diff --git a/lib/reader/ArrayReader.js b/lib/reader/ArrayReader.js
index 32a9569b..58c6a321 100644
--- a/lib/reader/ArrayReader.js
+++ b/lib/reader/ArrayReader.js
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ ArrayReader.prototype.byteAt = function(i) {
 /**
  * @see DataReader.lastIndexOfSignature
  */
-ArrayReader.prototype.lastIndexOfSignature = function(sig) {
+ArrayReader.prototype.lastIndexOfSignature = function(sig, endIndex) {
     var sig0 = sig.charCodeAt(0),
         sig1 = sig.charCodeAt(1),
         sig2 = sig.charCodeAt(2),
         sig3 = sig.charCodeAt(3);
-    for (var i = this.length - 4; i >= 0; --i) {
+    var start = typeof endIndex === "number" ?
+        Math.min(endIndex + this.zero, this.length - 4) : this.length - 4;
+    for (var i = start; i >= 0; --i) {
         if (this.data[i] === sig0 && this.data[i + 1] === sig1 && this.data[i + 2] === sig2 && this.data[i + 3] === sig3) {
             return i - this.zero;
         }
diff --git a/lib/reader/DataReader.js b/lib/reader/DataReader.js
index b61b839b..b5fba1c4 100644
--- a/lib/reader/DataReader.js
+++ b/lib/reader/DataReader.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ DataReader.prototype = {
     /**
      * Find the last occurrence of a zip signature (4 bytes).
      * @param {string} sig the signature to find.
+     * @param {number} [endIndex] if given, only search at or before this index.
      * @return {number} the index of the last occurrence, -1 if not found.
      */
     lastIndexOfSignature: function() {
diff --git a/lib/reader/StringReader.js b/lib/reader/StringReader.js
index fc90784a..0338972a 100644
--- a/lib/reader/StringReader.js
+++ b/lib/reader/StringReader.js
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ StringReader.prototype.byteAt = function(i) {
 /**
  * @see DataReader.lastIndexOfSignature
  */
-StringReader.prototype.lastIndexOfSignature = function(sig) {
-    return this.data.lastIndexOf(sig) - this.zero;
+StringReader.prototype.lastIndexOfSignature = function(sig, endIndex) {
+    var fromIndex = typeof endIndex === "number" ? endIndex + this.zero : undefined;
+    return this.data.lastIndexOf(sig, fromIndex) - this.zero;
 };
 /**
  * @see DataReader.readAndCheckSignature
diff --git a/lib/zipEntries.js b/lib/zipEntries.js
index 13cb4777..4a5e21a9 100644
--- a/lib/zipEntries.js
+++ b/lib/zipEntries.js
@@ -150,11 +150,42 @@ ZipEntries.prototype = {
             }
         }
     },
+    /**
+     * Find the offset of the genuine "end of central directory" record.
+     *
+     * The EOCD signature ("PK\x05\x06") can legitimately appear inside the
+     * archive comment, so the last occurrence in the file is not necessarily
+     * the real record. As described in APPNOTE.TXT §4.3.16, the genuine EOCD
+     * satisfies `offset + 22 + commentLength === fileLength` (22 being the
+     * fixed size of the record). We scan the candidates backward and prefer
+     * one that matches this invariant. If none does (e.g. a zip with trailing
+     * bytes appended), we fall back to the last occurrence, keeping the
+     * historical behavior.
+     * @return {number} the offset of the EOCD record, -1 if not found.
+     */
+    findEndOfCentral: function() {
+        var fileLength = this.reader.length - this.reader.zero;
+        var lastOffset = this.reader.lastIndexOfSignature(sig.CENTRAL_DIRECTORY_END);
+        var offset = lastOffset;
+        while (offset >= 0) {
+            // the comment length is a 2 bytes little-endian field located 20
+            // bytes after the signature.
+            var commentLength = this.reader.byteAt(offset + 20) +
+                (this.reader.byteAt(offset + 21) << 8);
+            if (offset + 22 + commentLength === fileLength) {
+                return offset;
+            }
+            // not the genuine record (the signature is likely part of the
+            // comment): keep scanning backward.
+            offset = this.reader.lastIndexOfSignature(sig.CENTRAL_DIRECTORY_END, offset - 1);
+        }
+        return lastOffset;
+    },
     /**
      * Read the end of central directory.
      */
     readEndOfCentral: function() {
-        var offset = this.reader.lastIndexOfSignature(sig.CENTRAL_DIRECTORY_END);
+        var offset = this.findEndOfCentral();
         if (offset < 0) {
             // Check if the content is a truncated zip or complete garbage.
             // A "LOCAL_FILE_HEADER" is not required at the beginning (auto
diff --git a/test/asserts/load.js b/test/asserts/load.js
index 395ec720..578bfc06 100644
--- a/test/asserts/load.js
+++ b/test/asserts/load.js
@@ -212,6 +212,28 @@ QUnit.module("load", function () {
         })["catch"](JSZipTestUtils.assertNoError);
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("load a zip whose comment contains the end of central directory signature", function (assert) {
+        var done = assert.async();
+        // "PK\x05\x06" is the end of central directory signature: it can
+        // legitimately appear inside the archive comment and must not be
+        // mistaken for the real record (APPNOTE.TXT §4.3.16).
+        var comment = "\x50\x4b\x05\x06" + "Z".repeat(18);
+        var zip = new JSZip();
+        zip.file("a.txt", "hi");
+        zip.generateAsync({type: "binarystring", comment: comment})
+            .then(function (generated) {
+                return JSZip.loadAsync(generated);
+            })
+            .then(function (loaded) {
+                assert.equal(loaded.comment, comment, "the archive comment was correctly read.");
+                return loaded.file("a.txt").async("string");
+            })
+            .then(function (content) {
+                assert.equal(content, "hi", "the zip was correctly read.");
+                done();
+            })["catch"](JSZipTestUtils.assertNoError);
+    });
+
     // zip -0 extra_attributes.zip Hello.txt
     JSZipTestUtils.testZipFile("zip with extra attributes", "ref/extra_attributes.zip", function(assert, file) {
         var done = assert.async();