diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index ac15670..f15af51 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -162,3 +162,7 @@ v0.8.1
 * init.d: 80-dns-intercept
 * winws2: --wf-filter-loopback
 * blockcheck2: NOTEST_MISC_HTTP[S], NOTEST_SYNDATA_HTTP[S]
+
+0.8.3
+
+* nfqws2, zapret-lib: gzip compression and decompression
diff --git a/lua/zapret-lib.lua b/lua/zapret-lib.lua
index d223b88..debcdae 100644
--- a/lua/zapret-lib.lua
+++ b/lua/zapret-lib.lua
@@ -1426,6 +1426,83 @@ function tls_client_hello_mod(tls, options)
 	return tls
 end
 
+-- checks if filename is gzip compressed
+function is_gzip_file(filename)
+	local f, err = io.open(filename, "r")
+	if not f then
+		error("gunzip_file: "..err)
+	end
+	local hdr = f:read(2)
+	f:close()
+	return hdr and hdr=="\x1F\x8B"
+end
+-- ungzips file to raw string
+function gunzip_file(filename, read_block_size)
+	local f, err = io.open(filename, "r")
+	if not f then
+		error("gunzip_file: "..err)
+	end
+	if not read_block_size then read_block_size=16384 end
+
+	local decompressed=""
+	gz = gunzip_init()
+	if not gz then
+		error("gunzip_file: stream init error")
+	end
+	repeat
+		local compressed, err = f:read(read_block_size)
+		if not compressed then
+			f:close()
+			gunzip_end(gz)
+			if err then
+				error("gunzip_file: file read error : "..err)
+			else
+				error("gunzip_file: premature EOF")
+			end
+		end
+		local decomp, eof = gunzip_inflate(gz, compressed)
+		if not decomp then
+			f:close()
+			gunzip_end(gz)
+			return nil
+		end
+		decompressed = decompressed .. decomp
+	until eof
+	f:close()
+	gunzip_end(gz)
+	return decompressed
+end
+-- zips file to raw string
+-- level : 1..9 (default 9)
+-- memlevel : 1..8 (default 8)
+function gzip_file(filename, data, level, memlevel, compress_block_size)
+	local f, err = io.open(filename, "w")
+	if not f then
+		error("gzip_file: "..err)
+	end
+	if not write_block_size then compress_block_size=16384 end
+
+	gz = gzip_init(nil, level, memlevel)
+	if not gz then
+		error("gunzip_file: stream init error")
+	end
+	local off=1, block_size
+	repeat
+		block_size = #data-off+1
+		if block_size>compress_block_size then block_size=compress_block_size end
+		local comp, eof = gzip_deflate(gz, string.sub(data,off,off+block_size-1))
+		if not comp then
+			f:close()
+			gzip_end(gz)
+			return nil
+		end
+		f:write(comp)
+		off = off + block_size
+	until eof
+	f:close()
+	gzip_end(gz)
+end
+
 -- DISSECTORS
 
 function http_dissect_header(header)
diff --git a/nfq2/lua.c b/nfq2/lua.c
index b75991c..2026920 100644
--- a/nfq2/lua.c
+++ b/nfq2/lua.c
@@ -2591,7 +2591,210 @@ static int luacall_tls_mod(lua_State *L)
 	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,2)
 }
 
+struct userdata_zs
+{
+	bool valid, inflate;
+	z_stream zs;
+};
+static struct userdata_zs *lua_uzs(int idx, bool bInflate)
+{
+	struct userdata_zs *uzs = (struct userdata_zs *)luaL_checkudata(params.L, idx, "userdata_zstream");
+	if (!uzs->valid) luaL_error(params.L, "gzip stream is not valid");
+	if (bInflate!=uzs->inflate) luaL_error(params.L, "gzip stream role mismatch");
+	return uzs;
+}
+static int luacall_gunzip_init(lua_State *L)
+{
+	// gunzip_init(windowBits) return zstream
+	lua_check_argc_range(L,"gunzip_init",0,1);
 
