@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
  * file.
  */
 
 #import "OFObject.h"
 #import "OFKernelEventObserver.h"
+#import "OFString.h"
 #import "OFTarArchiveEntry.h"
 
 OF_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
-@class OFString;
 @class OFStream;
 
 /*!
  * @class OFTarArchive OFTarArchive.h ObjFW/OFTarArchive.h
  *
@@ -35,13 +35,19 @@
 	enum {
 		OF_TAR_ARCHIVE_MODE_READ,
 		OF_TAR_ARCHIVE_MODE_WRITE,
 		OF_TAR_ARCHIVE_MODE_APPEND
 	} _mode;
+	of_string_encoding_t _encoding;
 	OF_KINDOF(OFStream *) _Nullable _lastReturnedStream;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * @brief The encoding to use for the archive.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic) of_string_encoding_t encoding;
+
 /*!
  * @brief A stream for reading the current entry
  *
  * @note This is only available in read mode.
  *