diff --git a/platformio/package/manifest/parser.py b/platformio/package/manifest/parser.py
index bf017721..837fabd6 100644
--- a/platformio/package/manifest/parser.py
+++ b/platformio/package/manifest/parser.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import io
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import tarfile
 
 import requests
 
@@ -109,6 +110,17 @@ class ManifestParserFactory(object):
             remote_url,
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def new_from_archive(path):
+        assert path.endswith("tar.gz")
+        with tarfile.open(path, mode="r:gz") as tf:
+            for t in sorted(ManifestFileType.items().values()):
+                try:
+                    return ManifestParserFactory.new(tf.extractfile(t).read(), t)
+                except KeyError:
+                    pass
+        raise UnknownManifestError("Unknown manifest file type in %s archive" % path)
+
     @staticmethod
     def new(  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
         contents, type, remote_url=None, package_dir=None
diff --git a/platformio/package/spec.py b/platformio/package/spec.py
index 0535d4ba..f031c71c 100644
--- a/platformio/package/spec.py
+++ b/platformio/package/spec.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class PackageType(object):
     def from_archive(cls, path):
         assert path.endswith("tar.gz")
         manifest_map = cls.get_manifest_map()
-        with tarfile.open(path, mode="r|gz") as tf:
+        with tarfile.open(path, mode="r:gz") as tf:
             for t in sorted(cls.items().values()):
                 for manifest in manifest_map[t]:
                     try:
diff --git a/tests/package/test_manifest.py b/tests/package/test_manifest.py
index 1ad66a75..e497c0b4 100644
--- a/tests/package/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/package/test_manifest.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import os
 import re
+import tarfile
 
 import jsondiff
 import pytest
@@ -790,6 +791,21 @@ def test_examples_from_dir(tmpdir_factory):
     )
 
 
+def test_parser_from_archive(tmpdir_factory):
+    pkg_dir = tmpdir_factory.mktemp("package")
+    pkg_dir.join("package.json").write('{"name": "package.json"}')
+    pkg_dir.join("library.json").write('{"name": "library.json"}')
+    pkg_dir.join("library.properties").write("name=library.properties")
+
+    archive_path = os.path.join(str(pkg_dir), "package.tar.gz")
+    with tarfile.open(archive_path, mode="w|gz") as tf:
+        for item in os.listdir(str(pkg_dir)):
+            tf.add(os.path.join(str(pkg_dir), item), item)
+
+    data = parser.ManifestParserFactory.new_from_archive(archive_path).as_dict()
+    assert data["name"] == "library.json"
+
+
 def test_broken_schemas():
     # missing required field
     with pytest.raises(