diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchiveEntry.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchiveEntry.cs
index c695a8b97..dbdbd8064 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchiveEntry.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchiveEntry.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public bool IsComplete
         {
             get
             {
-                return parts.Select(fp => fp.FileHeader).Any(fh => !fh.IsSplitAfter);
+                return parts.Select(fp => fp.FileHeader).Any(fh => !fh.IsSplitBefore && !fh.IsSplitAfter);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/FileHeader.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/FileHeader.cs
index 11d7883f3..2c361a09c 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/FileHeader.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/Rar/Headers/FileHeader.cs
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ internal uint FileCrc
         internal long DataStartPosition { get; set; }
         public Stream PackedStream { get; set; }
 
+        public bool IsSplitBefore => IsRar5 ? HasHeaderFlag(HeaderFlagsV5.SPLIT_BEFORE) : HasFlag(FileFlagsV4.SPLIT_BEFORE);
         public bool IsSplitAfter => IsRar5 ? HasHeaderFlag(HeaderFlagsV5.SPLIT_AFTER) : HasFlag(FileFlagsV4.SPLIT_AFTER);
 
         public bool IsDirectory => HasFlag(IsRar5 ? FileFlagsV5.DIRECTORY : FileFlagsV4.DIRECTORY);