diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py b/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py
index 26081a86015..8a834f53f67 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py
@@ -2008,6 +2008,9 @@ def test_repack_data_descriptor_no_sig(self):
 
     def test_repack_data_descriptor_no_sig_strict(self):
         """Should skip data descriptor without signature when `strict_descriptor` is set."""
+        if self.compression not in (zipfile.ZIP_STORED, zipfile.ZIP_LZMA):
+            self.skipTest('require unsupported decompression method')
+
         for ii in ([0], [0, 1]):
             with self.subTest(remove=ii):
                 # calculate the expected results
@@ -2046,6 +2049,47 @@ def test_repack_data_descriptor_no_sig_strict(self):
                 with zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN) as zh:
                     self.assertIsNone(zh.testzip())
 
+    def test_repack_data_descriptor_no_sig_strict_by_decompressoin(self):
+        """Should correctly handle file entries using data descriptor without signature
+        through decompression."""
+        if self.compression in (zipfile.ZIP_STORED, zipfile.ZIP_LZMA):
+            self.skipTest('require supported decompression method')
+
+        for ii in ([0], [0, 1]):
+            with self.subTest(remove=ii):
+                # calculate the expected results
+                test_files = [data for j, data in enumerate(self.test_files) if j not in ii]
+                with open(TESTFN, 'wb') as fh:
+                    with mock.patch('zipfile.struct.pack', side_effect=struct_pack_no_dd_sig):
+                        expected_zinfos = self._prepare_zip_from_test_files(Unseekable(fh), test_files)
+                expected_size = os.path.getsize(TESTFN)
+
+                # do the removal and check the result
+                with open(TESTFN, 'wb') as fh:
+                    with mock.patch('zipfile.struct.pack', side_effect=struct_pack_no_dd_sig):
+                        zinfos = self._prepare_zip_from_test_files(Unseekable(fh), self.test_files)
+                with zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN, 'a', self.compression) as zh:
+                    # make sure data descriptor bit is really set (by making zipfile unseekable)
+                    for zi in zh.infolist():
+                        self.assertTrue(zi.flag_bits & 8, f'data descriptor flag not set: {zi.filename}')
+
+                    for i in ii:
+                        zh.remove(self.test_files[i][0])
+                    zh.repack(strict_descriptor=True)
+
+                    # check infolist
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        [ComparableZipInfo(zi) for zi in zh.infolist()],
+                        expected_zinfos,
+                    )
+
+                # check file size
+                self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(TESTFN), expected_size)
+
+                # make sure the zip file is still valid
+                with zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN) as zh:
+                    self.assertIsNone(zh.testzip())
+
     def test_repack_data_descriptor_no_sig_and_zip64(self):
         """Should correctly handle file entries using data descriptor without signature and zip64."""
         for ii in ([0], [0, 1], [1], [2]):
diff --git a/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py b/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py
index 9c645ac731d..5098799a9ab 100644
--- a/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py
@@ -1628,8 +1628,14 @@ def _validate_local_file_entry(self, fp, offset, end_offset):
             zip64 = fheader[_FH_UNCOMPRESSED_SIZE] == 0xffffffff
 
             dd = self._scan_data_descriptor(fp, pos, end_offset, zip64)
-            if dd is None and not self.strict_descriptor:
-                dd = self._scan_data_descriptor_no_sig(fp, pos, end_offset, zip64)
+            if dd is None:
+                dd = self._scan_data_descriptor_no_sig_by_decompression(
+                    fp, pos, end_offset, zip64, fheader[_FH_COMPRESSION_METHOD])
+                if dd is False:
+                    if not self.strict_descriptor:
+                        dd = self._scan_data_descriptor_no_sig(fp, pos, end_offset, zip64)
+                    else:
+                        dd = None
             if dd is None:
                 return None
 
@@ -1705,6 +1711,56 @@ def _scan_data_descriptor_no_sig(self, fp, offset, end_offset, zip64, chunk_size
 
         return None
 
+    def _scan_data_descriptor_no_sig_by_decompression(self, fp, offset, end_offset, zip64, method):
+        dd_fmt = '<LQQ' if zip64 else '<LLL'
+        dd_size = struct.calcsize(dd_fmt)
+
+        if offset + dd_size > end_offset:
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            decompressor = _get_decompressor(method)
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            return False
+
+        if decompressor is None:
+            return False
+
+        # Current LZMADecompressor is unreliable since it's `.eof` is usually
+        # not set as expected.
+        if isinstance(decompressor, LZMADecompressor):
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            pos = self._find_compression_end_offset(fp, offset, end_offset - dd_size, decompressor)
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+
+        fp.seek(pos)
+        dd = fp.read(dd_size)
+        crc, compress_size, file_size = struct.unpack(dd_fmt, dd)
+        if pos - offset != compress_size:
+            return None
+
+        return crc, compress_size, file_size, dd_size
+
+    def _find_compression_end_offset(self, fp, offset, end_offset, decompressor, chunk_size=4096):
+        fp.seek(offset)
+        read_size = 0
+        while True:
+            chunk = fp.read(min(chunk_size, end_offset - offset - read_size))
+            if not chunk:
+                raise EOFError('Unexpected EOF while decompressing')
+
+            # may raise on error
+            decompressor.decompress(chunk)
+
+            read_size += len(chunk)
+
+            if decompressor.eof:
+                unused_len = len(decompressor.unused_data)
+                return offset + read_size - unused_len
+
     def _calc_local_file_entry_size(self, fp, zinfo):
         fp.seek(zinfo.header_offset)
         fheader = self._read_local_file_header(fp)