diff --git a/cache/cache.cc b/cache/cache.cc
index a7d9f86bf..2904d5ece 100644
--- a/cache/cache.cc
+++ b/cache/cache.cc
@@ -34,13 +34,61 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, OptionTypeInfo>
           OptionType::kDouble, OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
           OptionTypeFlags::kMutable}},
 };
+
+static std::unordered_map<std::string, OptionTypeInfo>
+    comp_sec_cache_options_type_info = {
+        {"capacity",
+         {offsetof(struct CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions, capacity),
+          OptionType::kSizeT, OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
+          OptionTypeFlags::kMutable}},
+        {"num_shard_bits",
+         {offsetof(struct CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions, num_shard_bits),
+          OptionType::kInt, OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
+          OptionTypeFlags::kMutable}},
+        {"compression_type",
+         {offsetof(struct CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions, compression_type),
+          OptionType::kCompressionType, OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
+          OptionTypeFlags::kMutable}},
+        {"compress_format_version",
+         {offsetof(struct CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions,
+                   compress_format_version),
+          OptionType::kUInt32T, OptionVerificationType::kNormal,
+          OptionTypeFlags::kMutable}},
+};
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
 
 Status SecondaryCache::CreateFromString(
     const ConfigOptions& config_options, const std::string& value,
     std::shared_ptr<SecondaryCache>* result) {
-  return LoadSharedObject<SecondaryCache>(config_options, value, nullptr,
-                                          result);
+  if (value.find("compressed_secondary_cache://") == 0) {
+    std::string args = value;
+    args.erase(0, std::strlen("compressed_secondary_cache://"));
+    Status status;
+    std::shared_ptr<SecondaryCache> sec_cache;
+
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+    CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions sec_cache_opts;
+    status = OptionTypeInfo::ParseStruct(config_options, "",
+                                         &comp_sec_cache_options_type_info, "",
+                                         args, &sec_cache_opts);
+    if (status.ok()) {
+      sec_cache = NewCompressedSecondaryCache(sec_cache_opts);
+    }
+
+#else
+    (void)config_options;
+    status = Status::NotSupported(
+        "Cannot load compressed secondary cache in LITE mode ", args);
+#endif  //! ROCKSDB_LITE
+
+    if (status.ok()) {
+      result->swap(sec_cache);
+    }
+    return status;
+  } else {
+    return LoadSharedObject<SecondaryCache>(config_options, value, nullptr,
+                                            result);
+  }
 }
 
 Status Cache::CreateFromString(const ConfigOptions& config_options,
diff --git a/cache/compressed_secondary_cache_test.cc b/cache/compressed_secondary_cache_test.cc
index 63f6d1703..757625ba9 100644
--- a/cache/compressed_secondary_cache_test.cc
+++ b/cache/compressed_secondary_cache_test.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include "memory/jemalloc_nodump_allocator.h"
 #include "memory/memory_allocator.h"
+#include "rocksdb/convenience.h"
+#include "rocksdb/secondary_cache.h"
 #include "test_util/testharness.h"
 #include "test_util/testutil.h"
 #include "util/compression.h"
@@ -79,37 +81,7 @@ class CompressedSecondaryCacheTest : public testing::Test {
 
