diff --git a/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_impl.cc b/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_impl.cc
index 98ab40376..c65ff679d 100644
--- a/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_impl.cc
+++ b/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_impl.cc
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ Status BlobDBImpl::OpenAllFiles() {
       continue;
     }
     bfptr->SetHasTTL(bfptr->header_.has_ttl);
+    bfptr->SetCompression(bfptr->header_.compression);
     bfptr->header_valid_ = true;
 
     std::shared_ptr<RandomAccessFileReader> ra_reader =
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<BlobFile> BlobDBImpl::SelectBlobFile() {
       reinterpret_cast<ColumnFamilyHandleImpl*>(DefaultColumnFamily())->GetID();
   bfile->header_valid_ = true;
   bfile->SetHasTTL(false);
+  bfile->SetCompression(bdb_options_.compression);
 
   Status s = writer->WriteHeader(bfile->header_);
   if (!s.ok()) {
@@ -627,6 +629,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<BlobFile> BlobDBImpl::SelectBlobFileTTL(uint64_t expiration) {
   ;
   bfile->header_valid_ = true;
   bfile->SetHasTTL(true);
+  bfile->SetCompression(bdb_options_.compression);
   bfile->file_size_ = BlobLogHeader::kSize;
 
   // set the first value of the range, since that is
@@ -882,6 +885,7 @@ Status BlobDBImpl::PutBlobValue(const WriteOptions& options, const Slice& key,
       return Status::NotFound("Blob file not found");
     }
 
+    assert(bfile->compression() == bdb_options_.compression);
     std::string compression_output;
     Slice value_compressed = GetCompressedSlice(value, &compression_output);
 
@@ -1196,12 +1200,12 @@ Status BlobDBImpl::GetBlobValue(const Slice& key, const Slice& index_entry,
 
   // TODO(yiwu): Should use compression flag in the blob file instead of
   // current compression option.
-  if (bdb_options_.compression != kNoCompression) {
+  if (bfile->compression() != kNoCompression) {
     BlockContents contents;
     auto cfh = reinterpret_cast<ColumnFamilyHandleImpl*>(DefaultColumnFamily());
     s = UncompressBlockContentsForCompressionType(
         blob_value.data(), blob_value.size(), &contents,
-        kBlockBasedTableVersionFormat, Slice(), bdb_options_.compression,
+        kBlockBasedTableVersionFormat, Slice(), bfile->compression(),
         *(cfh->cfd()->ioptions()));
     *(value->GetSelf()) = contents.data.ToString();
   }
diff --git a/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc b/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc
index 708cec5c7..9f627061a 100644
--- a/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/blob_db/blob_db_test.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ class BlobDBTest : public testing::Test {
     ASSERT_OK(TryOpen(bdb_options, options));
   }
 
+  void Reopen(BlobDBOptions bdb_options = BlobDBOptions(),
+              Options options = Options()) {
+    assert(blob_db_ != nullptr);
+    delete blob_db_;
+    blob_db_ = nullptr;
+    Open(bdb_options, options);
+  }
+
   void Destroy() {
     if (blob_db_) {
       Options options = blob_db_->GetOptions();
@@ -573,6 +581,24 @@ TEST_F(BlobDBTest, Compression) {
   }
   VerifyDB(data);
 }
+
+TEST_F(BlobDBTest, DecompressAfterReopen) {
+  Random rnd(301);
+  BlobDBOptions bdb_options;
+  bdb_options.min_blob_size = 0;
+  bdb_options.disable_background_tasks = true;
+  bdb_options.compression = CompressionType::kSnappyCompression;
+  Open(bdb_options);
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> data;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+    PutRandom("put-key" + ToString(i), &rnd, &data);
+  }
+  VerifyDB(data);
+  bdb_options.compression = CompressionType::kNoCompression;
+  Reopen(bdb_options);
+  VerifyDB(data);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 TEST_F(BlobDBTest, MultipleWriters) {
diff --git a/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.cc b/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.cc
index bbd885725..162f364a2 100644
--- a/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.cc
+++ b/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ BlobFile::BlobFile()
     : parent_(nullptr),
       file_number_(0),
       has_ttl_(false),
+      compression_(kNoCompression),
       blob_count_(0),
       gc_epoch_(-1),
       file_size_(0),
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ BlobFile::BlobFile(const BlobDBImpl* p, const std::string& bdir, uint64_t fn)
       path_to_dir_(bdir),
       file_number_(fn),
       has_ttl_(false),
+      compression_(kNoCompression),
       blob_count_(0),
       gc_epoch_(-1),
       file_size_(0),
diff --git a/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.h b/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.h
index 239e8e1c5..ad738170e 100644
--- a/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.h
+++ b/utilities/blob_db/blob_file.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class BlobFile {
   // have TTL.
   bool has_ttl_;
 
+  // Compression type of blobs in the file
+  CompressionType compression_;
+
   // number of blobs in the file
   std::atomic<uint64_t> blob_count_;
 
@@ -173,6 +176,12 @@ class BlobFile {
 
   void SetHasTTL(bool has_ttl) { has_ttl_ = has_ttl; }
 
+  CompressionType compression() const { return compression_; }
+
+  void SetCompression(CompressionType compression) {
+    compression_ = compression;
+  }
+
   std::shared_ptr<Writer> GetWriter() const { return log_writer_; }
 
  private: