diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -781,6 +781,47 @@ def overridearchive(orig, repo, dest, no
 
     archiver.done()
 
+def hgsubrepoarchive(orig, repo, ui, archiver, prefix):
+    rev = repo._state[1]
+    ctx = repo._repo[rev]
+
+    lfcommands.cachelfiles(ui, repo._repo, ctx.node())
+
+    def write(name, mode, islink, getdata):
+        if lfutil.isstandin(name):
+            return
+        data = getdata()
+
+        archiver.addfile(prefix + repo._path + '/' + name, mode, islink, data)
+
+    for f in ctx:
+        ff = ctx.flags(f)
+        getdata = ctx[f].data
+        if lfutil.isstandin(f):
+            path = lfutil.findfile(repo._repo, getdata().strip())
+            if path is None:
+                raise util.Abort(
+                    _('largefile %s not found in repo store or system cache')
+                    % lfutil.splitstandin(f))
+            f = lfutil.splitstandin(f)
+
+            def getdatafn():
+                fd = None
+                try:
+                    fd = open(os.path.join(prefix, path), 'rb')
+                    return fd.read()
+                finally:
+                    if fd:
+                        fd.close()
+
+            getdata = getdatafn
+
+        write(f, 'x' in ff and 0755 or 0644, 'l' in ff, getdata)
+
+    for subpath in ctx.substate:
+        sub = ctx.sub(subpath)
+        sub.archive(repo.ui, archiver, prefix)
+
 # If a largefile is modified, the change is not reflected in its
 # standin until a commit. cmdutil.bailifchanged() raises an exception
 # if the repo has uncommitted changes. Wrap it to also check if
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/uisetup.py b/hgext/largefiles/uisetup.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/uisetup.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/uisetup.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def uisetup(ui):
     extensions.wrapfunction(hg, 'merge', overrides.hgmerge)
 
     extensions.wrapfunction(archival, 'archive', overrides.overridearchive)
+    extensions.wrapfunction(hgsubrepo, 'archive', overrides.hgsubrepoarchive)
     extensions.wrapfunction(cmdutil, 'bailifchanged',
                             overrides.overridebailifchanged)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-largefiles.t b/tests/test-largefiles.t
--- a/tests/test-largefiles.t
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles.t
@@ -1096,4 +1096,34 @@ verify that large files in subrepos hand
   abort: uncommitted changes in subrepo subrepo
   (use --subrepos for recursive commit)
   [255]
+
+# Add a normal file to the subrepo, then test archiving
+  $ echo 'normal file' > subrepo/normal.txt
+  $ hg -R subrepo add subrepo/normal.txt
+# Lock in subrepo, otherwise the change isn't archived
+  $ hg ci -S -m "add normal file to top level"
+  committing subrepository subrepo
+  Invoking status precommit hook
+  M large.txt
+  A normal.txt
+  Invoking status precommit hook
+  M .hgsubstate
+  $ hg archive -S lf_subrepo_archive
+  $ find lf_subrepo_archive -print
+  lf_subrepo_archive
+  lf_subrepo_archive/.hg_archival.txt
+  lf_subrepo_archive/.hgsubstate
+  lf_subrepo_archive/subrepo
+  lf_subrepo_archive/subrepo/large.txt
+  lf_subrepo_archive/subrepo/normal.txt
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a/b
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a/b/c
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a/b/c/d
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a/b/c/d/e.normal.txt
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a/b/c/d/e.large.txt
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a/b/c/x
+  lf_subrepo_archive/a/b/c/x/y.normal.txt
+  lf_subrepo_archive/.hgsub
+
   $ cd ..