diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConfig.java b/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConfig.java
index ee7ae8f..07e666d 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConfig.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConfig.java
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ public DriverPropertyInfo[] toPropertyInfo() throws SQLException {
             YdbConnectionProperties.USE_METADATA.toInfo(properties),
             YdbConnectionProperties.IAM_ENDPOINT.toInfo(properties),
             YdbConnectionProperties.METADATA_URL.toInfo(properties),
+            YdbConnectionProperties.GRPC_COMPRESSION.toInfo(properties),
 
             YdbClientProperties.KEEP_QUERY_TEXT.toInfo(properties),
             YdbClientProperties.SESSION_KEEP_ALIVE_TIME.toInfo(properties),
diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConnectionProperties.java b/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConnectionProperties.java
index 0e7e8f1..e07584a 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConnectionProperties.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbConnectionProperties.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import tech.ydb.auth.iam.CloudAuthHelper;
 import tech.ydb.core.auth.StaticCredentials;
 import tech.ydb.core.grpc.BalancingSettings;
+import tech.ydb.core.grpc.GrpcCompression;
 import tech.ydb.core.grpc.GrpcTransportBuilder;
 import tech.ydb.jdbc.YdbDriver;
 
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ public class YdbConnectionProperties {
     static final YdbProperty<String> METADATA_URL = YdbProperty.content("metadataURL",
             "Custom URL for the metadata service authentication");
 
+    static final YdbProperty<String> GRPC_COMPRESSION = YdbProperty.string(
+            "grpcCompression", "Use specified GRPC compressor (supported only none and gzip)"
+    );
+
     private final String username;
     private final String password;
 
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ public class YdbConnectionProperties {
     private final YdbValue<Boolean> useMetadata;
     private final YdbValue<String> iamEndpoint;
     private final YdbValue<String> metadataUrl;
+    private final YdbValue<String> grpcCompression;
 
     public YdbConnectionProperties(YdbConfig config) throws SQLException {
         this.username = config.getUsername();
@@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ public YdbConnectionProperties(YdbConfig config) throws SQLException {
         this.useMetadata = USE_METADATA.readValue(props);
         this.iamEndpoint = IAM_ENDPOINT.readValue(props);
         this.metadataUrl = METADATA_URL.readValue(props);
+        this.grpcCompression = GRPC_COMPRESSION.readValue(props);
     }
 
     String getLocalDataCenter() {
@@ -175,6 +182,17 @@ public GrpcTransportBuilder applyToGrpcTransport(GrpcTransportBuilder builder) {
             }
         }
 
+        if (grpcCompression.hasValue()) {
+            String value = grpcCompression.getValue();
+            if ("none".equalsIgnoreCase(value)) {
+                builder = builder.withGrpcCompression(GrpcCompression.NO_COMPRESSION);
+            } else if ("gzip".equalsIgnoreCase(value)) {
+                builder = builder.withGrpcCompression(GrpcCompression.GZIP);
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Unknown value for option 'grpcCompression' : {0}", value);
+            }
+        }
+
         return builder;
     }
 }
diff --git a/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbConnectionImplTest.java b/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbConnectionImplTest.java
index abacbc2..fe67b21 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbConnectionImplTest.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbConnectionImplTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ public class YdbConnectionImplTest {
     private static final YdbHelperExtension ydb = new YdbHelperExtension();
 
     @RegisterExtension
-    private static final JdbcConnectionExtention jdbc = new JdbcConnectionExtention(ydb);
+    private static final JdbcConnectionExtention jdbc = new JdbcConnectionExtention(ydb)
+            .withArg("grpcCompression", "gzip");
 
     private static final SqlQueries QUERIES = new SqlQueries("ydb_connection_test");
     private static final String SELECT_2_2 = "select 2 + 2";
diff --git a/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbTableConnectionImplTest.java b/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbTableConnectionImplTest.java
index 11492c6..e3ddb5e 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbTableConnectionImplTest.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/impl/YdbTableConnectionImplTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public class YdbTableConnectionImplTest {
 
     @RegisterExtension
     private static final JdbcConnectionExtention jdbc = new JdbcConnectionExtention(ydb)
-            .withArg("useQueryService", "false");
+            .withArg("useQueryService", "false")
+            .withArg("grpcCompression", "none");
 
     private static final SqlQueries QUERIES = new SqlQueries("ydb_connection_test");
     private static final String SELECT_2_2 = "select 2 + 2";
diff --git a/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbDriverProperitesTest.java b/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbDriverProperitesTest.java
index 8de9f26..a974c78 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbDriverProperitesTest.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/test/java/tech/ydb/jdbc/settings/YdbDriverProperitesTest.java
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ static DriverPropertyInfo[] defaultPropertyInfo(@Nullable String localDatacenter
             new DriverPropertyInfo("useMetadata", ""),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("iamEndpoint", ""),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("metadataURL", ""),
+            new DriverPropertyInfo("grpcCompression", ""),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("keepQueryText", ""),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("sessionKeepAliveTime", ""),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("sessionMaxIdleTime", ""),
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ static DriverPropertyInfo[] customizedPropertyInfo() {
             new DriverPropertyInfo("useMetadata", "true"),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("iamEndpoint", "iam.endpoint.com"),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("metadataURL", "https://metadata.com"),
+            new DriverPropertyInfo("grpcCompression", "gzip"),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("keepQueryText", "true"),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("sessionKeepAliveTime", "15m"),
             new DriverPropertyInfo("sessionMaxIdleTime", "5m"),