diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
index bd1e3954d..ff3cdc440 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
@@ -46,11 +46,29 @@ update_workloads() {
         popd || exit
     fi
 
+    FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE_NAME="focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0-zlib.qcow2"
+    FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE_NAME"
+    if [ ! -f "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE" ]; then
+        pushd "$WORKLOADS_DIR" || exit
+        time qemu-img convert -c -f raw -O qcow2 -o compression_type=zlib \
+            "$FOCAL_OS_RAW_IMAGE" $FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE_NAME
+        popd || exit
+    fi
+
+    FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE_NAME="focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0-zstd.qcow2"
+    FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE_NAME"
+    if [ ! -f "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE" ]; then
+        pushd "$WORKLOADS_DIR" || exit
+        time qemu-img convert -c -f raw -O qcow2 -o compression_type=zstd \
+            "$FOCAL_OS_RAW_IMAGE" $FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE_NAME
+        popd || exit
+    fi
+
     FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_IMAGE_BACKING_FILE_NAME="focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0-backing.qcow2"
     FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_IMAGE_BACKING_FILE_NAME"
     if [ ! -f "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE" ]; then
         pushd "$WORKLOADS_DIR" || exit
-        time qemu-img create -f qcow2 -b "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_UNCOMPRESSED_IMAGE" -F qcow2 $FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_IMAGE_BACKING_FILE_NAME
+        time qemu-img create -f qcow2 -b "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE" -F qcow2 $FOCAL_OS_QCOW2_IMAGE_BACKING_FILE_NAME
         popd || exit
     fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
index 6f89cf865..e2848a742 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
@@ -45,11 +45,31 @@ if [ ! -f "$FOCAL_OS_RAW_IMAGE" ]; then
     popd || exit
 fi
 
+FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE_NAME="focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0-zlib.qcow2"
+FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE_NAME"
+if [ ! -f "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE" ]; then
+    pushd "$WORKLOADS_DIR" || exit
+    time qemu-img convert -c -f raw -O qcow2 -o compression_type=zlib \
+        "$FOCAL_OS_RAW_IMAGE" $FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZLIB_FILE_IMAGE_NAME
+    popd || exit
+fi
+
+FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE_NAME="focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0-zstd.qcow2"
+FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE_NAME"
+if [ ! -f "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE" ]; then
+    pushd "$WORKLOADS_DIR" || exit
+    time qemu-img convert -c -f raw -O qcow2 -o compression_type=zstd \
+        "$FOCAL_OS_RAW_IMAGE" $FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE_NAME
+    popd || exit
+fi
+
 FOCAL_OS_QCOW_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE_NAME="focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0-backing.qcow2"
 FOCAL_OS_QCOW_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE="$WORKLOADS_DIR/$FOCAL_OS_QCOW_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE_NAME"
 if [ ! -f "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE" ]; then
     pushd "$WORKLOADS_DIR" || exit
-    time qemu-img create -f qcow2 -b "$FOCAL_OS_IMAGE" -F qcow2 $FOCAL_OS_QCOW_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE_NAME
+    time qemu-img create -f qcow2 \
+        -b "$FOCAL_OS_QCOW_ZSTD_FILE_IMAGE" \
+        -F qcow2 $FOCAL_OS_QCOW_BACKING_FILE_IMAGE_NAME
     popd || exit
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 3c00200ec..276c4e00f 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ mod x86_64 {
     pub const JAMMY_VFIO_IMAGE_NAME: &str =
         "jammy-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-vfio-20241012-0.raw";
     pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2: &str = "focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0.qcow2";
+    pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_ZLIB: &str =
+        "focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0-zlib.qcow2";
+    pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_ZSTD: &str =
+        "focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0-zstd.qcow2";
     pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_BACKING_FILE: &str =
         "focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0-backing.qcow2";
     pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_VHD: &str = "focal-server-cloudimg-amd64-custom-20210609-0.vhd";
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ mod aarch64 {
     pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_UPDATE_KERNEL_NAME: &str =
         "focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0-update-kernel.raw";
     pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2: &str = "focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0.qcow2";
+    pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_ZLIB: &str =
+        "focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0-zlib.qcow2";
+    pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_ZSTD: &str =
+        "focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0-zstd.qcow2";
     pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_BACKING_FILE: &str =
         "focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0-backing.qcow2";
     pub const FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_VHD: &str = "focal-server-cloudimg-arm64-custom-20210929-0.vhd";
@@ -3488,6 +3496,16 @@ mod common_parallel {
         _test_virtio_block(FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2, false, false);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_block_qcow2_zlib() {
+        _test_virtio_block(FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_ZLIB, false, false);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_block_qcow2_zstd() {
+        _test_virtio_block(FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_ZSTD, false, false);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_virtio_block_qcow2_backing_file() {
         _test_virtio_block(FOCAL_IMAGE_NAME_QCOW2_BACKING_FILE, false, false);