diff --git a/lib/read.js b/lib/read.js
index eee8b111..51888c65 100644
--- a/lib/read.js
+++ b/lib/read.js
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ var zlib = require('node:zlib')
 
 module.exports = read
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * whether current node version has zstandard support
+ */
+const hasZstandardSupport = 'createZstdDecompress' in zlib
+
 /**
  * Read a request into a buffer and parse.
  *
@@ -184,12 +190,16 @@ function createDecompressionStream (encoding, debug) {
     case 'br':
       debug('brotli decompress body')
       return zlib.createBrotliDecompress()
-    default:
-      throw createError(415, 'unsupported content encoding "' + encoding + '"', {
-        encoding: encoding,
-        type: 'encoding.unsupported'
-      })
+    case 'zstd':
+      if (hasZstandardSupport) {
+        debug('zstd decompress body')
+        return zlib.createZstdDecompress()
+      }
   }
+  throw createError(415, 'unsupported content encoding "' + encoding + '"', {
+    encoding: encoding,
+    type: 'encoding.unsupported'
+  })
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/json.js b/test/json.js
index e679ac57..2b8275ea 100644
--- a/test/json.js
+++ b/test/json.js
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 var assert = require('node:assert')
 var AsyncLocalStorage = require('node:async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
 var http = require('node:http')
+const zlib = require('node:zlib')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
 var bodyParser = require('..')
 
+const hasZstandardSupport = 'createZstdDecompress' in zlib
+const zstandardit = hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+const nozstandardit = !hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+
 describe('bodyParser.json()', function () {
   it('should parse JSON', function (done) {
     request(createServer())
@@ -686,6 +691,24 @@ describe('bodyParser.json()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
     })
 
+    zstandardit('should support zstandard encoding', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true, limit: '1kb' })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd200e7100007b226e616d65223a22e8aeba227d', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
+    })
+
+    nozstandardit('should throw 415 if there\'s no zstandard support', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true, limit: '1kb' })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd200e7100007b226e616d65223a22e8aeba227d', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(415, '[encoding.unsupported] unsupported content encoding "zstd"', done)
+    })
+
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')
diff --git a/test/raw.js b/test/raw.js
index 033a97cb..d52bae83 100644
--- a/test/raw.js
+++ b/test/raw.js
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 var assert = require('node:assert')
 var AsyncLocalStorage = require('node:async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
 var http = require('node:http')
+const zlib = require('node:zlib')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
 var bodyParser = require('..')
 
+const hasZstandardSupport = 'createZstdDecompress' in zlib
+const zstandardit = hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+const nozstandardit = !hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+
 describe('bodyParser.raw()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.server = createServer()
@@ -458,6 +463,24 @@ describe('bodyParser.raw()', function () {
       test.expect(200, 'buf:6e616d653de8aeba', done)
     })
 
+    zstandardit('should support zstandard encoding', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true, limit: '10kb' })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd20084100006e616d653de8aeba', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(200, 'buf:6e616d653de8aeba', done)
+    })
+
+    nozstandardit('should throw 415 if there\'s no zstandard support', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true, limit: '10kb' })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/octet-stream')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd20084100006e616d653de8aeba', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(415, '[encoding.unsupported] unsupported content encoding "zstd"', done)
+    })
+
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')
diff --git a/test/text.js b/test/text.js
index 2b67aa95..209e0424 100644
--- a/test/text.js
+++ b/test/text.js
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 var assert = require('node:assert')
 var AsyncLocalStorage = require('node:async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
 var http = require('node:http')
+const zlib = require('node:zlib')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
 var bodyParser = require('..')
 
+const hasZstandardSupport = 'createZstdDecompress' in zlib
+const zstandardit = hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+const nozstandardit = !hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+
 describe('bodyParser.text()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.server = createServer()
@@ -528,6 +533,24 @@ describe('bodyParser.text()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '"name is 论"', done)
     })
 
+    zstandardit('should support zstandard encoding', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true, limit: '10kb' })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd200b5900006e616d6520697320e8aeba', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(200, '"name is 论"', done)
+    })
+
+    nozstandardit('should throw 415 if there\'s no zstandard support', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true, limit: '10kb' })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd200b5900006e616d6520697320e8aeba', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(415, '[encoding.unsupported] unsupported content encoding "zstd"', done)
+    })
+
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')
diff --git a/test/urlencoded.js b/test/urlencoded.js
index d9e1c5bd..576174f5 100644
--- a/test/urlencoded.js
+++ b/test/urlencoded.js
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 var assert = require('node:assert')
 var AsyncLocalStorage = require('node:async_hooks').AsyncLocalStorage
 var http = require('node:http')
+const zlib = require('node:zlib')
 var request = require('supertest')
 
 var bodyParser = require('..')
 
+const hasZstandardSupport = 'createZstdDecompress' in zlib
+const zstandardit = hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+const nozstandardit = !hasZstandardSupport ? it : it.skip
+
 describe('bodyParser.urlencoded()', function () {
   before(function () {
     this.server = createServer()
@@ -906,6 +911,24 @@ describe('bodyParser.urlencoded()', function () {
       test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
     })
 
+    zstandardit('should support zstandard encoding', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd20084100006e616d653de8aeba', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(200, '{"name":"论"}', done)
+    })
+
+    nozstandardit('should throw 415 if there\'s no zstandard support', function (done) {
+      const server = createServer({ experimentalZstd: true })
+      var test = request(server).post('/')
+      test.set('Content-Encoding', 'zstd')
+      test.set('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
+      test.write(Buffer.from('28b52ffd20084100006e616d653de8aeba', 'hex'))
+      test.expect(415, '[encoding.unsupported] unsupported content encoding "zstd"', done)
+    })
+
     it('should be case-insensitive', function (done) {
       var test = request(this.server).post('/')
       test.set('Content-Encoding', 'GZIP')