diff --git a/deploy/builder/templates-install-bundle/clickhouse-operator-install-yaml-template-01-section-crd-01-chi-chit.yaml b/deploy/builder/templates-install-bundle/clickhouse-operator-install-yaml-template-01-section-crd-01-chi-chit.yaml
index ad7327eee..af7fd8ca3 100644
--- a/deploy/builder/templates-install-bundle/clickhouse-operator-install-yaml-template-01-section-crd-01-chi-chit.yaml
+++ b/deploy/builder/templates-install-bundle/clickhouse-operator-install-yaml-template-01-section-crd-01-chi-chit.yaml
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ spec:
                         identity:
                           type: string
                           description: "optional access credentials string with `user:password` format used when use digest authorization in Zookeeper"
+                        use_compression:
+                          !!merge <<: *TypeStringBool
+                          description: "Enables compression in Keeper protocol if set to true"
                     users:
                       type: object
                       description: |
diff --git a/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallations.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml b/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallations.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml
index 24f7f4a31..87bc39704 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallations.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallations.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ spec:
                         identity:
                           type: string
                           description: "optional access credentials string with `user:password` format used when use digest authorization in Zookeeper"
+                        use_compression:
+                          !!merge <<: *TypeStringBool
+                          description: "Enables compression in Keeper protocol if set to true"
                     users:
                       type: object
                       description: |
diff --git a/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallationtemplates.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml b/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallationtemplates.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml
index 51ae50227..8f5b87ea7 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallationtemplates.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/clickhouse-operator/crds/CustomResourceDefinition-clickhouseinstallationtemplates.clickhouse.altinity.com.yaml
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ spec:
                         identity:
                           type: string
                           description: "optional access credentials string with `user:password` format used when use digest authorization in Zookeeper"
+                        use_compression:
+                          !!merge <<: *TypeStringBool
+                          description: "Enables compression in Keeper protocol if set to true"
                     users:
                       type: object
                       description: |
diff --git a/pkg/apis/clickhouse.altinity.com/v1/type_zookeeper.go b/pkg/apis/clickhouse.altinity.com/v1/type_zookeeper.go
index 7a3e5f8c2..91c6da080 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/clickhouse.altinity.com/v1/type_zookeeper.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/clickhouse.altinity.com/v1/type_zookeeper.go
@@ -15,19 +15,23 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
-	"gopkg.in/d4l3k/messagediff.v1"
 	"strings"
+
+	"gopkg.in/d4l3k/messagediff.v1"
+
+	"github.com/altinity/clickhouse-operator/pkg/apis/common/types"
 )
 
 // ZookeeperConfig defines zookeeper section of .spec.configuration
 // Refers to
-// https://clickhouse.yandex/docs/en/single/index.html?#server-settings_zookeeper
+// https://clickhouse.com/docs/operations/server-configuration-parameters/settings#zookeeper
 type ZookeeperConfig struct {
-	Nodes              ZookeeperNodes `json:"nodes,omitempty"                yaml:"nodes,omitempty"`
-	SessionTimeoutMs   int            `json:"session_timeout_ms,omitempty"   yaml:"session_timeout_ms,omitempty"`
-	OperationTimeoutMs int            `json:"operation_timeout_ms,omitempty" yaml:"operation_timeout_ms,omitempty"`
-	Root               string         `json:"root,omitempty"                 yaml:"root,omitempty"`
-	Identity           string         `json:"identity,omitempty"             yaml:"identity,omitempty"`
+	Nodes              ZookeeperNodes    `json:"nodes,omitempty"                yaml:"nodes,omitempty"`
+	SessionTimeoutMs   int               `json:"session_timeout_ms,omitempty"   yaml:"session_timeout_ms,omitempty"`
+	OperationTimeoutMs int               `json:"operation_timeout_ms,omitempty" yaml:"operation_timeout_ms,omitempty"`
+	Root               string            `json:"root,omitempty"                 yaml:"root,omitempty"`
+	Identity           string            `json:"identity,omitempty"             yaml:"identity,omitempty"`
+	UseCompression     *types.StringBool `json:"use_compression,omitempty"      yaml:"use_compression,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ZookeeperNodes []ZookeeperNode
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ func (zkc *ZookeeperConfig) MergeFrom(from *ZookeeperConfig, _type MergeType) *Z
 	if from.Identity != "" {
 		zkc.Identity = from.Identity
 	}
+	zkc.UseCompression = zkc.UseCompression.MergeFrom(from.UseCompression)
 
 	return zkc
 }
diff --git a/pkg/model/chi/config/generator.go b/pkg/model/chi/config/generator.go
index 3f1365b01..9ec3f1355 100644
--- a/pkg/model/chi/config/generator.go
+++ b/pkg/model/chi/config/generator.go
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ func (c *Generator) getHostZookeeper(host *chi.Host) string {
 		util.Iline(b, 8, "<identity>%s</identity>", zk.Identity)
 	}
 
+	// Append use_compression
+	if zk.UseCompression != nil && zk.UseCompression.IsValid() {
+		util.Iline(b, 8, "<use_compression>%s</use_compression>", zk.UseCompression.String())
+	}
+
 	// </zookeeper>
 	util.Iline(b, 4, "</zookeeper>")