diff --git a/android/phoenix/jni/apk-extract/apk-extract.c b/android/phoenix/jni/apk-extract/apk-extract.c
index d8f245a7bb..e2312103ad 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/jni/apk-extract/apk-extract.c
+++ b/android/phoenix/jni/apk-extract/apk-extract.c
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ struct userdata
    const char *dest;
 };
 
-static bool zlib_cb(const char *name, const uint8_t *cdata,
+static bool zlib_cb(const char *name, const char *valid_exts,
+      const uint8_t *cdata,
       unsigned cmode, uint32_t csize, uint32_t size,
       uint32_t crc32, void *userdata)
 {
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ static bool zlib_cb(const char *name, const uint8_t *cdata,
          break;
 
       case 8: /* Deflate */
-         if (!zlib_inflate_data_to_file(path, cdata, csize, size, crc32))
+         if (!zlib_inflate_data_to_file(path, valid_exts, cdata,
+                  csize, size, crc32))
          {
             RARCH_ERR("Failed to deflate to: %s.\n", path);
             return false;
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_com_retroarch_browser_NativeInterface_extractArc
       .dest = dest_c,
    };
 
-   if (!zlib_parse_file(archive_c, zlib_cb, &data))
+   if (!zlib_parse_file(archive_c, NULL, zlib_cb, &data))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to parse APK: %s.\n", archive_c);
       ret = JNI_FALSE;
diff --git a/apple/iOS/browser.m b/apple/iOS/browser.m
index 9ea0c99cdc..86e5d317c4 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/browser.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/browser.m
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void unzip_file(const char* path, const char* output_directory)
       apple_display_alert("Output directory for zip must not already exist.", "Action Failed");
    else if (!path_mkdir(output_directory))
       apple_display_alert("Could not create output directory to extract zip.", "Action Failed");
-   else if (!zlib_parse_file(path, zlib_extract_callback, (void*)output_directory))
+   else if (!zlib_parse_file(path, NULL, zlib_extract_callback, (void*)output_directory))
       apple_display_alert("Could not process zip file.", "Action Failed");
 }
 
diff --git a/core_info.c b/core_info.c
index 47d1a9e680..d4892648eb 100644
--- a/core_info.c
+++ b/core_info.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void core_info_list_get_supported_cores(core_info_list_t *core_info_list,
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
    if (!strcasecmp(path_get_extension(path), "zip"))
-      list = zlib_get_file_list(path);
+      list = zlib_get_file_list(path, NULL);
    core_info_tmp_list = list;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/decompress/zip_support.c b/decompress/zip_support.c
index 1e69291e18..532f3e3266 100644
--- a/decompress/zip_support.c
+++ b/decompress/zip_support.c
@@ -189,112 +189,4 @@ int read_zip_file(const char * archive_path,
    return bytes_read;
 }
 
-struct string_list *compressed_zip_file_list_new(const char *path,
-      const char* ext)
-{
-   uLong i;
-   unz_global_info global_info;
-   unzFile *zipfile             = NULL;
-   ssize_t bytes_read           = -1;
-   bool finished_reading        = false;
-   struct string_list *ext_list = NULL;
-   struct string_list *list = string_list_new();
-
-   if (!list)
-      return NULL;
-
-   if (ext)
-      ext_list = string_split(ext, "|");
-
-   zipfile = (unzFile*)unzOpen( path );
-
-   (void)finished_reading;
-   (void)bytes_read;
-
-   if (!zipfile)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("Could not open ZIP file %s.\n",path);
-      goto error;
-   }
-
-   /* Get info about the zip file */
-   if (unzGetGlobalInfo(zipfile, &global_info) != UNZ_OK)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("Could not get global zipfile info of %s."
-                "Could be only a GZIP file without the ZIP part.\n",
-                path);
-      unzClose(zipfile);
-      goto error;
-   }
-
-   for ( i = 0; i < global_info.number_entry; ++i )
-   {
-      /* Get info about current file. */
-      unz_file_info file_info;
-      char filename[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      char last_char = ' ';
-
-      if (unzGetCurrentFileInfo(
-            zipfile,
-            &file_info,
-            filename,
-            PATH_MAX_LENGTH,
-            NULL, 0, NULL, 0 ) != UNZ_OK)
-      {
-         RARCH_ERR("Could not read file info in ZIP %s.\n", path);
-         unzClose(zipfile);
-         goto error;
-      }
-
-      /* Check if this entry is a directory or file. */
-      last_char = filename[strlen(filename)-1];
-
-      if ( last_char == '/' || last_char == '\\' )
-      {
-         /* We skip directories */
-      }
-      else
-      {
-         const char *file_ext = path_get_extension(filename);
-         bool supported_by_core  = false;
-         union string_list_elem_attr attr;
-
-         if (string_list_find_elem_prefix(ext_list, ".", file_ext))
-            supported_by_core = true;
-
-         if (supported_by_core)
-         {
-            attr.i = RARCH_COMPRESSED_FILE_IN_ARCHIVE;
-            if (!string_list_append(list, filename, attr))
-            {
-               RARCH_ERR("Could not append item to string list.\n");
-               unzCloseCurrentFile(zipfile);
-               break;
-            }
-         }
-
-      }
-
-      unzCloseCurrentFile(zipfile);
-
-      if ((i + 1) < global_info.number_entry)
-      {
-         if (unzGoToNextFile(zipfile) != UNZ_OK )
-         {
-            RARCH_ERR( "Could not iterate to next file in %s. ZIP file might be corrupt.\n",path );
-            unzClose(zipfile);
-            goto error;
-         }
-      }
-   }
-
-   unzClose(zipfile);
-
-   return list;
-error:
-   string_list_free(list);
-   string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return NULL;
-}
-
 #undef RARCH_ZIP_SUPPORT_BUFFER_SIZE_MAX
diff --git a/decompress/zip_support.h b/decompress/zip_support.h
index 769006f861..dd3e5efedd 100644
--- a/decompress/zip_support.h
+++ b/decompress/zip_support.h
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ extern "C" {
 int read_zip_file(const char * archive_path,
       const char *relative_path, void **buf, const char* optional_outfile);
 
