diff --git a/src/core/config/Categories.json b/src/core/config/Categories.json
index 6ad3adb776..1a8288c6cd 100644
--- a/src/core/config/Categories.json
+++ b/src/core/config/Categories.json
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@
             "LZMA Compress",
             "LZ4 Decompress",
             "LZ4 Compress",
-            "LZNT1 Decompress"
+            "LZNT1 Decompress",
+            "XPRESS Decompress",
+            "XPRESS LZ77+Huffman Decompress"
         ]
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/XPRESS.mjs b/src/core/lib/XPRESS.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00a34a822a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/XPRESS.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+/**
+ * XPRESS (MS-XCA) decompression.
+ *
+ * @author MP Gowtham [gowthamrockerzzz@gmail.com]
+ * @copyright Crown Copyright 2026
+ * @license Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Implements the two XPRESS variants from:
+ * https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-xca/
+ * (2.1 XPRESS Algorithm Details, 2.2 LZ77+Huffman Algorithm Details)
+ *
+ * Cross-validated against the reference decoder in The Sleuth Kit
+ * (tsk/fs/xpress.c) and go-ntfs (parser/xpress.go).
+ */
+
+import OperationError from "../errors/OperationError.mjs";
+
+/** Maximum output per call (Windows sizes XPRESS blocks at up to
+ *  32 MiB for WIM chunks and up to 1 MiB for WOF chunks). */
+const MAX_DECOMPRESSED = 32 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+/**
+ * Decompress an XPRESS plain-LZ77 stream.
+ *
+ * The stream is self-terminating: a sequence of 32-bit flag groups
+ * tested from bit 31 down. A clear bit is a literal byte. A set bit is
+ * a match described by an LE16 word, (offset-1) in the top 13 bits and
+ * (length-3) in the low 3 bits. A match whose low 3 bits are 7 uses the
+ * shared-nibble form: the low nibble of the next stream byte extends
+ * the length, and its high nibble extends the next match that also uses
+ * this form. A nibble of 15 selects a raw length: a byte, an LE16 if
+ * the byte is 255, or an LE32 if the LE16 is 0. The final flag group
+ * is padded with set bits; a match flag with no input left is the
+ * end-of-data marker.
+ *
+ * @param {byteArray} input
+ * @returns {byteArray} decompressed data
+ */
+export function decompress(input) {
+    const out = [];
+    let pending = -1; // offset of the shared-nibble byte, -1 when none pending
+    let flags = 0;
+    let flagsLeft = 0;
+    let i = 0;
+
+    while (true) {
+        if (flagsLeft === 0) {
+            if (input.length - i < 4)
+                throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated flag group");
+            flags = (input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8) |
+                     (input[i + 2] << 16) | (input[i + 3] << 24)) >>> 0;
+            i += 4;
+            flagsLeft = 32;
+        }
+        flagsLeft--;
+        if (((flags >>> flagsLeft) & 1) === 0) {
+            if (i >= input.length)
+                throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated literal");
+            out.push(input[i++]);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // A set flag with no input left is the end-of-data marker.
+        if (i >= input.length)
+            return out;
+        if (input.length - i < 2)
+            throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated match");
+        const mb = input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8);
+        i += 2;
+        const moff = (mb >>> 3) + 1;
+        let mlen = (mb & 7) + 3;
+
+        if ((mb & 7) === 7) {
+            let nib;
+            if (pending === -1) {
+                if (i >= input.length)
+                    throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated shared nibble");
+                nib = input[i] & 0x0f;
+                pending = i++;
+            } else {
+                nib = input[pending] >>> 4;
+                pending = -1;
+            }
+            if (nib === 15) {
+                let v = 0;
+                if (i >= input.length)
+                    throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated raw length");
+                v = input[i++];
+                if (v === 255) {
+                    if (input.length - i < 2)
+                        throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated raw length");
+                    v = input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8);
+                    i += 2;
+                    if (v === 0) {
+                        if (input.length - i < 4)
+                            throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated raw length");
+                        v = (input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8) |
+                             (input[i + 2] << 16) | (input[i + 3] << 24)) >>> 0;
+                        i += 4;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (v < 22)
+                    throw new OperationError("XPRESS: invalid match length");
+                mlen = v + 3;
+            } else {
+                mlen = nib + 3;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (moff > 8192 || moff > out.length)
+            throw new OperationError("XPRESS: match offset out of range");
+        if (out.length + mlen > MAX_DECOMPRESSED)
+            throw new OperationError("XPRESS: decompression ratio too large");
+
+        const start = out.length - moff;
+        for (let j = 0; j < mlen; j++)
+            out.push(out[start + j]);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decompress an XPRESS LZ77+Huffman stream into exactly
+ * decompressedSize bytes.
