644
--- a/workflow/applications/gefs.py
+++ b/workflow/applications/gefs.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def _get_app_configs(self):
         """
         Returns the config_files that are involved in gefs
         """
-        configs = ['stage_ic', 'fcst', 'atmos_products']
+        configs = ['stage_ic', 'fcst', 'atmos_products', 'arch']
 
         if self.nens > 0:
             configs += ['efcs', 'atmos_ensstat']
@@ -79,4 +79,6 @@ def get_task_names(self):
         if self.do_extractvars:
             tasks += ['extractvars']
 
+        tasks += ['arch']
+
         return {f"{self._base['RUN']}": tasks}
diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
index 1b357d8ee3..e78ac96d83 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
@@ -546,3 +546,44 @@ def extractvars(self):
         task = rocoto.create_task(member_metatask_dict)
 
         return task
+
+    def arch(self):
+        deps = []
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'atmos_prod'}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'atmos_ensstat'}
+        deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        if self.app_config.do_ice:
+            dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'ice_prod'}
+            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        if self.app_config.do_ocean:
+            dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'ocean_prod'}
+            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        if self.app_config.do_wave:
+            dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'wave_post_grid'}
+            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+            dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'wave_post_pnt'}
+            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+            if self.app_config.do_wave_bnd:
+                dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'wave_post_bndpnt'}
+                deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+                dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'wave_post_bndpnt_bull'}
+                deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
+        dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep=deps, dep_condition='and')
+
+        resources = self.get_resource('arch')
+        task_name = 'arch'
+        task_dict = {'task_name': task_name,
+                     'resources': resources,
+                     'envars': self.envars,
+                     'cycledef': 'gefs',
+                     'dependency': dependencies,
+                     'command': f'{self.HOMEgfs}/jobs/rocoto/arch_test.sh',
+                     'job_name': f'{self.pslot}_{task_name}_@H',
+                     'log': f'{self.rotdir}/logs/@Y@m@d@H/{task_name}.log',
+                     'maxtries': '&MAXTRIES;'
+                     }
+
+        task = rocoto.create_task(task_dict)
+
+        return task