diff --git a/btrbk b/btrbk
index bb910b7..543f49c 100755
--- a/btrbk
+++ b/btrbk
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ my %compression = (
   pigz   => { name => 'pigz',   format => 'gz',  compress_cmd => [ 'pigz',   '-c' ], decompress_cmd => [ 'pigz',   '-d', '-c' ], level_min => 1, level_max => 9, threads => '-p' },
   bzip2  => { name => 'bzip2',  format => 'bz2', compress_cmd => [ 'bzip2',  '-c' ], decompress_cmd => [ 'bzip2',  '-d', '-c' ], level_min => 1, level_max => 9 },
   pbzip2 => { name => 'pbzip2', format => 'bz2', compress_cmd => [ 'pbzip2', '-c' ], decompress_cmd => [ 'pbzip2', '-d', '-c' ], level_min => 1, level_max => 9, threads => '-p' },
+  bzip3  => { name => 'bzip3',  format => 'bz3', compress_cmd => [ 'bzip3',  '-c' ], decompress_cmd => [ 'bzip3',  '-d', '-c' ],                                 threads => '-j' },
   xz     => { name => 'xz',     format => 'xz',  compress_cmd => [ 'xz',     '-c' ], decompress_cmd => [ 'xz',     '-d', '-c' ], level_min => 0, level_max => 9, threads => '-T' },
   lzo    => { name => 'lzo',    format => 'lzo', compress_cmd => [ 'lzop',   '-c' ], decompress_cmd => [ 'lzop',   '-d', '-c' ], level_min => 1, level_max => 9 },
   lz4    => { name => 'lz4',    format => 'lz4', compress_cmd => [ 'lz4',    '-c' ], decompress_cmd => [ 'lz4',    '-d', '-c' ], level_min => 1, level_max => 9 },
diff --git a/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc b/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc
index 2c21954..caa91ab 100644
--- a/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/btrbk.conf.5.asciidoc
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ set to ``all'' (the default).
     remote locations. Defaults to ``no''. If enabled, make sure that
     '<compress_command>' is available on the source and target
     hosts. Supported '<compress_command>': gzip, pigz, bzip2, pbzip2,
-    xz, lzo, lz4, zstd.
+    bzip3, xz, lzo, lz4, zstd.
 
 *stream_compress_level* default|<number>::
     Compression level for the specified '<compress_command>'. Refer to
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ set to ``all'' (the default).
 
 *stream_compress_threads* default|<number>::
     Number of threads to use for <compress_command>. Only supported
-    for "pigz", "pbzip2", "zstd" and recent versions of "xz".
+    for "pigz", "pbzip2", "bzip3", "zstd" and recent versions of "xz".
 
 *stream_compress_adapt* default|<number>::
     Enable adaptive compression for <compress_command>. Only supported
@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ Additional options for raw targets:
 
 *raw_target_compress* <compress_command>|no::
     Compression algorithm to use for raw backup target. Supported
-    '<compress_command>': gzip, pigz, bzip2, pbzip2, xz, lzo, lz4,
-    zstd.
+    '<compress_command>': gzip, pigz, bzip2, pbzip2, bzip3, xz, lzo,
+    lz4, zstd.
 *raw_target_compress_level* default|<number>::
     Compression level for the specified <compress_command>.
 *raw_target_compress_long* default|<number>::
diff --git a/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1.asciidoc b/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1.asciidoc
index 6b1061c..0287409 100644
--- a/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/ssh_filter_btrbk.1.asciidoc
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ The following commands are always allowed:
  - "readlink"
  - "test -d" (only if "compat busybox" configuration option is set)
  - "cat /proc/self/mountinfo"
- - pipes through "gzip", "pigz", "bzip2", "pbzip2", "xz", "lzop",
-   "lz4", "zstd" (stream_compress)
+ - pipes through "gzip", "pigz", "bzip2", "pbzip2", "bzip3", "xz",
+   "lzop", "lz4", "zstd" (stream_compress)
  - pipes through "mbuffer" (stream_buffer, rate_limit)
 
 Example line in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys on a backup target host:
diff --git a/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh b/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh
index 5952f2e..5c57409 100755
--- a/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh
+++ b/ssh_filter_btrbk.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ allow_exact_list=
 allow_rate_limit=1
 allow_stream_buffer=1
 allow_compress=1
-compress_list="gzip|pigz|bzip2|pbzip2|xz|lzop|lz4|zstd"
+compress_list="gzip|pigz|bzip2|pbzip2|bzip3|xz|lzop|lz4|zstd"
 
 # note that the backslash is NOT a metacharacter in a POSIX bracket expression!
 option_match='-[a-zA-Z0-9=-]+'   # matches short as well as long options