diff --git a/utilities/blob_db/blob_compaction_filter.cc b/utilities/blob_db/blob_compaction_filter.cc
index 0c611c991..7fe43d114 100644
--- a/utilities/blob_db/blob_compaction_filter.cc
+++ b/utilities/blob_db/blob_compaction_filter.cc
@@ -360,11 +360,30 @@ CompactionFilter::BlobDecision BlobIndexCompactionFilterGC::PrepareBlobOutput(
 
   PinnableSlice blob;
   CompressionType compression_type = kNoCompression;
+  std::string compression_output;
   if (!ReadBlobFromOldFile(key, blob_index, &blob, false, &compression_type)) {
     gc_stats_.SetError();
     return BlobDecision::kIOError;
   }
 
+  // If the compression_type is changed, re-compress it with the new compression
+  // type.
+  if (compression_type != blob_db_impl->bdb_options_.compression) {
+    if (compression_type != kNoCompression) {
+      const Status status =
+          blob_db_impl->DecompressSlice(blob, compression_type, &blob);
+      if (!status.ok()) {
+        gc_stats_.SetError();
+        return BlobDecision::kCorruption;
+      }
+    }
+    if (blob_db_impl->bdb_options_.compression != kNoCompression) {
+      blob_db_impl->GetCompressedSlice(blob, &compression_output);
+      blob = PinnableSlice(&compression_output);
+      blob.PinSelf();
+    }
+  }
+
   uint64_t new_blob_file_number = 0;
   uint64_t new_blob_offset = 0;
   if (!WriteBlobToNewFile(key, blob, &new_blob_file_number, &new_blob_offset)) {
diff --git a/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc b/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc
index aaa851c51..99d1d609b 100644
--- a/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc
@@ -562,7 +562,160 @@ TEST_F(BlobDBTest, DecompressAfterReopen) {
   Reopen(bdb_options);
   VerifyDB(data);
 }
-#endif
+
+TEST_F(BlobDBTest, EnableDisableCompressionGC) {
+  Random rnd(301);
+  BlobDBOptions bdb_options;
+  bdb_options.min_blob_size = 0;
+  bdb_options.enable_garbage_collection = true;
+  bdb_options.garbage_collection_cutoff = 1.0;
+  bdb_options.disable_background_tasks = true;
+  bdb_options.compression = kSnappyCompression;
+  Open(bdb_options);
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> data;
+  size_t data_idx = 0;
+  for (; data_idx < 100; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+  auto blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, blob_files.size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(kSnappyCompression, blob_files[0]->GetCompressionType());
+
+  // disable compression
+  bdb_options.compression = kNoCompression;
+  Reopen(bdb_options);
+
+  // Add more data with new compression type
+  for (; data_idx < 200; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  ASSERT_EQ(2, blob_files.size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(kNoCompression, blob_files[1]->GetCompressionType());
+
+  // Trigger compaction
+  ASSERT_OK(blob_db_->CompactRange(CompactRangeOptions(), nullptr, nullptr));
+  blob_db_impl()->TEST_DeleteObsoleteFiles();
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  for (auto bfile : blob_files) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(kNoCompression, bfile->GetCompressionType());
+  }
+
+  // enabling the compression again
+  bdb_options.compression = kSnappyCompression;
+  Reopen(bdb_options);
+
+  // Add more data with new compression type
+  for (; data_idx < 300; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  // Trigger compaction
+  ASSERT_OK(blob_db_->CompactRange(CompactRangeOptions(), nullptr, nullptr));
+  blob_db_impl()->TEST_DeleteObsoleteFiles();
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  for (auto bfile : blob_files) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(kSnappyCompression, bfile->GetCompressionType());
+  }
+}
+
+#ifdef LZ4
+// Test switch compression types and run GC, it needs both Snappy and LZ4
+// support.
+TEST_F(BlobDBTest, ChangeCompressionGC) {
+  Random rnd(301);
+  BlobDBOptions bdb_options;
+  bdb_options.min_blob_size = 0;
+  bdb_options.enable_garbage_collection = true;
+  bdb_options.garbage_collection_cutoff = 1.0;
+  bdb_options.disable_background_tasks = true;
+  bdb_options.compression = kLZ4Compression;
+  Open(bdb_options);
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> data;
+  size_t data_idx = 0;
+  for (; data_idx < 100; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+  auto blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, blob_files.size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(kLZ4Compression, blob_files[0]->GetCompressionType());
+
+  // Change compression type
+  bdb_options.compression = kSnappyCompression;
+  Reopen(bdb_options);
+
+  // Add more data with Snappy compression type
+  for (; data_idx < 200; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  // Verify blob file compression type
+  blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  ASSERT_EQ(2, blob_files.size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(kSnappyCompression, blob_files[1]->GetCompressionType());
+
+  ASSERT_OK(blob_db_->CompactRange(CompactRangeOptions(), nullptr, nullptr));
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  blob_db_impl()->TEST_DeleteObsoleteFiles();
+  blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  for (auto bfile : blob_files) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(kSnappyCompression, bfile->GetCompressionType());
+  }
+
+  // Disable compression
+  bdb_options.compression = kNoCompression;
+  Reopen(bdb_options);
+  for (; data_idx < 300; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  ASSERT_OK(blob_db_->CompactRange(CompactRangeOptions(), nullptr, nullptr));
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  blob_db_impl()->TEST_DeleteObsoleteFiles();
+  blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  for (auto bfile : blob_files) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(kNoCompression, bfile->GetCompressionType());
+  }
+
+  // switching different compression types to generate mixed compression types
+  bdb_options.compression = kSnappyCompression;
+  Reopen(bdb_options);
+  for (; data_idx < 400; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  bdb_options.compression = kLZ4Compression;
+  Reopen(bdb_options);
+  for (; data_idx < 500; data_idx++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(data_idx), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  ASSERT_OK(blob_db_->CompactRange(CompactRangeOptions(), nullptr, nullptr));
+  VerifyDB(data);
+
+  blob_db_impl()->TEST_DeleteObsoleteFiles();
+  blob_files = blob_db_impl()->TEST_GetBlobFiles();
+  for (auto bfile : blob_files) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(kLZ4Compression, bfile->GetCompressionType());
+  }
+}
+#endif  // LZ4
+#endif  // SNAPPY
 
 TEST_F(BlobDBTest, MultipleWriters) {
   Open(BlobDBOptions());