diff --git a/manifests/backup/swift.pp b/manifests/backup/swift.pp
index a3fbd0fb..8baf8bbe 100644
--- a/manifests/backup/swift.pp
+++ b/manifests/backup/swift.pp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 #   (optional) The backoff time in seconds between Swift retries.
 #   Defaults to '2'
 #
+# [*backup_compression_algorithm*]
+#   (optional) The compression algorithm for the chunks sent to swift
+#   Defaults to 'zlib'
+#   set to None to disable compression
+#
 # === Author(s)
 #
 # Emilien Macchi <emilien.macchi@enovance.com>
@@ -51,21 +56,23 @@
 #
 #
 class cinder::backup::swift (
-  $backup_driver               = 'cinder.backup.drivers.swift',
-  $backup_swift_url            = 'http://localhost:8080/v1/AUTH_',
-  $backup_swift_container      = 'volumes_backup',
-  $backup_swift_object_size    = '52428800',
-  $backup_swift_retry_attempts = '3',
-  $backup_swift_retry_backoff  = '2'
+  $backup_driver                = 'cinder.backup.drivers.swift',
+  $backup_swift_url             = 'http://localhost:8080/v1/AUTH_',
+  $backup_swift_container       = 'volumes_backup',
+  $backup_swift_object_size     = '52428800',
+  $backup_swift_retry_attempts  = '3',
+  $backup_swift_retry_backoff   = '2',
+  $backup_compression_algorithm = 'zlib',
 ) {
 
   cinder_config {
-    'DEFAULT/backup_driver':               value => $backup_driver;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_url':            value => $backup_swift_url;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_container':      value => $backup_swift_container;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_object_size':    value => $backup_swift_object_size;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_attempts': value => $backup_swift_retry_attempts;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_backoff':  value => $backup_swift_retry_backoff;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_driver':                value => $backup_driver;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_url':             value => $backup_swift_url;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_container':       value => $backup_swift_container;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_object_size':     value => $backup_swift_object_size;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_attempts':  value => $backup_swift_retry_attempts;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_backoff':   value => $backup_swift_retry_backoff;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_compression_algorithm': value => $backup_compression_algorithm;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_backup_swift_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_backup_swift_spec.rb
index 65c1789b..50593798 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_backup_swift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_backup_swift_spec.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'cinder::backup::swift' do
 
   let :default_params do
-    { :backup_swift_url            => 'http://localhost:8080/v1/AUTH_',
-      :backup_swift_container      => 'volumes_backup',
-      :backup_swift_object_size    => '52428800',
-      :backup_swift_retry_attempts => '3',
-      :backup_swift_retry_backoff  => '2' }
+    { :backup_swift_url             => 'http://localhost:8080/v1/AUTH_',
+      :backup_swift_container       => 'volumes_backup',
+      :backup_swift_object_size     => '52428800',
+      :backup_swift_retry_attempts  => '3',
+      :backup_swift_retry_backoff   => '2',
+      :backup_compression_algorithm => 'zlib' }
   end
 
   let :params do
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ describe 'cinder::backup::swift' do
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_swift_object_size').with_value(p[:backup_swift_object_size])
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_attempts').with_value(p[:backup_swift_retry_attempts])
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_backoff').with_value(p[:backup_swift_retry_backoff])
+      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_compression_algorithm').with_value(p[:backup_compression_algorithm])
     end
 
     context 'when overriding default parameters' do
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ describe 'cinder::backup::swift' do
         params.merge!(:backup_swift_object_size => '123')
         params.merge!(:backup_swift_retry_attempts => '99')
         params.merge!(:backup_swift_retry_backoff => '56')
+        params.merge!(:backup_compression_algorithm => 'None')
       end
       it 'should replace default parameters with new values' do
         is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_swift_url').with_value(p[:backup_swift_url])
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ describe 'cinder::backup::swift' do
         is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_swift_object_size').with_value(p[:backup_swift_object_size])
         is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_attempts').with_value(p[:backup_swift_retry_attempts])
         is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_swift_retry_backoff').with_value(p[:backup_swift_retry_backoff])
+        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_compression_algorithm').with_value(p[:backup_compression_algorithm])
       end
     end
   end