diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libcompression.md b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libcompression.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..276fbd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libcompression.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Библиотека *compression*
+
+Библиотека функций для работы сжатия/разжатия массивов байт
+
+```lua
+-- Сжимает массив байт.
+compression.encode(
+    -- Массив байт
+    data: array of integers, 
+    -- Алгоритм сжатия (поддерживается только gzip)
+    [опционально] algorithm="gzip",
+    -- Вернуть результат в table?
+    [опционально] usetable=false
+) -> array of integers
+
+-- Разжимает массив байт.
+compression.decode(
+    -- Массив байт
+    data: array of integers, 
+    -- Алгоритм разжатия (поддерживается только gzip)
+    [опционально] algorithm="gzip",
+    -- Вернуть результат в table?
+    [опционально] usetable=false
+) -> array of integers
+```
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diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libfile.md b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libfile.md
index e06e420c..4afbe23c 100644
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libfile.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libfile.md
@@ -205,4 +205,4 @@ file.open_named_pipe(имя: str, режим: str) -> io_stream
 
 `/tmp/` или `\\\\.\\pipe\\` добавлять не нужно - движок делает это автоматически.
 
-Доступные режимы такие же, как и в `file.open`, за исключением `+`
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+Доступные режимы такие же, как и в `file.open`, за исключением `+`
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp
index 6c24d9d4..e304d6dc 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/api_lua.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extern const luaL_Reg playerlib[];
 extern const luaL_Reg posteffectslib[]; // gfx.posteffects
 extern const luaL_Reg quatlib[];
 extern const luaL_Reg randomlib[];
+extern const luaL_Reg compressionlib[];
 extern const luaL_Reg text3dlib[]; // gfx.text3d
 extern const luaL_Reg timelib[];
 extern const luaL_Reg tomllib[];
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcompression.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcompression.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c212f42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcompression.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#include "api_lua.hpp"
+#include "coders/gzip.hpp"
+#include "../lua_engine.hpp"
+
+static int l_encode(lua::State* L) {
+    char argc = lua::gettop(L);
+    std::vector<unsigned char> compressedBytes;
+
+    std::string algo = "gzip";
+    if (argc >= 2) {
+        if (!lua::isstring(L, 2)) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("compression algorithm must be a string");
+        }
+        algo = lua::require_lstring(L, 2);
+    }
+
+    if (algo == "gzip") {
+        auto str = lua::bytearray_as_string(L, 1);
+        compressedBytes = gzip::compress(
+            reinterpret_cast<const ubyte*>(str.data()),
+            str.size()
+        );
+    } else {
+        throw std::runtime_error("unsupported compression algorithm");
+    }
+
+    if (argc < 3 || !lua::toboolean(L, 3)) {
+        lua::create_bytearray(L, std::move(compressedBytes));
+    } else {
+        size_t length = compressedBytes.size();
+        lua::createtable(L, length, 0);
+        int newTable = lua::gettop(L);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+            lua::pushinteger(L, compressedBytes.data()[i]);
+            lua::rawseti(L, i + 1, newTable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int l_decode(lua::State* L) {
+    char argc = lua::gettop(L);
+    std::vector<unsigned char> decompressedBytes;
+
+    std::string algo = "gzip";
+    if (argc >= 2) {
+        if (!lua::isstring(L, 2)) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("compression algorithm must be a string");
+        }
+        algo = lua::require_lstring(L, 2);
+    }
+
+    if (algo == "gzip") {
+        auto str = lua::bytearray_as_string(L, 1);
+        decompressedBytes = gzip::decompress(
+            reinterpret_cast<const ubyte*>(str.data()),
+            str.size()
+        );
+    } else {
+        throw std::runtime_error("unsupported compression algorithm");
+    }
+
+    if (argc < 3 || !lua::toboolean(L, 3)) {
+        lua::create_bytearray(L, std::move(decompressedBytes));
+    } else {
+        size_t length = decompressedBytes.size();
+        lua::createtable(L, length, 0);
+        int newTable = lua::gettop(L);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+            lua::pushinteger(L, decompressedBytes.data()[i]);
+            lua::rawseti(L, i + 1, newTable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+const luaL_Reg compressionlib[] = {
+    {"encode", lua::wrap<l_encode>},
+    {"decode", lua::wrap<l_decode>},
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
index f5cb2bfc..dae5e6d2 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
@@ -188,34 +188,6 @@ static int l_list(lua::State* L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
-static int l_gzip_compress(lua::State* L) {
-    std::vector<ubyte> bytes;
-
-    lua::read_bytes_from_table(L, 1, bytes);
-    auto compressed_bytes = gzip::compress(bytes.data(), bytes.size());
-    int newTable = lua::gettop(L);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < compressed_bytes.size(); i++) {
-        lua::pushinteger(L, compressed_bytes.data()[i]);
-        lua::rawseti(L, i + 1, newTable);
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static int l_gzip_decompress(lua::State* L) {
-    std::vector<ubyte> bytes;
-
-    lua::read_bytes_from_table(L, 1, bytes);
-    auto decompressed_bytes = gzip::decompress(bytes.data(), bytes.size());
-    int newTable = lua::gettop(L);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < decompressed_bytes.size(); i++) {
-        lua::pushinteger(L, decompressed_bytes.data()[i]);
-        lua::rawseti(L, i + 1, newTable);
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
 static int l_read_combined_list(lua::State* L) {
     std::string path = lua::require_string(L, 1);
     if (path.find(':') != std::string::npos) {
@@ -419,8 +391,6 @@ const luaL_Reg filelib[] = {
     {"resolve", lua::wrap<l_resolve>},
     {"write_bytes", lua::wrap<l_write_bytes>},
     {"write", lua::wrap<l_write>},
-    {"gzip_compress", lua::wrap<l_gzip_compress>},
-    {"gzip_decompress", lua::wrap<l_gzip_decompress>},
     {"read_combined_list", lua::wrap<l_read_combined_list>},
     {"read_combined_object", lua::wrap<l_read_combined_object>},
     {"is_writeable", lua::wrap<l_is_writeable>},
@@ -436,3 +406,4 @@ const luaL_Reg filelib[] = {
     {"__close_all_descriptors", lua::wrap<l_close_all_descriptors>},
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
+
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
index 6ffa9057..665a9adf 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static void create_libs(State* L, StateType stateType) {
     openlib(L, "pack", packlib);
     openlib(L, "quat", quatlib);
     openlib(L, "random", randomlib);
+    openlib(L, "compression", compressionlib);
     openlib(L, "toml", tomllib);
     openlib(L, "utf8", utf8lib);
     openlib(L, "vec2", vec2lib);