diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 19bb2a4ba..1eaa209eb 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ include_directories(AFTER
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/IOPlatformPluginFamily/include
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PlugInKit/include
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libsysmon/include
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libcompression/include
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lkm/include
 )
 
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ add_subdirectory(AuthKit)
 add_subdirectory(IOPlatformPluginFamily)
 add_subdirectory(PlugInKit)
 add_subdirectory(libsysmon)
+add_subdirectory(libcompression)
 add_subdirectory(external/bsm)
 add_subdirectory(external/gdb)
 add_subdirectory(external/Heimdal)
diff --git a/src/libcompression/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libcompression/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4616ff38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcompression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+project(compression)
+
+set(DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME "/usr/lib/libcompression.dylib")
+set(DYLIB_COMPAT_VERSION "1.0.0")
+set(DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION "1.0.0")
+
+add_darling_library(compression
+	src/compression.c
+)
+make_fat(compression)
+target_link_libraries(compression system)
+
+install(TARGETS compression DESTINATION libexec/darling/usr/lib)
diff --git a/src/libcompression/include/compression.h b/src/libcompression/include/compression.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..072ab0c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcompression/include/compression.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#ifndef __COMPRESSION_H__
+#define __COMPRESSION_H__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <os/base.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <Availability.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#if __has_feature(assume_nonnull)
+    _Pragma("clang assume_nonnull begin")
+#else
+#   define __nullable
+#endif
+
+typedef enum {
+
+    COMPRESSION_LZ4     = 0x100,
+    COMPRESSION_ZLIB    = 0x205,
+    COMPRESSION_LZMA    = 0x306,
+    COMPRESSION_LZ4_RAW = 0x101,
+    COMPRESSION_LZFSE    = 0x801,
+
+} compression_algorithm;
+
+extern size_t
+compression_encode_scratch_buffer_size(compression_algorithm algorithm)
+__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_11, __IPHONE_9_0);
+
+extern size_t
+compression_encode_buffer(uint8_t * __restrict dst_buffer, size_t dst_size,
+                          const uint8_t * __restrict src_buffer, size_t src_size,
+                          void * __restrict __nullable scratch_buffer,
+                          compression_algorithm algorithm)
+__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_11, __IPHONE_9_0);
+
+extern size_t
+compression_decode_scratch_buffer_size(compression_algorithm algorithm)
+__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_11, __IPHONE_9_0);
+
+extern size_t
+compression_decode_buffer(uint8_t * __restrict dst_buffer, size_t dst_size,
+                          const uint8_t * __restrict src_buffer, size_t src_size,
+                          void * __restrict __nullable scratch_buffer,
+                          compression_algorithm algorithm)
+__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_11, __IPHONE_9_0);
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint8_t       * dst_ptr;
+    size_t          dst_size;
+    const uint8_t * src_ptr;
+    size_t          src_size;
+    void          * __nullable state;
+
+} compression_stream;
+
+typedef enum {
+    COMPRESSION_STREAM_ENCODE = 0,
+    COMPRESSION_STREAM_DECODE = 1,
+  
+} compression_stream_operation;
+
+typedef enum {
+    COMPRESSION_STREAM_FINALIZE = 0x0001,
+} compression_stream_flags;
+
+typedef enum {
+
+    COMPRESSION_STATUS_OK     = 0,
+    COMPRESSION_STATUS_ERROR  = -1,
+    COMPRESSION_STATUS_END    = 1,
+  
+} compression_status;
+
+
+extern compression_status
+compression_stream_init(compression_stream * stream,
+                        compression_stream_operation operation,
+                        compression_algorithm algorithm)
+__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_11, __IPHONE_9_0);
+
+extern compression_status
+compression_stream_process(compression_stream * stream,
+                           int flags)
+__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_11, __IPHONE_9_0);
+
+extern compression_status
+compression_stream_destroy(compression_stream * stream)
+__OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_11, __IPHONE_9_0);
+  
+#if __has_feature(assume_nonnull)
+  _Pragma("clang assume_nonnull end")
+#endif
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/libcompression/src/compression.c b/src/libcompression/src/compression.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90f80b3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcompression/src/compression.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include <compression.h>
+
+size_t
+compression_encode_scratch_buffer_size(compression_algorithm algorithm) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+size_t
+compression_encode_buffer(uint8_t * __restrict dst_buffer, size_t dst_size,
+                          const uint8_t * __restrict src_buffer, size_t src_size,
+                          void * __restrict __nullable scratch_buffer,
+                          compression_algorithm algorithm) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+size_t
+compression_decode_scratch_buffer_size(compression_algorithm algorithm) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+size_t
+compression_decode_buffer(uint8_t * __restrict dst_buffer, size_t dst_size,
+                          const uint8_t * __restrict src_buffer, size_t src_size,
+                          void * __restrict __nullable scratch_buffer,
+                          compression_algorithm algorithm) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+compression_status
+compression_stream_init(compression_stream * stream,
+                        compression_stream_operation operation,
+                        compression_algorithm algorithm) {
+    return COMPRESSION_STATUS_ERROR;
+}
+
+compression_status
+compression_stream_process(compression_stream * stream,
+                           int flags) {
+    return COMPRESSION_STATUS_ERROR;
+}
+
+compression_status
+compression_stream_destroy(compression_stream * stream) {
+    return COMPRESSION_STATUS_ERROR;
+}
+