diff --git a/archive_path/tar_path.py b/archive_path/tar_path.py
index 3d93b0d..8a1907a 100644
--- a/archive_path/tar_path.py
+++ b/archive_path/tar_path.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager, suppress
 import io
 import itertools
-from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
 import posixpath
 import tarfile
 from types import TracebackType
@@ -399,7 +399,12 @@ def extract_tree(
 
         :param cb_descript: the description to return in the callback
 
+        :raises NotADirectoryError: If the zip path is not a directory
+
         """
+        if not self.is_dir():
+            raise NotADirectoryError(f"Source is not a directory: {self.at}")
+
         if callback is None:
             callback = lambda action, value: None  # noqa: E731
         else:
@@ -407,6 +412,11 @@ def extract_tree(
             count = sum(1 for _ in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False))
             callback("init", {"total": count, "description": cb_descript})
 
+        # always make base directory
+        Path(outpath).joinpath(PurePosixPath(self.at)).mkdir(
+            parents=True, exist_ok=True
+        )
+
         for path in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False):
             callback("update", 1)
             info = self._tarfile.getmember(path.at)
diff --git a/archive_path/zip_path.py b/archive_path/zip_path.py
index a155909..a7c445b 100644
--- a/archive_path/zip_path.py
+++ b/archive_path/zip_path.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import io
 import itertools
 import os
-from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
 import posixpath
 import threading
 from types import TracebackType
@@ -410,7 +410,12 @@ def extract_tree(
 
         :param cb_descript: the description to return in the callback
 
+        :raises NotADirectoryError: If the zip path is not a directory
+
         """
+        if not self.is_dir():
+            raise NotADirectoryError(f"Source is not a directory: {self.at}")
+
         outpath = cast(str, os.path.abspath(outpath))
 
         if callback is None:
@@ -420,6 +425,11 @@ def extract_tree(
             count = sum(1 for _ in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False))
             callback("init", {"total": count, "description": cb_descript})
 
+        # always make base directory
+        Path(outpath).joinpath(PurePosixPath(self.at)).mkdir(
+            parents=True, exist_ok=True
+        )
+
         for path in self.glob(pattern, include_virtual=False):
             callback("update", 1)
             try: