diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/artifact-handlers.xml b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/artifact-handlers.xml
index 2f26ce2..92ddaec 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/artifact-handlers.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/artifact-handlers.xml
@@ -190,5 +190,18 @@
       </configuration>
     </component>
 
+    <!--
+     | ZIP
+     |-->
+    <component>
+      <role>org.apache.maven.artifact.handler.ArtifactHandler</role>
+      <role-hint>zip</role-hint>
+      <implementation>org.apache.maven.artifact.handler.DefaultArtifactHandler</implementation>
+      <configuration>
+        <type>zip</type>
+        <addedToClasspath>true</addedToClasspath>
+      </configuration>
+    </component>
+
   </components>
 </component-set>
diff --git a/maven-core/src/site/apt/artifact-handlers.apt b/maven-core/src/site/apt/artifact-handlers.apt
index 299d7d8..9475ef7 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/site/apt/artifact-handlers.apt
+++ b/maven-core/src/site/apt/artifact-handlers.apt
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@
 *--------------------+---------------+------------+------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------------+
 | <<<javadoc>>>      | <<<javadoc>>> | <<<jar>>>  | <= type>   | java      | <<<true>>>          |                       |
 *--------------------+---------------+------------+------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------------+
+| <<<zip>>>          | <= type>   | <= type>   |               | none      | <<<true>>>          |                       |
+*--------------------+------------+------------+---------------+-----------+---------------------+-----------------------+