diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c4966c45be5f..345a81f72940 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5002,6 +5002,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
  "common-catalog",
+ "common-datasource",
  "common-error",
  "common-procedure",
  "common-procedure-test",
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs b/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs
index 2eada5261b91..ffdc971e9d96 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ mod tests {
             checkpoint_margin = 9
             gc_duration = '7s'
             checkpoint_on_startup = true
+            compress = true
 
             [logging]
             level = "debug"
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ mod tests {
                 checkpoint_margin: Some(9),
                 gc_duration: Some(Duration::from_secs(7)),
                 checkpoint_on_startup: true,
+                compress: true
             },
             options.storage.manifest,
         );
diff --git a/src/datanode/src/datanode.rs b/src/datanode/src/datanode.rs
index e0aa1ed21508..242ed5c48f32 100644
--- a/src/datanode/src/datanode.rs
+++ b/src/datanode/src/datanode.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ pub struct RegionManifestConfig {
     pub gc_duration: Option<Duration>,
     /// Whether to try creating a manifest checkpoint on region opening
     pub checkpoint_on_startup: bool,
+    /// Whether to compress manifest and checkpoint file by gzip
+    pub compress: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for RegionManifestConfig {
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ impl Default for RegionManifestConfig {
             checkpoint_margin: Some(10u16),
             gc_duration: Some(Duration::from_secs(30)),
             checkpoint_on_startup: false,
+            compress: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -246,6 +249,7 @@ impl From<&DatanodeOptions> for SchedulerConfig {
 impl From<&DatanodeOptions> for StorageEngineConfig {
     fn from(value: &DatanodeOptions) -> Self {
         Self {
+            compress_manifest: value.storage.manifest.compress,
             manifest_checkpoint_on_startup: value.storage.manifest.checkpoint_on_startup,
             manifest_checkpoint_margin: value.storage.manifest.checkpoint_margin,
             manifest_gc_duration: value.storage.manifest.gc_duration,
diff --git a/src/datanode/src/instance.rs b/src/datanode/src/instance.rs
index 3d09fa190de9..862ebffdd31f 100644
--- a/src/datanode/src/instance.rs
+++ b/src/datanode/src/instance.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ impl Instance {
         let log_store = Arc::new(create_log_store(&opts.wal).await?);
 
         let mito_engine = Arc::new(DefaultEngine::new(
-            TableEngineConfig::default(),
+            TableEngineConfig {
+                compress_manifest: opts.storage.manifest.compress,
+            },
             EngineImpl::new(
                 StorageEngineConfig::from(opts),
                 log_store.clone(),
diff --git a/src/mito/Cargo.toml b/src/mito/Cargo.toml
index 4ef34e9194a6..f0c264728524 100644
--- a/src/mito/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/mito/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ common-error = { path = "../common/error" }
 common-procedure = { path = "../common/procedure" }
 common-query = { path = "../common/query" }
 common-recordbatch = { path = "../common/recordbatch" }
+common-datasource = { path = "../common/datasource" }
 common-telemetry = { path = "../common/telemetry" }
 common-time = { path = "../common/time" }
 dashmap = "5.4"
diff --git a/src/mito/src/config.rs b/src/mito/src/config.rs
index 669ce741172f..6d7fc5db164f 100644
--- a/src/mito/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/mito/src/config.rs
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 //! Table Engine config
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct EngineConfig {}
+pub struct EngineConfig {
+    pub compress_manifest: bool,
+}
diff --git a/src/mito/src/engine.rs b/src/mito/src/engine.rs
index b163cf010a4c..078b1e98cdbc 100644
--- a/src/mito/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/mito/src/engine.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 pub use common_catalog::consts::MITO_ENGINE;
+use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
 use common_error::ext::BoxedError;
 use common_procedure::{BoxedProcedure, ProcedureManager};
 use common_telemetry::{debug, logging};
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ use datatypes::schema::Schema;
 use key_lock::KeyLock;
 use object_store::ObjectStore;
 use snafu::{ensure, OptionExt, ResultExt};
+use storage::manifest::manifest_compress_type;
 use store_api::storage::{
     ColumnDescriptorBuilder, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, ColumnFamilyDescriptorBuilder, ColumnId,
     EngineContext as StorageEngineContext, OpenOptions, RegionNumber, RowKeyDescriptor,
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ pub(crate) struct MitoEngineInner<S: StorageEngine> {
     /// Writing to `tables` should also hold the `table_mutex`.
     tables: DashMap<String, Arc<MitoTable<S::Region>>>,
     object_store: ObjectStore,
+    compress_type: CompressionType,
     storage_engine: S,
     /// Table mutex is used to protect the operations such as creating/opening/closing
     /// a table, to avoid things like opening the same table simultaneously.
@@ -638,6 +641,7 @@ impl<S: StorageEngine> MitoEngineInner<S> {
         let manifest = MitoTable::<<S as StorageEngine>::Region>::build_manifest(
             table_dir,
             self.object_store.clone(),
+            self.compress_type,
         );
         let  Some(table_info) =
             MitoTable::<<S as StorageEngine>::Region>::recover_table_info(table_name, &manifest)
@@ -691,11 +695,12 @@ async fn close_table(lock: Arc<KeyLock<String>>, table: TableRef) -> TableResult
 }
 
