diff --git a/src/main/antlr4/imports/COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE.g4 b/src/main/antlr4/imports/COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE.g4
index 3bcfe0f..50addc6 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr4/imports/COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE.g4
+++ b/src/main/antlr4/imports/COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE.g4
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_VERSION: 'version';
 COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_ARCHIVE: 'archive';
 COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_SUMMARY: 'summary' -> pushMode(DEFAULT_MODE);
 COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_RETENTION: 'retention=' -> pushMode(GET_SPAN);
+COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_CODEC: 'codec=' -> pushMode(GET_STRING);
 
 COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_HDFS_FORMAT: 'format=';
 COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_CSV_FORMAT: ('csv'|'CSV');
diff --git a/src/main/antlr4/imports/DPLParserTransform_teragrep.g4 b/src/main/antlr4/imports/DPLParserTransform_teragrep.g4
index 1b14e92..288f226 100644
--- a/src/main/antlr4/imports/DPLParserTransform_teragrep.g4
+++ b/src/main/antlr4/imports/DPLParserTransform_teragrep.g4
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ t_loadModeParameter
         ;
 
 t_saveModeParameter
-        : COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_HDFS COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_SAVE (t_pathParameter|t_retentionParameter|t_overwriteParameter|t_hdfsFormatParameter|t_headerParameter)*
+        : COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_HDFS COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_SAVE (t_codecParameter|t_pathParameter|t_retentionParameter|t_overwriteParameter|t_hdfsFormatParameter|t_headerParameter)*
         ;
 
