diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index 7c00632..6b92765 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Fix generating an RPM installer.
   Closes: SF bug #2977749
 * Added support for the lbzip2 program handling BZIP2 archives.
+* Added support for the plzip program handling LZIP archives.
 
 
 0.15 "Contraband" (released 8.4.2012)
diff --git a/patoolib/__init__.py b/patoolib/__init__.py
index 351601c..3c978b8 100644
--- a/patoolib/__init__.py
+++ b/patoolib/__init__.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ EncodingPrograms = {
     'compress': ('compress',),
     'lzma': ('lzma',),
     'xz': ('xz',),
-    'lzip': ('lzip', 'clzip', 'pdlzip'),
+    'lzip': ('lzip', 'clzip', 'plzip', 'pdlzip'),
 }
 
 # List of programs supporting the given archive format and command.
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ ArchivePrograms = {
         None: ('lha',),
     },
     'lzip': {
-        'extract': ('lzip', 'clzip', 'pdlzip'),
+        'extract': ('plzip', 'lzip', 'clzip', 'pdlzip'),
         'list': ('echo',),
-        'test': ('lzip', 'clzip', 'pdlzip'),
-        'create': ('lzip', 'clzip', 'pdlzip'),
+        'test': ('plzip', 'lzip', 'clzip', 'pdlzip'),
+        'create': ('plzip', 'lzip', 'clzip', 'pdlzip'),
     },
     'lrzip': {
         'extract': ('lrzip',),
diff --git a/patoolib/programs/plzip.py b/patoolib/programs/plzip.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47f60d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patoolib/programs/plzip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Bastian Kleineidam
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""Archive commands for the plzip program."""
+from patoolib.programs import extract_singlefile_standard, \
+    test_singlefile_standard, create_singlefile_standard
+
+
+extract_lzip = extract_singlefile_standard
+test_lzip = test_singlefile_standard
+create_lzip = create_singlefile_standard
diff --git a/tests/test_archives.py b/tests/test_archives.py
index 77846ef..77922c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_archives.py
+++ b/tests/test_archives.py
@@ -335,6 +335,13 @@ class TestArchives (ArchiveTest):
         self.archive_extract('t.txt.lz')
         self.archive_create('t.txt.lz', singlefile=True)
 
+    @needs_program('plzip')
+    def test_plzip (self):
+        self.program = 'plzip'
+        self.archive_test('t.txt.lz')
+        self.archive_extract('t.txt.lz')
+        self.archive_create('t.txt.lz', singlefile=True)
+
     @needs_program('pdlzip')
     def test_pdlzip (self):
         self.program = 'pdlzip'
diff --git a/tests/test_foo_archives.py b/tests/test_foo_archives.py
index 8e3443b..d5ccb3e 100644
--- a/tests/test_foo_archives.py
+++ b/tests/test_foo_archives.py
@@ -371,6 +371,14 @@ class TestArchives (ArchiveTest):
         self.archive_extract('t.txt.lz.foo')
         self.archive_create('t.txt.lz.foo', format="lzip", singlefile=True)
 
+    @needs_program('file')
+    @needs_program('plzip')
+    def test_plzip (self):
+        self.program = 'plzip'
+        self.archive_test('t.txt.lz.foo')
+        self.archive_extract('t.txt.lz.foo')
+        self.archive_create('t.txt.lz.foo', format="lzip", singlefile=True)
+
     @needs_program('file')
     @needs_program('pdlzip')
     def test_pdlzip (self):