-struct string_list *compressed_zip_file_list_new(const char *path,
-      const char* ext);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/file_extract.c b/file_extract.c
index 9ad5836d5f..5e95a01bfb 100644
--- a/file_extract.c
+++ b/file_extract.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <file/file_path.h>
 #include <compat/strl.h>
 #include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
+#include "general.h"
 #include "retroarch_logger.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -213,6 +214,8 @@ static uint32_t read_le(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
 /**
  * zlib_inflate_data_to_file:
  * @path                        : filename path of archive.
+ * @valid_exts                  : Valid extensions of archive to be parsed. 
+ *                                If NULL, allow all.
  * @cdata                       : input data.
  * @csize                       : size of input data.
  * @size                        : output file size
@@ -222,8 +225,8 @@ static uint32_t read_le(const uint8_t *data, unsigned size)
  *
  * Returns: true (1) on success, otherwise false (0).
  **/
-bool zlib_inflate_data_to_file(const char *path, const uint8_t *cdata,
-      uint32_t csize, uint32_t size, uint32_t checksum)
+bool zlib_inflate_data_to_file(const char *path, const char *valid_exts,
+      const uint8_t *cdata, uint32_t csize, uint32_t size, uint32_t checksum)
 {
    bool ret = true;
    uint32_t real_checksum = 0;
@@ -264,6 +267,8 @@ end:
 /**
  * zlib_parse_file:
  * @file                        : filename path of archive
+ * @valid_exts                  : Valid extensions of archive to be parsed. 
+ *                                If NULL, allow all.
  * @file_cb                     : file_cb function pointer
  * @userdata                    : userdata to pass to file_cb function pointer.
  *
@@ -272,7 +277,8 @@ end:
  *
  * Returns: true (1) on success, otherwise false (0).
  **/
-bool zlib_parse_file(const char *file, zlib_file_cb file_cb, void *userdata)
+bool zlib_parse_file(const char *file, const char *valid_exts,
+      zlib_file_cb file_cb, void *userdata)
 {
    void *handle;
    const uint8_t *footer    = NULL;
@@ -285,6 +291,8 @@ bool zlib_parse_file(const char *file, zlib_file_cb file_cb, void *userdata)
    if (!backend)
       return false;
 
+   (void)valid_exts;
+
    handle = backend->open(file);
    if (!handle)
       GOTO_END_ERROR();
@@ -347,7 +355,8 @@ bool zlib_parse_file(const char *file, zlib_file_cb file_cb, void *userdata)
       offsetNL + offsetEL, csize, size);
 #endif
 
-      if (!file_cb(filename, cdata, cmode, csize, size, checksum, userdata))
+      if (!file_cb(filename, valid_exts, cdata, cmode,
+               csize, size, checksum, userdata))
          break;
 
       directory += 46 + namelength + extralength + commentlength;
@@ -368,7 +377,8 @@ struct zip_extract_userdata
    bool found_content;
 };
 
-static bool zip_extract_cb(const char *name, const uint8_t *cdata,
+static bool zip_extract_cb(const char *name, const char *valid_exts,
+      const uint8_t *cdata,
       unsigned cmode, uint32_t csize, uint32_t size,
       uint32_t checksum, void *userdata)
 {
@@ -396,7 +406,8 @@ static bool zip_extract_cb(const char *name, const uint8_t *cdata,
             return false;
          /* Deflate. */
          case 8:
-            if (zlib_inflate_data_to_file(new_path, cdata, csize, size, checksum))
+            if (zlib_inflate_data_to_file(new_path, valid_exts,
+                     cdata, csize, size, checksum))
             {
                strlcpy(data->zip_path, new_path, data->zip_path_size);
                data->found_content = true;
@@ -446,7 +457,7 @@ bool zlib_extract_first_content_file(char *zip_path, size_t zip_path_size,
    userdata.extraction_directory = extraction_directory;
    userdata.ext                  = list;
 
