diff --git a/sinks/influxSink.go b/sinks/influxSink.go
index ac7382a..5bdf5c6 100644
--- a/sinks/influxSink.go
+++ b/sinks/influxSink.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ type InfluxSink struct {
 		InfluxMaxRetries uint `json:"max_retries,omitempty"`
 		// maximum total retry timeout
 		InfluxMaxRetryTime string `json:"max_retry_time,omitempty"`
+		// Specify whether to use GZip compression in write requests
+		InfluxUseGzip bool `json:"use_gzip"`
 	}
 	batch           []string
 	flushTimer      *time.Timer
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ func (s *InfluxSink) connect() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Specify whether to use GZip compression in write requests
+	clientOptions.SetUseGZip(s.config.InfluxUseGzip)
+
 	// Do not check InfluxDB certificate
 	clientOptions.SetTLSConfig(
 		&tls.Config{
diff --git a/sinks/influxSink.md b/sinks/influxSink.md
index 7bd5d18..258ecb5 100644
--- a/sinks/influxSink.md
+++ b/sinks/influxSink.md
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ The `influxdb` sink uses the official [InfluxDB golang client](https://pkg.go.de
     "organization": "myorg",
     "ssl": true,
     "flush_delay" : "1s",
-    "batch_size" : 1000
+    "batch_size" : 1000,
+    "use_gzip": true
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -40,3 +41,4 @@ Influx client options:
 - `retry_exponential_base`: base for the exponential retry delay
 - `max_retries`: maximum count of retry attempts of failed writes
 - `max_retry_time`: maximum total retry timeout
+- `use_gzip`: Specify whether to use GZip compression in write requests