diff --git a/src/cli/args.rs b/src/cli/args.rs
index a200dc6..5183e59 100644
--- a/src/cli/args.rs
+++ b/src/cli/args.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ pub struct CliArgs {
     /// Ouch and claps subcommands
     #[command(subcommand)]
     pub cmd: Subcommand,
+
+    /// Compression raw level as each algo has
+    #[arg(short = 'r', long, global = true, default_value_t = u32::MAX)]
+    pub raw_level: u32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Parser, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/commands/compress.rs b/src/commands/compress.rs
index fb69a75..e0dee06 100644
--- a/src/commands/compress.rs
+++ b/src/commands/compress.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub fn compress_files(
     quiet: bool,
     question_policy: QuestionPolicy,
     file_visibility_policy: FileVisibilityPolicy,
+    raw_level: u32,
 ) -> crate::Result<bool> {
     // If the input files contain a directory, then the total size will be underestimated
     let file_writer = BufWriter::with_capacity(BUFFER_CAPACITY, output_file);
@@ -43,20 +44,73 @@ pub fn compress_files(
             Gzip => Box::new(
                 // by default, ParCompress uses a default compression level of 3
                 // instead of the regular default that flate2 uses
-                gzp::par::compress::ParCompress::<gzp::deflate::Gzip>::builder()
-                    .compression_level(Default::default())
-                    .from_writer(encoder),
+                if raw_level == u32::MAX {
+                    gzp::par::compress::ParCompress::<gzp::deflate::Gzip>::builder()
+                        .compression_level(Default::default())
+                        .from_writer(encoder)
+                } else {
+                    gzp::par::compress::ParCompress::<gzp::deflate::Gzip>::builder()
+                        .compression_level(gzp::par::compress::Compression::new(raw_level))
+                        .from_writer(encoder)
+                },
             ),
-            Bzip => Box::new(bzip2::write::BzEncoder::new(encoder, Default::default())),
-            Lz4 => Box::new(lzzzz::lz4f::WriteCompressor::new(encoder, Default::default())?),
-            Lzma => Box::new(xz2::write::XzEncoder::new(encoder, 6)),
-            Snappy => Box::new(gzp::par::compress::ParCompress::<gzp::snap::Snap>::builder().from_writer(encoder)),
+            Bzip => {
+                if raw_level == u32::MAX {
+                    Box::new(bzip2::write::BzEncoder::new(encoder, Default::default()))
+                } else {
+                    Box::new(bzip2::write::BzEncoder::new(
+                        encoder,
+                        bzip2::Compression::new(raw_level),
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+            Lz4 => {
+                if raw_level == u32::MAX {
+                    Box::new(lzzzz::lz4f::WriteCompressor::new(encoder, Default::default())?)
+                } else {
+                    Box::new(lzzzz::lz4f::WriteCompressor::new(
+                        encoder,
+                        lzzzz::lz4f::PreferencesBuilder::new()
+                            .compression_level(raw_level as i32)
+                            .build(),
+                    )?)
+                }
+            }
+            Lzma => {
+                if raw_level == u32::MAX {
+                    Box::new(xz2::write::XzEncoder::new(encoder, 6))
+                } else {
+                    Box::new(xz2::write::XzEncoder::new(encoder, raw_level))
+                }
+            }
+            Snappy => {
+                if raw_level == u32::MAX {
+                    Box::new(gzp::par::compress::ParCompress::<gzp::snap::Snap>::builder().from_writer(encoder))
+                } else {
+                    Box::new(
+                        gzp::par::compress::ParCompress::<gzp::snap::Snap>::builder()
+                            .compression_level(gzp::par::compress::Compression::new(raw_level))
+                            .from_writer(encoder),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
             Zstd => {
-                let zstd_encoder = zstd::stream::write::Encoder::new(encoder, Default::default());
+                if raw_level == u32::MAX {
+                    Box::new(
+                        zstd::stream::write::Encoder::new(encoder, Default::default())
+                            .unwrap()
+                            .auto_finish(),
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    Box::new(
+                        zstd::stream::write::Encoder::new(encoder, raw_level as i32)
+                            .unwrap()
+                            .auto_finish(),
+                    )
+                }
                 // Safety:
                 //     Encoder::new() can only fail if `level` is invalid, but Default::default()
                 //     is guaranteed to be valid
-                Box::new(zstd_encoder.unwrap().auto_finish())
             }
             Tar | Zip => unreachable!(),
         };
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index a96983d..d2f0eb7 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ pub fn run(
                 args.quiet,
                 question_policy,
                 file_visibility_policy,
+                args.raw_level,
             );
 
             if let Ok(true) = compress_result {