diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 87ce898..53cfaf5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Archive
 -  **deb** - ``application/x-deb``
 -  **ar** - ``application/x-unix-archive``
 -  **Z** - ``application/x-compress``
+-  **lzo** - ``application/x-lzop``
 -  **lz** - ``application/x-lzip``
 
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diff --git a/filetype/types/__init__.py b/filetype/types/__init__.py
index 87d95b8..4eb9844 100644
--- a/filetype/types/__init__.py
+++ b/filetype/types/__init__.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     archive.Deb(),
     archive.Ar(),
     archive.Z(),
+    archive.Lzop(),
     archive.Lz(),
 )
 
diff --git a/filetype/types/archive.py b/filetype/types/archive.py
index 5cde4b3..c38d96d 100644
--- a/filetype/types/archive.py
+++ b/filetype/types/archive.py
@@ -494,6 +494,31 @@ def match(self, buf):
                     buf[1] == 0x9D)))
 
 
+class Lzop(Type):
+    """
+    Implements the Lzop archive type matcher.
+    """
+    MIME = 'application/x-lzop'
+    EXTENSION = 'lzo'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Lzop, self).__init__(
+            mime=Lzop.MIME,
+            extension=Lzop.EXTENSION
+        )
+
+    def match(self, buf):
+        return (len(buf) > 7 and
+                buf[0] == 0x89 and
+                buf[1] == 0x4C and
+                buf[2] == 0x5A and
+                buf[3] == 0x4F and
+                buf[4] == 0x00 and
+                buf[5] == 0x0D and
+                buf[6] == 0x0A and
+                buf[7] == 0x1A)
+
+
 class Lz(Type):
     """
     Implements the Lz archive type matcher.