diff --git a/styrene/bundle.py b/styrene/bundle.py
index 7f5155e..50327c9 100644
--- a/styrene/bundle.py
+++ b/styrene/bundle.py
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ def write_distributables(self, output_dir, options):
             distfiles.extend(self._write_nsis_distfile(distroot, output_dir))
         if options.build_zip:
             distfiles.extend(self._write_zip_distfile(distroot, output_dir))
+        if options.build_7z:
+            distfiles.extend(self._write_7z_distfile(distroot, output_dir))
         return distfiles
 
     @property
@@ -713,30 +715,66 @@ def _delete_surplus_files(self, root, options):
             for a, p in removed:
                 print("{action} {path}".format(action=a, path=p), file=fp)
 
-    def _write_zip_distfile(self, root, output_dir):
-        """Package a frozen bundle as a standalone zipfile.
+    def _write_generic_distfile(self, root, output_dir, ext, cmd_function):
+        """Generic helper for packaing frozen bundles into archives
 
         :param str root: Frozen bundle location.
-        :param str output_dir: Where to write the output zipfile.
+        :param str output_dir: Where to write the output file.
+        :param str ext: File extension of the output file
+        :param function cmd_function: Function creating the compression command
 
         """
-        output_file_basename = "{stub_name}-{version}-standalone.zip".format(
+        output_file_basename = "{stub_name}-{version}-standalone.{ext}".format(
             stub_name=self.stub_name,
             version=self.version,
+            ext=ext,
         )
         logger.info("Writing “%s”…", output_file_basename)
         output_file_path = os.path.join(output_dir, output_file_basename)
-        cmd = [
-            "zip", "-Xq9r",
+        cmd = cmd_function(
             os.path.abspath(output_file_path),
             os.path.curdir,
-        ]
+        )
         subprocess.check_call(
             cmd,
             cwd=root,
         )
         return [output_file_path]
 
+    def _write_zip_distfile(self, root, output_dir):
+        """Package a frozen bundle as a standalone zipfile.
+
+        :param str root: Frozen bundle location.
+        :param str output_dir: Where to write the output zipfile.
+
+        """
+        def cmd_array(output_file_path, root_relative_input_path):
+            return [
+                "zip", "-Xq9r",
+                output_file_path,
+                root_relative_input_path,
+            ]
+        return self._write_generic_distfile(
+            root, output_dir, "zip", cmd_array
+        )
+
+    def _write_7z_distfile(self, root, output_dir):
+        """Package a frozen bundle as a standalone 7z archive.
+
+        :param str root: Frozen bundle location.
+        :param str output_dir: Where to write the output 7z file.
+
+        """
+        def cmd_array(output_file_path, root_relative_input_path):
+            return [
+                "7z", "a", "-bd", "-mx=9",
+                output_file_path,
+                root_relative_input_path,
+            ]
+        return self._write_generic_distfile(
+            root, output_dir, "7z", cmd_array
+        )
+
     def _write_nsis_distfile(self, root, output_dir):
         """Package a frozen bundle as an NSIS installer executable.
 
diff --git a/styrene/cmdline.py b/styrene/cmdline.py
index 92eecd4..da4ec58 100644
--- a/styrene/cmdline.py
+++ b/styrene/cmdline.py
@@ -108,9 +108,14 @@ def process_spec_file(spec, options):
     bundle.check_runtime_dependencies()
     output_dir = options.output_dir
     if not output_dir:
-        if not (options.build_zip or options.build_exe):
+        output_generating_options = [
+            options.build_zip,
+            options.build_exe,
+            options.build_7z,
+        ]
+        if not any(output_generating_options):
             logger.warning(
-                "Both --no-zip and --no-exe were specified, with no "
+                "No output is enabled and there is no specified "
                 "--output-dir to write and keep the remaining "
                 "intermediate files in."
             )
@@ -205,6 +210,13 @@ def main():
         dest="build_zip",
         default=True,
     )
+    parser.add_option(
+        "--7z",
+        help="create a standalone .7z archive",
+        action="store_true",
+        dest="build_7z",
+        default=False,
+    )
     parser.add_option(
         "--colour", "--color",
         help="colourize output: yes/no/auto",