diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java
index 0414951..8ec4213 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/psi/daq/queryrest/controller/QueryRestController.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.channels.ChannelsRequest;
 import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.channels.ChannelsResponse;
 import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.operation.Aggregation;
 import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.operation.AggregationType;
+import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.operation.Compression;
 import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.operation.QueryField;
 import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.operation.Response;
 import ch.psi.daq.domain.query.operation.ResponseFormat;
@@ -397,4 +398,14 @@ public class QueryRestController {
    public @ResponseBody List<Backend> getDBModeValues() {
       return Lists.newArrayList(Backend.values());
    }
+   
+   /**
+    * Returns the current list of {@link Compression}s available.
+    * 
+    * @return list of {@link Compression}s as String array
+    */
+   @RequestMapping(value = "compression", method = {RequestMethod.GET}, produces = {MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE})
+   public @ResponseBody List<Compression> getCompressionValues() {
+      return Lists.newArrayList(Compression.values());
+   }
 }