diff --git a/lib/initcpio/install/arch_fsarchiver b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_fsarchiver
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28bdf9167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_fsarchiver
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Created by Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
+
+install ()
+{
+    MODULES=""
+    BINARIES="fsarchiver"
+    FILES=""
+    SCRIPT=""
+}
+
+help ()
+{
+cat<<HELPEOF
+  This hook includes fsarchiver on arch boot image.
+HELPEOF
+}
diff --git a/lib/initcpio/install/arch_pacman b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_pacman
index 25594ba74..95d33947e 100644
--- a/lib/initcpio/install/arch_pacman
+++ b/lib/initcpio/install/arch_pacman
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ rt2x00-rt61-fw rt2x00-rt71w-fw rt2500 ndiswrapper ndiswrapper-utils \
 zd1211-firmware ipw2100-fw ipw2200-fw iwlwifi-3945-ucode iwlwifi-4965-ucode iwlwifi-5000-ucode \
 smbclient tdb tiacx tiacx-firmware dmraid linux-atm netcfg tiacx tiacx-firmware parted tzdata ntp \
 v86d wlan-ng26-utils iw crda wireless-regdb libnl iproute2 dhclient syslinux mtools perl \
-gmp heimdal sqlite3 db dbus-core libcap"
+gmp heimdal sqlite3 db dbus-core libcap fsarchiver"
 
 for i in $DEPENDS; do
 	for k in  $(echo /var/lib/pacman/local/$i-[0-9]*-[0-9]*); do