diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm b/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
index 34bac2fcd..f3992e710 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ FileLog_Initialize($)
   $hash->{AttrFn}   = "FileLog_Attr";
   # logtype is used by the frontend
   $hash->{AttrList} = "disable:0,1 disabledForIntervals logtype reformatFn ".
-                      "nrarchive archivedir archivecmd addStateEvent:0,1";
+                      "nrarchive archivedir archivecmd addStateEvent:0,1 ".
+                      "archiveCompress";
 
   $hash->{FW_summaryFn}     = "FileLog_fhemwebFn";
   $hash->{FW_detailFn}      = "FileLog_fhemwebFn";
@@ -1202,14 +1203,20 @@ FileLog_regexpFn($$)
         shell command (no enclosing " is needed), and each % in the command
         will be replaced with the name of the old logfile.<br>
 
-        If this attribute is not set, but nrarchive and/or archivecmd are set,
-        then nrarchive old logfiles are kept along the current one while older
-        ones are moved to archivedir (or deleted if archivedir is not set).
-        <br>
+        If this attribute is not set, but nrarchive is set, then nrarchive old
+        logfiles are kept along the current one while older ones are moved to
+        archivedir (or deleted if archivedir is not set).  <br>
+
         Note: setting these attributes for the global instance will effect the
         <a href="#logfile">FHEM logfile</a> only.
         </li><br>
 
+    <a name="archiveCompress"></a>
+    <li>archiveCompress<br>
+        If nrarchive, archivedir and archiveCompress is set, then the files
+        in the archivedir will be compressed.
+        </li><br>
+
     <li><a href="#disable">disable</a></li>
     <li><a href="#disabledForIntervals">disabledForIntervals</a></li>
 
@@ -1486,18 +1493,22 @@ FileLog_regexpFn($$)
         shell-Kommando ( eine Einbettung in " ist nicht notwendig), und jedes %
         in diesem Befehl wird durch den Namen des alten Logfiles ersetzt.<br>
 
-        Wenn dieses Attribut nicht gesetzt wird, aber daf&uuml;r nrarchive
-        und/oder archivecmd, werden nrarchive viele Logfiles im aktuellen
-        Verzeichnis gelassen, und &auml;ltere Dateien in das Archivverzeichnis
-        (archivedir) verschoben (oder gel&ouml;scht, falls kein archivedir
-        gesetzt wurde).<br>
+        Wenn dieses Attribut nicht gesetzt wird, aber daf&uuml;r nrarchive,
+        werden nrarchive viele Logfiles im aktuellen Verzeichnis gelassen, und
+        &auml;ltere Dateien in das Archivverzeichnis (archivedir) verschoben
+        (oder gel&ouml;scht, falls kein archivedir gesetzt wurde).<br>
 		
         Hinweis: Werden diese Attribute als global instance gesetzt, hat das
         auschlie&szlig;lich auf das <a href="#logfile">FHEM logfile</a>
-        Auswirkungen.
+        Auswirkungen.  </li><br>
 
+    <a name="archiveCompress"></a>
+    <li>archiveCompress<br>
+        Falls nrarchive, archivedir und archiveCompress gesetzt ist, dann
+        werden die Dateien im archivedir komprimiert abgelegt.
         </li><br>
 
+
     <li><a href="#disable">disable</a></li>
     <li><a href="#addStateEvent">addStateEvent</a></li>
 
diff --git a/fhem/fhem.pl b/fhem/fhem.pl
index 658f9f342..af7510b04 100755
--- a/fhem/fhem.pl
+++ b/fhem/fhem.pl
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ sub getAllGets($);
 sub getAllSets($);
 sub getUniqueId();
 sub latin1ToUtf8($);
-sub myrename($$);
+sub myrename($$$);
 sub notifyRegexpChanged($$);
 sub readingsBeginUpdate($);
 sub readingsBulkUpdate($$$@);
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ my @globalAttrList = qw(
   apiversion
   archivecmd
   archivedir
+  archiveCompress
   autoload_undefined_devices:1,0
   autosave:1,0
   backup_before_update
@@ -3121,10 +3122,20 @@ doGlobalDef($)
 #####################################
 # rename does not work over Filesystems: lets copy it
 sub
-myrename($$)
+myrename($$$)
 {
-  my ($from, $to) = @_;
+  my ($name, $from, $to) = @_;
 
+  my $ca = AttrVal($name, "archiveCompress", 0);
+  if($ca) {
+    eval { require Compress::Zlib; };
+    if($@) {
+      $ca = 0;
+      Log 1, $@;
+    }
+  }
+  $to .= ".gz" if($ca);
+ 
   if(!open(F, $from)) {
     Log(1, "Rename: Cannot open $from: $!");
     return;
@@ -3133,8 +3144,18 @@ myrename($$)
     Log(1, "Rename: Cannot open $to: $!");
     return;
   }
-  while(my $l = <F>) {
-    print T $l;
+
+  if($ca) {
+    my $d = Compress::Zlib::deflateInit(-WindowBits=>31);
+    my $buf;
+    while(sysread(F,$buf,32768) > 0) {
+      syswrite(T, $d->deflate($buf));
+    }
+    syswrite(T, $d->flush());
+  } else {
+    while(my $l = <F>) {
+      print T $l;
+    }
   }
   close(F);
   close(T);
@@ -3146,13 +3167,14 @@ myrename($$)
 sub
 HandleArchiving($;$)
 {
-  my ($log,$diff) = @_;
+  my ($log,$flogInitial) = @_;
   my $ln = $log->{NAME};
   return if(!$attr{$ln});
 
   # If there is a command, call that
   my $cmd = $attr{$ln}{archivecmd};
   if($cmd) {
+    return if($flogInitial); # Forum #41245
     $cmd =~ s/%/$log->{currentlogfile}/g;
     Log 2, "Archive: calling $cmd";
     system($cmd);
@@ -3179,11 +3201,11 @@ HandleArchiving($;$)
   closedir(DH);
 
   my $max = int(@files)-$nra;
-  $max -= $diff if($diff);
+  $max-- if($flogInitial);
   for(my $i = 0; $i < $max; $i++) {
     if($ard) {
       Log 2, "Moving $files[$i] to $ard";
-      myrename("$dir/$files[$i]", "$ard/$files[$i]");
+      myrename($ln, "$dir/$files[$i]", "$ard/$files[$i]");
     } else {
       Log 2, "Deleting $files[$i]";
       unlink("$dir/$files[$i]");