diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index e394fe0..330529b 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ block-obj-y += crypto.o
 
 block-obj-y += aio_task.o
 block-obj-y += backup-top.o
+block-obj-y += filter-compress.o
 
 common-obj-y += stream.o
 
diff --git a/block/filter-compress.c b/block/filter-compress.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64b1ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/filter-compress.c
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * Compress filter block driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Virtuozzo International GmbH
+ *
+ * Author:
+ *   Andrey Shinkevich <andrey.shinkevich@virtuozzo.com>
+ *   (based on block/copy-on-read.c by Max Reitz)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 or
+ * (at your option) any later version of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "block/block_int.h"
+#include "qemu/module.h"
+
+
+static int compress_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
+                         Error **errp)
+{
+    bs->backing = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_file, false,
+                                  errp);
+    if (!bs->backing) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    bs->supported_write_flags = BDRV_REQ_WRITE_UNCHANGED |
+        BDRV_REQ_WRITE_COMPRESSED |
+        (BDRV_REQ_FUA & bs->backing->bs->supported_write_flags);
+
+    bs->supported_zero_flags = BDRV_REQ_WRITE_UNCHANGED |
+        ((BDRV_REQ_FUA | BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP | BDRV_REQ_NO_FALLBACK) &
+            bs->backing->bs->supported_zero_flags);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+#define PERM_PASSTHROUGH (BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ \
+                          | BLK_PERM_WRITE \
+                          | BLK_PERM_RESIZE)
+#define PERM_UNCHANGED (BLK_PERM_ALL & ~PERM_PASSTHROUGH)
+
+static void compress_child_perm(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
+                                const BdrvChildRole *role,
+                                BlockReopenQueue *reopen_queue,
+                                uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared,
+                                uint64_t *nperm, uint64_t *nshared)
+{
+    *nperm = perm & PERM_PASSTHROUGH;
+    *nshared = (shared & PERM_PASSTHROUGH) | PERM_UNCHANGED;
+
+    /*
+     * We must not request write permissions for an inactive node, the child
+     * cannot provide it.
+     */
+    if (!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_INACTIVE)) {
+        *nperm |= BLK_PERM_WRITE_UNCHANGED;
+    }
+}
+
+
+static int64_t compress_getlength(BlockDriverState *bs)
+{
+    return bdrv_getlength(bs->backing->bs);
+}
+
+
+static int coroutine_fn compress_co_truncate(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                             int64_t offset, bool exact,
+                                             PreallocMode prealloc,
+                                             Error **errp)
+{
+    return bdrv_co_truncate(bs->backing, offset, exact, prealloc, errp);
+}
+
+
+static int coroutine_fn compress_co_preadv_part(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                uint64_t offset, uint64_t bytes,
+                                                QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                                                size_t qiov_offset,
+                                                int flags)
+{
+    return bdrv_co_preadv_part(bs->backing, offset, bytes, qiov, qiov_offset,
+                               flags);
+}
+
+
+static int coroutine_fn compress_co_pwritev_part(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                 uint64_t offset,
+                                                 uint64_t bytes,
+                                                 QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                                                 size_t qiov_offset, int flags)
+{
+    return bdrv_co_pwritev_part(bs->backing, offset, bytes, qiov, qiov_offset,
+                                flags | BDRV_REQ_WRITE_COMPRESSED);
+}
+
+
+static int coroutine_fn compress_co_pwrite_zeroes(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                  int64_t offset, int bytes,
