diff --git a/src/fprime_gds/common/dp/decoder.py b/src/fprime_gds/common/dp/decoder.py
index c76da11f..4603fe6f 100644
--- a/src/fprime_gds/common/dp/decoder.py
+++ b/src/fprime_gds/common/dp/decoder.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, Any, Optional
 import dataclasses
+import re
+from io import BytesIO
+import zlib
 
 from fprime_gds.common.dp.common import (
     ChecksumConfig,
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ class DataProductDecoder:
         - both these assumptions can be resolved by loading dictionaries (see executables/data_products.py)
     """
     
-    def __init__(self, dictionaries: Dictionaries, binary_file_path: str, output_json_path: Optional[str] = None):
+    def __init__(self, dictionaries: Dictionaries, binary_file_path: str, disable_decompression: bool, output_json_path: Optional[str] = None):
         """Initialize the decoder.
         
         Args:
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ def __init__(self, dictionaries: Dictionaries, binary_file_path: str, output_jso
         """
         self.dictionaries = dictionaries
         self.binary_file_path = binary_file_path
+        self.disable_decompression = disable_decompression
         if output_json_path is None:
             # Generate default output path if not provided as same path with .json extension
             self.output_json_path = str(Path(binary_file_path).with_suffix('.json'))
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ def decode_record(self, file_handle, record_id: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         Raises:
             RecordNotFoundError: If record ID not found
         """
-        
+
         # Query ConfigManager for record definition
         record_template: DpRecordTemplate = self.dictionaries.dp_record_id.get(record_id)
 
@@ -197,6 +201,46 @@ def read_element(element_type):
         
         return record
 
+    def decode_records(self, r_io, data_size) -> List[Any]:
+        records = list()
+        position_at_start = r_io.tell()
+        while (r_io.tell() - position_at_start) < data_size:
+            # Read record ID
+            record_id_bin = r_io.read(ConfigManager().get_type("FwDpIdType").getSize())
+            record_id_obj = ConfigManager().get_type("FwDpIdType")()
+            record_id_obj.deserialize(record_id_bin, 0)
+            record_id = record_id_obj.val
+
+            # decode the record
+            record = self.decode_record(r_io, record_id)
+            records.append(record)
+
+        return records
+
+    def is_compression_record(self, record):
+        return re.search("dpCompressProc.CompressionRecord$", record["Record"]["record_name"]) is not None
+
+    def decompress_records(self, records):
+        uncomp_bytes = bytearray()
+        CompressionMetadata = ConfigManager().get_type("Svc.CompressionMetadata")
+
+        for record in records:
+            if not self.is_compression_record(record):
+                # All records must be compressed, otherwise bail
+                return None
+
+            record_io = BytesIO(bytes(record["Data"]["values"]))
+
+            record_meta = CompressionMetadata()
+            record_meta_data = record_io.read(record_meta.getMaxSize())
+            record_meta.deserialize(record_meta_data, 0)
+            if record_meta.val['algorithm'] == 'UNCOMPRESSED':
+                uncomp_bytes.extend(record_io.read())
+            elif record_meta.val['algorithm'] == 'ZLIB_DEFLATE':
+                uncomp_bytes.extend(zlib.decompress(record_io.read()))
+
+        return uncomp_bytes
+
     def decode(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """decode the entire data product file.
         
@@ -223,16 +267,7 @@ def decode(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
             #####################
             data_size = header_json['DataSize']["value"]
             position_at_start = f.tell()
-            while (f.tell() - position_at_start) < data_size:
-                # Read record ID
-                record_id_bin = f.read(ConfigManager().get_type("FwDpIdType").getSize())
-                record_id_obj = ConfigManager().get_type("FwDpIdType")()
-                record_id_obj.deserialize(record_id_bin, 0)
-                record_id = record_id_obj.val
-
-                # decode the record
-                record = self.decode_record(f, record_id)
-                results["Records"].append(record)
+            results["Records"] = self.decode_records(f, data_size)
 
             #####################
             # Validate checksum #
@@ -250,6 +285,16 @@ def decode(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
             if computed_crc != dp_crc.val:
                 raise CRCError("Data", dp_crc.val, computed_crc)
 
+        if not self.disable_decompression and self.is_compression_record(results["Records"][0]):
+
+            # Compressed records. Decompress and re-process
+            uncomp_bytes = self.decompress_records(results["Records"])
+            if uncomp_bytes is not None:
+                uncomp_io = BytesIO(uncomp_bytes)
+                uncomp_records = self.decode_records(uncomp_io, len(uncomp_bytes))
+                if uncomp_records is not None:
+                    results["Records"] = uncomp_records
+
         return results
 
     def process(self):
diff --git a/src/fprime_gds/executables/data_products.py b/src/fprime_gds/executables/data_products.py
index bf8eee76..b2d5b80d 100644
--- a/src/fprime_gds/executables/data_products.py
+++ b/src/fprime_gds/executables/data_products.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def main():
     decode_parser.add_argument("-b", "--bin-file", required=True, help="Path to input data product binary file (.fdp)")
     decode_parser.add_argument("-d", "--dictionary", required=True, help="Path to F Prime JSON Dictionary")
     decode_parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", required=False, help="Path to output JSON file (defaults to <binFilename>.json)")
+    decode_parser.add_argument("-z", "--disable-decompression", action='store_true', help="Disable automatic decompression of data products")
 
     validate_parser = subcommands_parser.add_parser('validate', help='Validate a data product')
     validate_parser.add_argument("-b", "--bin-file", required=True, help="Path to input data product binary file (.fdp)")
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ def main():
 
     if args.command == "decode":
         assert args.dictionaries is not None, "Dictionaries must be loaded"
-        DataProductDecoder(args.dictionaries, args.bin_file, args.output).process()
+        DataProductDecoder(args.dictionaries, args.bin_file, args.disable_decompression, args.output).process()
 
     elif args.command == "validate":
         success = DataProductValidator(