diff --git a/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst b/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst
index 3ff72414d..4bae08358 100644
--- a/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst
+++ b/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ Get the repository archive::
     # get the archive for a branch/tag/commit
     tgz = project.repository_archive(sha='4567abc')
 
+    # get the archive in a different format
+    zip = project.repository_archive(format='zip')
+
+.. note::
+
+   For the formats available, refer to
+   https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/api/repositories.html#get-file-archive
+
 .. warning::
 
    Archives are entirely stored in memory unless you use the streaming feature.
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
index e7e434dc7..b520ab726 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def repository_contributors(
         path = f"/projects/{self.get_id()}/repository/contributors"
         return self.manager.gitlab.http_list(path, **kwargs)
 
-    @cli.register_custom_action("Project", tuple(), ("sha",))
+    @cli.register_custom_action("Project", tuple(), ("sha", "format"))
     @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabListError)
     def repository_archive(
         self,
@@ -194,9 +194,10 @@ def repository_archive(
         streamed: bool = False,
         action: Optional[Callable[..., Any]] = None,
         chunk_size: int = 1024,
+        format: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Optional[bytes]:
-        """Return a tarball of the repository.
+        """Return an archive of the repository.
 
         Args:
             sha: ID of the commit (default branch by default)
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ def repository_archive(
             action: Callable responsible of dealing with chunk of
                 data
             chunk_size: Size of each chunk
+            format: file format (tar.gz by default)
             **kwargs: Extra options to send to the server (e.g. sudo)
 
         Raises:
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@ def repository_archive(
             The binary data of the archive
         """
         path = f"/projects/{self.get_id()}/repository/archive"
+        if format:
+            path += "." + format
         query_data = {}
         if sha:
             query_data["sha"] = sha
diff --git a/tests/functional/api/test_repository.py b/tests/functional/api/test_repository.py
index 06d429740..ecef1f164 100644
--- a/tests/functional/api/test_repository.py
+++ b/tests/functional/api/test_repository.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import base64
+import tarfile
 import time
+import zipfile
+from io import BytesIO
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -48,14 +51,34 @@ def test_repository_tree(project):
     blob = project.repository_raw_blob(blob_id)
     assert blob.decode() == "Initial content"
 
+    snapshot = project.snapshot()
+    assert isinstance(snapshot, bytes)
+
+
+def test_repository_archive(project):
     archive = project.repository_archive()
     assert isinstance(archive, bytes)
 
     archive2 = project.repository_archive("main")
     assert archive == archive2
 
-    snapshot = project.snapshot()
-    assert isinstance(snapshot, bytes)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "format,assertion",
+    [
+        ("tbz", tarfile.is_tarfile),
+        ("tbz2", tarfile.is_tarfile),
+        ("tb2", tarfile.is_tarfile),
+        ("bz2", tarfile.is_tarfile),
+        ("tar", tarfile.is_tarfile),
+        ("tar.gz", tarfile.is_tarfile),
+        ("tar.bz2", tarfile.is_tarfile),
+        ("zip", zipfile.is_zipfile),
+    ],
+)
+def test_repository_archive_formats(project, format, assertion):
+    archive = project.repository_archive(format=format)
+    assert assertion(BytesIO(archive))
 
 
 def test_create_commit(project):