diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.cpp
index 4a4eead7d..70d15a31d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,38 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ZipArchive::readNode(const std::string& file,con
     return rresult;
 }
 
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ZipArchive::readScript(const std::string& file,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
+{
+    osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult rresult = osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+    std::string ext = osgDB::getLowerCaseFileExtension(file);
+    if (!_zipLoaded || !acceptsExtension(ext)) return osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+    const ZIPENTRY* ze = GetZipEntry(file);
+    if (ze != NULL)
+    {
+        std::stringstream buffer;
+
+        osgDB::ReaderWriter* rw = ReadFromZipEntry(ze, options, buffer);
+        if (rw != NULL)
+        {
+            // Setup appropriate options
+            osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options> local_opt = options ?
+                options->cloneOptions() :
+                new osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options;
+
+            local_opt->setPluginStringData("STREAM_FILENAME", osgDB::getSimpleFileName(ze->name));
+
+            osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult readResult = rw->readScript(buffer,local_opt.get());
+            if (readResult.success())
+            {
+                return readResult;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return rresult;
+}
 
 osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ZipArchive::readShader(const std::string& file,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* options) const
 {
@@ -350,6 +382,11 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult ZipArchive::writeObject(const osg::Object& /*ob
     return osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult(osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED);
 }
 
+osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult ZipArchive::writeScript(const osg::Script& /*obj*/,const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options*) const
+{
+    return osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult(osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED);
+}
+
 osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult ZipArchive::writeImage(const osg::Image& /*image*/,const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options*) const
 {
     return osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult(osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult::FILE_NOT_HANDLED);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.h b/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.h
index cdaf0a633..c1d6e1e78 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/zip/ZipArchive.h
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ class ZipArchive : public osgDB::Archive
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult readHeightField(const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult readNode(const std::string& /*fileName*/, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult readShader(const std::string& /*fileName*/, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
+        virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult readScript(const std::string& /*fileName*/, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
 
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult writeObject(const osg::Object& /*obj*/, const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult writeImage(const osg::Image& /*image*/, const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult writeHeightField(const osg::HeightField& /*heightField*/, const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult writeNode(const osg::Node& /*node*/, const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
         virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult writeShader(const osg::Shader& /*shader*/, const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
+        virtual osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult writeScript(const osg::Script& /*script*/, const std::string& /*fileName*/,const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options* =NULL) const;
 
     protected: