diff --git a/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.py b/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.py
index 17897f1c..000c3521 100644
--- a/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.py
+++ b/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import functools
 import json
 import os
+import re
 import signal
 import sys
 import urllib
@@ -507,6 +508,20 @@ def _set_archive(self):
             self._archives.append(
                 TapArchive(access_url=self._service_access_url))
 
+        elif self._archive_type == 'custom':
+            self._service_access_url = \
+                self._json_parameters['archive_selection']['access_url']
+
+            if Utils.is_valid_url(self._service_access_url):
+                self._archives.append(
+                    TapArchive(access_url=self._service_access_url))
+            else:
+                error_message = "archive access url is not a valid url"
+                Logger.create_action_log(
+                    Logger.ACTION_ERROR,
+                    Logger.ACTION_TYPE_ARCHIVE_CONNECTION,
+                    error_message)
+        
         else:
             keyword = \
                 self._json_parameters['archive_selection']['keyword']
@@ -1305,6 +1320,17 @@ def collect_resource_keys(urls_data: list) -> list:
                     resource_keys.append(key)
         return resource_keys
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_valid_url(url: str) -> bool:
+        regex_url = re.compile(
+            r'^(?:http)s?://'
+            r'(?:(?:[A-Z0-9](?:[A-Z0-9-]{0,61}[A-Z0-9])?\.)+'
+            r'(?:[A-Z]{2,6}\.?|[A-Z0-9-]{2,}\.?)|)'
+            r'(?::\d+)?'
+            r'(?:/?|[/?]\S+)$', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+        return re.match(regex_url, url) is not None
+
 
 class Logger:
     _logs = []
diff --git a/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.xml b/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.xml
index 8f9a6433..bfee40fc 100644
--- a/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.xml
+++ b/tools/archives/pyvo_integration/astronomical_archives.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
             <param name="archive_type" type="select" label="Archive Selection">
               <option value="archive">Query specific IVOA archive</option>
               <option value="registry">Query all matching IVOA archives</option>
+              <option value="custom">Query custom TAP archive</option>
             </param>
             <when value="registry">
               <param name="keyword" type="text" label="Keyword" />
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@
                 <options from_data_table="astronomical_archives" />
               </param>
             </when>
+            <when value="custom">
+              <param name="access_url" type="text" label="TAP archive access url" />
+            </when>
         </conditional>
         <section name="query_section" title="Query selection" expanded="true">
           <conditional name="query_selection">