diff --git a/zip/cmd/main.go b/zip/cmd/main.go
index def76aa62..a2ccc2011 100644
--- a/zip/cmd/main.go
+++ b/zip/cmd/main.go
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ func (rspFiles) Set(s string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type explicitFile struct{}
+
+func (explicitFile) String() string { return `""` }
+
+func (explicitFile) Set(s string) error {
+	fileArgsBuilder.ExplicitPathInZip(s)
+	return nil
+}
+
 type dir struct{}
 
 func (dir) String() string { return `""` }
@@ -173,6 +182,7 @@ func main() {
 	flags.Var(&nonDeflatedFiles, "s", "file path to be stored within the zip without compression")
 	flags.Var(&relativeRoot{}, "C", "path to use as relative root of files in following -f, -l, or -D arguments")
 	flags.Var(&junkPaths{}, "j", "junk paths, zip files without directory names")
+	flags.Var(&explicitFile{}, "e", "filename to use in the zip file for the next -f argument")
 
 	flags.Parse(expandedArgs[1:])
 
diff --git a/zip/zip.go b/zip/zip.go
index 6f1a8adaf..5e1a10462 100644
--- a/zip/zip.go
+++ b/zip/zip.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type pathMapping struct {
 
 type FileArg struct {
 	PathPrefixInZip, SourcePrefixToStrip string
+	ExplicitPathInZip                    string
 	SourceFiles                          []string
 	JunkPaths                            bool
 	GlobDir                              string
@@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ func (b *FileArgsBuilder) File(name string) *FileArgsBuilder {
 	arg := b.state
 	arg.SourceFiles = []string{name}
 	b.fileArgs = append(b.fileArgs, arg)
+
+	if b.state.ExplicitPathInZip != "" {
+		b.state.ExplicitPathInZip = ""
+	}
 	return b
 }
 
@@ -189,6 +194,12 @@ func (b *FileArgsBuilder) RspFile(name string) *FileArgsBuilder {
 	return b
 }
 
+// ExplicitPathInZip sets the path in the zip file for the next File call.
+func (b *FileArgsBuilder) ExplicitPathInZip(s string) *FileArgsBuilder {
+	b.state.ExplicitPathInZip = s
+	return b
+}
+
 func (b *FileArgsBuilder) Error() error {
 	if b == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -425,7 +436,9 @@ func fillPathPairs(fa FileArg, src string, pathMappings *[]pathMapping,
 
 	var dest string
 
-	if fa.JunkPaths {
+	if fa.ExplicitPathInZip != "" {
+		dest = fa.ExplicitPathInZip
+	} else if fa.JunkPaths {
 		dest = filepath.Base(src)
 	} else {
 		var err error
diff --git a/zip/zip_test.go b/zip/zip_test.go
index e7fdea839..c64c3f499 100644
--- a/zip/zip_test.go
+++ b/zip/zip_test.go
@@ -454,6 +454,60 @@ func TestZip(t *testing.T) {
 				fhWithSHA256("c", fileC, zip.Deflate, sha256FileC),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "explicit path",
+			args: fileArgsBuilder().
+				ExplicitPathInZip("foo").
+				File("a/a/a").
+				File("a/a/b"),
+			compressionLevel: 9,
+
+			files: []zip.FileHeader{
+				fh("foo", fileA, zip.Deflate),
+				fh("a/a/b", fileB, zip.Deflate),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "explicit path with prefix",
+			args: fileArgsBuilder().
+				PathPrefixInZip("prefix").
+				ExplicitPathInZip("foo").
+				File("a/a/a").
+				File("a/a/b"),
+			compressionLevel: 9,
+
+			files: []zip.FileHeader{
+				fh("prefix/foo", fileA, zip.Deflate),
+				fh("prefix/a/a/b", fileB, zip.Deflate),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "explicit path with glob",
+			args: fileArgsBuilder().
+				ExplicitPathInZip("foo").
+				File("a/a/a*").
+				File("a/a/b"),
+			compressionLevel: 9,
+
+			files: []zip.FileHeader{
+				fh("foo", fileA, zip.Deflate),
+				fh("a/a/b", fileB, zip.Deflate),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "explicit path with junk paths",
+			args: fileArgsBuilder().
+				JunkPaths(true).
+				ExplicitPathInZip("foo/bar").
+				File("a/a/a*").
+				File("a/a/b"),
+			compressionLevel: 9,
+
+			files: []zip.FileHeader{
+				fh("foo/bar", fileA, zip.Deflate),
+				fh("b", fileB, zip.Deflate),
+			},
+		},
 
 		// errors
 		{
@@ -490,6 +544,22 @@ func TestZip(t *testing.T) {
 				File("d/a/a"),
 			err: ConflictingFileError{},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "error explicit path conflicting",
+			args: fileArgsBuilder().
+				ExplicitPathInZip("foo").
+				File("a/a/a").
+				ExplicitPathInZip("foo").
+				File("a/a/b"),
+			err: ConflictingFileError{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "error explicit path conflicting glob",
+			args: fileArgsBuilder().
+				ExplicitPathInZip("foo").
+				File("a/a/*"),
+			err: ConflictingFileError{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testCases {