diff --git a/backend/converter.py b/backend/converter.py
index 296577d..670989e 100644
--- a/backend/converter.py
+++ b/backend/converter.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("backend.converter")
 
 DISK_EXTENSIONS = {".vmdk", ".qcow2", ".qcow", ".img", ".raw", ".vhd", ".vhdx"}
 
-ARCHIVE_EXTENSIONS = {".7z", ".zip", ".rar", ".tar.gz", ".tgz", ".tar", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz"}
+ARCHIVE_EXTENSIONS = {".7z", ".zip", ".rar", ".tar.gz", ".tgz", ".tar", ".gz", ".bz2", ".xz", ".ova"}
 
 MIN_DISK_BYTES = 1024
 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def extract_if_needed(filename: str) -> Path:
         ".tar.gz": ("tar",   ["tar", "-xzf", str(filepath)]),
         ".tgz":    ("tar",   ["tar", "-xzf", str(filepath)]),
         ".tar":    ("tar",   ["tar", "-xf", str(filepath)]),
+        ".ova":    ("tar",   ["tar", "-xf", str(filepath)]),
         ".gz":     ("gunzip", ["gunzip", "-f", str(filepath)]),
         ".bz2":    ("bunzip2", ["bunzip2", "-f", str(filepath)]),
         ".xz":     ("xz",    ["xz", "-d", str(filepath)]),
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ def _extract_one_archive(archive_path: Path, target_dir: Path):
         ".tar.gz": ("tar",   ["tar", "-xzf", str(archive_path)]),
         ".tgz":    ("tar",   ["tar", "-xzf", str(archive_path)]),
         ".tar":    ("tar",   ["tar", "-xf", str(archive_path)]),
+        ".ova":    ("tar",   ["tar", "-xf", str(archive_path)]),
         ".gz":     ("gunzip", ["gunzip", "-f", str(archive_path)]),
         ".bz2":    ("bunzip2", ["bunzip2", "-f", str(archive_path)]),
         ".xz":     ("xz",    ["xz", "-d", str(archive_path)]),