diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index e534f07c4..204c5d45a 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set(SRCS    core.cpp
             hle/config_mem.cpp
             hle/coprocessor.cpp
             hle/svc.cpp
+            hle/kernel/archive.cpp
             hle/kernel/event.cpp
             hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
             hle/kernel/mutex.cpp
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ set(HEADERS core.h
             hle/coprocessor.h
             hle/hle.h
             hle/svc.h
+            hle/kernel/archive.h
             hle/kernel/kernel.h
             hle/kernel/mutex.h
             hle/kernel/thread.h
diff --git a/src/core/core.vcxproj b/src/core/core.vcxproj
index d92825a0e..85ac50818 100644
--- a/src/core/core.vcxproj
+++ b/src/core/core.vcxproj
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="hle\config_mem.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\coprocessor.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\hle.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\archive.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\event.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\kernel.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\mutex.cpp" />
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="hle\coprocessor.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\function_wrappers.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\hle.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\archive.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\event.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\kernel.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\mutex.h" />
diff --git a/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters b/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
index 8f1751c5d..37c550d56 100644
--- a/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="loader\elf.cpp">
       <Filter>loader</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="hle\kernel\archive.cpp">
+      <Filter>hle\kernel</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="arm\disassembler\arm_disasm.h">
@@ -302,6 +305,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="loader\elf.h">
       <Filter>loader</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="hle\kernel\archive.h">
+      <Filter>hle\kernel</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Text Include="CMakeLists.txt" />
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/archive.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/archive.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7351e702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/archive.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+
+#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+#include "core/hle/kernel/archive.h"
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Kernel namespace
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+class Archive : public Object {
+public:
+    const char* GetTypeName() const { return "Archive"; }
+    const char* GetName() const { return name.c_str(); }
+
+    static Kernel::HandleType GetStaticHandleType() { return HandleType::Archive; }
+    Kernel::HandleType GetHandleType() const { return HandleType::Archive; }
+
+    std::string name; ///< Name of archive (optional)
+
+    /**
+     * Wait for kernel object to synchronize
+     * @param wait Boolean wait set if current thread should wait as a result of sync operation
+     * @return Result of operation, 0 on success, otherwise error code
+     */
+    Result WaitSynchronization(bool* wait) {
+        // TODO(bunnei): ImplementMe
+        ERROR_LOG(OSHLE, "unimplemented function");
+        return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Creates an Archive
+ * @param name Optional name of Archive
+ * @param handle Handle to newly created archive object
+ * @return Newly created Archive object
+ */
+Archive* CreateArchive(Handle& handle, const std::string& name) {
+    Archive* archive = new Archive;
+    handle = Kernel::g_object_pool.Create(archive);
+    archive->name = name;
+    return archive;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates an Archive
+ * @param name Optional name of Archive
+ * @return Handle to newly created Archive object
+ */
+Handle CreateArchive(const std::string& name) {
+    Handle handle;
+    Archive* archive = CreateArchive(handle, name);
+    return handle;
+}
+
+} // namespace Kernel
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/archive.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/archive.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98670f06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/archive.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+
+#include "core/hle/kernel/kernel.h"
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Kernel namespace
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+/**
+ * Creates an archive
+ * @param name Optional name of archive
+ * @return Handle to newly created archive object
+ */
+Handle CreateArchive(const std::string& name="Unknown");
+
+} // namespace FileSys
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
index 3f15da0ac..69f4ddd37 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum class HandleType : u32 {
     Arbiter         = 9,
     File            = 10,
     Semaphore       = 11,
+    Archive         = 12,
 };
     
 enum {