diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6ed6d60f4..0edb6cfad 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.46.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.32.0
+	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220922220347-f3bd1da661af
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
@@ -131,8 +133,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250305212735-054e65f0b394 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.38.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.32.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220922220347-f3bd1da661af // indirect
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20240903120638-7835f813f4da // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5 // indirect
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.2 // indirect
diff --git a/server/filesystem/compress.go b/server/filesystem/compress.go
index f2775cb31..ff2c16d23 100644
--- a/server/filesystem/compress.go
+++ b/server/filesystem/compress.go
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"emperror.dev/errors"
 	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zip"
 	"github.com/mholt/archives"
+	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/simplifiedchinese"
 
 	"github.com/pterodactyl/wings/internal/ufs"
 	"github.com/pterodactyl/wings/server/filesystem/archiverext"
@@ -190,6 +192,33 @@ type extractStreamOptions struct {
 	Reader io.Reader
 }
 
+// decodeFilename attempts to decode a filename from an archive, automatically
+// detecting and converting GBK-encoded filenames to UTF-8. This is necessary
+// because many Windows applications in China create ZIP files with GBK-encoded
+// filenames instead of UTF-8.
+//
+// The function uses a simple but effective heuristic:
+// - If the filename is valid UTF-8, return it as-is
+// - If the filename is not valid UTF-8, attempt to decode it as GBK
+// - If GBK decoding fails, return the original filename
+func decodeFilename(filename string) string {
+	// Check if it's already valid UTF-8
+	if utf8.ValidString(filename) {
+		// Valid UTF-8, return as-is
+		return filename
+	}
+
+	// Not valid UTF-8, try to decode as GBK
+	decoded, err := simplifiedchinese.GBK.NewDecoder().String(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		// GBK decoding failed, return original
+		return filename
+	}
+
+	// Successfully decoded from GBK
+	return decoded
+}
+
 func (fs *Filesystem) extractStream(ctx context.Context, opts extractStreamOptions) error {
 	// See if it's a compressed archive, such as TAR or a ZIP
 	ex, ok := opts.Format.(archives.Extractor)
@@ -261,7 +290,9 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) extractStream(ctx context.Context, opts extractStreamOptio
 		if f.IsDir() {
 			return nil
 		}
-		p := filepath.Join(opts.Directory, f.NameInArchive)
+		// Decode the filename, converting from GBK to UTF-8 if necessary
+		decodedName := decodeFilename(f.NameInArchive)
+		p := filepath.Join(opts.Directory, decodedName)
 		// If it is ignored, just don't do anything with the file and skip over it.
 		if err := fs.IsIgnored(p); err != nil {
 			return nil
diff --git a/server/filesystem/compress_test.go b/server/filesystem/compress_test.go
index 80cf70800..fd718c14f 100644
--- a/server/filesystem/compress_test.go
+++ b/server/filesystem/compress_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	. "github.com/franela/goblin"
+	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/simplifiedchinese"
 )
 
 // Given an archive named test.{ext}, with the following file structure:
@@ -52,3 +54,64 @@ func TestFilesystem_DecompressFile(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+// Test for GBK-encoded filenames in archives
+func TestFilesystem_DecompressFile_GBK(t *testing.T) {
+	g := Goblin(t)
+	fs, rfs := NewFs()
+
+	g.Describe("Decompress GBK-encoded filenames", func() {
+		g.It("can decompress a zip with GBK-encoded filenames", func() {
+			// copy the file to the new FS
+			c, err := os.ReadFile("./testdata/test-gbk.zip")
+			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+			err = rfs.CreateServerFile("./test-gbk.zip", c)
+			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+
+			// decompress
+			err = fs.DecompressFile(context.Background(), "/", "test-gbk.zip")
+			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+
+			// make sure the file was extracted with proper UTF-8 filename
+			_, err = rfs.StatServerFile("测试文件夹/测试文档.txt")
+			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+		})
+
+		g.AfterEach(func() {
+			_ = fs.TruncateRootDirectory()
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// Test the decodeFilename helper function
+func TestDecodeFilename(t *testing.T) {
+	g := Goblin(t)
+
+	g.Describe("decodeFilename", func() {
+		g.It("should pass through valid UTF-8 strings", func() {
+			input := "test/测试文件.txt"
+			output := decodeFilename(input)
+			g.Assert(output).Equal(input)
+		})
+
+		g.It("should pass through ASCII strings", func() {
+			input := "test/file.txt"
+			output := decodeFilename(input)
+			g.Assert(output).Equal(input)
+		})
+
+		g.It("should convert GBK to UTF-8", func() {
+			// Create a GBK-encoded string
+			utf8String := "测试文件.txt"
+			gbkString, err := simplifiedchinese.GBK.NewEncoder().String(utf8String)
+			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+			
+			// Verify it's not valid UTF-8
+			g.Assert(utf8.ValidString(gbkString)).IsFalse()
+			
+			// Decode and verify it matches original UTF-8
+			output := decodeFilename(gbkString)
+			g.Assert(output).Equal(utf8String)
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/filesystem/testdata/test-gbk.zip b/server/filesystem/testdata/test-gbk.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6818c0d4f
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