diff --git a/deb/deb.go b/deb/deb.go
index 2a31125c..d8e1e579 100644
--- a/deb/deb.go
+++ b/deb/deb.go
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ package deb
 
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
+	"compress/bzip2"
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/mkrautz/goar"
+	"github.com/remyoudompheng/go-liblzma"
 	"github.com/smira/aptly/utils"
+	"github.com/smira/lzma"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // GetControlFileFromDeb reads control file from deb package
@@ -95,3 +99,76 @@ func GetControlFileFromDsc(dscFile string, verifier utils.Verifier) (Stanza, err
 	return stanza, nil
 
 }
+
+// GetContentsFromDeb returns list of files installed by .deb package
+func GetContentsFromDeb(packageFile string) ([]string, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(packageFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	library := ar.NewReader(file)
+	for {
+		header, err := library.Next()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find data.tar.* part")
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read .deb archive: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(header.Name, "data.tar") {
+			var tarInput io.Reader
+
+			fmt.Println(header.Name)
+			switch header.Name {
+			case "data.tar":
+				tarInput = library
+			case "data.tar.gz":
+				ungzip, err := gzip.NewReader(library)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to ungzip: %s", err)
+				}
+				defer ungzip.Close()
+				tarInput = ungzip
+			case "data.tar.bz2":
+				tarInput = bzip2.NewReader(library)
+			case "data.tar.xz":
+				unxz, err := xz.NewReader(library)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to unxz: %s", err)
+				}
+				defer unxz.Close()
+				tarInput = unxz
+			case "data.tar.lzma":
+				unlzma := lzma.NewReader(library)
+				defer unlzma.Close()
+				tarInput = unlzma
+			default:
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported tar compression: %s", header.Name)
+			}
+
+			untar := tar.NewReader(tarInput)
+			var results []string
+			for {
+				tarHeader, err := untar.Next()
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					return results, nil
+				}
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read .tar archive: %s", err)
+				}
+
+				if tarHeader.Typeflag == tar.TypeDir {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if strings.HasPrefix(tarHeader.Name, "./") {
+					tarHeader.Name = tarHeader.Name[2:]
+				}
+				results = append(results, tarHeader.Name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/deb/deb_test.go b/deb/deb_test.go
index 4c329c04..a069699c 100644
--- a/deb/deb_test.go
+++ b/deb/deb_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type DebSuite struct {
-	debFile, dscFile, dscFileNoSign string
+	debFile, debFile2, dscFile, dscFileNoSign string
 }
 
 var _ = Suite(&DebSuite{})
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var _ = Suite(&DebSuite{})
 func (s *DebSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
 	_, _File, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
 	s.debFile = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(_File), "../system/files/libboost-program-options-dev_1.49.0.1_i386.deb")
+	s.debFile2 = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(_File), "../system/changes/hardlink_0.2.1_amd64.deb")
 	s.dscFile = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(_File), "../system/files/pyspi_0.6.1-1.3.dsc")
 	s.dscFileNoSign = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(_File), "../system/files/pyspi-0.6.1-1.3.stripped.dsc")
 }
@@ -55,3 +56,15 @@ func (s *DebSuite) TestGetControlFileFromDsc(c *C) {
 	c.Check(st["Version"], Equals, "0.6.1-1.4")
 	c.Check(st["Source"], Equals, "pyspi")
 }
+
+func (s *DebSuite) TestGetContentsFromDeb(c *C) {
+	contents, err := GetContentsFromDeb(s.debFile)
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	c.Check(contents, DeepEquals, []string{"usr/share/doc/libboost-program-options-dev/changelog.gz",
+		"usr/share/doc/libboost-program-options-dev/copyright"})
+
+	contents, err = GetContentsFromDeb(s.debFile2)
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	c.Check(contents, DeepEquals, []string{"usr/bin/hardlink", "usr/share/man/man1/hardlink.1.gz",
+		"usr/share/doc/hardlink/changelog.gz", "usr/share/doc/hardlink/copyright", "usr/share/doc/hardlink/NEWS.Debian.gz"})
+}