diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index e66cd9e44..f65285f2c 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -956,6 +956,12 @@ void rocksdb_options_set_compaction_filter(
   opt->rep.compaction_filter = filter;
 }
 
+void rocksdb_options_set_compaction_filter_factory(
+    rocksdb_options_t* opt, rocksdb_compactionfilterfactory_t* factory) {
+  opt->rep.compaction_filter_factory =
+      std::shared_ptr<CompactionFilterFactory>(factory);
+}
+
 void rocksdb_options_set_comparator(
     rocksdb_options_t* opt,
     rocksdb_comparator_t* cmp) {
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/c.h b/include/rocksdb/c.h
index 8ad8520a6..65992e967 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/c.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/c.h
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ extern void rocksdb_options_destroy(rocksdb_options_t*);
 extern void rocksdb_options_set_compaction_filter(
     rocksdb_options_t*,
     rocksdb_compactionfilter_t*);
+extern void rocksdb_options_set_compaction_filter_factory(
+    rocksdb_options_t*, rocksdb_compactionfilterfactory_t*);
 extern void rocksdb_options_set_comparator(
     rocksdb_options_t*,
     rocksdb_comparator_t*);