diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8e2cd442..d7494e2b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ file_C			= filegen.c \
 			  file_ses.c \
 			  file_sgcta.c \
 			  file_shn.c \
+			  file_shp.c \
 			  file_sib.c \
 			  file_sig.c \
 			  file_sit.c \
diff --git a/src/file_list.c b/src/file_list.c
index 3173741e..f76403c5 100644
--- a/src/file_list.c
+++ b/src/file_list.c
@@ -854,6 +854,9 @@ extern const file_hint_t file_hint_sgcta;
 #if !defined(SINGLE_FORMAT) || defined(SINGLE_FORMAT_shn)
 extern const file_hint_t file_hint_shn;
 #endif
+#if !defined(SINGLE_FORMAT) || defined(SINGLE_FORMAT_shp)
+extern const file_hint_t file_hint_shp;
+#endif
 #if !defined(SINGLE_FORMAT) || defined(SINGLE_FORMAT_sib)
 extern const file_hint_t file_hint_sib;
 #endif
@@ -1899,6 +1902,9 @@ file_enable_t array_file_enable[]=
 #if !defined(SINGLE_FORMAT) || defined(SINGLE_FORMAT_shn)
   { .enable=0, .file_hint=&file_hint_shn  },
 #endif
+#if !defined(SINGLE_FORMAT) || defined(SINGLE_FORMAT_shp)
+  { .enable=0, .file_hint=&file_hint_shp  },
+#endif
 #if !defined(SINGLE_FORMAT) || defined(SINGLE_FORMAT_sib)
   { .enable=0, .file_hint=&file_hint_sib  },
 #endif
diff --git a/src/file_shp.c b/src/file_shp.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47195a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file_shp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+
+    File: file_shp.c
+
+    Copyright (C) 2023 Grzegorz Szymaszek <gszymaszek@short.pl>
+
+    This software is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+    with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+    Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+ */
+
+#if !defined(SINGLE_FORMAT) || defined(SINGLE_FORMAT_shp)
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
+#include <string.h>
+#endif
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "types.h"
+#include "filegen.h"
+#include "common.h"
+
+static void register_header_check_shp(file_stat_t *file_stat);
+
+const file_hint_t file_hint_shp= {
+  .extension="shp",
+  .description="Shapefile",
+  .max_filesize=PHOTOREC_MAX_FILE_SIZE,
+  .recover=1,
+  .enable_by_default=1,
+  .register_header_check=&register_header_check_shp
+};
+
+static const uint8_t shp_header[4] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x27, 0x0a};
+
+/* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile */
+struct shp_header
+{
+  int32_t magic;
+  int32_t reserved[5];
+  int32_t size;
+  int32_t version;
+  int32_t shape_type;
+} __attribute__ ((gcc_struct, __packed__));
+
+static int header_check_shp(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)
+{
+  const struct shp_header *shp=(const struct shp_header *)buffer;
+  (void) buffer_size;
+  (void) safe_header_only;
+  (void) file_recovery;
+
+  if(buffer[0]!=0 || buffer[1]!=0 || buffer[2]!=0x27 || buffer[3]!=0x0a)
+    return 0;
+  if(be32(shp->size) >= 100)
+  {
+    reset_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
+    file_recovery_new->extension=file_hint_shp.extension;
+    file_recovery_new->min_filesize=100;
+    file_recovery_new->calculated_file_size=(uint64_t)be32(shp->size);
+    file_recovery_new->data_check=&data_check_size;
+    file_recovery_new->file_check=&file_check_size;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static void register_header_check_shp(file_stat_t *file_stat)
+{
+  register_header_check(0, shp_header, sizeof(shp_header), &header_check_shp, file_stat);
+}
+#endif