-   if (!zlib_parse_file(zip_path, zip_extract_cb, &userdata))
+   if (!zlib_parse_file(zip_path, valid_exts, zip_extract_cb, &userdata))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Parsing ZIP failed.\n");
       GOTO_END_ERROR();
@@ -464,11 +475,14 @@ end:
    return ret;
 }
 
-static bool zlib_get_file_list_cb(const char *path, const uint8_t *cdata,
+static bool zlib_get_file_list_cb(const char *path, const char *valid_exts,
+      const uint8_t *cdata,
       unsigned cmode, uint32_t csize, uint32_t size, uint32_t checksum,
       void *userdata)
 {
    union string_list_elem_attr attr;
+   struct string_list *ext_list = NULL;
+   const char *file_ext = NULL;
    struct string_list *list = (struct string_list*)userdata;
 
    (void)cdata;
@@ -476,10 +490,39 @@ static bool zlib_get_file_list_cb(const char *path, const uint8_t *cdata,
    (void)csize;
    (void)size;
    (void)checksum;
+   (void)valid_exts;
+   (void)file_ext;
+   (void)ext_list;
 
    memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
 
+   if (valid_exts)
+      ext_list = string_split(valid_exts, "|");
+
+   if (ext_list)
+   {
+      char last_char = ' ';
+
+      /* Checks if this entry is a directory or a file. */
+      last_char = path[strlen(path)-1];
+
+      if (last_char == '/' || last_char == '\\' ) /* Skip if directory. */
+         goto error;
+
+      file_ext = path_get_extension(path);
+
+      if (!file_ext || 
+            !string_list_find_elem_prefix(ext_list, ".", file_ext))
+         goto error;
+
+      attr.i = RARCH_COMPRESSED_FILE_IN_ARCHIVE;
+      string_list_free(ext_list);
+   }
+
    return string_list_append(list, path, attr);
+error:
+   string_list_free(ext_list);
+   return false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -488,14 +531,15 @@ static bool zlib_get_file_list_cb(const char *path, const uint8_t *cdata,
  *
  * Returns: string listing of files from archive on success, otherwise NULL.
  **/
-struct string_list *zlib_get_file_list(const char *path)
+struct string_list *zlib_get_file_list(const char *path, const char *valid_exts)
 {
    struct string_list *list = string_list_new();
 
    if (!list)
       return NULL;
 
-   if (!zlib_parse_file(path, zlib_get_file_list_cb, list))
+   if (!zlib_parse_file(path, valid_exts,
+            zlib_get_file_list_cb, list))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Parsing ZIP failed.\n");
       string_list_free(list);
@@ -516,7 +560,7 @@ struct string_list *compressed_file_list_new(const char *path,
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
    if (strcasecmp(file_ext,"zip") == 0)
-      return compressed_zip_file_list_new(path,ext);
+      return zlib_get_file_list(path, ext);
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/file_extract.h b/file_extract.h
index c875ef8d3a..a9dbe4b0b2 100644
--- a/file_extract.h
+++ b/file_extract.h
@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Returns true when parsing should continue. False to stop. */
-typedef bool (*zlib_file_cb)(const char *name,
+typedef bool (*zlib_file_cb)(const char *name, const char *valid_exts,
       const uint8_t *cdata, unsigned cmode, uint32_t csize, uint32_t size,
       uint32_t crc32, void *userdata);
 
 /**
  * zlib_parse_file:
  * @file                        : filename path of archive
+ * @valid_exts                  : Valid extensions of archive to be parsed. 
+ *                                If NULL, allow all.
  * @file_cb                     : file_cb function pointer
  * @userdata                    : userdata to pass to file_cb function pointer.
  *
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ typedef bool (*zlib_file_cb)(const char *name,
  *
  * Returns: true (1) on success, otherwise false (0).
  **/
-bool zlib_parse_file(const char *file, zlib_file_cb file_cb, void *userdata);
+bool zlib_parse_file(const char *file, const char *valid_exts,
+      zlib_file_cb file_cb, void *userdata);
 
 /**
  * zlib_extract_first_content_file:
@@ -65,10 +68,12 @@ bool zlib_extract_first_content_file(char *zip_path, size_t zip_path_size,
 /**
  * zlib_get_file_list:
  * @path                        : filename path of archive
+ * @valid_exts                  : Valid extensions of archive to be parsed. 
+ *                                If NULL, allow all.
  *
  * Returns: string listing of files from archive on success, otherwise NULL.
  **/
-struct string_list *zlib_get_file_list(const char *path);
+struct string_list *zlib_get_file_list(const char *path, const char *valid_exts);
 
 /**
  * zlib_inflate_data_to_file:
@@ -82,8 +87,8 @@ struct string_list *zlib_get_file_list(const char *path);
  *
  * Returns: true (1) on success, otherwise false (0).
  **/
-bool zlib_inflate_data_to_file(const char *path, const uint8_t *data,
-      uint32_t csize, uint32_t size, uint32_t crc32);
+bool zlib_inflate_data_to_file(const char *path, const char *valid_exts,
+      const uint8_t *data, uint32_t csize, uint32_t size, uint32_t crc32);
 
 struct string_list *compressed_file_list_new(const char *filename,
       const char* ext);