diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.cs
index 33a1ecc5..91a4ad32 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.cs
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ public static partial class ArchiveFactory
     public static void WriteToDirectory(
         string sourceArchive,
         string destinationDirectory,
-        ExtractionOptions? options = null
+        ReaderOptions? options = null
     )
     {
-        using var archive = OpenArchive(sourceArchive);
-        archive.WriteToDirectory(destinationDirectory, options);
+        using var archive = OpenArchive(sourceArchive, options);
+        archive.WriteToDirectory(destinationDirectory);
     }
 
     public static T FindFactory<T>(string path)
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.Async.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.Async.cs
index f2c3ac13..65f502b0 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.Async.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.Async.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common;
 
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
     public static async ValueTask WriteEntryToDirectoryAsync(
         IEntry entry,
         string destinationDirectory,
-        ExtractionOptions? options,
-        Func<string, ExtractionOptions?, CancellationToken, ValueTask> writeAsync,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
+        Func<string, ReaderOptions?, CancellationToken, ValueTask> writeAsync,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
     )
     {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
             );
         }
 
-        options ??= new ExtractionOptions() { Overwrite = true };
+        options ??= new ReaderOptions { Overwrite = true };
 
         var file = Path.GetFileName(entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null")).NotNull("File is null");
         file = Utility.ReplaceInvalidFileNameChars(file);
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
     public static async ValueTask WriteEntryToFileAsync(
         IEntry entry,
         string destinationFileName,
-        ExtractionOptions? options,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
         Func<string, FileMode, CancellationToken, ValueTask> openAndWriteAsync,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
     )
@@ -96,14 +97,14 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
             }
             else
             {
-                ExtractionOptions.DefaultSymbolicLinkHandler(destinationFileName, entry.LinkTarget);
+                ReaderOptions.DefaultSymbolicLinkHandler(destinationFileName, entry.LinkTarget);
             }
             return;
         }
         else
         {
             var fm = FileMode.Create;
-            options ??= new ExtractionOptions() { Overwrite = true };
+            options ??= new ReaderOptions { Overwrite = true };
 
             if (!options.Overwrite)
             {
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.cs
index ab6e986b..50a783b7 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/ExtractionMethods.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Common.Options;
+using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common;
 
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
     public static void WriteEntryToDirectory(
         IEntry entry,
         string destinationDirectory,
-        ExtractionOptions? options,
-        Action<string, ExtractionOptions?> write
+        ReaderOptions? options,
+        Action<string, ReaderOptions?> write
     )
     {
         string destinationFileName;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
             );
         }
 
-        options ??= new ExtractionOptions() { Overwrite = true };
+        options ??= new ReaderOptions { Overwrite = true };
 
         var file = Path.GetFileName(entry.Key.NotNull("Entry Key is null")).NotNull("File is null");
         file = Utility.ReplaceInvalidFileNameChars(file);
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
     public static void WriteEntryToFile(
         IEntry entry,
         string destinationFileName,
-        ExtractionOptions? options,
+        ReaderOptions? options,
         Action<string, FileMode> openAndWrite
     )
     {
@@ -107,14 +109,14 @@ internal static partial class ExtractionMethods
             }
             else
             {
-                ExtractionOptions.DefaultSymbolicLinkHandler(destinationFileName, entry.LinkTarget);
+                ReaderOptions.DefaultSymbolicLinkHandler(destinationFileName, entry.LinkTarget);
             }
             return;
         }
         else
         {
             var fm = FileMode.Create;
-            options ??= new ExtractionOptions() { Overwrite = true };
+            options ??= new ReaderOptions { Overwrite = true };
 
             if (!options.Overwrite)
             {
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/IEntry.Extensions.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/IEntry.Extensions.cs
index 7e9b79a3..76d9fe49 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/IEntry.Extensions.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/IEntry.Extensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.IO;
+using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
 namespace SharpCompress.Common;
 
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ internal static class EntryExtensions
     internal static void PreserveExtractionOptions(
         this IEntry entry,
         string destinationFileName,
-        ExtractionOptions options
+        ReaderOptions options
     )
     {
         if (options.PreserveFileTime || options.PreserveAttributes)
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/Options/IExtractionOptions.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Options/IExtractionOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e88d247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Options/IExtractionOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common.Options;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Options for configuring extraction behavior when extracting archive entries to the filesystem.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IExtractionOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Overwrite target if it exists.
+    /// <para><b>Breaking change:</b> Default changed from false to true in version 0.40.0.</para>
+    /// </summary>
+    bool Overwrite { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract with internal directory structure.
+    /// <para><b>Breaking change:</b> Default changed from false to true in version 0.40.0.</para>
+    /// </summary>
+    bool ExtractFullPath { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Preserve file time.
+    /// <para><b>Breaking change:</b> Default changed from false to true in version 0.40.0.</para>
+    /// </summary>
+    bool PreserveFileTime { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Preserve windows file attributes.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool PreserveAttributes { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Delegate for writing symbolic links to disk.
+    /// The first parameter is the source path (where the symlink is created).
+    /// The second parameter is the target path (what the symlink refers to).
+    /// </summary>
+    Action<string, string>? SymbolicLinkHandler { get; init; }
+}
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/Options/IReaderOptions.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Options/IReaderOptions.cs
index 0214afeb..d9f51880 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/Options/IReaderOptions.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Options/IReaderOptions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 namespace SharpCompress.Common.Options;
 
-public interface IReaderOptions : IStreamOptions, IEncodingOptions, IProgressOptions, IExtractionOptions
+public interface IReaderOptions
+    : IStreamOptions,
+        IEncodingOptions,
+        IProgressOptions,
+        IExtractionOptions
 {
     bool LookForHeader { get; init; }
     string? Password { get; init; }