diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc
index f1ad11b6..e902e07c 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/_configprops.adoc
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.rewrite-path.enabled | `true` | Enables the rewrite-path filter.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.rewrite-response-header.enabled | `true` | Enables the rewrite-response-header filter.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.save-session.enabled | `true` | Enables the save-session filter.
-|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.download-options | `noopen` |
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.secure-headers.enabled | `true` | Enables the secure-headers filter.
-|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.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.set-path.enabled | `true` | Enables the set-path filter.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.set-request-header.enabled | `true` | Enables the set-request-header filter.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.filter.set-request-host-header.enabled | `true` | Enables the set-request-host-header filter.
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@
 |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 | `false` | Enables the collection of metrics data.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.metrics.prefix | `spring.cloud.gateway` | The prefix of all metrics emitted by gateway.
 |spring.cloud.gateway.metrics.tags |  | Tags map that added to metrics.
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 e338588a..9c327874 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
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ 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)
@@ -739,6 +740,10 @@ 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 57b1c2f9..13c98509 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
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ 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;
 	}
@@ -151,6 +154,14 @@ 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
@@ -164,6 +175,7 @@ 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 d2a61979..49b15ab9 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
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ 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",
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfigurationTests {
 					HttpClient httpClient = context.getBean(HttpClient.class);
 					HttpClientProperties properties = context.getBean(HttpClientProperties.class);
 					assertThat(properties.getMaxInitialLineLength().toBytes()).isLessThanOrEqualTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+					assertThat(properties.isCompression()).isEqualTo(true);
 					/*
 					 * FIXME: 2.1.0 HttpClientOptions options = httpClient.options();
 					 *