+ *
+ * The first 256 bytes hold 512 4-bit code lengths, the even symbol in
+ * the low nibble and the odd in the high. Canonical codes are assigned
+ * in (length, symbol) order, most-significant bit first. The bit stream
+ * follows as LE16 words, MSB first, read through a 32-bit register
+ * refilled while fewer than 15 bits remain. Symbols 0..255 are
+ * literals. Symbol 256 is end-of-data; mid-stream it decodes as a match
+ * of length 3 at offset 1. Symbols 257..511 are matches: ((s-256)>>4)
+ * selects the offset bit width, ((s-256)&15) the base length, with a
+ * nibble of 15 selecting a raw length byte (an LE16 if 255, an LE32 if
+ * the LE16 is 0).
+ *
+ * @param {byteArray} input
+ * @param {number} decompressedSize
+ * @returns {byteArray} decompressed data
+ */
+export function decompressHuffman(input, decompressedSize) {
+    if (decompressedSize <= 0 || decompressedSize > MAX_DECOMPRESSED)
+        throw new OperationError("XPRESS: invalid decompressed size");
+    if (input.length < 256)
+        throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated Huffman table");
+
+    const lens = new Array(512);
+    for (let l = 0; l < 256; l++) {
+        lens[l * 2] = input[l] & 0x0f;
+        lens[l * 2 + 1] = input[l] >>> 4;
+    }
+
+    // Decode table in canonical (length, symbol) order, MSB first.
+    const TABLE_BITS = 15;
+    const TABLE_SIZE = 1 << TABLE_BITS;
+    const table = new Array(TABLE_SIZE);
+    let e = 0;
+    for (let l = 1; l <= TABLE_BITS; l++) {
+        for (let s = 0; s < 512; s++) {
+            if (lens[s] === l) {
+                const n = 1 << (TABLE_BITS - l);
+                for (let k = 0; k < n; k++)
+                    table[e++] = s;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (e !== TABLE_SIZE)
+        throw new OperationError("XPRESS: invalid Huffman code lengths");
+
+    // Preload two LE16 words, most-significant bit first.
+    let bits = 0;
+    let nbits = 0;
+    let i = 256;
+    while (nbits < 32) {
+        if (input.length - i < 2)
+            throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated bit stream");
+        bits = ((bits >>> 0) | (input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8)) << (16 - nbits)) >>> 0;
+        i += 2;
+        nbits += 16;
+    }
+
+    const out = [];
+    while (out.length < decompressedSize) {
+        while (nbits < 15) {
+            if (input.length - i < 2)
+                throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated bit stream");
+            bits = ((bits >>> 0) | (input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8)) << (16 - nbits)) >>> 0;
+            i += 2;
+            nbits += 16;
+        }
+        const sym = table[(bits >>> 17) & 0x7fff];
+        const clen = lens[sym];
+        bits = (bits >>> 0) << clen;
+        nbits -= clen;
+
+        if (sym < 256) {
+            out.push(sym);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (sym === 256) {
+            // End of data; mid-stream it decodes as a match(3, 1).
+            if (out.length === decompressedSize)
+                break;
+            if (out.length === 0 || decompressedSize - out.length < 3)
+                throw new OperationError("XPRESS: corrupt end-of-data marker");
+            const start = out.length - 1;
+            for (let j = 0; j < 3; j++)
+                out.push(out[start + j]);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        const hb = (sym - 256) >>> 4;
+        let mlen = (sym - 256) & 15;
+        if (mlen === 15) {
+            let v = 0;
+            if (i >= input.length)
+                throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated raw length");
+            v = input[i++];
+            if (v === 255) {
+                if (input.length - i < 2)
+                    throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated raw length");
+                v = input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8);
+                i += 2;
+                if (v === 0) {
+                    if (input.length - i < 4)
+                        throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated raw length");
+                    v = (input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8) |
+                         (input[i + 2] << 16) | (input[i + 3] << 24)) >>> 0;
+                    i += 4;
+                }
+                mlen = v + 3;
+            } else {
+                mlen = v + 18;
+            }
+        } else {
+            mlen += 3;
+        }
+
+        while (nbits < hb) {
+            if (input.length - i < 2)
+                throw new OperationError("XPRESS: truncated bit stream");
+            bits = ((bits >>> 0) | (input[i] | (input[i + 1] << 8)) << (16 - nbits)) >>> 0;
+            i += 2;
+            nbits += 16;
+        }
+        let moff = 0;
+        if (hb > 0) {
+            moff = (bits >>> (32 - hb)) & ((1 << hb) - 1);
+            bits = (bits >>> 0) << hb;
+            nbits -= hb;
+        }
+        moff += 1 << hb;
+
+        if (moff > out.length)
+            throw new OperationError("XPRESS: match offset out of range");
+        if (out.length + mlen > MAX_DECOMPRESSED)
+            throw new OperationError("XPRESS: decompression ratio too large");
+
+        const start = out.length - moff;
+        for (let j = 0; j < mlen; j++)
+            out.push(out[start + j]);
+    }
+    return out;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/operations/XPRESSDecompress.mjs b/src/core/operations/XPRESSDecompress.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8167d37fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/operations/XPRESSDecompress.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * @author MP Gowtham [gowthamrockerzzz@gmail.com]
+ * @copyright Crown Copyright 2026
