diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipArchive.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipArchive.cs
index 58f98ab9..4437ff57 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipArchive.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/GZip/GZipArchive.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ public class GZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<GZipArchiveEntry, GZipVolume>
     public static GZipArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
         stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new GZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, _ => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchive.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchive.cs
index d84d0edc..ee4be60e 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchive.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Rar/RarArchive.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ public class RarArchive : AbstractArchive<RarArchiveEntry, RarVolume>
     public static RarArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? options = null)
     {
         stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new RarArchive(new SourceStream(stream, _ => null, options ?? new ReaderOptions()));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/SevenZip/SevenZipArchive.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/SevenZip/SevenZipArchive.cs
index eabc317e..323f07ac 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/SevenZip/SevenZipArchive.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/SevenZip/SevenZipArchive.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ public class SevenZipArchive : AbstractArchive<SevenZipArchiveEntry, SevenZipVol
     public static SevenZipArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
         stream.CheckNotNull("stream");
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new SevenZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, _ => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs
index fdf8cd42..2c9c64c7 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ public class TarArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<TarArchiveEntry, TarVolume>
     public static TarArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
         stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new TarArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, i => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipArchive.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipArchive.cs
index 85130f70..79cdcf3e 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipArchive.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Zip/ZipArchive.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ public class ZipArchive : AbstractWritableArchive<ZipArchiveEntry, ZipVolume>
     public static ZipArchive Open(Stream stream, ReaderOptions? readerOptions = null)
     {
         stream.CheckNotNull(nameof(stream));
+
+        if (stream is not { CanSeek: true })
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable", nameof(stream));
+        }
+
         return new ZipArchive(
             new SourceStream(stream, i => null, readerOptions ?? new ReaderOptions())
         );
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json b/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
index b0c97ca6..116a1190 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/packages.lock.json
@@ -345,4 +345,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}