diff --git a/cmd/nerdctl/container/container_commit.go b/cmd/nerdctl/container/container_commit.go
index 7db58bca88e..536656d3c3e 100644
--- a/cmd/nerdctl/container/container_commit.go
+++ b/cmd/nerdctl/container/container_commit.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package container
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/cmd/nerdctl/completion"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func CommitCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("message", "m", "", "Commit message")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayP("change", "c", nil, "Apply Dockerfile instruction to the created image (supported directives: [CMD, ENTRYPOINT])")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("pause", "p", true, "Pause container during commit")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("compression", "", "gzip", "commit compression algorithm (zstd or gzip)")
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -66,13 +68,18 @@ func commitOptions(cmd *cobra.Command) (types.ContainerCommitOptions, error) {
 		return types.ContainerCommitOptions{}, err
 	}
 
+	com, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("compression")
+	if err != nil {
+		return types.ContainerCommitOptions{}, err
+	}
 	return types.ContainerCommitOptions{
-		Stdout:   cmd.OutOrStdout(),
-		GOptions: globalOptions,
-		Author:   author,
-		Message:  message,
-		Pause:    pause,
-		Change:   change,
+		Stdout:      cmd.OutOrStdout(),
+		GOptions:    globalOptions,
+		Author:      author,
+		Message:     message,
+		Pause:       pause,
+		Change:      change,
+		Compression: com,
 	}, nil
 
 }
@@ -82,7 +89,9 @@ func commitAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
+	if ok, err := verifyOption(options); !ok {
+		return err
+	}
 	client, ctx, cancel, err := clientutil.NewClient(cmd.Context(), options.GOptions.Namespace, options.GOptions.Address)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -98,3 +107,10 @@ func commitShellComplete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) (
 	}
 	return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
 }
+
+func verifyOption(op types.ContainerCommitOptions) (bool, error) {
+	if string(types.ZSTD) != op.Compression && string(types.GZIP) != op.Compression {
+		return false, errors.New("--compression param only support zstd or gzip")
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/docs/command-reference.md b/docs/command-reference.md
index a4d2f7af7be..0aaa6bfa39b 100644
--- a/docs/command-reference.md
+++ b/docs/command-reference.md
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ Flags:
 - :whale: `-m, --message`: Commit message
 - :whale: `-c, --change`: Apply Dockerfile instruction to the created image (supported directives: [CMD, ENTRYPOINT])
 - :whale: `-p, --pause`: Pause container during commit (default: true)
+- :nerd_face: `--compression`: Commit compression algorithm,(supported value: zstd or gzip) (default: gzip)
 
 ## Image management
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/types/container_types.go b/pkg/api/types/container_types.go
index 5325915631d..f2b92df2468 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types/container_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types/container_types.go
@@ -371,8 +371,17 @@ type ContainerCommitOptions struct {
 	Change []string
 	// Pause container during commit
 	Pause bool
+	// Compression is set commit compression algorithm
+	Compression string
 }
 
+type CompressionType string
+
+const (
+	ZSTD CompressionType = "zstd"
+	GZIP CompressionType = "gzip"
+)
+
 // ContainerDiffOptions specifies options for `nerdctl (container) diff`.
 type ContainerDiffOptions struct {
 	Stdout io.Writer
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/container/commit.go b/pkg/cmd/container/commit.go
index 1e089c7e92c..1e219575cab 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/container/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/container/commit.go
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ func Commit(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, rawRef string, req s
 	}
 
 	opts := &commit.Opts{
-		Author:  options.Author,
-		Message: options.Message,
-		Ref:     parsedReference.String(),
-		Pause:   options.Pause,
-		Changes: changes,
+		Author:      options.Author,
+		Message:     options.Message,
+		Ref:         parsedReference.String(),
+		Pause:       options.Pause,
+		Changes:     changes,
+		Compression: options.Compression,
 	}
 
 	walker := &containerwalker.ContainerWalker{
diff --git a/pkg/imgutil/commit/commit.go b/pkg/imgutil/commit/commit.go
index fd5886bfb7f..1d2eb64f487 100644
--- a/pkg/imgutil/commit/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/imgutil/commit/commit.go
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ type Changes struct {
 }
 
 type Opts struct {
-	Author  string
-	Message string
-	Ref     string
-	Pause   bool
-	Changes Changes
+	Author      string
+	Message     string
+	Ref         string
+	Pause       bool
+	Changes     Changes
+	Compression string
 }
 
 var (
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ func Commit(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, container containerd
 	// Sync filesystem to make sure that all the data writes in container could be persisted to disk.
 	Sync()
 
-	diffLayerDesc, diffID, err := createDiff(ctx, id, sn, client.ContentStore(), differ)
+	diffLayerDesc, diffID, err := createDiff(ctx, id, sn, client.ContentStore(), differ, opts.Compression)
 	if err != nil {
 		return emptyDigest, fmt.Errorf("failed to export layer: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -356,8 +357,14 @@ func writeContentsForImage(ctx context.Context, snName string, baseImg container
 }
 
 // createDiff creates a layer diff into containerd's content store.
-func createDiff(ctx context.Context, name string, sn snapshots.Snapshotter, cs content.Store, comparer diff.Comparer) (ocispec.Descriptor, digest.Digest, error) {
-	newDesc, err := rootfs.CreateDiff(ctx, name, sn, comparer)
+func createDiff(ctx context.Context, name string, sn snapshots.Snapshotter, cs content.Store, comparer diff.Comparer, compression string) (ocispec.Descriptor, digest.Digest, error) {
+	opts := make([]diff.Opt, 0)
+	mediaType := images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2LayerGzip
+	if compression == "zstd" {
+		opts = append(opts, diff.WithMediaType(ocispec.MediaTypeImageLayerZstd))
+		mediaType = images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2LayerZstd
+	}
+	newDesc, err := rootfs.CreateDiff(ctx, name, sn, comparer, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ocispec.Descriptor{}, digest.Digest(""), err
 	}
@@ -378,7 +385,7 @@ func createDiff(ctx context.Context, name string, sn snapshots.Snapshotter, cs c
 	}
 
 	return ocispec.Descriptor{
-		MediaType: images.MediaTypeDockerSchema2LayerGzip,
+		MediaType: mediaType,
 		Digest:    newDesc.Digest,
 		Size:      info.Size,
 	}, diffID, nil