diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 8020b01bb2..4bd4e0a694 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -1753,6 +1753,30 @@ static int menu_action_ok(const char *dir,
       menu_entries_push(driver.menu->menu_stack,
             cat_path, menu_label, type, driver.menu->selection_ptr);
    }
+   else if (type == MENU_FILE_CARCHIVE)
+   {
+      char cat_path[PATH_MAX];
+      fill_pathname_join(cat_path, dir, path, sizeof(cat_path));
+
+      menu_entries_push(driver.menu->menu_stack,
+            cat_path, menu_label, type, driver.menu->selection_ptr);
+      return 0;
+   }
+#ifdef HAVE_COMPRESSION
+   else if (type == MENU_FILE_IN_CARCHIVE)
+   {
+      fill_pathname_join(g_extern.fullpath, dir, path,
+            sizeof(g_extern.fullpath));
+
+      g_extern.is_carchive = true;
+      strncpy(g_extern.carchive_path,dir,sizeof(g_extern.carchive_path));
+
+      rarch_main_set_state(RARCH_ACTION_STATE_LOAD_CONTENT);
+      menu_flush_stack_type(driver.menu->menu_stack,MENU_SETTINGS);
+      driver.menu->msg_force = true;
+      return -1;
+   }
+#endif
    else
    {
       fill_pathname_join(g_extern.fullpath, dir, path,
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
index 3dc5db8416..3fb7354b1a 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
@@ -380,6 +380,16 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
          type = MENU_FILE_DIRECTORY;
          w = 5;
       }
+      else if (type == MENU_FILE_CARCHIVE)
+      {
+         strlcpy(type_str, "(COMP)", sizeof(type_str));
+         w = 6;
+      }
+      else if (type == MENU_FILE_IN_CARCHIVE)
+      {
+         strlcpy(type_str, "(CFILE)", sizeof(type_str));
+         w = 7;
+      }
       else if (type >= MENU_SETTINGS_CORE_OPTION_START)
          strlcpy(
                type_str,