diff --git a/manifests/filter/container.pp b/manifests/filter/container.pp
index 26f581d..a0eb267 100644
--- a/manifests/filter/container.pp
+++ b/manifests/filter/container.pp
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@
 # String. The max file size for the log4j RollingFileAppender.
 # Defaults to <tt>100MB</tt>
 #
+# [*log_local_compress*]
+# String. Whether to compress the rotated log or not. 
+# Can be one of <tt>none</tt>,<tt>gz</tt>,<tt>zip</tt>
+# Defaults to <tt>none</tt>
+#
 # [*log_local_rotation_count*]
 # Integer. The number of backup files to keeo for the log4j RollingFileAppender
 # Defaults to <tt>4</tt>
@@ -313,6 +318,7 @@
   $log_level                            = $repose::params::log_level,
   $log_local_policy                     = $repose::params::log_local_policy,
   $log_local_size                       = $repose::params::log_local_size,
+  $log_local_compress                   = $repose::params::log_local_compress,
   $log_local_rotation_count             = $repose::params::log_local_rotation_count,
   $log_repose_facility                  = $repose::params::log_repose_facility,
   $log_file_perm                        = $repose::params::log_file_perm,
@@ -359,6 +365,16 @@
     validate_array($ssl_exclude_cipher)
   }
 
+## log_local_compress_ext
+  if ! ($log_local_compress in [ 'none', 'gz', 'zip' ]) {
+    fail("\"${log_local_compress}\" is not a valid log_local_compress parameter value")
+  } else {
+    $log_local_compress_ext = $log_local_compress ? {
+      'none' => '',
+      'gz'   => '.gz',
+      'zip'  => '.zip',
+    }
+
 ## ensure
   if ! ($ensure in [ present, absent ]) {
     fail("\"${ensure}\" is not a valid ensure parameter value")
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index aaddb09..f5bfb0e 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@
 ## default local log rotation count
   $log_local_rotation_count = 4
 
+## default log local compress is 'none'
+  $log_local_compress = 'none'
+
 ## default repose.log syslog facility
   $log_repose_facility = 'local0'
 
diff --git a/templates/log4j2.xml.erb b/templates/log4j2.xml.erb
index 12a0003..674ba74 100644
--- a/templates/log4j2.xml.erb
+++ b/templates/log4j2.xml.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 <%- if @log_local_policy == 'date' -%>
         <RollingFile name="defaultFile"
             filename="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @app_name -%>.log"
-            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @app_name -%>.log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}">
+            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @app_name -%>.log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}<%= @log_local_compress_ext -%>">
             <PatternLayout>
                 <Pattern>%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-4r [%t] %-5p %c %x - %m%n</Pattern>
             </PatternLayout>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 <%- elsif @log_local_policy == 'size' -%>
         <RollingFile name="defaultFile"
             filename="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @app_name -%>.log"
-            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @app_name -%>.log.%i" 
+            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @app_name -%>.log.%i<%= @log_local_compress_ext -%>">
             <%- if @log_file_perm == 'public' -%>
               filePermissions="rw-r--r--"
             <%- end -%>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   <%- if @log_local_policy == 'date' -%>
         <RollingFile name="httpLocal"
             filename="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @log_access_local_name -%>.log"
-            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @log_access_local_name -%>.log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}">
+            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @log_access_local_name -%>.log.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}<%= @log_local_compress_ext -%>">
             <PatternLayout>
                 <Pattern>%m%n</Pattern>
             </PatternLayout>
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@
   <%- elsif @log_local_policy == 'size' -%>
         <RollingFile name="httpLocal"
             filename="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @log_access_local_name -%>.log"
-            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @log_access_local_name -%>.log.%i"
+            filePattern="<%= @log_dir-%>/<%= @log_access_local_name -%>.log.%i<%= @log_local_compress_ext -%>">
             <%- if @log_file_perm == 'public' -%>
               filePermissions="rw-r--r--"
             <%- end -%>
               >
+
             <PatternLayout>
                 <Pattern>%m%n</Pattern>
             </PatternLayout>