diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 018d4347..ee5b1ed2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 
 name = "zip"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.2"
 authors = ["Mathijs van de Nes <git@mathijs.vd-nes.nl>"]
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/mvdnes/zip-rs.git"
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Library to support the reading and writing of zip files.
 
 [dependencies]
 flate2 = "*"
+bzip2 = "*"
 time = "*"
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d95844fc..f166494a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Supported compression formats:
 
 * stored (i.e. none)
 * deflate
+* bzip2
 
 Currently unsupported zip extensions:
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8d1e4838..c68d27a6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #[phase(plugin, link)] extern crate log;
 extern crate time;
 extern crate flate2;
+extern crate bzip2;
 
 pub use reader::ZipReader;
 pub use writer::ZipWriter;
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index c1f58f40..2600c399 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use result::{ZipResult, ZipError};
 use std::io;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use flate2::FlateReader;
+use bzip2::reader::BzDecompressor;
 
 /// Wrapper for reading the contents of a ZIP file.
 ///
@@ -112,6 +113,15 @@ impl<T: Reader+Seek> ZipReader<T>
                         file.crc32)
                     as Box<Reader>
             },
+            CompressionMethod::Bzip2 =>
+            {
+                let bzip2_reader = BzDecompressor::new(limit_reader);
+                box
+                    Crc32Reader::new(
+                        bzip2_reader,
+                        file.crc32)
+                    as Box<Reader>
+            },
             _ => return unsupported_zip_error("Compression method not supported"),
         };
         Ok(reader)
diff --git a/src/writer.rs b/src/writer.rs
index 23f54734..b87714a8 100644
--- a/src/writer.rs
+++ b/src/writer.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ use time;
 use flate2;
 use flate2::FlateWriter;
 use flate2::writer::DeflateEncoder;
+use bzip2;
+use bzip2::writer::BzCompressor;
 
 enum GenericZipWriter<W>
 {
     Closed,
     Storer(W),
     Deflater(DeflateEncoder<W>),
+    Bzip2(BzCompressor<W>),
 }
 
 /// Generator for ZIP files.
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ impl<W: Writer+Seek> Writer for ZipWriter<W>
         {
             GenericZipWriter::Storer(ref mut w) => w.write(buf),
             GenericZipWriter::Deflater(ref mut w) => w.write(buf),
+            GenericZipWriter::Bzip2(ref mut w) => w.write(buf),
             GenericZipWriter::Closed => Err(io::standard_error(io::Closed)),
         }
     }
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ impl<W: Writer+Seek> GenericZipWriter<W>
         {
             GenericZipWriter::Storer(w) => w,
             GenericZipWriter::Deflater(w) => try!(w.finish()),
+            GenericZipWriter::Bzip2(w) => try!(w.unwrap()),
             GenericZipWriter::Closed => try!(Err(io::standard_error(io::Closed))),
         };
 
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@ impl<W: Writer+Seek> GenericZipWriter<W>
         {
             CompressionMethod::Stored => GenericZipWriter::Storer(bare),
             CompressionMethod::Deflated => GenericZipWriter::Deflater(bare.deflate_encode(flate2::Default)),
+            CompressionMethod::Bzip2 => GenericZipWriter::Bzip2(BzCompressor::new(bare, bzip2::CompressionLevel::Default)),
             _ => return Err(ZipError::UnsupportedZipFile("Unsupported compression")),
         };