diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index da0fff2..21fe601 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* 4.1.0
+  - Add support for `zstd` compression codec
 * 4.0.2
    - Bug fix: empty bytes is encoded to `0`, but not `-1`
    - Respect `connect` API's timeout parameter as an overall timeout, rather not the timeout for each internal step
diff --git a/include/kpro_private.hrl b/include/kpro_private.hrl
index d80e17f..4e4bbbe 100644
--- a/include/kpro_private.hrl
+++ b/include/kpro_private.hrl
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
 -define(gzip, gzip).
 -define(snappy, snappy).
 -define(lz4, lz4).
+-define(zstd, zstd).
 
 %% Compression attributes
 -define(KPRO_COMPRESS_NONE,   0).
 -define(KPRO_COMPRESS_GZIP,   1).
 -define(KPRO_COMPRESS_SNAPPY, 2).
 -define(KPRO_COMPRESS_LZ4,    3).
+-define(KPRO_COMPRESS_ZSTD,   4).
 
 -define(KPRO_COMPRESSION_MASK, 2#111).
 -define(KPRO_IS_GZIP_ATTR(ATTR),
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@
         ((?KPRO_COMPRESSION_MASK band ATTR) =:= ?KPRO_COMPRESS_SNAPPY)).
 -define(KPRO_IS_LZ4_ATTR(ATTR),
         ((?KPRO_COMPRESSION_MASK band ATTR) =:= ?KPRO_COMPRESS_LZ4)).
+-define(KPRO_IS_ZSTD_ATTR(ATTR),
+        ((?KPRO_COMPRESSION_MASK band ATTR) =:= ?KPRO_COMPRESS_ZSTD)).
+
 
 -define(KPRO_TS_TYPE_CREATE, 0).
 -define(KPRO_TS_TYPE_APPEND, 2#1000).
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@
 -define(KAFKA_0_11, 11).
 -define(KAFKA_1_0, 100).
 -define(KAFKA_1_1, 110).
+-define(KAFKA_2_1, 210).
 
 -ifdef(OTP_RELEASE).
 -define(BIND_STACKTRACE(Var), :Var).
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 4b4901b..11abffa 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   [ { test,
       [ {deps,
         [ {snappyer, "1.2.8"},
-          {lz4b, "0.0.8"}
+          {lz4b, "0.0.8"},
+          {zstd, {git, "https://github.com/zmstone/zstd-erlang.git", {tag, "v0.3.0-zm"}}}
         ]}
       ]
     }
diff --git a/src/kpro_compress.erl b/src/kpro_compress.erl
index 1176a74..65551f9 100644
--- a/src/kpro_compress.erl
+++ b/src/kpro_compress.erl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 %% @doc Set snappy or lz4 compression modules.
 %% This should override the default usage of `snappyer' and `lz4b_frame'.
--spec provide([{snappy | lz4, module()}]) -> ok.
+-spec provide([{snappy | lz4 | zstd | module()}]) -> ok.
 provide(Libs) ->
   lists:foreach(fun({Name, Module}) ->
                     persistent_term:put({?MODULE, Name}, Module)
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ provide(Libs) ->
 codec_to_method(A) when ?KPRO_IS_GZIP_ATTR(A) -> ?gzip;
 codec_to_method(A) when ?KPRO_IS_SNAPPY_ATTR(A) -> ?snappy;
 codec_to_method(A) when ?KPRO_IS_LZ4_ATTR(A) -> ?lz4;
+codec_to_method(A) when ?KPRO_IS_ZSTD_ATTR(A) -> ?zstd;
 codec_to_method(_) -> ?no_compression.
 
 %% @doc Translate compression method to bits for kafka batch attributes.
 method_to_codec(?gzip) -> ?KPRO_COMPRESS_GZIP;
 method_to_codec(?snappy) -> ?KPRO_COMPRESS_SNAPPY;
 method_to_codec(?lz4) -> ?KPRO_COMPRESS_LZ4;
+method_to_codec(?zstd) -> ?KPRO_COMPRESS_ZSTD;
 method_to_codec(?no_compression) -> ?KPRO_COMPRESS_NONE.
 
