diff --git a/model/config.go b/model/config.go
index af43745188..11038dfb32 100644
--- a/model/config.go
+++ b/model/config.go
@@ -814,6 +814,7 @@ type ClusterSettings struct {
 	AdvertiseAddress                   *string `access:"environment,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
 	UseIpAddress                       *bool   `access:"environment,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
 	UseExperimentalGossip              *bool   `access:"environment,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
+	EnableGossipCompression            *bool   `access:"environment,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
 	EnableExperimentalGossipEncryption *bool   `access:"environment,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
 	ReadOnlyConfig                     *bool   `access:"environment,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
 	GossipPort                         *int    `access:"environment,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
@@ -860,6 +861,10 @@ func (s *ClusterSettings) SetDefaults() {
 		s.EnableExperimentalGossipEncryption = NewBool(false)
 	}
 
+	if s.EnableGossipCompression == nil {
+		s.EnableGossipCompression = NewBool(true)
+	}
+
 	if s.ReadOnlyConfig == nil {
 		s.ReadOnlyConfig = NewBool(true)
 	}
diff --git a/services/telemetry/telemetry.go b/services/telemetry/telemetry.go
index a318914bd0..bea38fbbbe 100644
--- a/services/telemetry/telemetry.go
+++ b/services/telemetry/telemetry.go
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ func (ts *TelemetryService) trackConfig() {
 		"use_ip_address":                        *cfg.ClusterSettings.UseIpAddress,
 		"use_experimental_gossip":               *cfg.ClusterSettings.UseExperimentalGossip,
 		"enable_experimental_gossip_encryption": *cfg.ClusterSettings.EnableExperimentalGossipEncryption,
+		"enable_gossip_compression":             *cfg.ClusterSettings.EnableGossipCompression,
 		"read_only_config":                      *cfg.ClusterSettings.ReadOnlyConfig,
 	})