diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
index 0e00995d11d..e1fb9dd9154 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
@@ -727,10 +727,7 @@ static void destroy_stream_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *sp,
   grpc_slice_buffer_destroy_internal(exec_ctx,
                                      &s->unprocessed_incoming_frames_buffer);
   grpc_slice_buffer_destroy_internal(exec_ctx, &s->frame_storage);
-  if (s->compressed_data_buffer) {
-    grpc_slice_buffer_destroy_internal(exec_ctx, s->compressed_data_buffer);
-    gpr_free(s->compressed_data_buffer);
-  }
+  grpc_slice_buffer_destroy_internal(exec_ctx, &s->compressed_data_buffer);
   if (s->decompressed_data_buffer) {
     grpc_slice_buffer_destroy_internal(exec_ctx, s->decompressed_data_buffer);
     gpr_free(s->decompressed_data_buffer);
@@ -1300,12 +1297,11 @@ static void perform_stream_op_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *stream_op,
     on_complete->next_data.scratch |= CLOSURE_BARRIER_MAY_COVER_WRITE;
 
     /* Identify stream compression */
-    if ((s->stream_compression_send_enabled =
-             (op_payload->send_initial_metadata.send_initial_metadata->idx.named
-                  .content_encoding != NULL)) == true) {
-      s->compressed_data_buffer = gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_slice_buffer));
-      grpc_slice_buffer_init(s->compressed_data_buffer);
+    if (op_payload->send_initial_metadata.send_initial_metadata->idx.named.content_encoding == NULL ||
+        grpc_stream_compression_method_parse(GRPC_MDVALUE(op_payload->send_initial_metadata.send_initial_metadata->idx.named.content_encoding->md), true, &s->stream_compression_method) == 0) {
+      s->stream_compression_method = GRPC_STREAM_COMPRESSION_IDENTITY_COMPRESS;
     }
+    grpc_slice_buffer_init(&s->compressed_data_buffer);
 
     s->send_initial_metadata_finished = add_closure_barrier(on_complete);
     s->send_initial_metadata =
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
index 3c41a8958f6..e5e4dd33443 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/internal.h
@@ -557,10 +557,11 @@ struct grpc_chttp2_stream {
   grpc_chttp2_write_cb *finish_after_write;
   size_t sending_bytes;
 
-  /** Whether stream compression send is enabled */
+  /* Stream compression method to be used. */
+  grpc_stream_compression_method stream_compression_method;
+  /* Stream decompression method to be used. */
+  grpc_stream_compression_method stream_decompression_method;
   bool stream_compression_recv_enabled;
-  /** Whether stream compression recv is enabled */
-  bool stream_compression_send_enabled;
   /** Whether bytes stored in unprocessed_incoming_byte_stream is decompressed
    */
   bool unprocessed_incoming_frames_decompressed;
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ struct grpc_chttp2_stream {
   grpc_stream_compression_context *stream_compression_ctx;
 
