diff --git a/bin/xbps-repo/util.c b/bin/xbps-repo/util.c
index c9def1f8..a66fad39 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-repo/util.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-repo/util.c
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ show_pkg_info(prop_dictionary_t dict)
 	assert(dict != NULL);
 	assert(prop_dictionary_count(dict) != 0);
 
+	obj = prop_dictionary_get(dict, "archive-compression-type");
+	if (obj && prop_object_type(obj) == PROP_TYPE_STRING)
+		printf("Compression type: %s\n",
+		    prop_string_cstring_nocopy(obj));
+
 	obj = prop_dictionary_get(dict, "pkgname");
 	if (obj && prop_object_type(obj) == PROP_TYPE_STRING)
 		printf("Package: %s\n", prop_string_cstring_nocopy(obj));
diff --git a/lib/repository_plist.c b/lib/repository_plist.c
index 198043e4..f67efe19 100644
--- a/lib/repository_plist.c
+++ b/lib/repository_plist.c
@@ -175,12 +175,17 @@ xbps_get_pkg_plist_dict_from_url(const char *url, const char *plistf)
 	prop_dictionary_t plistd = NULL;
 	struct archive *a;
 	struct archive_entry *entry;
-	const char *curpath;
+	const char *curpath, *comptype;
 	int i = 0;
 
 	if ((a = open_archive(url)) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	/*
+	 * Save compression type string for future use.
+	 */
+	comptype = archive_compression_name(a);
+
 	while ((archive_read_next_header(a, &entry)) == ARCHIVE_OK) {
 		curpath = archive_entry_pathname(entry);
 		if (i >= 5) {
@@ -201,6 +206,9 @@ xbps_get_pkg_plist_dict_from_url(const char *url, const char *plistf)
 			errno = EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}
+		prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(plistd,
+		    "archive-compression-type", comptype);
+
 		break;
 	}
 	archive_read_finish(a);