diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.c b/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.c
index 5323445f5e..4fc36178c9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.c
@@ -309,9 +309,11 @@ gst_uri_downloader_set_range (GstUriDownloader * downloader,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_uri_downloader_set_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri)
+gst_uri_downloader_set_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri,
+    gboolean compress)
 {
   GstPad *pad;
+  GObjectClass *gobject_class;
 
   if (!gst_uri_is_valid (uri))
     return FALSE;
@@ -324,6 +326,10 @@ gst_uri_downloader_set_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri)
   if (!downloader->priv->urisrc)
     return FALSE;
 
+  gobject_class = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (downloader->priv->urisrc);
+  if (g_object_class_find_property (gobject_class, "compress"))
+    g_object_set (downloader->priv->urisrc, "compress", compress, NULL);
+
   /* add a sync handler for the bus messages to detect errors in the download */
   gst_element_set_bus (GST_ELEMENT (downloader->priv->urisrc),
       downloader->priv->bus);
@@ -340,9 +346,10 @@ gst_uri_downloader_set_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri)
 
 GstFragment *
 gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri,
-    GError ** err)
+    gboolean compress, GError ** err)
 {
-  return gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri_with_range (downloader, uri, 0, -1, err);
+  return gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri_with_range (downloader, uri, compress, 0,
+      -1, err);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -356,7 +363,8 @@ gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri,
  */
 GstFragment *
 gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri_with_range (GstUriDownloader * downloader,
-    const gchar * uri, gint64 range_start, gint64 range_end, GError ** err)
+    const gchar * uri, gboolean compress, gint64 range_start,
+    gint64 range_end, GError ** err)
 {
   GstStateChangeReturn ret;
   GstFragment *download = NULL;
@@ -372,7 +380,7 @@ gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri_with_range (GstUriDownloader * downloader,
     goto quit;
   }
 
-  if (!gst_uri_downloader_set_uri (downloader, uri)) {
+  if (!gst_uri_downloader_set_uri (downloader, uri, compress)) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (downloader, "Failed to set URI");
     goto quit;
   }
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.h b/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.h
index 9303f0c322..3a9184e4a0 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/uridownloader/gsturidownloader.h
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ struct _GstUriDownloaderClass
 GType gst_uri_downloader_get_type (void);
 
 GstUriDownloader * gst_uri_downloader_new (void);
-GstFragment * gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri, GError ** err);
-GstFragment * gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri_with_range (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri, gint64 range_start, gint64 range_end, GError ** err);
+GstFragment * gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri, gboolean compress, GError ** err);
+GstFragment * gst_uri_downloader_fetch_uri_with_range (GstUriDownloader * downloader, const gchar * uri, gboolean compress, gint64 range_start, gint64 range_end, GError ** err);
 void gst_uri_downloader_reset (GstUriDownloader *downloader);
 void gst_uri_downloader_cancel (GstUriDownloader *downloader);
 void gst_uri_downloader_free (GstUriDownloader *downloader);