diff --git a/rel/overlay/etc/default.ini b/rel/overlay/etc/default.ini
index ff148b2714..b585c7cc38 100644
--- a/rel/overlay/etc/default.ini
+++ b/rel/overlay/etc/default.ini
@@ -724,6 +724,13 @@ partitioned||* = true
 ;   *.example.com:443:[2001:db8::1]:443
 ;connect_to =
 
+; Compression settings for replication
+;compress_requests = true
+;compress_min_size = 1024
+;compression_algorithm = gzip
+;accept_encodings = gzip, deflate
+
+
 ; Some socket options that might boost performance in some scenarios:
 ;       {nodelay, boolean()}
 ;       {sndbuf, integer()}
diff --git a/src/couch_replicator/COMPRESSION_CONFIG.md b/src/couch_replicator/COMPRESSION_CONFIG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dfd05b886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/couch_replicator/COMPRESSION_CONFIG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# CouchDB Replicator Compression
+
+## Overview
+
+The replicator now supports configurable HTTP compression to reduce bandwidth during replication.
+
+## Configuration
+
+```ini
+[replicator]
+; Enable compression (default: true)
+compress_requests = true
+
+; Minimum body size to compress in bytes (default: 1024)
+compress_min_size = 1024
+
+; Algorithm: gzip (default), deflate
+compression_algorithm = gzip
+
+; Accept these encodings in responses
+accept_encodings = gzip, deflate
+```
+
+## Algorithms
+
+- **gzip** (default): Best compatibility, built-in to Erlang
+- **deflate**: Built-in to Erlang, slightly faster than gzip
+
+## Statistics
+
+- `couch_replicator.requests.compressed` - Total compressed requests
+- `couch_replicator.requests.compressed.{algorithm}` - Per-algorithm stats
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_httpc.erl b/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_httpc.erl
index 7f4f43afd5..abd954aeb2 100644
--- a/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_httpc.erl
+++ b/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_httpc.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 -export([stop_http_worker/0]).
 -export([full_url/2]).
 
+
 -import(couch_util, [
     get_value/2,
     get_value/3
@@ -40,6 +41,80 @@
 % where we may end up processing an unbounded number of messages.
 -define(MAX_DISCARDED_MESSAGES, 100).
 
+should_compress_request(Body) when is_binary(Body) ->
+    MinSize = config:get_integer("replicator", "compress_min_size", 1024),
+    byte_size(Body) >= MinSize;
+should_compress_request(Body) when is_list(Body) ->
+    should_compress_request(iolist_to_binary(Body));
+should_compress_request(_) ->
+    false.
+
+get_compression_algorithm() ->
+    % Supported: gzip (default), deflate
+    Algorithm = config:get("replicator", "compression_algorithm", "gzip"),
+    case Algorithm of
+        "gzip" -> gzip;
+        "deflate" -> deflate;
+        _ ->
+            couch_log:warning(
+                "couch_replicator_httpc: Unknown compression algorithm ~p, using gzip",
+                [Algorithm]
+            ),
+            gzip
+    end.
+
+compress_body(Body) when is_binary(Body) ->
+    compress_body_with_algorithm(Body, get_compression_algorithm());
+compress_body(Body) when is_list(Body) ->
+    compress_body(iolist_to_binary(Body));
+compress_body(Body) ->
+    Body.
+
+compress_body_with_algorithm(Body, gzip) ->
+    zlib:gzip(Body);
+compress_body_with_algorithm(Body, deflate) ->
+    zlib:compress(Body).
+
+get_content_encoding(gzip) -> "gzip";
+get_content_encoding(deflate) -> "deflate".
+
+decompress_body(Headers, Body) ->
+    case lists:keyfind("Content-Encoding", 1, Headers) of
+        {"Content-Encoding", Encoding} ->
+            decompress_body_with_encoding(Encoding, Body);
+        _ ->
+            Body
+    end.
+
+decompress_body_with_encoding("gzip", Body) ->
+    try
+        zlib:gunzip(Body)
+    catch
+        error:data_error ->
+            couch_log:warning(
+                "couch_replicator_httpc: Failed to decompress gzip response, using original",
+                []
+            ),
+            Body
+    end;
+decompress_body_with_encoding("deflate", Body) ->
+    try
+        zlib:uncompress(Body)
+    catch
+        error:data_error ->
+            couch_log:warning(
+                "couch_replicator_httpc: Failed to decompress deflate response, using original",
+                []
+            ),
+            Body
+    end;
+decompress_body_with_encoding(Other, Body) ->
+    couch_log:warning(
+        "couch_replicator_httpc: Unknown content encoding ~p, using original body",
+        [Other]
+    ),
+    Body.
+
 setup(Db) ->
     #httpdb{
         httpc_pool = nil,
@@ -108,11 +183,35 @@ stop_http_worker() ->
 
