diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc
index adbd0f2c..46953338 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.remove-hop-by-hop.order |  | 
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.request-rate-limiter.deny-empty-key | true | Switch to deny requests if the Key Resolver returns an empty key, defaults to true.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.request-rate-limiter.empty-key-status-code |  | HttpStatus to return when denyEmptyKey is true, defaults to FORBIDDEN.
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.content-security-policy | default-src 'self' https:; font-src 'self' https: data:; img-src 'self' https: data:; object-src 'none'; script-src https:; style-src 'self' https: 'unsafe-inline' | 
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.content-type-options | nosniff | 
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.content-security-policy | default-src 'self' https:; font-src 'self' https: data:; img-src 'self' https: data:; object-src 'none'; script-src https:; style-src 'self' https: 'unsafe-inline' |
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.content-type-options | nosniff |
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.disable |  | 
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.download-options | noopen | 
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.frame-options | DENY | 
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.permitted-cross-domain-policies | none | 
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.referrer-policy | no-referrer | 
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.strict-transport-security | max-age=631138519 | 
-|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.xss-protection-header | 1 ; mode=block | 
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.download-options | noopen |
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.frame-options | DENY |
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.permitted-cross-domain-policies | none |
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.referrer-policy | no-referrer |
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.strict-transport-security | max-age=631138519 |
+|spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.xss-protection-header | 1 ; mode=block |
 |spring.cloud.gateway.forwarded.enabled | true | Enables the ForwardedHeadersFilter.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.globalcors.add-to-simple-url-handler-mapping | false | If global CORS config should be added to the URL handler.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.globalcors.cors-configurations |  | 
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.proxy.username |  | Username for proxy configuration of Netty HttpClient.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.response-timeout |  | The response timeout.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.close-notify-flush-timeout | 3000ms | SSL close_notify flush timeout. Default to 3000 ms.
-|spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.close-notify-flush-timeout-millis |  | 
+|spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.close-notify-flush-timeout-millis |  |
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.close-notify-read-timeout |  | SSL close_notify read timeout. Default to 0 ms.
-|spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.close-notify-read-timeout-millis |  | 
+|spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.close-notify-read-timeout-millis |  |
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.default-configuration-type |  | The default ssl configuration type. Defaults to TCP.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.handshake-timeout | 10000ms | SSL handshake timeout. Default to 10000 ms
-|spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.handshake-timeout-millis |  | 
+|spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.handshake-timeout-millis |  |
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.key-password |  | Key password, default is same as keyStorePassword.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.key-store |  | Keystore path for Netty HttpClient.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.key-store-password |  | Keystore password.
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.ssl.use-insecure-trust-manager | false | Installs the netty InsecureTrustManagerFactory. This is insecure and not suitable for production.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.websocket.max-frame-payload-length |  | Max frame payload length.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.websocket.proxy-ping | true | Proxy ping frames to downstream services, defaults to true.
+|spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.compression | `false` | Enables compression support for Netty HttpClient.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.wiretap | false | Enables wiretap debugging for Netty HttpClient.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.httpserver.wiretap | false | Enables wiretap debugging for Netty HttpServer.
-|spring.cloud.gateway.loadbalancer.use404 | false | 
+|spring.cloud.gateway.loadbalancer.use404 | false |
 |spring.cloud.gateway.metrics.enabled | true | Enables the collection of metrics data.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.metrics.tags |  | Tags map that added to metrics.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.redis-rate-limiter.burst-capacity-header | X-RateLimit-Burst-Capacity | The name of the header that returns the burst capacity configuration.
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
index 03c06830..47a7cf38 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ import static org.springframework.cloud.gateway.config.HttpClientProperties.Pool
 /**
  * @author Spencer Gibb
  * @author Ziemowit Stolarczyk
+ * @author Mete Alpaslan Katırcıoğlu
  */
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @ConditionalOnProperty(name = "spring.cloud.gateway.enabled", matchIfMissing = true)
@@ -761,6 +762,10 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfiguration {
 				httpClient = httpClient.wiretap(true);
 			}
 
+			if (properties.isCompression()) {
+				httpClient = httpClient.compress(true);
+			}
+
 			if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(customizers)) {
 				customizers.sort(AnnotationAwareOrderComparator.INSTANCE);
 				for (HttpClientCustomizer customizer : customizers) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/HttpClientProperties.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/HttpClientProperties.java
index d1879348..a42b2a75 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/HttpClientProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/HttpClientProperties.java
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public class HttpClientProperties {
 	/** Enables wiretap debugging for Netty HttpClient. */
 	private boolean wiretap;
 
+	/** Enables compression for Netty HttpClient. */
+	private boolean compression;
+
 	public Integer getConnectTimeout() {
 		return connectTimeout;
 	}
@@ -152,6 +155,14 @@ public class HttpClientProperties {
 		this.wiretap = wiretap;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isCompression() {
+		return compression;
+	}
+
+	public void setCompression(boolean compression) {
+		this.compression = compression;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		// @formatter:off
@@ -165,6 +176,7 @@ public class HttpClientProperties {
 				.append("ssl", ssl)
 				.append("websocket", websocket)
 				.append("wiretap", wiretap)
+				.append("compression", compression)
 				.toString();
 		// @formatter:on
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 975d00ba..1df5fa09 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfigurationTests {
 						"spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.connect-timeout=10",
 						"spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.response-timeout=10s",
 						"spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.pool.type=fixed",
+						"spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.compression=true",
 						// greather than integer max value
 						"spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.max-initial-line-length=2147483647",
 						"spring.cloud.gateway.httpclient.proxy.host=myhost",
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfigurationTests {
 							.getBean(HttpClientProperties.class);
 					assertThat(properties.getMaxInitialLineLength().toBytes())
 							.isLessThanOrEqualTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+					assertThat(properties.isCompression()).isEqualTo(true);
 					/*
 					 * FIXME: 2.1.0 HttpClientOptions options = httpClient.options();
 					 *