diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31bbef4..a778048 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ $ lch file.zip
 - tar            
 - tar.gz 
 - tar.bz2
+- tar.xz
 - bz2 
 - tgz
 - gz
 - zip
-- 7z
\ No newline at end of file
+- 7z
diff --git a/lch b/lch
index 9a4b0ad..731748c 100755
--- a/lch
+++ b/lch
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ function descompressor()
         *.tar.bz2) 
             tar xjf $1
         ;;
+        *.tar.xz) 
+            tar -xf $1
+        ;;
         *.bz2)
             bzip2 -d $1
         ;;
@@ -63,6 +66,9 @@ function compressor()
         *.tar.bz2) 
             tar -c $2 | bzip2 > $1
         ;;
+        *.tar.xz) 
+            tar cfJ $2 | bzip2 > $1
+        ;;
         *.bz2)
             bzip2 $2
             mv "$2".bz2 $1