diff --git a/src/archive/zip/reader.go b/src/archive/zip/reader.go
index db118ce854..db9ae3cf36 100644
--- a/src/archive/zip/reader.go
+++ b/src/archive/zip/reader.go
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ func (f *File) Open() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if strings.HasSuffix(f.Name, "/") {
+		if f.CompressedSize64 != 0 || f.hasDataDescriptor() {
+			return &dirReader{ErrFormat}, nil
+		} else {
+			return &dirReader{io.EOF}, nil
+		}
+	}
 	size := int64(f.CompressedSize64)
 	r := io.NewSectionReader(f.zipr, f.headerOffset+bodyOffset, size)
 	dcomp := f.zip.decompressor(f.Method)
@@ -228,6 +235,18 @@ func (f *File) OpenRaw() (io.Reader, error) {
 	return r, nil
 }
 
+type dirReader struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (r *dirReader) Read([]byte) (int, error) {
+	return 0, r.err
+}
+
+func (r *dirReader) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 type checksumReader struct {
 	rc    io.ReadCloser
 	hash  hash.Hash32
diff --git a/src/archive/zip/reader_test.go b/src/archive/zip/reader_test.go
index 84742c7d2a..3123892fb7 100644
--- a/src/archive/zip/reader_test.go
+++ b/src/archive/zip/reader_test.go
@@ -1554,3 +1554,33 @@ func TestUnderSize(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssue54801(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, input := range []string{"testdata/readme.zip", "testdata/dd.zip"} {
+		z, err := OpenReader(input)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer z.Close()
+
+		for _, f := range z.File {
+			// Make file a directory
+			f.Name += "/"
+
+			t.Run(f.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Logf("CompressedSize64: %d, Flags: %#x", f.CompressedSize64, f.Flags)
+
+				rd, err := f.Open()
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				defer rd.Close()
+
+				n, got := io.Copy(io.Discard, rd)
+				if n != 0 || got != ErrFormat {
+					t.Fatalf("Error mismatch, got: %d, %v, want: %v", n, got, ErrFormat)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}