diff --git a/code/D3MFImporter.cpp b/code/D3MFImporter.cpp
index fce2743fe..c5b4a8c91 100644
--- a/code/D3MFImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/D3MFImporter.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ bool D3MFImporter::CanRead(const std::string &filename, IOSystem *pIOHandler, bo
         if ( nullptr == pIOHandler ) {
             return false;
         }
+        if ( !D3MF::D3MFOpcPackage::isZipArchive( pIOHandler, filename ) ) {
+            return false;
+        }
         D3MF::D3MFOpcPackage opcPackage( pIOHandler, filename );
         return opcPackage.validate();
     }
diff --git a/code/D3MFOpcPackage.cpp b/code/D3MFOpcPackage.cpp
index 81d610e15..2f7c8a25e 100644
--- a/code/D3MFOpcPackage.cpp
+++ b/code/D3MFOpcPackage.cpp
@@ -499,6 +499,15 @@ bool D3MFOpcPackage::validate() {
     return mZipArchive->Exists( ModelRef.c_str() );
 }
 
+bool D3MFOpcPackage::isZipArchive( IOSystem* pIOHandler, const std::string& rFile ) {
+    D3MF::D3MFZipArchive ar( pIOHandler, rFile );
+    if ( !ar.isOpen() ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 std::string D3MFOpcPackage::ReadPackageRootRelationship(IOStream* stream) {
     std::unique_ptr<CIrrXML_IOStreamReader> xmlStream(new CIrrXML_IOStreamReader(stream));
     std::unique_ptr<XmlReader> xml(irr::io::createIrrXMLReader(xmlStream.get()));
diff --git a/code/D3MFOpcPackage.h b/code/D3MFOpcPackage.h
index b49740eff..6d7b3d478 100644
--- a/code/D3MFOpcPackage.h
+++ b/code/D3MFOpcPackage.h
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ class D3MFZipArchive;
 
 class D3MFOpcPackage {
 public:
-    D3MFOpcPackage(IOSystem* pIOHandler, const std::string& rFile);
+    D3MFOpcPackage( IOSystem* pIOHandler, const std::string& rFile );
     ~D3MFOpcPackage();
     IOStream* RootStream() const;
     bool validate();
+    static bool isZipArchive( IOSystem* pIOHandler, const std::string& rFile );
 
 protected:
     std::string ReadPackageRootRelationship(IOStream* stream);