 impl<S: StorageEngine> MitoEngineInner<S> {
-    fn new(_config: EngineConfig, storage_engine: S, object_store: ObjectStore) -> Self {
+    fn new(config: EngineConfig, storage_engine: S, object_store: ObjectStore) -> Self {
         Self {
             tables: DashMap::new(),
             storage_engine,
             object_store,
+            compress_type: manifest_compress_type(config.compress_manifest),
             table_mutex: Arc::new(KeyLock::new()),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mito/src/engine/procedure/create.rs b/src/mito/src/engine/procedure/create.rs
index 59d6bdf91909..7dc87e11bfb5 100644
--- a/src/mito/src/engine/procedure/create.rs
+++ b/src/mito/src/engine/procedure/create.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ impl<S: StorageEngine> TableCreator<S> {
             table_info,
             self.regions.clone(),
             self.engine_inner.object_store.clone(),
+            self.engine_inner.compress_type,
         )
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/src/mito/src/manifest.rs b/src/mito/src/manifest.rs
index db1f42f77b98..8f4969213297 100644
--- a/src/mito/src/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/mito/src/manifest.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub type TableManifest = ManifestImpl<NoopCheckpoint, TableMetaActionList>;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use storage::manifest::MetaActionIteratorImpl;
+    use storage::manifest::{manifest_compress_type, MetaActionIteratorImpl};
     use store_api::manifest::action::ProtocolAction;
     use store_api::manifest::{Manifest, MetaActionIterator};
     use table::metadata::{RawTableInfo, TableInfo};
@@ -77,10 +77,20 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_table_manifest() {
+    async fn test_table_manifest_compress() {
+        test_table_manifest(true).await
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_table_manifest_uncompress() {
+        test_table_manifest(false).await
+    }
+
+    async fn test_table_manifest(compress: bool) {
         let (_dir, object_store) = test_util::new_test_object_store("test_table_manifest").await;
 
-        let manifest = TableManifest::create("manifest/", object_store);
+        let manifest =
+            TableManifest::create("manifest/", object_store, manifest_compress_type(compress));
 
         let mut iter = manifest.scan(0, 100).await.unwrap();
         assert!(iter.next_action().await.unwrap().is_none());
diff --git a/src/mito/src/table.rs b/src/mito/src/table.rs
index 19d85eaf7cb0..d7048607bab8 100644
--- a/src/mito/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/mito/src/table.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
 use common_error::ext::BoxedError;
 use common_query::logical_plan::Expr;
 use common_query::physical_plan::PhysicalPlanRef;
@@ -445,8 +446,10 @@ impl<R: Region> MitoTable<R> {
         table_info: TableInfo,
         regions: HashMap<RegionNumber, R>,
         object_store: ObjectStore,
+        compress_type: CompressionType,
     ) -> Result<MitoTable<R>> {
-        let manifest = TableManifest::create(&table_manifest_dir(table_dir), object_store);
+        let manifest =
+            TableManifest::create(&table_manifest_dir(table_dir), object_store, compress_type);
 
