diff --git a/SharpCompress/Archive/IArchiveEntry.Extensions.cs b/SharpCompress/Archive/IArchiveEntry.Extensions.cs
index 91f82f68..239a372c 100644
--- a/SharpCompress/Archive/IArchiveEntry.Extensions.cs
+++ b/SharpCompress/Archive/IArchiveEntry.Extensions.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archive
             {
                 return;
             }
-            using(entryStream)
+            using (entryStream)
             using (Stream s = new ListeningStream(streamListener, entryStream))
             {
                 s.TransferTo(streamToWriteTo);
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archive
             {
                 destinationFileName = Path.Combine(destinationDirectory, file);
             }
-            entry.WriteToFile(destinationFileName, options);
+            if (!entry.IsDirectory)
+            {
+                entry.WriteToFile(destinationFileName, options);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -69,10 +72,6 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archive
         public static void WriteToFile(this IArchiveEntry entry, string destinationFileName,
                                        ExtractOptions options = ExtractOptions.Overwrite)
         {
-            if (entry.IsDirectory)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
             FileMode fm = FileMode.Create;
 
             if (!options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.Overwrite))
@@ -84,39 +83,7 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archive
                 entry.WriteTo(fs);
             }
 
-            if (options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveFileTime) || options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveAttributes))
-            {
-                // update file time to original packed time
-                FileInfo nf = new FileInfo(destinationFileName);
-                if (nf.Exists)
-                {
-                    if (options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveFileTime))
-                    {
-                        if (entry.CreatedTime.HasValue)
-                        {
-                            nf.CreationTime = entry.CreatedTime.Value;
-                        }
-
-                        if (entry.LastModifiedTime.HasValue)
-                        {
-                            nf.LastWriteTime = entry.LastModifiedTime.Value;
-                        }
-
-                        if (entry.LastAccessedTime.HasValue)
-                        {
-                            nf.LastAccessTime = entry.CreatedTime.Value;
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    if (options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveAttributes))
-                    {
-                        if (entry.Attrib.HasValue)
-                        {
-                            nf.Attributes = (FileAttributes)System.Enum.ToObject(typeof(FileAttributes), entry.Attrib.Value);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            entry.PreserveExtractionOptions(destinationFileName, options);
         }
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/SharpCompress/Common/IEntry.Extensions.cs b/SharpCompress/Common/IEntry.Extensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8385c7db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SharpCompress/Common/IEntry.Extensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Common
+{
+    internal static class IEntryExtensions
+    {
+        internal static void PreserveExtractionOptions(this IEntry entry, string destinationFileName,
+                                                        ExtractOptions options)
+        {
+            if (options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveFileTime) || options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveAttributes))
+            {
+                FileInfo nf = new FileInfo(destinationFileName);
+                if (!nf.Exists)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // update file time to original packed time
+                if (options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveFileTime))
+                {
+                    if (entry.CreatedTime.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        nf.CreationTime = entry.CreatedTime.Value;
+                    }
+
+                    if (entry.LastModifiedTime.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        nf.LastWriteTime = entry.LastModifiedTime.Value;
+                    }
+
+                    if (entry.LastAccessedTime.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        nf.LastAccessTime = entry.LastAccessedTime.Value;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (options.HasFlag(ExtractOptions.PreserveAttributes))
+                {
+                    if (entry.Attrib.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        nf.Attributes = (FileAttributes)System.Enum.ToObject(typeof(FileAttributes), entry.Attrib.Value);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SharpCompress/Reader/IReader.Extensions.cs b/SharpCompress/Reader/IReader.Extensions.cs
index 7eabd7fc..00b5374b 100644
--- a/SharpCompress/Reader/IReader.Extensions.cs
+++ b/SharpCompress/Reader/IReader.Extensions.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Reader
                 //    s.TransferTo(fs);
                 //}
             }
+            reader.Entry.PreserveExtractionOptions(destinationFileName, options);
         }
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.PortableTest.csproj b/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.PortableTest.csproj
index d978c5de..76f4792b 100644
--- a/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.PortableTest.csproj
+++ b/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.PortableTest.csproj
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Common\FilePart.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Entry.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\IEntry.cs" />
+	<Compile Include="Common\IEntry.Extensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\IVolume.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Rar\RarCryptoWrapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Rar\RarRijndael.Portable.cs" />
diff --git a/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.Unsigned.csproj b/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.Unsigned.csproj
index 0bfa9838..2114d855 100644
--- a/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.Unsigned.csproj
+++ b/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.Unsigned.csproj
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Common\FilePart.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Entry.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\IEntry.cs" />
+	<Compile Include="Common\IEntry.Extensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\IVolume.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Rar\RarCryptoWrapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Rar\RarRijndael.cs" />
diff --git a/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj b/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj
index b2c2ab6b..fd033f1a 100644
--- a/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj
+++ b/SharpCompress/SharpCompress.csproj
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Common\FilePart.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Entry.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\IEntry.cs" />
+	<Compile Include="Common\IEntry.Extensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\IVolume.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Rar\RarCryptoWrapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\Rar\RarRijndael.cs" />