diff --git a/core/include/cubos/core/data/fs/standard_archive.hpp b/core/include/cubos/core/data/fs/standard_archive.hpp
index 46f020d32..c3913bdd7 100644
--- a/core/include/cubos/core/data/fs/standard_archive.hpp
+++ b/core/include/cubos/core/data/fs/standard_archive.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ namespace cubos::core::data
         /// @param readOnly True if the archive is read-only, false otherwise.
         StandardArchive(const std::filesystem::path& osPath, bool isDirectory, bool readOnly);
 
+        /// @brief Checks if the archive was successfully initialized.
+        /// @return True if the archive was successfully initialized, false otherwise.
+        bool initialized() const;
+
         std::size_t create(std::size_t parent, std::string_view name, bool directory = false) override;
         bool destroy(std::size_t id) override;
         std::string name(std::size_t id) const override;
diff --git a/core/src/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp b/core/src/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp
index 34cf73e39..32e342d08 100644
--- a/core/src/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp
+++ b/core/src/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ void StandardArchive::generate(std::size_t parent)
     }
 }
 
+bool StandardArchive::initialized() const
+{
+    return !mFiles.empty();
+}
+
 std::size_t StandardArchive::create(std::size_t parent, std::string_view name, bool directory)
 {
     INIT_OR_RETURN(0);
diff --git a/core/tests/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp b/core/tests/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp
index e2ec5abf7..9ef878908 100644
--- a/core/tests/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp
+++ b/core/tests/data/fs/standard_archive.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using cubos::core::memory::Stream;
 static void assertInitializationFailed(StandardArchive& archive)
 {
     REQUIRE_FALSE(archive.directory(1)); // Independently of it was created as a directory or not.
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(archive.initialized());
     REQUIRE(archive.parent(1) == 0);
     REQUIRE(archive.sibling(1) == 0);
     REQUIRE(archive.child(1) == 0);
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ TEST_CASE("data::StandardArchive") // NOLINT(readability-function-size)
 
         // Check if the structure is correct.
         CHECK(archive.readOnly() == readOnly);
+        CHECK(archive.initialized());
         CHECK(archive.parent(1) == 0);
         CHECK(archive.sibling(1) == 0);
         CHECK(archive.child(1) == 0);
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ TEST_CASE("data::StandardArchive") // NOLINT(readability-function-size)
         {
             archive = std::make_unique<StandardArchive>(path, true, false);
             CHECK_FALSE(archive->readOnly());
+            CHECK(archive->initialized());
 
             // Check initial structure.
             CHECK(archive->parent(1) == 0);
@@ -220,6 +223,7 @@ TEST_CASE("data::StandardArchive") // NOLINT(readability-function-size)
             // Create a read-only archive on the generated directory.
             archive = std::make_unique<StandardArchive>(path, true, true);
             CHECK(archive->readOnly());
+            CHECK(archive->initialized());
 
             // Check root.
             CHECK(archive->directory(1));