diff --git a/doc/tools.texi b/doc/tools.texi
index a68976ce6..8381a6340 100644
--- a/doc/tools.texi
+++ b/doc/tools.texi
@@ -1988,6 +1988,12 @@ default is to take the directory name from the input filename.  If no
 input filename is known a directory named @file{GPGARCH} is used.
 This option is deprecated in favor of option @option{--directory}.
 
+@item --no-compress
+@opindex no-compress
+This option tells gpg to disable compression (i.e. using option -z0).
+It is useful for archiving only large files which are are already
+compressed (e.g. a set of videos).
+
 @item --gpg @var{gpgcmd}
 @opindex gpg
 Use the specified command @var{gpgcmd} instead of @command{gpg}.
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar-create.c b/tools/gpgtar-create.c
index 33e02b99d..8cb65c7e2 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar-create.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar-create.c
@@ -1283,6 +1283,8 @@ gpgtar_create (char **inpattern, const char *files_from, int null_names,
           ccparray_put (&ccp, "--recipient");
           ccparray_put (&ccp, arg->d);
         }
+      if (opt.no_compress)
+        ccparray_put (&ccp, "-z0");
       for (arg = opt.gpg_arguments; arg; arg = arg->next)
         ccparray_put (&ccp, arg->d);
 
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar.c b/tools/gpgtar.c
index 9d791f75a..e4ae0ea01 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar.c
+++ b/tools/gpgtar.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ enum cmd_and_opt_values
     oSetFilename,
     oNull,
     oUtf8Strings,
+    oNoCompress,
 
     oBatch,
     oAnswerYes,
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ static ARGPARSE_OPTS opts[] = {
   ARGPARSE_s_s (oSetFilename, "set-filename", "@"),
   ARGPARSE_s_n (oOpenPGP, "openpgp", "@"),
   ARGPARSE_s_n (oCMS, "cms", "@"),
+  ARGPARSE_s_n (oNoCompress,   "no-compress", "@"),
 
   ARGPARSE_s_n (oBatch, "batch", "@"),
   ARGPARSE_s_n (oAnswerYes, "yes", "@"),
@@ -344,6 +346,7 @@ parse_arguments (ARGPARSE_ARGS *pargs, ARGPARSE_OPTS *popts)
         case oFilesFrom: files_from = pargs->r.ret_str; break;
         case oNull: null_names = 1; break;
         case oUtf8Strings: opt.utf8strings = 1; break;
+        case oNoCompress:  opt.no_compress = 1; break;
 
 	case aList:
         case aDecrypt:
diff --git a/tools/gpgtar.h b/tools/gpgtar.h
index 6df3418f0..0b6fa2b12 100644
--- a/tools/gpgtar.h
+++ b/tools/gpgtar.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct
   int quiet;
   int dry_run;
   int utf8strings;
+  int no_compress;
   const char *gpg_program;
   strlist_t gpg_arguments;
   const char *outfile;