 t_deleteModeParameter
@@ -172,3 +172,7 @@ t_schemaParameter
 t_retentionParameter
         : COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_RETENTION spanType
         ;
+
+t_codecParameter
+        : COMMAND_TERAGREP_MODE_CODEC stringType
+        ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/teragrep/pth_03/tests/TeragrepSyntaxTests.java b/src/test/java/com/teragrep/pth_03/tests/TeragrepSyntaxTests.java
index f537fed..6517ee6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/teragrep/pth_03/tests/TeragrepSyntaxTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/teragrep/pth_03/tests/TeragrepSyntaxTests.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import com.teragrep.pth_03.ParserStructureTestingUtility;
 import com.teragrep.pth_03.ParserSyntaxTestingUtility;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ public class TeragrepSyntaxTests {
             "teragrep_csv_schema",
             "teragrep_csv_header",
             "teragrep_archive_summary",
+            "teragrep_hdfs_save_all_params",
+            "teragrep_hdfs_save_codec",
             "teragrep_syslog_stream",
             "teragrep_syslog_stream_host_port"
     })
@@ -304,4 +307,55 @@ void syslogStreamWithHostAndPortTest(String arg) { // includes an eval command i
         assertEquals(1,portNodes.getLength());
         assertEquals(1,evalNodes.getLength());
     }
-}
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(strings = {
+            "teragrep_hdfs_save_codec",
+    })
+    void testHdfsSaveCompression(String arg) {
+        ParserStructureTestingUtility pstu = new ParserStructureTestingUtility();
+        String fileName = "src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/" + arg + ".txt";
+        String hdfsSavePath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter";
+        String codecPath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter/t_codecParameter";
+
+        NodeList saveNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, hdfsSavePath, false));
+        NodeList codecNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, codecPath, false));
+
+        // Check that 1 found
+        assertEquals(1, saveNodes.getLength());
+        assertEquals(1, codecNodes.getLength());
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(strings = {
+            "teragrep_hdfs_save_all_params",
+    })
+    void testHdfsSaveAllParameters(String arg) {
+        ParserStructureTestingUtility pstu = new ParserStructureTestingUtility();
+        String fileName = "src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/" + arg + ".txt";
+        String hdfsSavePath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter";
+        String codecPath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter/t_codecParameter";
+        String retentionPath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter/t_retentionParameter";
+        String overwritePath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter/t_overwriteParameter";
+        String formatPath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter/t_hdfsFormatParameter";
+        String headerPath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter/t_headerParameter";
+        String pathPath = "/root/transformStatement/teragrepTransformation/t_execParameter/t_saveModeParameter/t_pathParameter";
+
+        NodeList saveNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, hdfsSavePath, false));
+        NodeList codecNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, codecPath, false));
+        NodeList retentionNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, retentionPath, false));
+        NodeList overwriteNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, overwritePath, false));
+        NodeList formatNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, formatPath, false));
+        NodeList headerNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, headerPath, false));
+        NodeList pathNodes = Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> (NodeList) pstu.xpathQueryFile(fileName, pathPath, false));
+
+        // Check that 1 found
+        assertEquals(1, saveNodes.getLength());
+        assertEquals(1, codecNodes.getLength());
+        assertEquals(1, retentionNodes.getLength());
+        assertEquals(1, overwriteNodes.getLength());
+        assertEquals(1, formatNodes.getLength());
+        assertEquals(1, headerNodes.getLength());
+        assertEquals(1, pathNodes.getLength());
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/teragrep_hdfs_save_all_params.txt b/src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/teragrep_hdfs_save_all_params.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6ec22a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/teragrep_hdfs_save_all_params.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<!-- /*
+ * Teragrep Data Processing Language Parser Library PTH-03
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022  Suomen Kanuuna Oy
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://github.com/teragrep/teragrep/blob/main/LICENSE>.
+ *
+ *
+ * Additional permission under GNU Affero General Public License version 3
+ * section 7
+ *
+ * If you modify this Program, or any covered work, by linking or combining it
+ * with other code, such other code is not for that reason alone subject to any
+ * of the requirements of the GNU Affero GPL version 3 as long as this Program
+ * is the same Program as licensed from Suomen Kanuuna Oy without any additional
+ * modifications.
+ *
+ * Supplemented terms under GNU Affero General Public License version 3
+ * section 7
+ *
+ * Origin of the software must be attributed to Suomen Kanuuna Oy. Any modified
+ * versions must be marked as "Modified version of" The Program.
+ *
+ * Names of the licensors and authors may not be used for publicity purposes.
+ *
+ * No rights are granted for use of trade names, trademarks, or service marks
+ * which are in The Program if any.
+ *
+ * Licensee must indemnify licensors and authors for any liability that these
+ * contractual assumptions impose on licensors and authors.
+ *
+ * To the extent this program is licensed as part of the Commercial versions of
+ * Teragrep, the applicable Commercial License may apply to this file if you as
+ * a licensee so wish it.
+ */ -->
+| teragrep exec hdfs save path/path retention=1h overwrite=false format=avro header=true codec=plain
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/teragrep_hdfs_save_codec.txt b/src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/teragrep_hdfs_save_codec.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a0d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/antlr4/commands/teragrep/teragrep_hdfs_save_codec.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<!-- /*
+ * Teragrep Data Processing Language Parser Library PTH-03
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022  Suomen Kanuuna Oy
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://github.com/teragrep/teragrep/blob/main/LICENSE>.
+ *
+ *
+ * Additional permission under GNU Affero General Public License version 3
+ * section 7
+ *
+ * If you modify this Program, or any covered work, by linking or combining it
+ * with other code, such other code is not for that reason alone subject to any
+ * of the requirements of the GNU Affero GPL version 3 as long as this Program
+ * is the same Program as licensed from Suomen Kanuuna Oy without any additional
+ * modifications.
+ *
+ * Supplemented terms under GNU Affero General Public License version 3
+ * section 7
+ *
+ * Origin of the software must be attributed to Suomen Kanuuna Oy. Any modified
+ * versions must be marked as "Modified version of" The Program.
+ *
+ * Names of the licensors and authors may not be used for publicity purposes.
+ *
+ * No rights are granted for use of trade names, trademarks, or service marks
+ * which are in The Program if any.
+ *
+ * Licensee must indemnify licensors and authors for any liability that these
+ * contractual assumptions impose on licensors and authors.
+ *
+ * To the extent this program is licensed as part of the Commercial versions of
+ * Teragrep, the applicable Commercial License may apply to this file if you as
+ * a licensee so wish it.
+ */ -->
+| teragrep exec hdfs save codec=lz4
\ No newline at end of file