diff --git a/src/read.rs b/src/read.rs
index 443cb305..be5530f6 100644
--- a/src/read.rs
+++ b/src/read.rs
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ fn central_header_to_zip_file<R: Read + io::Seek>(
     reader: &mut R,
     archive_offset: u64,
 ) -> ZipResult<ZipFileData> {
+    let central_header_start = reader.seek(io::SeekFrom::Current(0))?;
     // Parse central header
     let signature = reader.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()?;
     if signature != spec::CENTRAL_DIRECTORY_HEADER_SIGNATURE {
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ fn central_header_to_zip_file<R: Read + io::Seek>(
         file_name_raw,
         file_comment,
         header_start: offset,
+        central_header_start,
         data_start: 0,
         external_attributes: external_file_attributes,
     };
@@ -646,6 +648,10 @@ impl<'a> ZipFile<'a> {
     pub fn header_start(&self) -> u64 {
         self.data.header_start
     }
+    /// Get the starting offset of the zip header in the central directory for this file
+    pub fn central_header_start(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.data.central_header_start
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Read for ZipFile<'a> {
@@ -747,6 +753,7 @@ pub fn read_zipfile_from_stream<'a, R: io::Read>(
         // not available.
         header_start: 0,
         data_start: 0,
+        central_header_start: 0,
         // The external_attributes field is only available in the central directory.
         // We set this to zero, which should be valid as the docs state 'If input came
         // from standard input, this field is set to zero.'
@@ -811,14 +818,15 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn zip_comment() {
+    fn zip_contents() {
         use super::ZipArchive;
         use std::io;
 
         let mut v = Vec::new();
         v.extend_from_slice(include_bytes!("../tests/data/mimetype.zip"));
-        let reader = ZipArchive::new(io::Cursor::new(v)).unwrap();
+        let mut reader = ZipArchive::new(io::Cursor::new(v)).unwrap();
         assert!(reader.comment() == b"");
+        assert_eq!(reader.by_index(0).unwrap().central_header_start(), 77);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 8738cb51..f4684027 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ pub struct ZipFileData {
     pub file_comment: String,
     /// Specifies where the local header of the file starts
     pub header_start: u64,
+    /// Specifies where the central header of the file starts
+    ///
+    /// Note that when this is not known, it is set to 0
+    pub central_header_start: u64,
     /// Specifies where the compressed data of the file starts
     pub data_start: u64,
     /// External file attributes
@@ -309,6 +313,7 @@ mod test {
             file_comment: String::new(),
             header_start: 0,
             data_start: 0,
+            central_header_start: 0,
             external_attributes: 0,
         };
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/src/write.rs b/src/write.rs
index cf43c3fb..b8e97b08 100644
--- a/src/write.rs
+++ b/src/write.rs
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ impl<W: Write + io::Seek> ZipWriter<W> {
                 file_comment: String::new(),
                 header_start,
                 data_start: 0,
+                central_header_start: 0,
                 external_attributes: permissions << 16,
             };
             write_local_file_header(writer, &file)?;