diff --git a/e2e/MODULE.bazel.lock b/e2e/MODULE.bazel.lock
index b9023adbc979a14356c1751a231718636aaf15c4..90d6ffea93b05d123c8ba9c54cc300447970b3ab 100644
--- a/e2e/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/e2e/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -10557,7 +10557,7 @@
   "moduleExtensions": {
     "@@ape~1.0.0-alpha.5//:MODULE.bazel%_repo_rules": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "6pR3uBIwJUKWxgVyaTrCm23UmfZ4GxKfaMrBvcMxfPQ=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "rEjsXjwdJ5htW0Z2AQPbs69xCmvYT0V2dTbImgUj3R8=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {
@@ -14037,7 +14037,7 @@
     },
     "@@rules_coreutils~1.0.0-alpha.7//:MODULE.bazel%_repo_rules": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "Y6Ql6Fc54/lZohdaKTW25feZ8locHF8d8fo/tu9MIUs=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "2rH36ziZXnIpRhGHr1GfziDIYsMvqDzRRfkq0AL1rv4=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {
diff --git a/e2e/extract/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/extract/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89b2edd712d3297d49e632cc9e10791ac62595dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/extract/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+load("@rules_diff//diff/file/test:defs.bzl", "diff_file_test")
+load("@rules_tar//tar/extract:defs.bzl", "tar_extract")
+
+tar_extract(
+    name = "goodbye-world",
+    src = "//fixture:fixture.tar",
+    outs = [
+        "fixture/goodbye-world.txt",
+    ],
+)
+
+diff_file_test(
+    name = "goodbye-world-diff",
+    size = "small",
+    a = "//fixture:goodbye-world.txt",
+    b = ":goodbye-world",
+)
+
+tar_extract(
+    name = "multiple",
+    src = "//fixture:fixture.tar",
+    outs = [
+        "fixture/hello-world.txt",
+        "fixture/nested/goodbye-world.txt",
+    ],
+)
+
+diff_file_test(
+    name = "hello-world-diff",
+    size = "small",
+    a = "//fixture:hello-world.txt",
+    b = ":fixture/hello-world.txt",
+)
+
+diff_file_test(
+    name = "nested-goodbye-world-diff",
+    size = "small",
+    a = "//fixture/nested:goodbye-world.txt",
+    b = ":fixture/nested/goodbye-world.txt",
+)
diff --git a/tar/extract/BUILD.bazel b/tar/extract/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/tar/extract/defs.bzl b/tar/extract/defs.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6959875dc0091f8bb112b2edfbf1feb72784fe3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar/extract/defs.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+load(":rule.bzl", _extract = "tar_extract")
+
+visibility("public")
+
+tar_extract = _extract
diff --git a/tar/extract/rule.bzl b/tar/extract/rule.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4291d543198582a007dd23617c23fd1ab5f7064d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar/extract/rule.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+visibility("//tar/...")
+
+DOC = """Extracts files from a tarball
+
+```py
+tar_extract(
+    name = "extracted",
+    src = ":archive.tar",
+    outs = [
+        "some/member.txt",
+        "some/other/member.txt",
+    ]
+)
+```
+
+The `outs` labels `:some/member.txt` and `:some/other/member.txt` can be used in subsequent rules.
+"""
+
+ATTRS = {
+    "src": attr.label(
+        doc = "An archive to extract decleared files from.",
+        mandatory = True,
+        allow_single_file = [".tar"],
+    ),
+    "outs": attr.output_list(
+        doc = "Paths within the archive to extract.",
+        mandatory = True,
+        allow_empty = False,
+    ),
+}
+
+def _name(label):
+    return label.name
+
+def implementation(ctx):
+    tar = ctx.toolchains["//tar/toolchain/tar:type"]
+
+    args = ctx.actions.args()
+    args.add("-C").add("{}/{}".format(ctx.bin_dir.path, ctx.label.package))
+    args.add("-xvf").add(ctx.file.src.path)
+    args.add_all(ctx.attr.outs, map_each = _name)
+
+    ctx.actions.run(
+        outputs = ctx.outputs.outs,
+        inputs = [ctx.file.src],
+        arguments = [args],
+        executable = tar.executable,
+        tools = [tar.executable],
+        mnemonic = "TarExtract",
+        progress_message = "extracting %{input} files",
+        toolchain = "//tar/toolchain/tar:type",
+    )
+
+    return DefaultInfo(files = depset(ctx.outputs.outs))
+
+tar_extract = rule(
+    doc = DOC,
+    attrs = ATTRS,
+    implementation = implementation,
+    toolchains = ["//tar/toolchain/tar:type"],
+)
diff --git a/tar/unpack/file/rule.bzl b/tar/unpack/file/rule.bzl
deleted file mode 100644
index aa95bb8272acd5e87758d9a801a7c4a6679ce277..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tar/unpack/file/rule.bzl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-visibility("//tar/...")
-
-DOC = """unpacks files from a tarball
-```py
-tar_unpack_file(
-
-    name = "extracted",
-    src = ":archive.tar",
-)
-```
-"""
-
-ATTRS = {
-    "src": attr.label(
-        doc = "An archive to extract into a declared directory (`TreeArtifact`).",
-        mandatory = True,
-        allow_single_file = [".tar"],
-    ),
-}
-
-def implementation(ctx):
-    tar = ctx.toolchains["//tar/toolchain/tar:type"]
-
-    output_dir = ctx.actions.declare_directory(ctx.attr.name)
-
-    args = ctx.actions.args()
-    args.add("-xvf").add(ctx.file.src.path)
-    args.add("-C").add(output_dir.path)
-
-    ctx.actions.run(
-        outputs = [output_dir],
-        inputs = [ctx.file.src],
-        arguments = [args],
-        executable = tar.executable,
-        tools = [tar.executable],
-        mnemonic = "TarUnpack",
-        progress_message = "unpacking %{inputs}",
-    )
-
-    depset_files = depset([output_dir])
-    return DefaultInfo(files = depset_files)
-
-tar_unpack_file = rule(
-    doc = DOC,
-    attrs = ATTRS,
-    implementation = implementation,
-    toolchains = ["//tar/toolchain/tar:type"],
-)