diff --git a/misc/ext.d/archive.sh b/misc/ext.d/archive.sh
index 0526f54bb..b533f0557 100644
--- a/misc/ext.d/archive.sh
+++ b/misc/ext.d/archive.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ do_open_action() {
     xz)
         xz -dc "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}" | ${pager}
         ;;
+    par2)
+        par2 r "${MC_EXT_FILENAME}"
+        ;;
     *)
         ;;
     esac
diff --git a/misc/mc.ext.in b/misc/mc.ext.in
index 0229fcb80..c8661c803 100644
--- a/misc/mc.ext.in
+++ b/misc/mc.ext.in
@@ -726,6 +726,10 @@ regex/\.xz$
 	Open=@EXTHELPERSDIR@/archive.sh view xz %var{PAGER:more}
 	View=%view{ascii} @EXTHELPERSDIR@/archive.sh view xz
 
+# Parity Archive
+type/^Parity\ Archive\ Volume\ Set
+	Open=@EXTHELPERSDIR@/archive.sh open par2
+
 ### Default ###
 
 # Default target for anything not described above