diff --git a/src/backup/data_blob.rs b/src/backup/data_blob.rs
index 35bf88bd..f2599302 100644
--- a/src/backup/data_blob.rs
+++ b/src/backup/data_blob.rs
@@ -289,3 +289,95 @@ impl DataBlob {
     }
 
 }
+
+// TODO: impl. other blob types
+
+use std::io::{Read, BufRead, Write, Seek, SeekFrom};
+
+/// Write compressed data blobs
+pub struct CompressedDataBlobWriter<W: Write> {
+    compr: Option<zstd::stream::write::Encoder<W>>,
+    hasher: crc32fast::Hasher,
+}
+
+impl <W: Write + Seek> CompressedDataBlobWriter<W> {
+
+    pub fn new(mut out: W) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        out.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
+        let head = DataBlobHeader { magic: COMPRESSED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0, crc: [0; 4] };
+        unsafe {
+            out.write_le_value(head)?;
+        }
+        let compr = zstd::stream::write::Encoder::new(out, 1)?;
+        Ok(Self { compr: Some(compr), hasher: crc32fast::Hasher::new() })
+    }
+
+    pub fn finish(mut self) -> Result<W, Error> {
+        let compr = self.compr.take().expect("blob writer already finished");
+        let mut out = compr.finish()?;
+
+        // write CRC
+        let crc = self.hasher.finalize();
+        let head = DataBlobHeader { magic: COMPRESSED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0, crc: crc.to_le_bytes() };
+
+        out.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
+        unsafe {
+            out.write_le_value(head)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+}
+
+impl <W: Write + Seek> Write for CompressedDataBlobWriter<W> {
+
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, std::io::Error> {
+        let compr = self.compr.as_mut().expect("blob writer already finished");
+        self.hasher.update(buf);
+        compr.write(buf)
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+        let compr = self.compr.as_mut().expect("blob writer already finished");
+        compr.flush()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Read compressed data blobs
+pub struct CompressedDataBlobReader<R: BufRead> {
+    decompr: zstd::stream::read::Decoder<R>,
+    hasher: Option<crc32fast::Hasher>,
+    expected_crc: u32,
+}
+
+impl <R: BufRead> CompressedDataBlobReader<R> {
+
+    pub fn new(mut reader: R) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+
+        let head: DataBlobHeader = unsafe { reader.read_le_value()? };
+        if head.magic != COMPRESSED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 {
+            bail!("got wrong magic number");
+        }
+        let expected_crc = u32::from_le_bytes(head.crc);
+        let decompr = zstd::stream::read::Decoder::with_buffer(reader)?;
+        Ok(Self { decompr: decompr, hasher: Some(crc32fast::Hasher::new()), expected_crc })
+    }
+}
+
+impl <R: BufRead> Read for CompressedDataBlobReader<R> {
+
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, std::io::Error> {
+        let count = self.decompr.read(buf)?;
+        if count == 0 { // EOF, verify crc
+            let hasher = self.hasher.take().expect("blob reader already finished");
+            let crc = hasher.finalize();
+            if crc != self.expected_crc {
+                return Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, "blob reader crc error"));
+            }
+        } else {
+            let hasher = self.hasher.as_mut().expect("blob reader already finished");
+            hasher.update(buf);
+        }
+        Ok(count)
+    }
+}