diff --git a/src/apps/bin/unzip/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/unzip/Jamfile
index 7169856c37..6933193e76 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/unzip/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/unzip/Jamfile
@@ -58,3 +58,8 @@ BinCommand unzipsfx :
 ;
 
 LinkSharedOSLibs unzipsfx : be ;
+
+{
+	MakeLocate <bin>zipgrep : $(OBOS_BIN_DIR) ;
+	Shell <bin>zipgrep : zipgrep ;
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/unzip/zipgrep b/src/apps/bin/unzip/zipgrep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71c3a2e7d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/unzip/zipgrep
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# zipgrep: searches the given zip members for a string or pattern
+# This shell script assumes that you have installed UnZip.
+
+pat=""
+opt=""
+while test $# -ne 0; do
+  case "$1" in
+  -e | -f) opt="$opt $1"; shift; pat="$1";;
+  -*)      opt="$opt $1";;
+   *)      if test -z "$pat"; then
+             pat="$1"
+           else
+             break;
+           fi;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if test $# = 0; then
+  echo "usage: `basename $0` [egrep_options] pattern zipfile [members...]"
+  echo searches the given zip members for a string or pattern
+  exit 1
+fi
+zipfile="$1"; shift
+
+list=0
+silent=0
+opt=`echo "$opt" | sed -e 's/ //g' -e 's/-//g'`
+case "$opt" in
+  *l*) list=1; opt=`echo $opt | sed s/l//`
+esac
+case "$opt" in
+  *h*) silent=1
+esac
+if test -n "$opt"; then
+  opt="-$opt"
+fi
+
+res=0
+for i in `unzip -Z1 "$zipfile" ${1+"$@"}`; do
+  if test $list -eq 1; then
+
+    unzip -p-L "$zipfile" "$i" | egrep $opt "$pat" > /dev/null && echo $i
+    r=$?
+  elif test $silent -eq 1; then
+
+    unzip -p-L "$zipfile" "$i" | egrep $opt "$pat"
+    r=$?
+  else
+    unzip -p-L "$zipfile" "$i" | egrep $opt "$pat" | sed "s|^|${i}:|"
+    r=$?
+  fi
+  test "$r" -ne 0 && res="$r"
+done
+exit $res