diff --git a/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h b/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h
index aa1f55cd81b79..5ee9da0054a74 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct btrfs_inode {
 	 * different from prop_compress and takes precedence if set.
 	 */
 	u8 defrag_compress;
+	s8 defrag_compress_level;
 
 	/*
 	 * Lock for counters and all fields used to determine if the inode is in
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/defrag.c b/fs/btrfs/defrag.c
index 968dae9539482..03a0287a78ea0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/defrag.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/defrag.c
@@ -1363,6 +1363,7 @@ int btrfs_defrag_file(struct inode *inode, struct file_ra_state *ra,
 	u64 last_byte;
 	bool do_compress = (range->flags & BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS);
 	int compress_type = BTRFS_COMPRESS_ZLIB;
+	int compress_level = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 extent_thresh = range->extent_thresh;
 	pgoff_t start_index;
@@ -1376,10 +1377,19 @@ int btrfs_defrag_file(struct inode *inode, struct file_ra_state *ra,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (do_compress) {
-		if (range->compress_type >= BTRFS_NR_COMPRESS_TYPES)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if (range->compress_type)
-			compress_type = range->compress_type;
+		if (range->flags & BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS_LEVEL) {
+			if (range->compress.type >= BTRFS_NR_COMPRESS_TYPES)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			if (range->compress.type) {
+				compress_type = range->compress.type;
+				compress_level= range->compress.level;
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (range->compress_type >= BTRFS_NR_COMPRESS_TYPES)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			if (range->compress_type)
+				compress_type = range->compress_type;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (extent_thresh == 0)
@@ -1430,8 +1440,10 @@ int btrfs_defrag_file(struct inode *inode, struct file_ra_state *ra,
 			btrfs_inode_unlock(BTRFS_I(inode), 0);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (do_compress)
+		if (do_compress) {
 			BTRFS_I(inode)->defrag_compress = compress_type;
+			BTRFS_I(inode)->defrag_compress_level = compress_level;
+		}
 		ret = defrag_one_cluster(BTRFS_I(inode), ra, cur,
 				cluster_end + 1 - cur, extent_thresh,
 				newer_than, do_compress, &sectors_defragged,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/fs.h b/fs/btrfs/fs.h
index be6d5a24bd4e6..2dae7ffd37133 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/fs.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/fs.h
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ struct btrfs_fs_info {
 	u64 last_trans_log_full_commit;
 	unsigned long long mount_opt;
 
-	unsigned long compress_type:4;
+	int compress_type;
 	int compress_level;
 	u32 commit_interval;
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index fa04b027d53ac..156a9d4603391 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ static void compress_file_range(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	unsigned int poff;
 	int i;
 	int compress_type = fs_info->compress_type;
+	int compress_level= fs_info->compress_level;
 
 	inode_should_defrag(inode, start, end, end - start + 1, SZ_16K);
 
@@ -1007,13 +1008,15 @@ static void compress_file_range(struct btrfs_work *work)
 		goto cleanup_and_bail_uncompressed;
 	}
 
-	if (inode->defrag_compress)
+	if (inode->defrag_compress) {
 		compress_type = inode->defrag_compress;
-	else if (inode->prop_compress)
+		compress_level= inode->defrag_compress_level;
+	} else if (inode->prop_compress) {
 		compress_type = inode->prop_compress;
+	}
 
 	/* Compression level is applied here. */
-	ret = btrfs_compress_folios(compress_type, fs_info->compress_level,
+	ret = btrfs_compress_folios(compress_type, compress_level,
 				    mapping, start, folios, &nr_folios, &total_in,
 				    &total_compressed);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
index d3b222d7af240..3540d33d6f50c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btrfs.h
@@ -615,7 +615,9 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_clone_range_args {
  */
 #define BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS 1
 #define BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_START_IO 2
+#define BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS_LEVEL 4
 #define BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_FLAGS_SUPP	(BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS |		\
+					 BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS_LEVEL |	\
 					 BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_START_IO)
 
 struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args {
@@ -643,7 +645,13 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args {
 	 * for this defrag operation.  If unspecified, zlib will
 	 * be used
 	 */
-	__u32 compress_type;
+	union {
+		__u32 compress_type;
+		struct {
+			__u8 type;
+			__s8 level;
+		} compress;
+	};
 
 	/* spare for later */
 	__u32 unused[4];
