diff --git a/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt b/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt
index efe108b..afc2d0e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/pi_zip.txt
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
        \ *.dotm,*.dotx,*.ear,*.epub,*.gcsx,*.glox,*.gqsx,*.ja,*.jar,*.kmz,
        \ *.odb,*.odc,*.odf,*.odg,*.odi,*.odm,*.odp,*.ods,*.odt,*.otc,*.otf,
        \ *.otg,*.oth,*.oti,*.otp,*.ots,*.ott,*.oxt,*.potm,*.potx,*.ppam,
-       \ *.ppsm,*.ppsx,*.pptm,*.pptx,*.sldx,*.thmx,*.vdw,*.war,*.wsz,*.xap,
-       \ *.xlam,*.xlsb,*.xlsm,*.xlsx,*.xltm,*.xltx,*.xpi,*.zip'
+       \ *.ppsm,*.ppsx,*.pptm,*.pptx,*.sldx,*.thmx,*.vdw,*.war,*.whl,*.wsz,
+       \ *.xap,*.xlam,*.xlsb,*.xlsm,*.xlsx,*.xltm,*.xltx,*.xpi,*.zip'
 
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 4. History							*zip-history* {{{1
diff --git a/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim b/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
index 2af119b..2d12e65 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/zipPlugin.vim
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 " Date:			Dec 07, 2021
 " Maintainer:	This runtime file is looking for a new maintainer.
 " Former Maintainer:	Charles E Campbell
+" Last Change:
+" 2025 Apr 02 by Vim Project: add *.whl to list of zip extensions (#17038)
 " License:		Vim License  (see vim's :help license)
 " Copyright:    Copyright (C) 2005-2016 Charles E. Campbell {{{1
 "               Permission is hereby granted to use and distribute this code,
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Options: {{{1
 if !exists("g:zipPlugin_ext")
- let g:zipPlugin_ext='*.aar,*.apk,*.celzip,*.crtx,*.docm,*.docx,*.dotm,*.dotx,*.ear,*.epub,*.gcsx,*.glox,*.gqsx,*.ja,*.jar,*.kmz,*.odb,*.odc,*.odf,*.odg,*.odi,*.odm,*.odp,*.ods,*.odt,*.otc,*.otf,*.otg,*.oth,*.oti,*.otp,*.ots,*.ott,*.oxt,*.potm,*.potx,*.ppam,*.ppsm,*.ppsx,*.pptm,*.pptx,*.sldx,*.thmx,*.vdw,*.war,*.wsz,*.xap,*.xlam,*.xlsb,*.xlsm,*.xlsx,*.xltm,*.xltx,*.xpi,*.zip'
+ let g:zipPlugin_ext='*.aar,*.apk,*.celzip,*.crtx,*.docm,*.docx,*.dotm,*.dotx,*.ear,*.epub,*.gcsx,*.glox,*.gqsx,*.ja,*.jar,*.kmz,*.odb,*.odc,*.odf,*.odg,*.odi,*.odm,*.odp,*.ods,*.odt,*.otc,*.otf,*.otg,*.oth,*.oti,*.otp,*.ots,*.ott,*.oxt,*.potm,*.potx,*.ppam,*.ppsm,*.ppsx,*.pptm,*.pptx,*.sldx,*.thmx,*.vdw,*.war,*.whl,*.wsz,*.xap,*.xlam,*.xlsb,*.xlsm,*.xlsx,*.xltm,*.xltx,*.xpi,*.zip'
 endif
 
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------