diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bfdecb..bb2b585 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ await archive.init();
 The ReadArchive constructor optionally accepts an [ReadArchiveOptions](src/Options/ReadArchiveOptions.js) object with
 the following properties:
 
-| Name                             | Type                                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                  |
-|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `centralDirectoryBufferSize`     | number                                      | Buffer size used when reading central directory contents.<br/>Larger buffer sizes may improve performance, but also increase RAM usage.                                      |
-| `createEntryIndex`               | boolean                                     | Whether an index of all central directory entries should be created the first time they are read.<br/>Massively increases performance when using `findEntry` multiple times. |
-| `entryOptions`                   | [EntryOptions](src/Options/EntryOptions.js) | Options passed to each created Entry object.                                                                                                                                 |
-| `ignoreMultiDiskErrors`          | boolean                                     | Simply ignore information about multiple disks instead of throwing an error when encountering a multi disk archive                                                           |
-| `allowTruncatedCentralDirectory` | boolean                                     | Do not throw an error if the central directory does not contain the expected number of entries                                                                               |
+| Name                                     | Type                                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                  |
+|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `centralDirectoryBufferSize`             | number                                      | Buffer size used when reading central directory contents.<br/>Larger buffer sizes may improve performance, but also increase RAM usage.                                      |
+| `createEntryIndex`                       | boolean                                     | Whether an index of all central directory entries should be created the first time they are read.<br/>Massively increases performance when using `findEntry` multiple times. |
+| `entryOptions`                           | [EntryOptions](src/Options/EntryOptions.js) | Options passed to each created Entry object.                                                                                                                                 |
+| `ignoreMultiDiskErrors`                  | boolean                                     | Simply ignore information about multiple disks instead of throwing an error when encountering a multi disk archive                                                           |
+| `allowTruncatedCentralDirectory`         | boolean                                     | Do not throw an error if the central directory does not contain the expected number of entries                                                                               |
+| `allowAdditionalCentralDirectoryEntries` | boolean                                     | Continue reading central directory entries even after the expected number of entries was reached                                                                             |
 
 [EntryOptions](src/Options/EntryOptions.js) can have the following properties:
 
diff --git a/src/Archive/Entry/EntryIterator.js b/src/Archive/Entry/EntryIterator.js
index 8f907e0..094db59 100644
--- a/src/Archive/Entry/EntryIterator.js
+++ b/src/Archive/Entry/EntryIterator.js
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ export default class EntryIterator {
      */
     async next() {
         if (this.currentEntry >= this.entryCount) {
-            return null;
+            if (!this.archive.options.allowAdditionalCentralDirectoryEntries || this.io.offset >= BigInt(this.startOffset) + this.size) {
+                return null;
+            }
         }
         if (this.io.offset >= BigInt(this.startOffset) + this.size) {
             if (!this.archive.options.allowTruncatedCentralDirectory) {
diff --git a/src/Options/ReadArchiveOptions.js b/src/Options/ReadArchiveOptions.js
index 74f4433..b5b0654 100644
--- a/src/Options/ReadArchiveOptions.js
+++ b/src/Options/ReadArchiveOptions.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Constants from '../Constants.js';
  * @property {EntryOptions|EntryOptionsObject} [entryOptions]
  * @property {boolean} [ignoreMultiDiskErrors]
  * @property {boolean} [allowTruncatedCentralDirectory]
+ * @property {boolean} [allowAdditionalCentralDirectoryEntries]
  */
 
 
@@ -17,5 +18,6 @@ export default class ReadArchiveOptions extends Options {
     /** @type {EntryOptions|EntryOptionsObject} */ entryOptions = {};
     /** @type {boolean} */ ignoreMultiDiskErrors = false;
     /** @type {boolean} */ allowTruncatedCentralDirectory = false;
+    /** @type {boolean} */ allowAdditionalCentralDirectoryEntries = false;
 }