diff --git a/src/packages/archive-view/lib/archive-view.coffee b/src/packages/archive-view/lib/archive-view.coffee
index efe710702..23bb1709a 100644
--- a/src/packages/archive-view/lib/archive-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/archive-view/lib/archive-view.coffee
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ class ArchiveView extends ScrollView
             @tree.append(new FileView(@path, entry))
 
         @tree.show()
+        @tree.find('.file').view()?.select()
+
+  focusSelectedFile: ->
+    @tree.find('.selected').view()?.focus()
+
+  focus: ->
+    @focusSelectedFile()
 
   setModel: (editSession) ->
     @setPath(editSession?.getPath())
diff --git a/src/packages/archive-view/lib/file-view.coffee b/src/packages/archive-view/lib/file-view.coffee
index 00d290e00..770e5258f 100644
--- a/src/packages/archive-view/lib/file-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/archive-view/lib/file-view.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {View} = require 'space-pen'
+$ = require 'jquery'
 fsUtils = require 'fs-utils'
 path = require 'path'
 temp = require 'temp'
@@ -7,26 +8,51 @@ archive = require 'ls-archive'
 module.exports =
 class FileView extends View
   @content: (archivePath, entry) ->
-    @div class: 'entry', =>
+    @div class: 'entry', tabindex: -1, =>
       @span entry.getName(), class: 'file', outlet: 'name'
 
-  initialize: (archivePath, entry) ->
-    @name.addClass('symlink') if entry.isSymbolicLink()
+  initialize: (@archivePath, @entry) ->
+    @name.addClass('symlink') if @entry.isSymbolicLink()
 
     @on 'click', =>
-      @closest('.archive-view').find('.selected').removeClass('selected')
-      @name.addClass('selected')
-      archive.readFile archivePath, entry.getPath(), (error, contents) ->
-        if error?
-          console.error("Error reading: #{entry.getPath()} from #{archivePath}", error.stack ? error)
-        else
-          temp.mkdir 'atom-', (error, tempDirPath) ->
-            if error?
-              console.error("Error creating temp directory: #{tempDirPath}", error.stack ? error)
-            else
-              tempFilePath = path.join(tempDirPath, path.basename(archivePath), entry.getName())
-              fsUtils.writeAsync tempFilePath, contents, (error) ->
-                if error?
-                  console.error("Error writing to #{tempFilePath}", error.stack ? error)
-                else
-                  rootView.open(tempFilePath)
+      @select()
+      @openFile()
+
+    @on 'core:confirm', =>
+      @openFile() if @isSelected()
+
+    @on 'core:move-down', =>
+      if @isSelected()
+        files = @closest('.archive-view').find('.file')
+        $(files[files.index(@name) + 1]).view()?.select()
+
+    @on 'core:move-up', =>
+      if @isSelected()
+        files = @closest('.archive-view').find('.file')
+        $(files[files.index(@name) - 1]).view()?.select()
+
+  isSelected: -> @name.hasClass('selected')
+
+  logError: (message, error) ->
+    console.error(message, error.stack ? error)
+
+  openFile: ->
+    archive.readFile @archivePath, @entry.getPath(), (error, contents) =>
+      if error?
+        @logError("Error reading: #{@entry.getPath()} from #{@archivePath}", error)
+      else
+        temp.mkdir 'atom-', (error, tempDirPath) =>
+          if error?
+            @logError("Error creating temp directory: #{tempDirPath}", error)
+          else
+            tempFilePath = path.join(tempDirPath, path.basename(@archivePath), @entry.getName())
+            fsUtils.writeAsync tempFilePath, contents, (error) ->
+              if error?
+                @logError("Error writing to #{tempFilePath}", error)
+              else
+                rootView.open(tempFilePath)
+
+  select: ->
+    @closest('.archive-view').find('.selected').view()?.name.removeClass('selected')
+    @name.addClass('selected')
+    @focus()