 %% @doc Compress encoded batch.
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ compress(Name, IoData) -> do_compress(Name, IoData).
 decompress(?no_compression, Bin) -> Bin;
 decompress(?gzip, Bin)           -> zlib:gunzip(Bin);
 decompress(?snappy, Bin)         -> java_snappy_unpack(Bin);
-decompress(?lz4, Bin)            -> do_decompress(?lz4, Bin).
+decompress(?lz4, Bin)            -> do_decompress(?lz4, Bin);
+decompress(?zstd, Bin)           -> do_decompress(?zstd, Bin).
 
 %%%_* Internals ================================================================
 
@@ -90,10 +93,12 @@ do_decompress(Name, Bin) ->
     Module = get_module(Name),
     iodata(Module:decompress(Bin)).
 
-get_module(snappy) ->
-    get_module(snappy, snappyer);
-get_module(lz4) ->
-    get_module(lz4, lz4b_frame).
+get_module(?snappy) ->
+    get_module(?snappy, snappyer);
+get_module(?lz4) ->
+    get_module(?lz4, lz4b_frame);
+get_module(?zstd) ->
+    get_module(?zstd, zstd).
 
 get_module(Name, Default) ->
     persistent_term:get({?MODULE, Name}, Default).
diff --git a/test/kpro_batch_tests.erl b/test/kpro_batch_tests.erl
index 69a16f1..fa053e9 100644
--- a/test/kpro_batch_tests.erl
+++ b/test/kpro_batch_tests.erl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ encode_decode_test_() ->
           ?assertMatch(<<"v">>, Value)
       end,
   MagicVersions = [0, 1, 2],
-  CompressionOpts = [no_compression, gzip, snappy, lz4],
+  CompressionOpts = [no_compression, gzip, snappy, lz4, zstd],
   [{atom_to_list(CompressionOpt), " magic v" ++ integer_to_list(MagicV),
     fun() -> F(MagicV, CompressionOpt) end} ||
    CompressionOpt <- CompressionOpts,
diff --git a/test/kpro_produce_tests.erl b/test/kpro_produce_tests.erl
index 8d885b4..4499140 100644
--- a/test/kpro_produce_tests.erl
+++ b/test/kpro_produce_tests.erl
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ non_monotoic_ts_in_batch_test() ->
   end.
 
 %% batches can be encoded by caller before making a produce request
-encode_batch_beforehand_test() ->
+encode_batch_beforehand(Compression) ->
   {_, Vsn} = get_api_vsn_range(),
   Batch = [#{ts => kpro_lib:now_ts(),
              value => make_value(?LINE),
              headers => []}],
   Magic = kpro_lib:produce_api_vsn_to_magic_vsn(Vsn),
-  Bin = kpro:encode_batch(Magic, Batch, no_compression),
+  Bin = kpro:encode_batch(Magic, Batch, Compression),
   Req = kpro_req_lib:produce(Vsn, topic(), ?PARTI, Bin),
   with_connection(
     fun(Pid) ->
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ encode_batch_beforehand_test() ->
         ?ASSERT_RESPONSE_NO_ERROR(Vsn, Rsp)
     end).
 
+encode_batch_beforehand_test_() ->
+    Methods0 = [?no_compression, ?gzip, ?snappy],
+    Methods = case kpro_test_lib:get_kafka_version() >= ?KAFKA_2_1 of
+                  true -> Methods0 ++ [?zstd];
+                  false -> Methods0
+              end,
+    [{atom_to_list(Method), fun() -> encode_batch_beforehand(Method) end}
+     || Method <- Methods].
+
 %% async send test
 async_send_test() ->
   {_, Vsn} = get_api_vsn_range(),