         let _timer =
             common_telemetry::timer!(crate::metrics::MITO_CREATE_TABLE_UPDATE_MANIFEST_ELAPSED);
@@ -463,8 +466,12 @@ impl<R: Region> MitoTable<R> {
         Ok(MitoTable::new(table_info, regions, manifest))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn build_manifest(table_dir: &str, object_store: ObjectStore) -> TableManifest {
-        TableManifest::create(&table_manifest_dir(table_dir), object_store)
+    pub(crate) fn build_manifest(
+        table_dir: &str,
+        object_store: ObjectStore,
+        compress_type: CompressionType,
+    ) -> TableManifest {
+        TableManifest::create(&table_manifest_dir(table_dir), object_store, compress_type)
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn recover_table_info(
diff --git a/src/storage/src/config.rs b/src/storage/src/config.rs
index f1bc18164acc..a983dda41c81 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/config.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_PICKER_SCHEDULE_INTERVAL: u32 = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct EngineConfig {
     pub manifest_checkpoint_on_startup: bool,
+    pub compress_manifest: bool,
     pub manifest_checkpoint_margin: Option<u16>,
     pub manifest_gc_duration: Option<Duration>,
     pub max_files_in_l0: usize,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl Default for EngineConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             manifest_checkpoint_on_startup: false,
+            compress_manifest: false,
             manifest_checkpoint_margin: Some(10),
             manifest_gc_duration: Some(Duration::from_secs(30)),
             max_files_in_l0: 8,
diff --git a/src/storage/src/engine.rs b/src/storage/src/engine.rs
index 9d9e81beddb4..ddf1269751ea 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/engine.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use crate::flush::{
     FlushScheduler, FlushSchedulerRef, FlushStrategyRef, PickerConfig, SizeBasedStrategy,
 };
 use crate::manifest::region::RegionManifest;
+use crate::manifest::storage::manifest_compress_type;
 use crate::memtable::{DefaultMemtableBuilder, MemtableBuilderRef};
 use crate::metadata::RegionMetadata;
 use crate::region::{RegionImpl, StoreConfig};
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ impl<S: LogStore> EngineInner<S> {
         let manifest = RegionManifest::with_checkpointer(
             &manifest_dir,
             self.object_store.clone(),
+            manifest_compress_type(config.compress_manifest),
             config.manifest_checkpoint_margin,
             config.manifest_gc_duration,
         );
diff --git a/src/storage/src/manifest.rs b/src/storage/src/manifest.rs
index 9ba89de2fa19..30c49dc69b6d 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/manifest.rs
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ pub(crate) mod storage;
 pub mod test_utils;
 
 pub use self::impl_::*;
+pub use self::storage::manifest_compress_type;
diff --git a/src/storage/src/manifest/impl_.rs b/src/storage/src/manifest/impl_.rs
index a9c89ef2d08c..8478148265fe 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/manifest/impl_.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/manifest/impl_.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
 use common_runtime::{RepeatedTask, TaskFunction};
 use common_telemetry::{debug, logging, warn};
 use object_store::ObjectStore;
@@ -52,11 +53,16 @@ impl<S: 'static + Checkpoint<Error = Error>, M: 'static + MetaAction<Error = Err
     pub fn new(
         manifest_dir: &str,
         object_store: ObjectStore,
+        compress_type: CompressionType,
         checkpoint_actions_margin: Option<u16>,
         gc_duration: Option<Duration>,
         checkpointer: Option<Arc<dyn Checkpointer<Checkpoint = S, MetaAction = M>>>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let inner = Arc::new(ManifestImplInner::new(manifest_dir, object_store));
+        let inner = Arc::new(ManifestImplInner::new(
+            manifest_dir,
+            object_store,
+            compress_type,
+        ));
         let gc_task = if checkpointer.is_some() {
             // only start gc task when checkpoint is enabled.
             Some(Arc::new(RepeatedTask::new(
@@ -79,8 +85,12 @@ impl<S: 'static + Checkpoint<Error = Error>, M: 'static + MetaAction<Error = Err
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn create(manifest_dir: &str, object_store: ObjectStore) -> Self {
-        Self::new(manifest_dir, object_store, None, None, None)
+    pub fn create(
+        manifest_dir: &str,
+        object_store: ObjectStore,
+        compress_type: CompressionType,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self::new(manifest_dir, object_store, compress_type, None, None, None)
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -275,11 +285,15 @@ impl<S: Checkpoint<Error = Error>, M: MetaAction<Error = Error>> TaskFunction<Er
 }
 
 impl<S: Checkpoint<Error = Error>, M: MetaAction<Error = Error>> ManifestImplInner<S, M> {
-    fn new(manifest_dir: &str, object_store: ObjectStore) -> Self {
+    fn new(manifest_dir: &str, object_store: ObjectStore, compress_type: CompressionType) -> Self {
         let (reader_version, writer_version) = action::supported_protocol_version();
 
