diff --git a/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs b/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs
index d4387de5..9279b6c9 100644
--- a/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs
+++ b/MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@ namespace MPF.Data
             set { _settings["OutputSubmissionJSON"] = value.ToString(); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Compress output log files to reduce space
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool CompressLogFiles
+        {
+            get { return GetBooleanSetting(_settings, "CompressLogFiles", true); }
+            set { _settings["CompressLogFiles"] = value.ToString(); }
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Skip Options
diff --git a/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml b/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml
index 8e62e5e6..73f1e77b 100644
--- a/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml
+++ b/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@
                                      IsChecked="{Binding Path=UIOptions.Options.OutputSubmissionJSON}"
                                      ToolTip="Enable outputting a compressed JSON version of the submission info" Margin="0,4"
                                      />
+
+                                <CheckBox VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="Compress Log Files"
+                                     IsChecked="{Binding Path=UIOptions.Options.CompressLogFiles}"
+                                     ToolTip="Compress output log files to reduce space Margin="0,4"
+                                     />
                             </UniformGrid>
                         </GroupBox>