diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e790ccd..d48219e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Useful MSBuild inline tasks and targets. Import the common.tasks and/or common.t
 
 Usage examples
 
-Zip task:
+Zip task (ignore hierarchy):
 
 ```xml
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
@@ -18,6 +18,27 @@ Zip task:
       OverwriteExistingFile="true" />
   </Target>
 ```
+Zip task (folders hierarchy maintained relative to InputBaseDirectory):
+
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <FilesToZip Include="$(ProjectDir)\PayloadUnzipped\*.*" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <Zip 
+      InputFileNames="@(FilesToZip)"
+      InputBaseDirectory="$(ProjectDir)\PayloadUnzipped"
+      OutputFileName="$(ProjectDir)$(TargetZipFile)"
+      OverwriteExistingFile="true" />
+  </Target>
+ZipDir task (folders hierarchy maintained relative to InputBaseDirectory):
+
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+    <ZipDir 
+      InputBaseDirectory="$(ProjectDir)\PayloadUnzipped" 
+      OutputFileName="$(ProjectDir)$(TargetZipFile)" 
+      OverwriteExistingFile="true" 
+      IncludeBaseDirectory="false" />
+  </Target>
 
 SafeGitClean:
 
diff --git a/common.tasks b/common.tasks
index 9439a45..5f46d38 100644
--- a/common.tasks
+++ b/common.tasks
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <UsingTask TaskName="Zip" TaskFactory="CodeTaskFactory" AssemblyFile="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v4.0.dll">
     <ParameterGroup>
       <InputFileNames ParameterType="Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskItem[]" Required="true" />
+      <InputBaseDirectory ParameterType="System.String" Required="false" />
       <OutputFileName ParameterType="System.String" Required="true" />
       <OverwriteExistingFile ParameterType="System.Boolean" Required="false" />
 	</ParameterGroup>
@@ -13,11 +14,19 @@
       <Code Type="Fragment" Language="cs">
       <![CDATA[        
         var fileMode = OverwriteExistingFile ? FileMode.Create : FileMode.CreateNew;
+        var baseDir  = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(InputBaseDirectory) ? string.Empty : Path.GetFullPath(InputBaseDirectory);
+        var filesToZip = InputFileNames.Select(f => Path.GetFullPath(f.ItemSpec)).Where(n => n.StartsWith(baseDir));
+        
         using (var archive = new ZipArchive(new FileStream(OutputFileName, fileMode), ZipArchiveMode.Create))
         {
-            foreach (var inputFileName in InputFileNames.Select(f => f.ItemSpec))
+            foreach (var inputFileName in filesToZip)
             {
-                var archiveEntry = archive.CreateEntry(Path.GetFileName(inputFileName));
+                var entryName = baseDir.Length == 0
+                              ? Path.GetFileName(inputFileName) 
+                              : inputFileName.Substring(baseDir.Length + 1);
+            
+            
+                var archiveEntry = archive.CreateEntry(entryName);
                 using (var fs = new FileStream(inputFileName, FileMode.Open))
                 {
                     using (var zipStream = archiveEntry.Open())