+ * @license Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import Operation from "../Operation.mjs";
+import {decompress} from "../lib/XPRESS.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * XPRESS Decompress operation
+ */
+class XPRESSDecompress extends Operation {
+
+    /**
+     * XPRESS Decompress constructor
+     */
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this.name = "XPRESS Decompress";
+        this.module = "Compression";
+        this.description = "Decompresses data using the XPRESS plain LZ77 algorithm (MS-XCA section 2.1).<br><br>Similar to the Windows API <code>RtlDecompressBuffer</code> with <code>COMPRESSION_FORMAT_XPRESS</code>.";
+        this.infoURL = "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-xca/5655f4a3-6ba4-489b-959f-e1f407c52f15";
+        this.inputType = "byteArray";
+        this.outputType = "byteArray";
+        this.args = [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {byteArray} input
+     * @param {Object[]} args
+     * @returns {byteArray}
+     */
+    run(input, args) {
+        return decompress(input);
+    }
+
+}
+
+export default XPRESSDecompress;
diff --git a/src/core/operations/XPRESSHuffmanDecompress.mjs b/src/core/operations/XPRESSHuffmanDecompress.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b667dcb98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/operations/XPRESSHuffmanDecompress.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * @author MP Gowtham [gowthamrockerzzz@gmail.com]
+ * @copyright Crown Copyright 2026
+ * @license Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import Operation from "../Operation.mjs";
+import {decompressHuffman} from "../lib/XPRESS.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * XPRESS LZ77+Huffman Decompress operation
+ */
+class XPRESSHuffmanDecompress extends Operation {
+
+    /**
+     * XPRESS LZ77+Huffman Decompress constructor
+     */
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this.name = "XPRESS LZ77+Huffman Decompress";
+        this.module = "Compression";
+        this.description = "Decompresses data using the XPRESS LZ77+Huffman algorithm (MS-XCA section 2.2).<br><br>The uncompressed size must be known in advance, as it is from the WOF chunk table or WIM header, so it is taken as an argument.";
+        this.infoURL = "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-xca/5655f4a3-6ba4-489b-959f-e1f407c52f15";
+        this.inputType = "byteArray";
+        this.outputType = "byteArray";
+        this.args = [
+            {
+                "name": "Decompressed size",
+                "type": "number",
+                "value": 4096
+            }
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {byteArray} input
+     * @param {Object[]} args
+     * @returns {byteArray}
+     */
+    run(input, args) {
+        const size = args[0];
+        return decompressHuffman(input, size);
+    }
+
+}
+
+export default XPRESSHuffmanDecompress;
diff --git a/tests/operations/tests/XPRESS.mjs b/tests/operations/tests/XPRESS.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0da54e6d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/tests/XPRESS.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/**
+ * XPRESS tests.
+ *
+ * @author MP Gowtham [gowthamrockerzzz@gmail.com]
+ * @copyright Crown Copyright 2026
+ * @license Apache-2.0
+ */
+import TestRegister from "../../lib/TestRegister.mjs";
+
+TestRegister.addTests([
+
+    // MS-XCA section 3.1 worked example (plain LZ77).
+    {
+        name: "XPRESS Decompress: worked example",
+        input: "0000000047484f53542f2f5245434f5645522064617461207265636f7665727920656e67ffffff07696e652e0a",
+        expectedOutput: "GHOST//RECOVER data recovery engine.\n",
+        recipeConfig: [
+            {
+                "op": "From Hex",
+                "args": ["Space"]
+            },
+            {
+                "op": "XPRESS Decompress",
+                "args": []
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+
+    // Matches with shared nibbles, raw lengths and 64 MiB of output.
+    {
+        name: "XPRESS Decompress: repeated string compression",
+        input: "ffffff1f61626317000fff2601",
+        expectedOutput: "abc".repeat(100),
+        recipeConfig: [
+            {
+                "op": "From Hex",
+                "args": ["Space"]
+            },
+            {
+                "op": "XPRESS Decompress",
+                "args": []
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+
+    // Literals plus 65536-byte offset matches (anchor example).
+    {
+        name: "XPRESS Decompress: anchor example",
+        input: "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 23 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a8 dc 00 00 ff 26 01",
+        expectedOutput: "abc".repeat(100),
+        recipeConfig: [
+            {
+                "op": "From Hex",
+                "args": ["Space"]
+            },
+            {
+                "op": "XPRESS LZ77+Huffman Decompress",
+                "args": [300]
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+
+    // MS-XCA section 3.1 worked example (LZ77+Huffman), ten repetitions.
+    {
+        name: "XPRESS LZ77+Huffman Decompress: worked example",
+        input: "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 50 66 55 55 66 65 55 45 65 55 55 65 55 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b4 e3 a9 8f 5e e7 62 8e bc 5f ac 28 47 19 40 42 98 aa eb 89 7c da 20 5c 61 96 e4 b6 ff 38 01 00 00",
+        expectedOutput: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ".repeat(8),
+        recipeConfig: [
+            {
+                "op": "From Hex",
+                "args": ["Space"]
+            },
+            {
+                "op": "XPRESS LZ77+Huffman Decompress",
+                "args": [360]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+]);
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