   void SetFailCreate(bool fail) { fail_create_ = fail; }
 
-  void BasicTest(bool sec_cache_is_compressed, bool use_jemalloc) {
-    CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions opts;
-    opts.capacity = 2048;
-    opts.num_shard_bits = 0;
-    opts.metadata_charge_policy = kDontChargeCacheMetadata;
-
-    if (sec_cache_is_compressed) {
-      if (!LZ4_Supported()) {
-        ROCKSDB_GTEST_SKIP("This test requires LZ4 support.");
-        opts.compression_type = CompressionType::kNoCompression;
-      }
-    } else {
-      opts.compression_type = CompressionType::kNoCompression;
-    }
-
-    if (use_jemalloc) {
-      JemallocAllocatorOptions jopts;
-      std::shared_ptr<MemoryAllocator> allocator;
-      std::string msg;
-      if (JemallocNodumpAllocator::IsSupported(&msg)) {
-        Status s = NewJemallocNodumpAllocator(jopts, &allocator);
-        if (s.ok()) {
-          opts.memory_allocator = allocator;
-        }
-      } else {
-        ROCKSDB_GTEST_BYPASS("JEMALLOC not supported");
-      }
-    }
-    std::shared_ptr<SecondaryCache> sec_cache =
-        NewCompressedSecondaryCache(opts);
-
+  void BasicTestHelper(std::shared_ptr<SecondaryCache> sec_cache) {
     bool is_in_sec_cache{true};
     // Lookup an non-existent key.
     std::unique_ptr<SecondaryCacheResultHandle> handle0 =
@@ -160,6 +132,38 @@ class CompressedSecondaryCacheTest : public testing::Test {
     sec_cache.reset();
   }
 
+  void BasicTest(bool sec_cache_is_compressed, bool use_jemalloc) {
+    CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions opts;
+    opts.capacity = 2048;
+    opts.num_shard_bits = 0;
+    opts.metadata_charge_policy = kDontChargeCacheMetadata;
+
+    if (sec_cache_is_compressed) {
+      if (!LZ4_Supported()) {
+        ROCKSDB_GTEST_SKIP("This test requires LZ4 support.");
+        opts.compression_type = CompressionType::kNoCompression;
+      }
+    } else {
+      opts.compression_type = CompressionType::kNoCompression;
+    }
+
+    if (use_jemalloc) {
+      JemallocAllocatorOptions jopts;
+      std::shared_ptr<MemoryAllocator> allocator;
+      std::string msg;
+      if (JemallocNodumpAllocator::IsSupported(&msg)) {
+        Status s = NewJemallocNodumpAllocator(jopts, &allocator);
+        if (s.ok()) {
+          opts.memory_allocator = allocator;
+        }
+      } else {
+        ROCKSDB_GTEST_BYPASS("JEMALLOC not supported");
+      }
+    }
+    std::shared_ptr<SecondaryCache> sec_cache =
+        NewCompressedSecondaryCache(opts);
+  }
+
   void FailsTest(bool sec_cache_is_compressed) {
     CompressedSecondaryCacheOptions secondary_cache_opts;
     if (sec_cache_is_compressed) {
@@ -547,6 +551,42 @@ TEST_F(CompressedSecondaryCacheTest,
   BasicTest(true, true);
 }
 
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+
+TEST_F(CompressedSecondaryCacheTest, BasicTestFromStringWithNoCompression) {
+  std::string sec_cache_uri =
+      "compressed_secondary_cache://"
+      "capacity=2048;num_shard_bits=0;compression_type=kNoCompression";
+  std::shared_ptr<SecondaryCache> sec_cache;
+  Status s = SecondaryCache::CreateFromString(ConfigOptions(), sec_cache_uri,
+                                              &sec_cache);
+  EXPECT_OK(s);
+  BasicTestHelper(sec_cache);
+}
+
+TEST_F(CompressedSecondaryCacheTest, BasicTestFromStringWithCompression) {
+  std::string sec_cache_uri;
+  if (LZ4_Supported()) {
+    sec_cache_uri =
+        "compressed_secondary_cache://"
+        "capacity=2048;num_shard_bits=0;compression_type=kLZ4Compression;"
+        "compress_format_version=2";
+  } else {
+    ROCKSDB_GTEST_SKIP("This test requires LZ4 support.");
+    sec_cache_uri =
+        "compressed_secondary_cache://"
+        "capacity=2048;num_shard_bits=0;compression_type=kNoCompression";
+  }
+
+  std::shared_ptr<SecondaryCache> sec_cache;
+  Status s = SecondaryCache::CreateFromString(ConfigOptions(), sec_cache_uri,
+                                              &sec_cache);
+  EXPECT_OK(s);
+  BasicTestHelper(sec_cache);
+}
+
+#endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
+
 TEST_F(CompressedSecondaryCacheTest, FailsTestWithNoCompression) {
   FailsTest(false);
 }