diff --git a/src/rar_extract.c b/src/rar_extract.c
index 76986a2..c6a1e4f 100644
--- a/src/rar_extract.c
+++ b/src/rar_extract.c
@@ -660,6 +660,21 @@ scan_archive(HANDLE hArc, rarx_ctx_t *c) {
       break;
     }
 
+    /* Multi-volume: a file spanning volumes is presented as several header
+       segments with the SAME name. Segments after the first carry
+       RHDF_SPLITBEFORE; they must drive the engine forward (SKIP) but must
+       not be counted, deduped or size-accumulated again. The first segment
+       already carries the full file size. */
+    if(hdr.Flags & RHDF_SPLITBEFORE) {
+      rc = RARProcessFile(hArc, RAR_SKIP, NULL, NULL);
+      if(rc != ERAR_SUCCESS && rc != ERAR_END_ARCHIVE) {
+        ret = -1;
+        rar_translate_error(rc, hdr.FileName, c);
+        break;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
     if(normalize_name(hdr.FileName, name, sizeof(name), &is_dir, &depth, c)) {
       ret = -1;
       break;
@@ -765,6 +780,18 @@ extract_archive(HANDLE hArc, rarx_ctx_t *c) {
     }
 
     is_dir = (hdr.Flags & RHDF_DIRECTORY) ? 1 : 0;
+    /* Split continuation segments still need RARProcessFile(EXTRACT) so the
+       volume chain is driven and the file is completed, but only the first
+       segment is counted / reported / size-accumulated. */
+    if(hdr.Flags & RHDF_SPLITBEFORE) {
+      rc = RARProcessFile(hArc, RAR_EXTRACT, c->staging, NULL);
+      if(rc != ERAR_SUCCESS) {
+        rar_translate_error(rc, hdr.FileName, c);
+        ret = -1;
+        break;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
     rc = RARProcessFile(hArc, RAR_EXTRACT, c->staging, NULL);
     if(rc != ERAR_SUCCESS) {
       rar_translate_error(rc, hdr.FileName, c);
diff --git a/tests/test_rar_extract.c b/tests/test_rar_extract.c
index e03b369..957249e 100644
--- a/tests/test_rar_extract.c
+++ b/tests/test_rar_extract.c
@@ -384,7 +384,9 @@ test_real_archives(void) {
       if(st == ZIPX_OK) {
         snprintf(checkp, sizeof(checkp), "%s/root.txt", dst);
         check(exists(checkp), "  root.txt present across volumes");
-        check(res.entries_done >= 3, "  entries_done >= 3");
+        snprintf(checkp, sizeof(checkp), "%s/big.bin", dst);
+        check(exists(checkp), "  big.bin (split file) present and whole");
+        check(res.entries_done >= 2, "  entries_done >= 2");
       } else {
         printf("    message=%s\n", res.message);
       }