         Self {
-            store: Arc::new(ManifestObjectStore::new(manifest_dir, object_store)),
+            store: Arc::new(ManifestObjectStore::new(
+                manifest_dir,
+                object_store,
+                compress_type,
+            )),
             version: AtomicU64::new(0),
             protocol: ArcSwap::new(Arc::new(ProtocolAction::new())),
             supported_reader_version: reader_version,
diff --git a/src/storage/src/manifest/region.rs b/src/storage/src/manifest/region.rs
index a0576853bd44..337b32077fef 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/manifest/region.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/manifest/region.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
 use common_telemetry::{info, warn};
 use object_store::ObjectStore;
 use store_api::manifest::action::ProtocolAction;
@@ -148,12 +149,14 @@ impl RegionManifest {
     pub fn with_checkpointer(
         manifest_dir: &str,
         object_store: ObjectStore,
+        compress_type: CompressionType,
         checkpoint_actions_margin: Option<u16>,
         gc_duration: Option<Duration>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self::new(
             manifest_dir,
             object_store,
+            compress_type,
             checkpoint_actions_margin,
             gc_duration,
             Some(Arc::new(RegionManifestCheckpointer {
@@ -186,19 +189,35 @@ mod tests {
     use store_api::manifest::{Manifest, MetaActionIterator, MAX_VERSION};
 
     use super::*;
+    use crate::manifest::manifest_compress_type;
     use crate::manifest::test_utils::*;
     use crate::metadata::RegionMetadata;
     use crate::sst::FileId;
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_region_manifest() {
+    async fn test_region_manifest_compress() {
+        test_region_manifest(true).await
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_region_manifest_uncompress() {
+        test_region_manifest(false).await
+    }
+
+    async fn test_region_manifest(compress: bool) {
         common_telemetry::init_default_ut_logging();
         let tmp_dir = create_temp_dir("test_region_manifest");
         let mut builder = Fs::default();
         builder.root(&tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
         let object_store = ObjectStore::new(builder).unwrap().finish();
 
-        let manifest = RegionManifest::with_checkpointer("/manifest/", object_store, None, None);
+        let manifest = RegionManifest::with_checkpointer(
+            "/manifest/",
+            object_store,
+            manifest_compress_type(compress),
+            None,
+            None,
+        );
         manifest.start().await.unwrap();
 
         let region_meta = Arc::new(build_region_meta());
@@ -306,7 +325,16 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_region_manifest_checkpoint() {
+    async fn test_region_manifest_checkpoint_compress() {
+        test_region_manifest_checkpoint(true).await
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_region_manifest_checkpoint_uncompress() {
+        test_region_manifest_checkpoint(false).await
+    }
+
+    async fn test_region_manifest_checkpoint(compress: bool) {
         common_telemetry::init_default_ut_logging();
         let tmp_dir = create_temp_dir("test_region_manifest_checkpoint");
         let mut builder = Fs::default();
@@ -316,6 +344,7 @@ mod tests {
         let manifest = RegionManifest::with_checkpointer(
             "/manifest/",
             object_store,
+            manifest_compress_type(compress),
             None,
             Some(Duration::from_millis(50)),
         );
diff --git a/src/storage/src/manifest/storage.rs b/src/storage/src/manifest/storage.rs
index e5ce1487ce0e..0e88b9b556dc 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/manifest/storage.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/manifest/storage.rs
@@ -39,11 +39,20 @@ lazy_static! {
 }
 
 const LAST_CHECKPOINT_FILE: &str = "_last_checkpoint";
-const DEFAULT_MANIFEST_COMPRESSION_TYPE: CompressionType = CompressionType::Uncompressed;
+const DEFAULT_MANIFEST_COMPRESSION_TYPE: CompressionType = CompressionType::Gzip;
 /// Due to backward compatibility, it is possible that the user's manifest file has not been compressed.
 /// So when we encounter problems, we need to fall back to `FALL_BACK_COMPRESS_TYPE` for processing.
 const FALL_BACK_COMPRESS_TYPE: CompressionType = CompressionType::Uncompressed;
 