   /** Buffer storing data that is compressed but not sent */
-  grpc_slice_buffer *compressed_data_buffer;
+  grpc_slice_buffer compressed_data_buffer;
   /** Amount of uncompressed bytes sent out when compressed_data_buffer is
    * emptied */
   size_t uncompressed_data_size;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c
index b877e9f1264..b6bc864c29d 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/writing.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ grpc_chttp2_begin_write_result grpc_chttp2_begin_write(
     if (sent_initial_metadata) {
       /* send any body bytes, if allowed by flow control */
       if (s->flow_controlled_buffer.length > 0 ||
-          (s->stream_compression_send_enabled &&
-           s->compressed_data_buffer->length > 0)) {
+          s->compressed_data_buffer.length > 0) {
         uint32_t stream_remote_window = (uint32_t)GPR_MAX(
             0,
             s->flow_control.remote_window_delta +
@@ -302,56 +301,40 @@ grpc_chttp2_begin_write_result grpc_chttp2_begin_write(
         if (max_outgoing > 0) {
           bool is_last_data_frame = false;
           bool is_last_frame = false;
-          if (s->stream_compression_send_enabled) {
-            while ((s->flow_controlled_buffer.length > 0 ||
-                    s->compressed_data_buffer->length > 0) &&
-                   max_outgoing > 0) {
-              if (s->compressed_data_buffer->length > 0) {
-                uint32_t send_bytes = (uint32_t)GPR_MIN(
-                    max_outgoing, s->compressed_data_buffer->length);
-                is_last_data_frame =
-                    (send_bytes == s->compressed_data_buffer->length &&
-                     s->flow_controlled_buffer.length == 0 &&
-                     s->fetching_send_message == NULL);
-                is_last_frame =
-                    is_last_data_frame && s->send_trailing_metadata != NULL &&
-                    grpc_metadata_batch_is_empty(s->send_trailing_metadata);
-                grpc_chttp2_encode_data(s->id, s->compressed_data_buffer,
-                                        send_bytes, is_last_frame,
-                                        &s->stats.outgoing, &t->outbuf);
-                grpc_chttp2_flowctl_sent_data(&t->flow_control,
-                                              &s->flow_control, send_bytes);
-                max_outgoing -= send_bytes;
-                if (s->compressed_data_buffer->length == 0) {
-                  s->sending_bytes += s->uncompressed_data_size;
-                }
-              } else {
-                if (s->stream_compression_ctx == NULL) {
-                  s->stream_compression_ctx =
-                      grpc_stream_compression_context_create(
-                          GRPC_STREAM_COMPRESSION_GZIP_COMPRESS);
-                }
-                s->uncompressed_data_size = s->flow_controlled_buffer.length;
-                GPR_ASSERT(grpc_stream_compress(
-                    s->stream_compression_ctx, &s->flow_controlled_buffer,
-                    s->compressed_data_buffer, NULL, MAX_SIZE_T,
-                    GRPC_STREAM_COMPRESSION_FLUSH_SYNC));
+          while ((s->flow_controlled_buffer.length > 0 ||
+                  s->compressed_data_buffer.length > 0) &&
+                 max_outgoing > 0) {
+            if (s->compressed_data_buffer.length > 0) {
+              uint32_t send_bytes = (uint32_t)GPR_MIN(
+                  max_outgoing, s->compressed_data_buffer.length);
+              is_last_data_frame =
+                  (send_bytes == s->compressed_data_buffer.length &&
+                   s->flow_controlled_buffer.length == 0 &&
+                   s->fetching_send_message == NULL);
+              is_last_frame =
+                  is_last_data_frame && s->send_trailing_metadata != NULL &&
+                  grpc_metadata_batch_is_empty(s->send_trailing_metadata);
+              grpc_chttp2_encode_data(s->id, &s->compressed_data_buffer,
+                                      send_bytes, is_last_frame,
+                                      &s->stats.outgoing, &t->outbuf);
+              grpc_chttp2_flowctl_sent_data(&t->flow_control,
+                                            &s->flow_control, send_bytes);
+              max_outgoing -= send_bytes;
+              if (s->compressed_data_buffer.length == 0) {
+                s->sending_bytes += s->uncompressed_data_size;
               }
+            } else {
+              if (s->stream_compression_ctx == NULL) {
+                s->stream_compression_ctx =
+                    grpc_stream_compression_context_create(
+                        s->stream_compression_method);
+              }
+              s->uncompressed_data_size = s->flow_controlled_buffer.length;
+              GPR_ASSERT(grpc_stream_compress(
+                  s->stream_compression_ctx, &s->flow_controlled_buffer,
+                  &s->compressed_data_buffer, NULL, MAX_SIZE_T,
+                  GRPC_STREAM_COMPRESSION_FLUSH_SYNC));
             }
-          } else {
-            uint32_t send_bytes = (uint32_t)GPR_MIN(
-                max_outgoing, s->flow_controlled_buffer.length);
-            is_last_data_frame = s->fetching_send_message == NULL &&
-                                 send_bytes == s->flow_controlled_buffer.length;
-            is_last_frame =
-                is_last_data_frame && s->send_trailing_metadata != NULL &&
-                grpc_metadata_batch_is_empty(s->send_trailing_metadata);
-            grpc_chttp2_encode_data(s->id, &s->flow_controlled_buffer,
-                                    send_bytes, is_last_frame,
-                                    &s->stats.outgoing, &t->outbuf);
-            grpc_chttp2_flowctl_sent_data(&t->flow_control, &s->flow_control,
-                                          send_bytes);
-            s->sending_bytes += send_bytes;
           }
           t->ping_state.pings_before_data_required =
               t->ping_policy.max_pings_without_data;
@@ -371,8 +354,7 @@ grpc_chttp2_begin_write_result grpc_chttp2_begin_write(
           }
           now_writing = true;
           if (s->flow_controlled_buffer.length > 0 ||
-              (s->stream_compression_send_enabled &&
-               s->compressed_data_buffer->length > 0)) {
+              s->compressed_data_buffer.length > 0) {
             GRPC_CHTTP2_STREAM_REF(s, "chttp2_writing:fork");
             grpc_chttp2_list_add_writable_stream(t, s);
           }
@@ -387,8 +369,7 @@ grpc_chttp2_begin_write_result grpc_chttp2_begin_write(
       if (s->send_trailing_metadata != NULL &&
           s->fetching_send_message == NULL &&
           s->flow_controlled_buffer.length == 0 &&
-          (!s->stream_compression_send_enabled ||
-           s->compressed_data_buffer->length == 0)) {
+          s->compressed_data_buffer.length == 0) {
         GRPC_CHTTP2_IF_TRACING(gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "sending trailing_metadata"));
         if (grpc_metadata_batch_is_empty(s->send_trailing_metadata)) {
           grpc_chttp2_encode_data(s->id, &s->flow_controlled_buffer, 0, true,