diff --git a/aleapp.py b/aleapp.py
index 07333fe39..b05a6a3d1 100644
--- a/aleapp.py
+++ b/aleapp.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import scripts.report as report
 import shutil
 import traceback
+import io
 
 from scripts.search_files import *
 from scripts.ilapfuncs import *
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='ALEAPP: Android Logs, Events, and Protobuf Parser.')
-    parser.add_argument('-t', choices=['fs','tar','zip', 'gz'], required=False, type=str.lower, action="store", help="Input type (fs = extracted to file system folder)")
+    parser.add_argument('-t', choices=['fs','tar','zip', 'gz', 'ab'], required=False, type=str.lower, action="store", help="Input type (fs = extracted to file system folder)")
     parser.add_argument('-o', '--output_path', required=False, action="store", help='Output folder path')
     parser.add_argument('-i', '--input_path', required=False, action="store", help='Path to input file/folder')
     parser.add_argument('-p', '--artifact_paths', required=False, action="store_true", help='Text file list of artifact paths')
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ def crunch_artifacts(search_list, extracttype, input_path, out_params, ratio, wr
         elif extracttype == 'zip':
             seeker = FileSeekerZip(input_path, out_params.temp_folder)
 
+        elif extracttype == 'ab':
+            seeker = FileSeekerABackup(input_path, out_params.temp_folder)
+
         else:
             logfunc('Error on argument -o (input type)')
             return False
diff --git a/aleappGUI.py b/aleappGUI.py
index 7663176cd..c94fa810d 100644
--- a/aleappGUI.py
+++ b/aleappGUI.py
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ def ValidateInput(values, window):
     elif os.path.isdir(i_path):
         ext_type = 'fs'
     else: # must be an existing file then
-        if not i_path.lower().endswith('.tar') and not i_path.lower().endswith('.zip') and not i_path.lower().endswith('.gz'):
+        if not i_path.lower().endswith('.tar') \
+                and not i_path.lower().endswith('.zip') \
+                and not i_path.lower().endswith('.gz') \
+                and not i_path.lower().endswith('.ab'):
             sg.PopupError('Input file is not a supported archive! ', i_path)
             return False, ext_type
         else:
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ def pickModules():
                      sg.FolderBrowse(font=normal_font, button_text='Browse Folder', target=(sg.ThisRow, -2), key='INPUTFOLDERBROWSE')
                     ]
                 ],
-                title='Select a file (tar/zip/gz) or directory of the target Android full file system extraction for parsing:')],
+                title='Select a file (tar/zip/gz/ab) or directory of the target Android full file system extraction for parsing:')],
             [sg.Frame(layout=[
                     [sg.Input(size=(112,1)), sg.FolderBrowse(font=normal_font, button_text='Browse Folder')]
                 ], 
diff --git a/scripts/search_files.py b/scripts/search_files.py
index 3c7ac3891..b58257cc2 100644
--- a/scripts/search_files.py
+++ b/scripts/search_files.py
@@ -98,3 +98,67 @@ def search(self, filepattern, return_on_first_hit=False):
 
     def cleanup(self):
         self.zip_file.close()
+
+class FileSeekerABackup(FileSeekerTar):
+    def __init__(self, ab_file_path, temp_folder):
+        logfunc("Generating tar from AB file")
+        logfunc(f"Tar will be generated in {temp_folder}")
+        tar_file_path = self.build_tar_filepath(ab_file_path, temp_folder)
+        try:
+            self.generate_tar_file(ab_file_path, tar_file_path)
+        except TypeError:
+            logfunc("File doesn't seem to be an AB backup")
+            raise TypeError
+        FileSeekerTar.__init__(self, tar_file_path, temp_folder)
+
+    def build_tar_filepath(self, input_path, output_dir):
+        input_filename = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(input_path))[0]
+        output_filename = f"{input_filename}.tar.gz"
+        logfunc(f"Output filename: {output_filename}")
+        output_filepath = os.path.join(output_dir, output_filename)
+        return output_filepath
+
+    def generate_tar_file(self, ab_file_path, tar_file_path):
+        ab_header = b"ANDROID BACKUP"
+        tar_header = b"\x1f\x8b\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
+        ignore_offset = 24
+
+        ab_data = open(ab_file_path, 'rb')
+
+        ab_bytes_to_remove = ab_data.read(ignore_offset)
+
+        if ab_bytes_to_remove[:14] == ab_header:
+            logfunc("AB Header checked and intact")
+        else:
+            logfunc("AB Header not found; is it definitely the right file?")
+            raise TypeError
+
+        # Open the target tar file
+        output_path = tar_file_path
+
+        try:
+            output_file = open(output_path, 'wb')
+        except:
+            logfunc("Unable to open file at {output_path}")
+            raise FileNotFoundError
+
+        logfunc("Writing tar header..")
+        output_file.write(tar_header)
+
+        logfunc("Writing rest of AB file..")
+        output_file.write(ab_data.read())
+
+        logfunc("..done.")
+        logfunc("Closing files..")
+
+        output_file.close()
+        ab_data.close()
+
+        # quick verify
+        try:
+            test_val = tarfile.is_tarfile(output_path)
+            logfunc("Output verified OK")
+        except:
+            logfunc("Verification failed; maybe it's encrypted?")
+            raise TypeError
+