diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ea3b20e..2b759c9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ addons:
     - wget
     - device-tree-compiler
     - lzop
+    - liblz4-tool
 
 before_install:
  - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y
diff --git a/tools/binman/README b/tools/binman/README
index 10dfe57..d687194 100644
--- a/tools/binman/README
+++ b/tools/binman/README
@@ -593,6 +593,22 @@ the device tree. These can be used by U-Boot at run-time to find the location
 of each entry.
 
 
+Compression
+-----------
+
+Binman support compression for 'blob' entries (those of type 'blob' and
+derivatives). To enable this for an entry, add a 'compression' property:
+
+    blob {
+        filename = "datafile";
+        compression = "lz4";
+    };
+
+The entry will then contain the compressed data, using the 'lz4' compression
+algorithm. Currently this is the only one that is supported.
+
+
+
 Map files
 ---------
 
diff --git a/tools/binman/README.entries b/tools/binman/README.entries
index 091fb5c..2cf7dc0 100644
--- a/tools/binman/README.entries
+++ b/tools/binman/README.entries
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@ class by other entry types.
 
 Properties / Entry arguments:
     - filename: Filename of file to read into entry
+    - compress: Compression algorithm to use:
+        none: No compression
+        lz4: Use lz4 compression (via 'lz4' command-line utility)
 
 This entry reads data from a file and places it in the entry. The
 default filename is often specified specified by the subclass. See for
 example the 'u_boot' entry which provides the filename 'u-boot.bin'.
 
+If compression is enabled, an extra 'uncomp-size' property is written to
+the node (if enabled with -u) which provides the uncompressed size of the
+data.
+
 
 
 Entry: blob-dtb: A blob that holds a device tree
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/blob.py b/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
index 3f46eec..642a0e4 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/blob.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from entry import Entry
 import fdt_util
+import state
 import tools
 
 class Entry_blob(Entry):
@@ -17,14 +18,23 @@ class Entry_blob(Entry):
 
     Properties / Entry arguments:
         - filename: Filename of file to read into entry
+        - compress: Compression algorithm to use:
+            none: No compression
+            lz4: Use lz4 compression (via 'lz4' command-line utility)
 
     This entry reads data from a file and places it in the entry. The
     default filename is often specified specified by the subclass. See for
     example the 'u_boot' entry which provides the filename 'u-boot.bin'.
+
+    If compression is enabled, an extra 'uncomp-size' property is written to
+    the node (if enabled with -u) which provides the uncompressed size of the
+    data.
     """
     def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
         Entry.__init__(self, section, etype, node)
-        self._filename = fdt_util.GetString(self._node, "filename", self.etype)
+        self._filename = fdt_util.GetString(self._node, 'filename', self.etype)
+        self._compress = fdt_util.GetString(self._node, 'compress', 'none')
+        self._uncompressed_size = None
 
     def ObtainContents(self):
         self._filename = self.GetDefaultFilename()
@@ -33,15 +43,36 @@ class Entry_blob(Entry):
         return True
 
     def ReadBlobContents(self):
-        with open(self._pathname) as fd:
-            # We assume the data is small enough to fit into memory. If this
-            # is used for large filesystem image that might not be true.
-            # In that case, Image.BuildImage() could be adjusted to use a
-            # new Entry method which can read in chunks. Then we could copy
-            # the data in chunks and avoid reading it all at once. For now
-            # this seems like an unnecessary complication.
-            self.SetContents(fd.read())
+        # We assume the data is small enough to fit into memory. If this
+        # is used for large filesystem image that might not be true.
+        # In that case, Image.BuildImage() could be adjusted to use a
+        # new Entry method which can read in chunks. Then we could copy
+        # the data in chunks and avoid reading it all at once. For now
+        # this seems like an unnecessary complication.
+        data = tools.ReadFile(self._pathname)
+        if self._compress == 'lz4':
+            self._uncompressed_size = len(data)
+            '''
+            import lz4  # Import this only if needed (python-lz4 dependency)
+
+            try:
+                data = lz4.frame.compress(data)
+            except AttributeError:
+                data = lz4.compress(data)
+            '''
+            data = tools.Run('lz4', '-c', self._pathname, )
+        self.SetContents(data)
         return True
 
     def GetDefaultFilename(self):
         return self._filename
+
+    def AddMissingProperties(self):
+        Entry.AddMissingProperties(self)
+        if self._compress != 'none':
+            state.AddZeroProp(self._node, 'uncomp-size')
+
+    def SetCalculatedProperties(self):
+        Entry.SetCalculatedProperties(self)
+        if self._uncompressed_size is not None:
+            state.SetInt(self._node, 'uncomp-size', self._uncompressed_size)
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 6bfef7b..1c3c46f 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ CROS_EC_RW_DATA       = 'ecrw'
 GBB_DATA              = 'gbbd'
 BMPBLK_DATA           = 'bmp'
 VBLOCK_DATA           = 'vblk'
+COMPRESS_DATA         = 'data to compress'
 
 
 class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         with open(self.TestFile('descriptor.bin')) as fd:
             TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('descriptor.bin', fd.read())
 
+        TestFunctional._MakeInputFile('compress', COMPRESS_DATA)
+
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(self):
         """Remove the temporary input directory and its contents"""
@@ -1505,6 +1508,34 @@ class TestFunctional(unittest.TestCase):
         finally:
             self._ResetDtbs()
 
+    def _decompress(self, data):
+        out = os.path.join(self._indir, 'lz4.tmp')
+        with open(out, 'wb') as fd:
+            fd.write(data)
+        return tools.Run('lz4', '-dc', out)
+        '''
+        try:
+            orig = lz4.frame.decompress(data)
+        except AttributeError:
+            orig = lz4.decompress(data)
+        '''
+
+    def testCompress(self):
+        """Test compression of blobs"""
+        data, _, _, out_dtb_fname = self._DoReadFileDtb('83_compress.dts',
+                                            use_real_dtb=True, update_dtb=True)
+        dtb = fdt.Fdt(out_dtb_fname)
+        dtb.Scan()
+        props = self._GetPropTree(dtb, ['size', 'uncomp-size'])
+        orig = self._decompress(data)
+        self.assertEquals(COMPRESS_DATA, orig)
+        expected = {
+            'blob:uncomp-size': len(COMPRESS_DATA),
+            'blob:size': len(data),
+            'size': len(data),
+            }
+        self.assertEqual(expected, props)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/83_compress.dts b/tools/binman/test/83_compress.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07813bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/83_compress.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	binman {
+		blob {
+			filename = "compress";
+			compress = "lz4";
+		};
+	};
+};