diff --git a/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h b/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h
index 7c2d0b0..22f6db8 100644
--- a/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h
+++ b/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 
   // Return the feature flags of Virtual A/B on this device.
   virtual FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbFeatureFlag() = 0;
+  // Return the feature flags of Virtual A/B Compression on this device.
+  virtual FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbCompressionFeatureFlag() = 0;
 
   // Attempt to optimize |operation|.
   // If successful, |optimized| contains an operation with extents that
diff --git a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc
index 5a8ca43..c63a8ff 100644
--- a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc
+++ b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
   return FeatureFlag(FeatureFlag::Value::NONE);
 }
 
+FeatureFlag DynamicPartitionControlStub::GetVirtualAbCompressionFeatureFlag() {
+  return FeatureFlag(FeatureFlag::Value::NONE);
+}
+
 bool DynamicPartitionControlStub::OptimizeOperation(
     const std::string& partition_name,
     const InstallOperation& operation,
diff --git a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h
index 94dba1b..8bff474 100644
--- a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h
+++ b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  public:
   FeatureFlag GetDynamicPartitionsFeatureFlag() override;
   FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbFeatureFlag() override;
+  FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbCompressionFeatureFlag() override;
   bool OptimizeOperation(const std::string& partition_name,
                          const InstallOperation& operation,
                          InstallOperation* optimized) override;
diff --git a/dynamic_partition_control_android.cc b/dynamic_partition_control_android.cc
index ccb99ba..c9888ab 100644
--- a/dynamic_partition_control_android.cc
+++ b/dynamic_partition_control_android.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@
     "ro.boot.dynamic_partitions_retrofit";
 constexpr char kVirtualAbEnabled[] = "ro.virtual_ab.enabled";
 constexpr char kVirtualAbRetrofit[] = "ro.virtual_ab.retrofit";
+constexpr char kVirtualAbCompressionEnabled[] =
+    "ro.virtual_ab.compression.enabled";
+
+// Currently, android doesn't have a retrofit prop for VAB Compression. However,
+// struct FeatureFlag forces us to determine if a feature is 'retrofit'. So this
+// is here just to simplify code. Replace it with real retrofit prop name once
+// there is one.
+constexpr char kVirtualAbCompressionRetrofit[] = "";
 constexpr char kPostinstallFstabPrefix[] = "ro.postinstall.fstab.prefix";
 // Map timeout for dynamic partitions.
 constexpr std::chrono::milliseconds kMapTimeout{1000};
@@ -90,7 +98,9 @@
 
 static FeatureFlag GetFeatureFlag(const char* enable_prop,
                                   const char* retrofit_prop) {
-  bool retrofit = GetBoolProperty(retrofit_prop, false);
+  // Default retrofit to false if retrofit_prop is empty.
+  bool retrofit = retrofit_prop && retrofit_prop[0] != '\0' &&
+                  GetBoolProperty(retrofit_prop, false);
   bool enabled = GetBoolProperty(enable_prop, false);
   if (retrofit && !enabled) {
     LOG(ERROR) << retrofit_prop << " is true but " << enable_prop
@@ -109,7 +119,9 @@
 DynamicPartitionControlAndroid::DynamicPartitionControlAndroid()
     : dynamic_partitions_(
           GetFeatureFlag(kUseDynamicPartitions, kRetrfoitDynamicPartitions)),
-      virtual_ab_(GetFeatureFlag(kVirtualAbEnabled, kVirtualAbRetrofit)) {
+      virtual_ab_(GetFeatureFlag(kVirtualAbEnabled, kVirtualAbRetrofit)),
+      virtual_ab_compression_(GetFeatureFlag(kVirtualAbCompressionEnabled,
+                                             kVirtualAbCompressionRetrofit)) {
   if (GetVirtualAbFeatureFlag().IsEnabled()) {
     snapshot_ = SnapshotManager::New();
   } else {
@@ -126,6 +138,11 @@
   return virtual_ab_;
 }
 
+FeatureFlag
+DynamicPartitionControlAndroid::GetVirtualAbCompressionFeatureFlag() {
+  return virtual_ab_compression_;
+}
+
 bool DynamicPartitionControlAndroid::OptimizeOperation(
     const std::string& partition_name,
     const InstallOperation& operation,
diff --git a/dynamic_partition_control_android.h b/dynamic_partition_control_android.h
index 49967f6..f3805f0 100644
--- a/dynamic_partition_control_android.h
+++ b/dynamic_partition_control_android.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   ~DynamicPartitionControlAndroid();
   FeatureFlag GetDynamicPartitionsFeatureFlag() override;
   FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbFeatureFlag() override;
+  FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbCompressionFeatureFlag() override;
   bool OptimizeOperation(const std::string& partition_name,
                          const InstallOperation& operation,
                          InstallOperation* optimized) override;
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@
   std::set<std::string> mapped_devices_;
   const FeatureFlag dynamic_partitions_;
   const FeatureFlag virtual_ab_;
+  const FeatureFlag virtual_ab_compression_;
   std::unique_ptr<android::snapshot::ISnapshotManager> snapshot_;
   std::unique_ptr<android::snapshot::AutoDevice> metadata_device_;
   bool target_supports_snapshot_ = false;