diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 93e5c7e..46fd4d3 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ sets up a rsync server
     $max_connections - maximum number of simultaneous connections allowed, defaults to 0
     $lock_file       - file used to support the max connections parameter, defaults to /var/run/rsyncd.lock only needed if max_connections > 0
     $secrets_file    - path to the file that contains the username:password pairs used for authenticating this module
+    $dont_compress    - list of wildcard patterns for files that should not be compressed by default (man 5 rsyncd.conf for details, must be undef or an array)
     $auth_users      - list of usernames that will be allowed to connect to this module (must be undef or an array)
     $hosts_allow     - list of patterns allowed to connect to this module (man 5 rsyncd.conf for details, must be undef or an array)
     $hosts_deny      - list of patterns allowed to connect to this module (man 5 rsyncd.conf for details, must be undef or an array)
diff --git a/manifests/server/module.pp b/manifests/server/module.pp
index 9ac1705..eef2ba4 100644
--- a/manifests/server/module.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/module.pp
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 #   $lock_file        - file used to support the max connections parameter, defaults to /var/run/rsyncd.lock
 #    only needed if max_connections > 0
 #   $secrets_file     - path to the file that contains the username:password pairs used for authenticating this module
+#   $dont_compress    - list of wildcard patterns for files that should not be compressed by default (man 5 rsyncd.conf for details, must be undef or an array)
 #   $auth_users       - list of usernames that will be allowed to connect to this module (must be undef or an array)
 #   $hosts_allow      - list of patterns allowed to connect to this module (man 5 rsyncd.conf for details, must be undef or an array)
 #   $hosts_deny       - list of patterns allowed to connect to this module (man 5 rsyncd.conf for details, must be undef or an array)
-#   $transfer_logging - parameter enables per-file logging of downloads and 
+#   $transfer_logging - parameter enables per-file logging of downloads and
 #    uploads in a format somewhat similar to that used by ftp daemons.
-#   $log_format       - This parameter allows you to specify the format used 
-#    for logging file transfers when transfer logging is enabled. See the 
+#   $log_format       - This parameter allows you to specify the format used
+#    for logging file transfers when transfer logging is enabled. See the
 #    rsyncd.conf documentation for more details.
 #   $refuse_options   - list of rsync command line options that will be refused by your rsync daemon.
 #
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
   $lock_file          = '/var/run/rsyncd.lock',
   $secrets_file       = undef,
   $exclude            = undef,
+  $dont_compress      = undef,
   $auth_users         = undef,
   $hosts_allow        = undef,
   $hosts_deny         = undef,
diff --git a/spec/defines/server_module_spec.rb b/spec/defines/server_module_spec.rb
index c3d24f8..84e861c 100644
--- a/spec/defines/server_module_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/server_module_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^outgoing chmod\s*=\s*0644$/) }
     it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^max connections\s*=\s*0$/) }
     it { is_expected.not_to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^lock file\s*=.*$/) }
+    it { is_expected.not_to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^dont compress\s*=.*$/) }
     it { is_expected.not_to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^secrets file\s*=.*$/) }
     it { is_expected.not_to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^auth users\s*=.*$/) }
     it { is_expected.not_to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^hosts allow\s*=.*$/) }
@@ -99,4 +100,11 @@
     it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^auth users\s*=\s*me, you, them$/)}
   end
 
+  describe "when overriding dont_compress" do
+    let :params do
+      mandatory_params.merge({ :dont_compress     => ['*.gz', '*.xz', '*.zip'] })
+    end
+    it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment(fragment_name).with_content(/^dont compress\s*=\s*\*.gz\s*\*.xz\s*\*.zip$/)}
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/templates/module.erb b/templates/module.erb
index 8077fc7..b3a8701 100644
--- a/templates/module.erb
+++ b/templates/module.erb
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ hosts deny         = <%= Array(@hosts_deny).join(' ')%>
 <% if @exclude -%>
 exclude            = <%= Array(@exclude).join(' ')%>
 <% end -%>
+<% if @dont_compress -%>
+dont compress      = <%= Array(@dont_compress).join(' ')%>
+<% end -%>
 <% if @transfer_logging -%>
 transfer logging   = <%= @transfer_logging %>
 <% end -%>