diff --git a/kube-client/src/client/builder.rs b/kube-client/src/client/builder.rs
index 05edf80b4..1f9578ab3 100644
--- a/kube-client/src/client/builder.rs
+++ b/kube-client/src/client/builder.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,13 @@ where
     #[cfg(feature = "gzip")]
     let stack = ServiceBuilder::new()
         .layer(stack)
-        .layer(tower_http::decompression::DecompressionLayer::new())
+        .layer(
+            tower_http::decompression::DecompressionLayer::new()
+                .no_br()
+                .no_deflate()
+                .no_zstd()
+                .gzip(!config.disable_compression),
+        )
         .into_inner();
 
     let service = ServiceBuilder::new()
diff --git a/kube-client/src/config/file_config.rs b/kube-client/src/config/file_config.rs
index 086f3753e..dd41cc5db 100644
--- a/kube-client/src/config/file_config.rs
+++ b/kube-client/src/config/file_config.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ pub struct Cluster {
     #[serde(rename = "proxy-url")]
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub proxy_url: Option<String>,
+    /// Compression is enabled by default with the `gzip` feature.
+    /// `disable_compression` allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server.
+    /// This is useful to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample,
+    /// by saving time on compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side):
+    /// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296
+    #[serde(rename = "disable-compression")]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub disable_compression: Option<bool>,
     /// Name used to check server certificate.
     ///
     /// If `tls_server_name` is `None`, the hostname used to contact the server is used.
diff --git a/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs b/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs
index 20f25d21a..e8f179dbf 100644
--- a/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub accept_invalid_certs: bool,
     /// Stores information to tell the cluster who you are.
     pub auth_info: AuthInfo,
+    /// Whether to disable compression (would only have an effect when the `gzip` feature is enabled)
+    pub disable_compression: bool,
     /// Optional proxy URL. Proxy support requires the `socks5` feature.
     pub proxy_url: Option<http::Uri>,
     /// If set, apiserver certificate will be validated to contain this string
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ impl Config {
             write_timeout: Some(DEFAULT_WRITE_TIMEOUT),
             accept_invalid_certs: false,
             auth_info: AuthInfo::default(),
+            disable_compression: false,
             proxy_url: None,
             tls_server_name: None,
             headers: Vec::new(),
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@ impl Config {
                 token_file: Some(incluster_config::token_file()),
                 ..Default::default()
             },
+            disable_compression: false,
             proxy_url: None,
             tls_server_name: None,
             headers: Vec::new(),
@@ -302,6 +306,8 @@ impl Config {
             .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("default"));
 
         let accept_invalid_certs = loader.cluster.insecure_skip_tls_verify.unwrap_or(false);
+        let disable_compression = loader.cluster.disable_compression.unwrap_or(false);
+
         let mut root_cert = None;
 
         if let Some(ca_bundle) = loader.ca_bundle()? {
@@ -316,6 +322,7 @@ impl Config {
             read_timeout: Some(DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT),
             write_timeout: Some(DEFAULT_WRITE_TIMEOUT),
             accept_invalid_certs,
+            disable_compression,
             proxy_url: loader.proxy_url()?,
             auth_info: loader.user,
             tls_server_name: loader.cluster.tls_server_name,