diff --git a/nsqd/protocol_v2_test.go b/nsqd/protocol_v2_test.go
index 7b340f3c2..de7c0f8c4 100644
--- a/nsqd/protocol_v2_test.go
+++ b/nsqd/protocol_v2_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/flate"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	_ "embed"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -1931,3 +1932,90 @@ func BenchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub2(b *testing.B)  { benchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub(b
 func BenchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub4(b *testing.B)  { benchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub(b, 4) }
 func BenchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub8(b *testing.B)  { benchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub(b, 8) }
 func BenchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub16(b *testing.B) { benchmarkProtocolV2MultiSub(b, 16) }
+
+//go:embed protocol_v2_test.go
+var testData []byte
+
+func BenchmarkCompress(b *testing.B) {
+	// This benchmark uses the go-nsq library, so the benefits of the
+	// compression chosen are somewhat limited by the implementation in the
+	// library. At time of writing the library doesn't properly buffer Snappy,
+	// and is using a slower flate implemenation than that used by nsqd.
+	for _, compression := range []string{"none", "snappy", "deflate1", "deflate3", "deflate5", "deflate6", "deflate9"} {
+		b.Run(compression, func(b *testing.B) {
+			opts := NewOptions()
+			defer os.RemoveAll(opts.DataPath)
+			opts.Logger = test.NilLogger{}
+
+			tcpAddr, _, nsqd := mustStartNSQD(opts)
+			defer nsqd.Exit()
+
+			cfg := nsq.NewConfig()
+
+			switch compression {
+			case "none":
+			case "snappy":
+				cfg.Snappy = true
+			case "deflate1":
+				cfg.Deflate = true
+				cfg.DeflateLevel = 1
+			case "deflate3":
+				cfg.Deflate = true
+				cfg.DeflateLevel = 3
+			case "deflate5":
+				cfg.Deflate = true
+				cfg.DeflateLevel = 5
+			case "deflate6":
+				cfg.Deflate = true
+				cfg.DeflateLevel = 6
+			case "deflate9":
+				cfg.Deflate = true
+				cfg.DeflateLevel = 9
+			default:
+				b.Fatalf("unknown compression: %s", compression)
+			}
+
+			consumer, err := nsq.NewConsumer("test", "ch", cfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				b.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			defer consumer.Stop()
+			consumer.SetLogger(test.NilLogger{}, nsq.LogLevelInfo)
+
+			var wg sync.WaitGroup
+			wg.Add(1)
+
+			var count int32
+
+			consumer.AddHandler(nsq.HandlerFunc(func(message *nsq.Message) error {
+				if atomic.AddInt32(&count, 1) == int32(b.N) {
+					wg.Done()
+				}
+				return nil
+			}))
+
+			if err := consumer.ConnectToNSQD(tcpAddr.String()); err != nil {
+				b.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			producer, err := nsq.NewProducer(tcpAddr.String(), cfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				b.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			producer.SetLogger(test.NilLogger{}, nsq.LogLevelInfo)
+			defer producer.Stop()
+
+			b.SetBytes(int64(len(testData)))
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			b.ResetTimer()
+
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				if err := producer.Publish("test", testData); err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			wg.Wait()
+		})
+	}
+}