diff --git a/cmd/archive/archive.go b/cmd/archive/archive.go
index 61cff4ff8..b761cad75 100644
--- a/cmd/archive/archive.go
+++ b/cmd/archive/archive.go
@@ -164,22 +164,22 @@ the contents of the archive will be:
 	},
 	Run: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var src, dst fs.Fs
-		var srcFile, dstFile string
+		var dstFile string
 		if len(args) == 1 { // source only, archive to stdout
-			src, srcFile = cmd.NewFsFile(args[0])
+			src = cmd.NewFsSrc(args)
 		} else if len(args) == 2 {
-			src, srcFile = cmd.NewFsFile(args[0])
+			src = cmd.NewFsSrc(args)
 			dst, dstFile = cmd.NewFsFile(args[1])
 		} else {
 			cmd.CheckArgs(1, 2, command, args)
 		}
 		cmd.Run(false, false, command, func() error {
 			if prefix != "" {
-				return create.ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), src, srcFile, dst, dstFile, format, prefix)
+				return create.ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), src, dst, dstFile, format, prefix)
 			} else if fullpath {
-				return create.ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), src, srcFile, dst, dstFile, format, src.Root())
+				return create.ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), src, dst, dstFile, format, src.Root())
 			}
-			return create.ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), src, srcFile, dst, dstFile, format, "")
+			return create.ArchiveCreate(context.Background(), src, dst, dstFile, format, "")
 		})
 	},
 }
diff --git a/cmd/archive/archive_test.go b/cmd/archive/archive_test.go
index 5909d3f9a..71a47f1c8 100644
--- a/cmd/archive/archive_test.go
+++ b/cmd/archive/archive_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestArchiveFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 	f2 := r.WriteFile("dir1/sub1.txt", "sub content 1", t1)
 	f3 := r.WriteFile("dir2/sub2.txt", "sub content 2", t1)
 	// create archive
-	err = create.ArchiveCreate(ctx, r.Flocal, "", r.Flocal, "test.zip", "", "")
+	err = create.ArchiveCreate(ctx, r.Flocal, r.Flocal, "test.zip", "", "")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// list archive
 	err = list.ArchiveList(ctx, r.Flocal, "test.zip", false)
diff --git a/cmd/archive/create/create.go b/cmd/archive/create/create.go
index 5e1b60a9a..62cc272b1 100644
--- a/cmd/archive/create/create.go
+++ b/cmd/archive/create/create.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/cmd/archive/files"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/filter"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/walk"
 )
@@ -206,8 +207,16 @@ func onProgress(snapshot accounting.TransferSnapshot, action int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func loadMetadata(ctx context.Context, o fs.DirEntry) fs.Metadata {
+	meta, err := fs.GetMetadata(ctx, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		meta = make(fs.Metadata, 0)
+	}
+	return meta
+}
+
 // ArchiveCreate - compresses/archive source to destination
-func ArchiveCreate(ctx context.Context, src fs.Fs, srcFile string, dst fs.Fs, dstFile string, format string, prefix string) error {
+func ArchiveCreate(ctx context.Context, src fs.Fs, dst fs.Fs, dstFile string, format string, prefix string) error {
 	var err error
 	var list archivesFileInfoList
 	var compArchive archives.CompressedArchive
@@ -218,6 +227,8 @@ func ArchiveCreate(ctx context.Context, src fs.Fs, srcFile string, dst fs.Fs, ds
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	//
+	fi := filter.GetConfig(ctx)
 	// get archive format
 	compArchive, err = getCompressor(format, dstFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -227,13 +238,17 @@ func ArchiveCreate(ctx context.Context, src fs.Fs, srcFile string, dst fs.Fs, ds
 	err = walk.Walk(ctx, src, "", false, -1, func(path string, entries fs.DirEntries, err error) error {
 		// get directories
 		entries.ForDir(func(o fs.Directory) {
-			fi := files.NewArchiveFileInfo(ctx, o, prefix, onProgress)
-			list = append(list, fi)
+			if fi.Include(o.Remote(), o.Size(), o.ModTime(ctx), loadMetadata(ctx, o)) {
+				info := files.NewArchiveFileInfo(ctx, o, prefix, onProgress)
+				list = append(list, info)
+			}
 		})
 		// get files
 		entries.ForObject(func(o fs.Object) {
-			fi := files.NewArchiveFileInfo(ctx, o, prefix, onProgress)
-			list = append(list, fi)
+			if fi.Include(o.Remote(), o.Size(), o.ModTime(ctx), loadMetadata(ctx, o)) {
+				info := files.NewArchiveFileInfo(ctx, o, prefix, onProgress)
+				list = append(list, info)
+			}
 		})
 		return nil
 	})