 send_ibrowse_req(#httpdb{headers = BaseHeaders} = HttpDb0, Params) ->
     Method = get_value(method, Params, get),
-    UserHeaders = get_value(headers, Params, []),
-    Headers1 = merge_headers(BaseHeaders, UserHeaders),
+    UserHeaders0 = get_value(headers, Params, []),
+    % Accept multiple compression algorithms
+    AcceptEncodings = config:get("replicator", "accept_encodings", "gzip, deflate, zstd"),
+    UserHeaders1 = case lists:keyfind("Accept-Encoding", 1, UserHeaders0) of
+        false -> [{"Accept-Encoding", AcceptEncodings} | UserHeaders0];
+        _ -> UserHeaders0
+    end,
+    Body0 = get_value(body, Params, []),
+    CompressEnabled = config:get_boolean("replicator", "compress_requests", true),
+    {Body, UserHeaders2} = case CompressEnabled andalso should_compress_request(Body0) of
+        true ->
+            Algorithm = get_compression_algorithm(),
+            CompressedBody = compress_body(Body0),
+            ContentEncoding = get_content_encoding(Algorithm),
+            UpdatedHeaders = case lists:keyfind("Content-Encoding", 1, UserHeaders1) of
+                false -> [{"Content-Encoding", ContentEncoding} | UserHeaders1];
+                _ -> UserHeaders1
+            end,
+            % Track compression algorithm usage
+            couch_stats:increment_counter([couch_replicator, requests, compressed]),
+            couch_stats:increment_counter([couch_replicator, requests, compressed, Algorithm]),
+            {CompressedBody, UpdatedHeaders};
+        false ->
+            {Body0, UserHeaders1}
+    end,
+    
+    Headers1 = merge_headers(BaseHeaders, UserHeaders2),
     {Headers2, HttpDb} = couch_replicator_auth:update_headers(HttpDb0, Headers1),
     Url0 = full_url(HttpDb, Params),
-    Body = get_value(body, Params, []),
     case get_value(path, Params) == "_changes" of
         true ->
             Timeout = infinity;
@@ -182,6 +281,9 @@ process_response({error, connection_closing}, Worker, HttpDb, Params, _Cb) ->
 process_response({ibrowse_req_id, ReqId}, Worker, HttpDb, Params, Callback) ->
     process_stream_response(ReqId, Worker, HttpDb, Params, Callback);
 process_response({ok, Code, Headers, Body}, Worker, HttpDb, Params, Callback) ->
+    % Decompress body if it's gzip compressed
+    DecompressedBody = decompress_body(Headers, Body),
+    
     case list_to_integer(Code) of
         R when R =:= 301; R =:= 302; R =:= 303 ->
             backoff_success(HttpDb, Params),
@@ -195,7 +297,7 @@ process_response({ok, Code, Headers, Body}, Worker, HttpDb, Params, Callback) ->
             backoff_success(HttpDb, Params),
             couch_stats:increment_counter([couch_replicator, responses, success]),
             EJson =
-                case Body of
+                case DecompressedBody of
                     <<>> ->
                         null;
                     Json ->