+#[inline]
+pub const fn manifest_compress_type(compress: bool) -> CompressionType {
+    if compress {
+        DEFAULT_MANIFEST_COMPRESSION_TYPE
+    } else {
+        FALL_BACK_COMPRESS_TYPE
+    }
+}
+
 #[inline]
 pub fn delta_file(version: ManifestVersion) -> String {
     format!("{version:020}.json")
@@ -133,11 +142,10 @@ pub struct ManifestObjectStore {
 }
 
 impl ManifestObjectStore {
-    pub fn new(path: &str, object_store: ObjectStore) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(path: &str, object_store: ObjectStore, compress_type: CompressionType) -> Self {
         Self {
             object_store,
-            //TODO: make it configurable
-            compress_type: DEFAULT_MANIFEST_COMPRESSION_TYPE,
+            compress_type,
             path: util::normalize_dir(path),
         }
     }
@@ -528,7 +536,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut builder = Fs::default();
         builder.root(&tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
         let object_store = ObjectStore::new(builder).unwrap().finish();
-        ManifestObjectStore::new("/", object_store)
+        ManifestObjectStore::new("/", object_store, CompressionType::Uncompressed)
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/storage/src/region/tests.rs b/src/storage/src/region/tests.rs
index eeb30ad8f3b6..eafc0da4d54c 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/region/tests.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/region/tests.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::chunk::ChunkReaderImpl;
 use crate::file_purger::noop::NoopFilePurgeHandler;
 use crate::manifest::action::{RegionChange, RegionMetaActionList};
+use crate::manifest::manifest_compress_type;
 use crate::manifest::test_utils::*;
 use crate::memtable::DefaultMemtableBuilder;
 use crate::scheduler::{LocalScheduler, SchedulerConfig};
@@ -301,7 +302,16 @@ async fn test_new_region() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_recover_region_manifets() {
+async fn test_recover_region_manifets_compress() {
+    test_recover_region_manifets(true).await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_recover_region_manifets_uncompress() {
+    test_recover_region_manifets(false).await;
+}
+
+async fn test_recover_region_manifets(compress: bool) {
     common_telemetry::init_default_ut_logging();
     let tmp_dir = create_temp_dir("test_recover_region_manifets");
     let memtable_builder = Arc::new(DefaultMemtableBuilder::default()) as _;
@@ -310,8 +320,13 @@ async fn test_recover_region_manifets() {
     builder.root(&tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
     let object_store = ObjectStore::new(builder).unwrap().finish();
 
-    let manifest =
-        RegionManifest::with_checkpointer("/manifest/", object_store.clone(), None, None);
+    let manifest = RegionManifest::with_checkpointer(
+        "/manifest/",
+        object_store.clone(),
+        manifest_compress_type(compress),
+        None,
+        None,
+    );
     let region_meta = Arc::new(build_region_meta());
 
     let sst_layer = Arc::new(FsAccessLayer::new("sst", object_store)) as _;
diff --git a/src/storage/src/test_util/config_util.rs b/src/storage/src/test_util/config_util.rs
index ae418b56ee76..f6f1803e649a 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/test_util/config_util.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/test_util/config_util.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use common_datasource::compression::CompressionType;
 use log_store::raft_engine::log_store::RaftEngineLogStore;
 use log_store::LogConfig;
 use object_store::services::Fs;
@@ -57,7 +58,13 @@ pub async fn new_store_config_with_object_store(
     let manifest_dir = engine::region_manifest_dir(parent_dir, region_name);
 
     let sst_layer = Arc::new(FsAccessLayer::new(&sst_dir, object_store.clone()));
-    let manifest = RegionManifest::with_checkpointer(&manifest_dir, object_store, None, None);
+    let manifest = RegionManifest::with_checkpointer(
+        &manifest_dir,
+        object_store,
+        CompressionType::Uncompressed,
+        None,
+        None,
+    );
     manifest.start().await.unwrap();
     let log_config = LogConfig {
         log_file_dir: log_store_dir(store_dir),