diff --git a/backend/press/alg_xz.go b/backend/press/alg_xz.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..415bbb117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/press/alg_xz.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package press
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/ulikunitz/xz"
+)
+
+// AlgXZ represents the XZ compression algorithm
+type AlgXZ struct {
+	blockSize uint32
+	config    xz.WriterConfig
+}
+
+// InitializeXZ creates an Lz4 compression algorithm
+func InitializeXZ(bs uint32) Algorithm {
+	a := new(AlgXZ)
+	a.blockSize = bs
+	a.config = xz.WriterConfig{}
+	return a
+}
+
+// GetFileExtension returns file extension
+func (a *AlgXZ) GetFileExtension() string {
+	return ".xz"
+}
+
+// GetHeader returns the Lz4 compression header
+func (a *AlgXZ) GetHeader() []byte {
+	return []byte{}
+}
+
+// GetFooter returns
+func (a *AlgXZ) GetFooter() []byte {
+	return []byte{}
+}
+
+// CompressBlock that compresses a block using lz4
+func (a *AlgXZ) CompressBlock(in []byte, out io.Writer) (compressedSize uint32, uncompressedSize uint64, err error) {
+	// Initialize buffer
+	bufw := bufio.NewWriterSize(out, int(a.blockSize+(a.blockSize)>>4))
+
+	// Initialize block writer
+	outw, err := a.config.NewWriter(bufw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	// Compress block
+	_, err = outw.Write(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	// Finalize gzip file, flush buffer and return
+	err = outw.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+	blockSize := uint32(bufw.Buffered())
+	err = bufw.Flush()
+
+	return blockSize, uint64(len(in)), err
+}
+
+// DecompressBlock decompresses Lz4 compressed block
+func (a *AlgXZ) DecompressBlock(in io.Reader, out io.Writer, BlockSize uint32) (n int, err error) {
+	xzReader, err := xz.NewReader(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	written, err := io.Copy(out, xzReader)
+	return int(written), err
+}
diff --git a/backend/press/compression.go b/backend/press/compression.go
index fa3bbc9d8..b60e1e4b1 100644
--- a/backend/press/compression.go
+++ b/backend/press/compression.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func NewCompressionPreset(preset string) (*Compression, error) {
 	case "gzip":
 		alg := InitializeGzip(131072, 6)
 		return NewCompression(Gzip, alg, 131070) // GZIP-default compression (medium)*/
+	case "xz":
+		alg := InitializeXZ(1048576)
+		return NewCompression(XZ, alg, 1048576) // XZ compression (strong compression)*/
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("Compression mode doesn't exist")
 }
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ func NewCompressionPresetNumber(preset int) (*Compression, error) {
 	case Gzip:
 		alg := InitializeGzip(131072, 6)
 		return NewCompression(Gzip, alg, 131070) // GZIP-default compression (medium)*/
+	case XZ:
+		alg := InitializeXZ(1048576)
+		return NewCompression(XZ, alg, 1048576) // XZ compression (strong compression)*/
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("Compression mode doesn't exist")
 }
diff --git a/backend/press/compression_test.go b/backend/press/compression_test.go
index d8a2390c1..ff625985c 100644
--- a/backend/press/compression_test.go
+++ b/backend/press/compression_test.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func getCompressibleString(size int) string {
 }
 
 func TestCompression(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []string{"lz4", "gzip"}
+	testCases := []string{"lz4", "gzip", "xz"}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			testSmallLarge(t, tc)
diff --git a/backend/press/press.go b/backend/press/press.go
index 9f3fd2825..abfc5c85e 100644
--- a/backend/press/press.go
+++ b/backend/press/press.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ func init() {
 	}, {
 		Value: "gzip",
 		Help:  "Standard gzip compression with fastest parameters.",
+	}, {
+		Value: "xz",
+		Help:  "Standard xz compression with fastest parameters.",
 	},
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/press/press_test.go b/backend/press/press_test.go
index 0ebddb515..1f40d0498 100644
--- a/backend/press/press_test.go
+++ b/backend/press/press_test.go
@@ -96,3 +96,34 @@ func TestRemoteGzip(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 }
+
+// TestRemoteXz tests XZ compression
+func TestRemoteXz(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping as -remote set")
+	}
+	tempdir := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-press-test-xz")
+	name := "TestPressXz"
+	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
+		RemoteName: name + ":",
+		NilObject:  (*Object)(nil),
+		UnimplementableFsMethods: []string{
+			"OpenWriterAt",
+			"MergeDirs",
+			"DirCacheFlush",
+			"PutUnchecked",
+			"PutStream",
+			"UserInfo",
+			"Disconnect",
+		},
+		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{
+			"GetTier",
+			"SetTier",
+		},
+		ExtraConfig: []fstests.ExtraConfigItem{
+			{Name: name, Key: "type", Value: "press"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "remote", Value: tempdir},
+			{Name: name, Key: "compression_mode", Value: "xz"},
+		},
+	})
+}