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_ENTER(L)
+
+	int argc=lua_gettop(L);
+	int windowBits = (argc>=1 && !lua_isnil(L,1)) ? luaL_checkinteger(L, 1) : 47;
+
+	struct userdata_zs *uzs = (struct userdata_zs *)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(struct userdata_zs));
+	memset(&uzs->zs, 0, sizeof(uzs->zs));
+	int r = inflateInit2(&uzs->zs, windowBits);
+	if (r == Z_OK)
+	{
+		uzs->inflate = true;
+		uzs->valid = true;
+		luaL_newmetatable(L, "userdata_zstream");
+		lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		lua_pop(L,1);
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+	}
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,1)
+}
+static int luacall_gunzip_end(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_check_argc(L,"gunzip_end",1);
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_ENTER(L)
+
+	struct userdata_zs *uzs = lua_uzs(1, true);
+	inflateEnd(&uzs->zs);
+	uzs->valid = false;
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,0)
+}
+#define BUFMIN 128
+static int luacall_gunzip_inflate(lua_State *L)
+{
+	// gunzip_inflate(zstream, compressed_data, expected_uncompressed_chunk_size) return decompressed_data
+	lua_check_argc_range(L,"gunzip_inflate",2,3);
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_ENTER(L)
+
+	int argc=lua_gettop(L);
+	size_t l;
+	int r;
+	size_t bufsize=0, size=0;
+	uint8_t *buf=NULL, *newbuf;
+	struct userdata_zs *uzs = lua_uzs(1, true);
+	uzs->zs.next_in = (z_const Bytef*)luaL_checklstring(L,2,&l);
+	uzs->zs.avail_in = (uInt)l;
+	size_t bufchunk = argc>=3 ? luaL_checkinteger(L,3) : l*4;
+
+	do
+	{
+		if ((bufsize - size) < BUFMIN)
+		{
+			bufsize += bufchunk;
+			newbuf = buf ? realloc(buf, bufsize) : malloc(bufsize);
+			if (!newbuf)
+			{
+				r = Z_MEM_ERROR;
+				goto zerr;
+			}
+			buf = newbuf;
+		}
+		uzs->zs.avail_out = bufsize - size;
+		uzs->zs.next_out = buf + size;
+		r = inflate(&uzs->zs, Z_NO_FLUSH);
+		if (r != Z_OK && r != Z_STREAM_END) goto zerr;
+		size = bufsize - uzs->zs.avail_out;
+	} while (r == Z_OK && uzs->zs.avail_in);
+
+	lua_pushlstring(L, buf, size);
+	lua_pushboolean(L, r==Z_STREAM_END);
+end:
+	free(buf);
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,2)
+zerr:
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	goto end;
+}
+
+static void *z_alloc(voidpf opaque, uInt items, uInt size)
+{
+	return malloc((size_t)items*size);
+}
+static void z_free(voidpf opaque, voidpf address)
+{
+	return free(address);
+}
+static int luacall_gzip_init(lua_State *L)
+{
+	// gzip_init(windowBits, level, memlevel) return zstream
+	lua_check_argc_range(L,"gunzip_init",0,3);
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_ENTER(L)
+
+	int argc=lua_gettop(L);
+	int windowBits = (argc>=1 && !lua_isnil(L,1)) ? luaL_checkinteger(L, 1) : 31;
+	int level = (argc>=2 && !lua_isnil(L,2)) ? luaL_checkinteger(L, 2) : 9;
+	int memlevel = (argc>=3 && !lua_isnil(L,3)) ? luaL_checkinteger(L, 3) : 8;
+
+	struct userdata_zs *uzs = (struct userdata_zs *)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(struct userdata_zs));
+	memset(&uzs->zs, 0, sizeof(uzs->zs));
+	uzs->zs.zalloc = z_alloc;
+	uzs->zs.zfree = z_free;
+	int r = deflateInit2(&uzs->zs, level, Z_DEFLATED, windowBits, memlevel, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY);
+	if (r == Z_OK)
+	{
+		uzs->inflate = false;
+		uzs->valid = true;
+		luaL_newmetatable(L, "userdata_zstream");
+		lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		lua_pop(L,1);
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+	}
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,1)
+}
+static int luacall_gzip_end(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_check_argc(L,"gzip_end",1);
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_ENTER(L)
+
+	struct userdata_zs *uzs = lua_uzs(1, false);
+	deflateEnd(&uzs->zs);
+	uzs->valid = false;
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,0)
+}
+
+static int luacall_gzip_deflate(lua_State *L)
+{
+	// gzip_deflate(zstream, decompressed_data, expected_compressed_chunk_size) return compressed_data
+	lua_check_argc_range(L,"gzip_deflate",1,3);
+
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_ENTER(L)
+
+	int argc=lua_gettop(L);
+	size_t l=0;
+	int r;
+	size_t bufsize=0, size=0;
+	uint8_t *buf=NULL, *newbuf;
+	struct userdata_zs *uzs = lua_uzs(1, false);
+	if (argc>=2 && !lua_isnil(L,2))
+	{
+		uzs->zs.next_in = (z_const Bytef*)luaL_checklstring(L,2,&l);
+		uzs->zs.avail_in = (uInt)l;
+	}
+	size_t bufchunk = argc>=3 ? luaL_checkinteger(L,3) : 1+l/4;
+
+	do
+	{
+		if ((bufsize - size) < BUFMIN)
+		{
+			bufsize += bufchunk;
+			newbuf = buf ? realloc(buf, bufsize) : malloc(bufsize);
+			if (!newbuf)
+			{
+				r = Z_MEM_ERROR;
+				goto zerr;
+			}
+			buf = newbuf;
+		}
+		uzs->zs.avail_out = bufsize - size;
+		uzs->zs.next_out = buf + size;
+		r = deflate(&uzs->zs, l ? Z_NO_FLUSH : Z_FINISH);
+		if (r != Z_OK && r != Z_STREAM_END) goto zerr;
+		size = bufsize - uzs->zs.avail_out;
+	} while (r == Z_OK && (uzs->zs.avail_in || !uzs->zs.avail_out));
+
+	lua_pushlstring(L, buf, size);
+	lua_pushboolean(L, r==Z_STREAM_END);
+end:
+	free(buf);
+	LUA_STACK_GUARD_RETURN(L,2)
+zerr:
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	goto end;
+}
 
 // ----------------------------------------
 
@@ -3125,7 +3328,16 @@ static void lua_init_functions(void)
 		{"resolve_range",luacall_resolve_range},
 
 		// tls
-		{"tls_mod",luacall_tls_mod}
+		{"tls_mod",luacall_tls_mod},
+
+		// gzip decompress
+		{"gunzip_init",luacall_gunzip_init},
+		{"gunzip_end",luacall_gunzip_end},
+		{"gunzip_inflate",luacall_gunzip_inflate},
+		// gzip compress
+		{"gzip_init",luacall_gzip_init},
+		{"gzip_end",luacall_gzip_end},
+		{"gzip_deflate",luacall_gzip_deflate}
 	};
 	for(int i=0;i<(sizeof(lfunc)/sizeof(*lfunc));i++)
 		lua_register(params.L,lfunc[i].name,lfunc[i].f);