diff --git a/core/commands/get.go b/core/commands/get.go
index 9093bc5da..4b49e4658 100644
--- a/core/commands/get.go
+++ b/core/commands/get.go
@@ -70,22 +70,24 @@ may also specify the level of compression by specifying '-l=<1-9>'.
 			return
 		}
 
-		pbnd, ok := dn.(*dag.ProtoNode)
-		if !ok {
-			res.SetError(err, cmds.ErrNormal)
+		switch dn := dn.(type) {
+		case *dag.ProtoNode:
+			size, err := dn.Size()
+			if err != nil {
+				res.SetError(err, cmds.ErrNormal)
+				return
+			}
+
+			res.SetLength(size)
+		case *dag.RawNode:
+			res.SetLength(uint64(len(dn.RawData())))
+		default:
+			res.SetError(fmt.Errorf("'ipfs get' only supports unixfs nodes"), cmds.ErrNormal)
 			return
 		}
 
-		size, err := dn.Size()
-		if err != nil {
-			res.SetError(err, cmds.ErrNormal)
-			return
-		}
-
-		res.SetLength(size)
-
 		archive, _, _ := req.Option("archive").Bool()
-		reader, err := uarchive.DagArchive(ctx, pbnd, p.String(), node.DAG, archive, cmplvl)
+		reader, err := uarchive.DagArchive(ctx, dn, p.String(), node.DAG, archive, cmplvl)
 		if err != nil {
 			res.SetError(err, cmds.ErrNormal)
 			return
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh b/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh
index 193bd56d2..a79827957 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ test_get_cmd() {
 		rm "$HASH"
 	'
 
+	test_expect_success "ipfs get works with raw leaves" '
+	HASH2=$(ipfs add --raw-leaves -q data) &&
+		ipfs get "$HASH2" >actual2
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success "ipfs get output looks good" '
+		printf "%s\n\n" "Saving file(s) to $HASH2" >expected2 &&
+		test_cmp expected2 actual2
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success "ipfs get file output looks good" '
+		test_cmp "$HASH2" data
+	'
+
     test_ipfs_get_flag ".tar" "-xf" -a
 
     test_ipfs_get_flag ".tar.gz" "-zxf" -a -C
diff --git a/unixfs/archive/archive.go b/unixfs/archive/archive.go
index a94c9f7af..b39c71560 100644
--- a/unixfs/archive/archive.go
+++ b/unixfs/archive/archive.go
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ package archive
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"path"
 
-	cxt "context"
-
 	mdag "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	tar "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs/archive/tar"
 	uio "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs/io"
+
+	node "gx/ipfs/QmYDscK7dmdo2GZ9aumS8s5auUUAH5mR1jvj5pYhWusfK7/go-ipld-node"
 )
 
 // DefaultBufSize is the buffer size for gets. for now, 1MB, which is ~4 blocks.
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func (i *identityWriteCloser) Close() error {
 }
 
 // DagArchive is equivalent to `ipfs getdag $hash | maybe_tar | maybe_gzip`
-func DagArchive(ctx cxt.Context, nd *mdag.ProtoNode, name string, dag mdag.DAGService, archive bool, compression int) (io.Reader, error) {
+func DagArchive(ctx context.Context, nd node.Node, name string, dag mdag.DAGService, archive bool, compression int) (io.Reader, error) {
 
 	_, filename := path.Split(name)
 
diff --git a/unixfs/archive/tar/writer.go b/unixfs/archive/tar/writer.go
index 17c43e717..26492d897 100644
--- a/unixfs/archive/tar/writer.go
+++ b/unixfs/archive/tar/writer.go
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ package tar
 
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path"
 	"time"
 
-	cxt "context"
-	proto "gx/ipfs/QmZ4Qi3GaRbjcx28Sme5eMH7RQjGkt8wHxt2a65oLaeFEV/gogo-protobuf/proto"
-
 	mdag "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	ft "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs"
 	uio "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs/io"
 	upb "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/unixfs/pb"
+
+	node "gx/ipfs/QmYDscK7dmdo2GZ9aumS8s5auUUAH5mR1jvj5pYhWusfK7/go-ipld-node"
+	proto "gx/ipfs/QmZ4Qi3GaRbjcx28Sme5eMH7RQjGkt8wHxt2a65oLaeFEV/gogo-protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 // Writer is a utility structure that helps to write
@@ -22,11 +24,11 @@ type Writer struct {
 	Dag  mdag.DAGService
 	TarW *tar.Writer
 
-	ctx cxt.Context
+	ctx context.Context
 }
 
 // NewWriter wraps given io.Writer.
-func NewWriter(ctx cxt.Context, dag mdag.DAGService, archive bool, compression int, w io.Writer) (*Writer, error) {
+func NewWriter(ctx context.Context, dag mdag.DAGService, archive bool, compression int, w io.Writer) (*Writer, error) {
 	return &Writer{
 		Dag:  dag,
 		TarW: tar.NewWriter(w),
@@ -45,13 +47,8 @@ func (w *Writer) writeDir(nd *mdag.ProtoNode, fpath string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		childpb, ok := child.(*mdag.ProtoNode)
-		if !ok {
-			return mdag.ErrNotProtobuf
-		}
-
 		npath := path.Join(fpath, nd.Links()[i].Name)
-		if err := w.WriteNode(childpb, npath); err != nil {
+		if err := w.WriteNode(child, npath); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -72,25 +69,40 @@ func (w *Writer) writeFile(nd *mdag.ProtoNode, pb *upb.Data, fpath string) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (w *Writer) WriteNode(nd *mdag.ProtoNode, fpath string) error {
-	pb := new(upb.Data)
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(nd.Data(), pb); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+func (w *Writer) WriteNode(nd node.Node, fpath string) error {
+	switch nd := nd.(type) {
+	case *mdag.ProtoNode:
+		pb := new(upb.Data)
+		if err := proto.Unmarshal(nd.Data(), pb); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	switch pb.GetType() {
-	case upb.Data_Metadata:
-		fallthrough
-	case upb.Data_Directory:
-		return w.writeDir(nd, fpath)
-	case upb.Data_Raw:
-		fallthrough
-	case upb.Data_File:
-		return w.writeFile(nd, pb, fpath)
-	case upb.Data_Symlink:
-		return writeSymlinkHeader(w.TarW, string(pb.GetData()), fpath)
+		switch pb.GetType() {
+		case upb.Data_Metadata:
+			fallthrough
+		case upb.Data_Directory:
+			return w.writeDir(nd, fpath)
+		case upb.Data_Raw:
+			fallthrough
+		case upb.Data_File:
+			return w.writeFile(nd, pb, fpath)
+		case upb.Data_Symlink:
+			return writeSymlinkHeader(w.TarW, string(pb.GetData()), fpath)
+		default:
+			return ft.ErrUnrecognizedType
+		}
+	case *mdag.RawNode:
+		if err := writeFileHeader(w.TarW, fpath, uint64(len(nd.RawData()))); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if _, err := w.TarW.Write(nd.RawData()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		w.TarW.Flush()
+		return nil
 	default:
-		return ft.ErrUnrecognizedType
+		return fmt.Errorf("nodes of type %T are not supported in unixfs", nd)
 	}
 }