diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 894015c..6b9c137 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.69"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e70cc2f62c6ce1868963827bd677764c62d07c3d9a3e1fb1177ee1a9ab199eb2"
+dependencies = [
+ "jobserver",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -124,6 +127,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jobserver"
+version = "0.1.24"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "af25a77299a7f711a01975c35a6a424eb6862092cc2d6c72c4ed6cbc56dfc1fa"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -184,6 +196,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
  "xz2",
  "zip",
+ "zstd",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -434,3 +447,32 @@ dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "thiserror",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd"
+version = "0.9.0+zstd.1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "07749a5dc2cb6b36661290245e350f15ec3bbb304e493db54a1d354480522ccd"
+dependencies = [
+ "zstd-safe",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-safe"
+version = "4.1.1+zstd.1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c91c90f2c593b003603e5e0493c837088df4469da25aafff8bce42ba48caf079"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "zstd-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-sys"
+version = "1.6.1+zstd.1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "615120c7a2431d16cf1cf979e7fc31ba7a5b5e5707b29c8a99e5dbf8a8392a33"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 30531fb..6baa41e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ tar         = "0.4.37"
 xz2         = "0.1.6"
 zip         = { version =  "0.5.13", default-features = false, features = ["deflate-miniz"] }
 flate2      = { version = "1.0.22", default-features = false, features = ["zlib"] }
+zstd        = "0.9.0+zstd.1.5.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 000c5b5..04630b7 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ fn compress_files(
                 Gzip => Box::new(flate2::write::GzEncoder::new(encoder, Default::default())),
                 Bzip => Box::new(bzip2::write::BzEncoder::new(encoder, Default::default())),
                 Lzma => Box::new(xz2::write::XzEncoder::new(encoder, 6)),
+                Zstd => {
+                    let zstd_encoder = zstd::stream::write::Encoder::new(encoder, Default::default());
+                    // 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())
+                }
                 _ => unreachable!(),
             };
             encoder
@@ -180,7 +187,7 @@ fn compress_files(
         }
 
         match formats[0] {
-            Gzip | Bzip | Lzma => {
+            Gzip | Bzip | Lzma | Zstd => {
                 writer = chain_writer_encoder(&formats[0], writer);
                 let mut reader = fs::File::open(&files[0]).unwrap();
                 io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)?;
@@ -251,23 +258,24 @@ fn decompress_file(
     let mut reader: Box<dyn Read> = Box::new(reader);
 
     // Grab previous decoder and wrap it inside of a new one
-    let chain_reader_decoder = |format: &CompressionFormat, decoder: Box<dyn Read>| {
+    let chain_reader_decoder = |format: &CompressionFormat, decoder: Box<dyn Read>| -> crate::Result<Box<dyn Read>> {
         let decoder: Box<dyn Read> = match format {
             Gzip => Box::new(flate2::read::GzDecoder::new(decoder)),
             Bzip => Box::new(bzip2::read::BzDecoder::new(decoder)),
             Lzma => Box::new(xz2::read::XzDecoder::new(decoder)),
+            Zstd => Box::new(zstd::stream::Decoder::new(decoder)?),
             _ => unreachable!(),
         };
-        decoder
+        Ok(decoder)
     };
 
     for format in formats.iter().skip(1).rev() {
-        reader = chain_reader_decoder(format, reader);
+        reader = chain_reader_decoder(format, reader)?;
     }
 
     match formats[0] {
-        Gzip | Bzip | Lzma => {
-            reader = chain_reader_decoder(&formats[0], reader);
+        Gzip | Bzip | Lzma | Zstd => {
+            reader = chain_reader_decoder(&formats[0], reader)?;
 
             // TODO: improve error treatment
             let mut writer = fs::File::create(&output_path)?;
diff --git a/src/extension.rs b/src/extension.rs
index 1e77165..ed24776 100644
--- a/src/extension.rs
+++ b/src/extension.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub enum CompressionFormat {
     Bzip, // .bz
     Lzma, // .lzma
     Tar,  // .tar (technically not a compression extension, but will do for now)
+    Zstd, // .zst
     Zip,  // .zip
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for CompressionFormat {
             match self {
                 Gzip => ".gz",
                 Bzip => ".bz",
+                Zstd => ".zst",
                 Lzma => ".lz",
                 Tar => ".tar",
                 Zip => ".zip",
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ pub fn separate_known_extensions_from_name(mut path: &Path) -> (&Path, Vec<Compr
             _ if extension == "bz" => Bzip,
             _ if extension == "gz" || extension == "bz2" => Gzip,
             _ if extension == "xz" || extension == "lzma" || extension == "lz" => Lzma,
+            _ if extension == "zst" => Zstd,
             _ => break,
         };
 
diff --git a/tests/compress_and_decompress.rs b/tests/compress_and_decompress.rs
index cb207ad..724ef46 100644
--- a/tests/compress_and_decompress.rs
+++ b/tests/compress_and_decompress.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fn test_each_format() {
     test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive("tar.xz");
     test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive("tar.lz");
     test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive("tar.lzma");
+    test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive("tar.zst");
     test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive("zip");
     test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive("zip.gz");
     test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive("zip.bz");
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ fn test_each_format() {
 
     // Why not
     test_compressing_and_decompressing_archive(
-        "tar.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.bz.bz.bz.bz.bz.bz.bz",
+        "tar.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.zst.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.gz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.lz.bz.bz.bz.bz.bz.bz.bz",
     );
 }