diff --git a/templates/backend.cfg b/templates/backend.cfg
index 0041608..a259726 100644
--- a/templates/backend.cfg
+++ b/templates/backend.cfg
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@
     {% endfor -%}
     {% endif -%}
 
+    {%- if item.compression is defined -%}
+    {%- for option in item.compression -%}
+        compression {{ option }}
+    {% endfor -%}
+    {% endif -%}
+
     {%- if item.timeout is defined -%}
     {%- for entry in item.timeout -%}
         timeout {{ entry.param }} {{ entry.value }}