diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveExtensions.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveExtensions.cs
index 14a48dbd..56ea0d9f 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/IArchiveExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
@@ -19,4 +24,54 @@ public static class IArchiveExtensions
             entry.WriteToDirectory(destinationDirectory, options);
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extracts the archive to the destination directory. Directories will be created as needed.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="archive">The archive to extract.</param>
+    /// <param name="destination">The folder to extract into.</param>
+    /// <param name="progressReport">Optional progress report callback.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Optional cancellation token.</param>
+    public static void ExtractToDirectory(
+        this IArchive archive,
+        string destination,
+        Action<double>? progressReport = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
+    )
+    {
+        // Prepare for progress reporting
+        var totalBytes = archive.TotalUncompressSize;
+        var bytesRead = 0L;
+
+        // Tracking for created directories.
+        var seenDirectories = new HashSet<string>();
+
+        // Extract
+        var entries = archive.ExtractAllEntries();
+        while (entries.MoveToNextEntry())
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            var entry = entries.Entry;
+            if (entry.IsDirectory)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Create each directory
+            var path = Path.Combine(destination, entry.Key);
+            if (Path.GetDirectoryName(path) is { } directory && seenDirectories.Add(path))
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
+            }
+
+            // Write file
+            using var fs = File.OpenWrite(path);
+            entries.WriteEntryTo(fs);
+
+            // Update progress
+            bytesRead += entry.Size;
+            progressReport?.Invoke(bytesRead / (double)totalBytes);
+        }
+    }
 }