diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ce149800dd..a8ef9312186 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ add_subdirectory(templateengine)
 add_subdirectory(treemodel)
 add_subdirectory(text)
 add_subdirectory(unixdevicefileaccess)
+add_subdirectory(archive)
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/archive/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/utils/archive/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4eef25931a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/archive/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+add_qtc_test(tst_utils_archive
+  DEPENDS Utils karchive
+  SOURCES tst_archive.cpp
+)
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/archive/archive.qbs b/tests/auto/utils/archive/archive.qbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15af3f2c30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/archive/archive.qbs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Project  {
+    QtcAutotest {
+        name: "Archive autotest"
+
+        Depends { name: "Utils" }
+        Depends { name: "karchive" }
+
+        files: [
+            "tst_archive.cpp",
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/archive/tst_archive.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/archive/tst_archive.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4be07a2828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/archive/tst_archive.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#include <utils/filepath.h>
+
+#include <k7zip.h>
+#include <karchive.h>
+#include <ktar.h>
+#include <kzip.h>
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QtTest>
+
+using namespace Utils;
+
+static const QByteArray testData = R"(Hello, World!
+Compress me please!
+Thank you!
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
+labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores
+et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
+labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores
+et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
+labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores
+et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
+labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores
+et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut
+labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores
+et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+)";
+
+class tst_Archive : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    void testArchive(KArchive &&archive, const FilePath &testFile)
+    {
+        QVERIFY(testFile.writeFileContents(testData));
+
+        QVERIFY(archive.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly));
+        QVERIFY(archive.addLocalFile(testFile.toFSPathString(), "data/test.txt"));
+        QVERIFY(archive.close());
+        QVERIFY(testFile.removeFile());
+        QVERIFY(!testFile.exists());
+    }
+
+    void testUnarchive(KArchive &&archive, const FilePath &testFile)
+    {
+        QVERIFY(!testFile.exists());
+
+        QVERIFY(archive.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly));
+        QVERIFY(archive.directory()->entries().contains("data"));
+        QVERIFY(archive.directory()->entry("data"));
+        QVERIFY(archive.directory()->entry("data")->isDirectory());
+        auto dataDir = static_cast<const KArchiveDirectory *>(archive.directory()->entry("data"));
+        QVERIFY(dataDir->entries().contains("test.txt"));
+        QVERIFY(dataDir->entry("test.txt")->isFile());
+        QVERIFY(dataDir->file("test.txt")->copyTo("."));
+
+        QVERIFY(testFile.exists());
+        auto contents = testFile.fileContents();
+        QVERIFY(contents);
+        QCOMPARE(*contents, QByteArray(testData));
+        QVERIFY(testFile.removeFile());
+    }
+
+    template<class ARCHIVE>
+    void unArchive(const FilePath &archivePath, bool testSize = true)
+    {
+        FilePath p = FilePath::fromString("test.txt");
+
+        testArchive(ARCHIVE(archivePath.toFSPathString()), p);
+        QVERIFY(archivePath.exists());
+        qDebug() << "Archive size:" << archivePath.fileSize() << "(expected roughly less than"
+                 << testData.size() << ")";
+        if (testSize)
+            QVERIFY(archivePath.fileSize() < testData.size());
+        testUnarchive(ARCHIVE(archivePath.toFSPathString()), p);
+        QVERIFY(archivePath.removeFile());
+    }
+
+private slots:
+    void initTestCase() {}
+
+    void cleanupTestCase() {}
+
+    void test7zip() { unArchive<K7Zip>(FilePath::fromString("test.7z")); }
+    void testZip() { unArchive<KZip>(FilePath::fromString("test.zip")); }
+    void testTar() { unArchive<KTar>(FilePath::fromString("test.tar"), false); }
+    void testXZ() { unArchive<KTar>(FilePath::fromString("test.tar.xz")); }
+    void testGZ() { unArchive<KTar>(FilePath::fromString("test.tar.gz")); }
+    void testBZip2() { unArchive<KTar>(FilePath::fromString("test.tar.bz2")); }
+};
+
+QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(tst_Archive)
+
+#include "tst_archive.moc"
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/utils.qbs b/tests/auto/utils/utils.qbs
index 14d18d29d58..9a652c1c367 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/utils.qbs
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/utils.qbs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Project {
     name: "Utils autotests"
     references: [
         "ansiescapecodehandler/ansiescapecodehandler.qbs",
+        "archive/archive.qbs",
         "async/async.qbs",
         "commandline/commandline.qbs",
         "deviceshell/deviceshell.qbs",