+                                                  BdrvRequestFlags flags)
+{
+    return bdrv_co_pwrite_zeroes(bs->backing, offset, bytes, flags);
+}
+
+
+static int coroutine_fn compress_co_pdiscard(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                             int64_t offset, int bytes)
+{
+    return bdrv_co_pdiscard(bs->backing, offset, bytes);
+}
+
+
+static int compress_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
+{
+    return bdrv_get_info(bs->backing->bs, bdi);
+}
+
+
+static void compress_refresh_limits(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
+{
+    BlockDriverInfo bdi;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!bs->backing) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ret = bdrv_get_info(bs->backing->bs, &bdi);
+    if (ret < 0 || bdi.cluster_size == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bs->bl.request_alignment = bdi.cluster_size;
+}
+
+
+static void compress_eject(BlockDriverState *bs, bool eject_flag)
+{
+    bdrv_eject(bs->backing->bs, eject_flag);
+}
+
+
+static void compress_lock_medium(BlockDriverState *bs, bool locked)
+{
+    bdrv_lock_medium(bs->backing->bs, locked);
+}
+
+
+static bool compress_recurse_is_first_non_filter(BlockDriverState *bs,
+                                                 BlockDriverState *candidate)
+{
+    return bdrv_recurse_is_first_non_filter(bs->backing->bs, candidate);
+}
+
+
+static BlockDriver bdrv_compress = {
+    .format_name                        = "compress",
+
+    .bdrv_open                          = compress_open,
+    .bdrv_child_perm                    = compress_child_perm,
+
+    .bdrv_getlength                     = compress_getlength,
+    .bdrv_co_truncate                   = compress_co_truncate,
+
+    .bdrv_co_preadv_part                = compress_co_preadv_part,
+    .bdrv_co_pwritev_part               = compress_co_pwritev_part,
+    .bdrv_co_pwrite_zeroes              = compress_co_pwrite_zeroes,
+    .bdrv_co_pdiscard                   = compress_co_pdiscard,
+    .bdrv_get_info                      = compress_get_info,
+    .bdrv_refresh_limits                = compress_refresh_limits,
+
+    .bdrv_eject                         = compress_eject,
+    .bdrv_lock_medium                   = compress_lock_medium,
+
+    .bdrv_co_block_status               = bdrv_co_block_status_from_backing,
+
+    .bdrv_recurse_is_first_non_filter   = compress_recurse_is_first_non_filter,
+
+    .has_variable_length                = true,
+    .is_filter                          = true,
+};
+
+static void bdrv_compress_init(void)
+{
+    bdrv_register(&bdrv_compress);
+}
+
+block_init(bdrv_compress_init);
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index aa97ee2..2f34703 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2884,15 +2884,16 @@
 # @copy-on-read: Since 3.0
 # @blklogwrites: Since 3.0
 # @blkreplay: Since 4.2
+# @compress: Since 5.0
 #
 # Since: 2.9
 ##
 { 'enum': 'BlockdevDriver',
   'data': [ 'blkdebug', 'blklogwrites', 'blkreplay', 'blkverify', 'bochs',
-            'cloop', 'copy-on-read', 'dmg', 'file', 'ftp', 'ftps', 'gluster',
-            'host_cdrom', 'host_device', 'http', 'https', 'iscsi', 'luks',
-            'nbd', 'nfs', 'null-aio', 'null-co', 'nvme', 'parallels', 'qcow',
-            'qcow2', 'qed', 'quorum', 'raw', 'rbd',
+            'cloop', 'copy-on-read', 'compress', 'dmg', 'file', 'ftp', 'ftps',
+            'gluster', 'host_cdrom', 'host_device', 'http', 'https', 'iscsi',
+            'luks', 'nbd', 'nfs', 'null-aio', 'null-co', 'nvme', 'parallels',
+            'qcow', 'qcow2', 'qed', 'quorum', 'raw', 'rbd',
             { 'name': 'replication', 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' },
             'sheepdog',
             'ssh', 'throttle', 'vdi', 'vhdx', 'vmdk', 'vpc', 'vvfat', 'vxhs' ] }
@@ -4045,6 +4046,7 @@
       'bochs':      'BlockdevOptionsGenericFormat',
       'cloop':      'BlockdevOptionsGenericFormat',
       'copy-on-read':'BlockdevOptionsGenericFormat',
+      'compress':   'BlockdevOptionsGenericFormat',
       'dmg':        'BlockdevOptionsGenericFormat',
       'file':       'BlockdevOptionsFile',
       'ftp':        'BlockdevOptionsCurlFtp',
