diff --git a/lib/ch/connection.ex b/lib/ch/connection.ex
index 3742f47..32cbacb 100644
--- a/lib/ch/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/ch/connection.ex
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ defmodule Ch.Connection do
     path = path(conn, query_params, opts)
     headers = headers(conn, extra_headers, opts)
 
+    headers = headers ++ [{"Content-Encoding", "gzip"}]
+    body = body |> compress_body()
+
     result =
       if is_function(body, 2) do
         request_chunked(conn, "POST", path, headers, body, opts)
@@ -279,6 +282,35 @@ defmodule Ch.Connection do
          do: receive_full_response(conn, timeout(conn, opts))
   end
 
+  defp compress_body(body) when is_binary(body) or is_list(body), do: :zlib.gzip(body)
+  defp compress_body(body) when is_function(body, 2) do
+    eof = make_ref()
+
+    body
+    |> Stream.concat([eof])
+    |> Stream.transform(
+      fn ->
+        z = :zlib.open()
+        # https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/OTP-26.0/erts/preloaded/src/zlib.erl#L551
+        :ok = :zlib.deflateInit(z, :default, :deflated, 16 + 15, 8, :default)
+        z
+      end,
+      fn
+        ^eof, z ->
+          buf = :zlib.deflate(z, [], :finish)
+          {buf, z}
+
+        data, z ->
+          buf = :zlib.deflate(z, data)
+          {buf, z}
+      end,
+      fn z ->
+        :ok = :zlib.deflateEnd(z)
+        :ok = :zlib.close(z)
+      end
+    )
+  end
+
   @spec stream_body(conn, Mint.Types.request_ref(), Enumerable.t()) ::
           {:ok, conn} | {:disconnect, Mint.Types.error(), conn}
   defp stream_body(conn, ref, stream) do