diff --git a/ckanext/unfold/logic/action.py b/ckanext/unfold/logic/action.py
index 85ddba6..d06eb53 100644
--- a/ckanext/unfold/logic/action.py
+++ b/ckanext/unfold/logic/action.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def get_archive_structure(
         )
 
         try:
-            nodes = unf_utils.get_archive_tree(resource, resource_view)
+            nodes = unf_utils.get_archive_tree(resource, resource_view, context)
         except unf_exception.UnfoldError as e:
             return {"error": str(e)}
 
diff --git a/ckanext/unfold/templates/unfold_preview.html b/ckanext/unfold/templates/unfold_preview.html
index dc98662..b28d428 100644
--- a/ckanext/unfold/templates/unfold_preview.html
+++ b/ckanext/unfold/templates/unfold_preview.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         data-module-resource-id="{{ resource.id }}"
         data-module-resource-view-id="{{ resource_view.id }}"
         data-module-resource-url="{{ resource.url }}"
-        data-module-resource-remote="{{ resource.url_type != 'upload' }}"
+        data-module-resource-remote="{{ resource.url_type not in ('upload', 'file') }}"
         data-module-resource-format="{{ resource.format }}"
         data-module-show-context-menu="{{ (show_context_menu_default if resource_view.show_context_menu is undefined else resource_view.show_context_menu) | tojson }}">
         <div id="archive-tree--loader" class="ms-4">
diff --git a/ckanext/unfold/tests/test_unfold.py b/ckanext/unfold/tests/test_unfold.py
index 1e1c85e..3bc25b7 100644
--- a/ckanext/unfold/tests/test_unfold.py
+++ b/ckanext/unfold/tests/test_unfold.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import Iterator
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -48,3 +50,28 @@ def test_build_complex_tree():
     assert len(tree) == 15004
     root_folders = [node for node in tree if node.parent == "#"]
     assert len(root_folders) == 4
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("with_request_context")
+def test_build_file_resource_tree(monkeypatch, ckan_config):
+    file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "data/test_archive.zip")
+    resource = {
+        "id": "file-resource",
+        "format": "zip",
+        "url_type": "file",
+    }
+    ckan_config["ckanext.unfold.enable_cache"] = False
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def prepare_file_resource(
+        resource: dict,
+        context: dict,
+    ) -> Iterator[tuple[dict, str]]:
+        yield resource, file_path
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(utils, "_prepare_file_resource", prepare_file_resource)
+
+    tree = utils.get_archive_tree(resource, {})
+
+    assert len(tree) == 11
+    assert isinstance(tree[0], types.Node)
diff --git a/ckanext/unfold/utils.py b/ckanext/unfold/utils.py
index 15a3c53..04c0b50 100644
--- a/ckanext/unfold/utils.py
+++ b/ckanext/unfold/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 import math
 import pathlib
 import mimetypes
+import tempfile
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from dataclasses import asdict
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@
 
 DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = "%d/%m/%Y - %H:%M"
 REDIS_CACHE_TTL = 3600 * 24  # 24 hour
+TEMPORARY_LINK_TTL = 300
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -173,7 +177,9 @@ def close(cls) -> None:
 
 
 def get_archive_tree(
-    resource: dict[str, Any], resource_view: dict[str, Any]
+    resource: dict[str, Any],
+    resource_view: dict[str, Any],
+    context: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> list[unf_types.Node]:
     cache_enabled = unf_config.is_cache_enabled()
     cached_tree = UnfoldCacheManager.get(resource["id"])
@@ -189,8 +195,11 @@ def get_archive_tree(
     if "cloudstorage" in tk.g.plugins:
         _prepare_cloudstorage_resource(resource)
 
-    adapter_instance = adapter_cls(resource, resource_view)
-    archive_tree = adapter_instance.build_archive_tree()
+    if resource.get("url_type") == "file":
+        with _prepare_file_resource(resource, context or {}) as prepared:
+            archive_tree = _build_archive_tree(adapter_cls, resource_view, *prepared)
+    else:
+        archive_tree = _build_archive_tree(adapter_cls, resource_view, resource)
 
     if cache_enabled:
         UnfoldCacheManager.save(archive_tree, resource["id"])
@@ -198,6 +207,89 @@ def get_archive_tree(
     return archive_tree
 
 
+def _build_archive_tree(
+    adapter_cls: type[unf_adapters.BaseAdapter],
+    resource_view: dict[str, Any],
+    resource: dict[str, Any],
+    filepath: str | None = None,
+) -> list[unf_types.Node]:
+    adapter_instance = adapter_cls(resource, resource_view, filepath=filepath)
+    return adapter_instance.build_archive_tree()
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def _prepare_file_resource(
+    resource: dict[str, Any],
+    context: dict[str, Any],
+) -> Iterator[tuple[dict[str, Any], str | None]]:
+    """Make a ckanext-files resource readable by an archive adapter."""
+    file_id = resource.get("url", "").rstrip("/").rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
+    if not file_id:
+        raise unf_exception.UnfoldError("Unable to determine the resource file")
+
+    try:
+        files = _get_files_api()
+        file_info = tk.get_action("files_file_show")(context, {"id": file_id})
+        storage = files.get_storage(file_info["storage"])
+        file_data = files.FileData.from_dict(file_info)
+    except Exception as error:
+        raise unf_exception.UnfoldError(
+            f"Unable to access the resource file: {error}"
+        ) from error
+
+    try:
+        temporary_url = storage.temporary_link(
+            file_data,
+            TEMPORARY_LINK_TTL,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        log.exception("Unable to create a temporary archive link")
+        temporary_url = None
+
+    if temporary_url:
+        adapter_resource = resource.copy()
+        adapter_resource.update(
+            {
+                "url": temporary_url,
+                "type": "url",
+                "size": file_info.get("size", resource.get("size")),
+            }
+        )
+        yield adapter_resource, None
+        return
+
+    if not storage.supports(files.Capability.STREAM):
+        raise unf_exception.UnfoldError("Resource storage does not support reading files")
+
+    suffix = pathlib.Path(file_info.get("name", "")).suffix
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=suffix) as target:
+        try:
+            for chunk in storage.stream(file_data):
+                target.write(chunk)
+            target.flush()
+        except Exception as error:
+            raise unf_exception.UnfoldError(
+                f"Unable to read the resource file: {error}"
+            ) from error
+
+        yield resource, target.name
+
+
+def _get_files_api() -> Any:
+    """Load the storage API only when a ckanext-files resource is used."""
+    try:
+        from ckan.lib import files
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            from ckanext.files import shared as files
+        except ImportError as error:
+            raise unf_exception.UnfoldError(
+                "ckanext-files is required to read this resource"
+            ) from error
+
+    return files
+
+
 def _prepare_cloudstorage_resource(resource: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     uploader = get_resource_uploader(resource)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 97af27e..d1ebe6b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "ckanext-unfold"
-version = "2.3.3"
+version = "2.4.0"
 description = "Provides previews for multiple archive formats"
 authors = [
     {name = "DataShades", email = "datashades@linkdigital.com.au"},