diff --git a/kutils/karchive/karchive.cpp b/kutils/karchive/karchive.cpp
index a1f74fac..16c5cab8 100644
--- a/kutils/karchive/karchive.cpp
+++ b/kutils/karchive/karchive.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public:
     QString m_error;
     QByteArray m_readpass;
     QByteArray m_writepass;
+    QString m_tempprefix;
 
 #if defined(HAVE_LIBARCHIVE)
     struct archive* openRead(const QByteArray &path);
@@ -200,6 +201,8 @@ public:
 
     bool copyData(struct archive* readarchive, struct archive* writearchive);
     bool copyData(struct archive* readarchive, QByteArray *buffer);
+
+    QString tempFilePath() const;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -403,6 +406,15 @@ bool KArchivePrivate::copyData(struct archive* readarchive, QByteArray *buffer)
 
     return true;
 }
+
+QString KArchivePrivate::tempFilePath() const
+{
+    QFileInfo fileinfo(m_path);
+    QString tmptemplate = m_tempprefix;
+    tmptemplate.append(QLatin1String("XXXXXXXXXX."));
+    tmptemplate.append(fileinfo.completeSuffix());
+    return KTemporaryFile::filePath(tmptemplate);
+}
 #endif // HAVE_LIBARCHIVE
 
 KArchive::KArchive(const QString &path, QObject *parent)
@@ -467,9 +479,7 @@ bool KArchive::add(const QStringList &paths, const QByteArray &strip, const QByt
         return result;
     }
 
-    QFileInfo fileinfo(d->m_path);
-    const QString tmptemplate = QString::fromLatin1("XXXXXXXXXX.%1").arg(fileinfo.completeSuffix());
-    const QString tmpfile = KTemporaryFile::filePath(tmptemplate);
+    const QString tmpfile = d->tempFilePath();
 
     struct archive* writearchive = d->openWrite(QFile::encodeName(tmpfile));
     if (!writearchive) {
@@ -718,9 +728,7 @@ bool KArchive::remove(const QStringList &paths) const
         return result;
     }
 
-    QFileInfo fileinfo(d->m_path);
-    const QString tmptemplate = QString::fromLatin1("XXXXXXXXXX.%1").arg(fileinfo.completeSuffix());
-    const QString tmpfile = KTemporaryFile::filePath(tmptemplate);
+    const QString tmpfile = d->tempFilePath();
 
     struct archive* writearchive = d->openWrite(QFile::encodeName(tmpfile));
     if (!writearchive) {
@@ -1137,14 +1145,12 @@ bool KArchive::requiresPassphrase() const
 {
     bool result = false;
 
-#if defined(HAVE_LIBARCHIVE)
     foreach (const KArchiveEntry &karchiveentry, KArchive::list()) {
         if (karchiveentry.encrypted == true) {
             result = true;
             break;
         }
     }
-#endif
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -1159,6 +1165,16 @@ void KArchive::setWritePassphrase(const QString &passphrase)
     d->m_writepass = passphrase.toUtf8();
 }
 
+QString KArchive::tempPrefix() const
+{
+    return d->m_tempprefix;
+}
+
+void KArchive::setTempPrefix(const QString &prefix)
+{
+    d->m_tempprefix = prefix;
+}
+
 QString KArchive::errorString() const
 {
     return d->m_error;
diff --git a/kutils/karchive/karchive.h b/kutils/karchive/karchive.h
index f6099b9d..28900665 100644
--- a/kutils/karchive/karchive.h
+++ b/kutils/karchive/karchive.h
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ public:
     //! @brief Sets the passphrase to be used when writing archive
     void setWritePassphrase(const QString &passphrase);
 
+    /*!
+        @brief Returns if temporary file path prefix, may be empty
+        @note The default (which is empty) means the temporary file will be placed in /tmp
+        (usually), if large files are compressed and there is not enough space write error may
+        occurr
+    */
+    QString tempPrefix() const;
+    //! @brief Sets the temporary file path prefix to @p prefix
+    void setTempPrefix(const QString &prefix);
+
     //! @brief Returns human-readable description of the error that occured
     QString errorString() const;