diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/constants.ts b/superset-frontend/src/constants.ts
index faf3012..4d8d459 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/constants.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/constants.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
   },
   d3_format: DEFAULT_D3_FORMAT,
   d3_time_format: DEFAULT_D3_TIME_FORMAT,
+  pdf_compression_level: 'MEDIUM',
 };
 
 export const DEFAULT_BOOTSTRAP_DATA: BootstrapData = {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/types/bootstrapTypes.ts b/superset-frontend/src/types/bootstrapTypes.ts
index 1d8357a..54af340 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/types/bootstrapTypes.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/types/bootstrapTypes.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
   menu_data: MenuData;
   d3_format: Partial<FormatLocaleDefinition>;
   d3_time_format: Partial<TimeLocaleDefinition>;
+  pdf_compression_level: 'NONE' | 'FAST' | 'MEDIUM' | 'SLOW';
 }
 
 export interface BootstrapData {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/utils/downloadAsPdf.ts b/superset-frontend/src/utils/downloadAsPdf.ts
index bb769d1..c9c012a 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/utils/downloadAsPdf.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/utils/downloadAsPdf.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 import { kebabCase } from 'lodash';
 import { logging, t } from '@superset-ui/core';
 import { addWarningToast } from 'src/components/MessageToasts/actions';
+import getBootstrapData from 'src/utils/getBootstrapData';
+
+const pdfCompressionLevel = getBootstrapData().common.pdf_compression_level;
 
 /**
  * generate a consistent file stem from a description and date
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@
 
     const options = {
       margin: 10,
+      compression: pdfCompressionLevel,
       filename: `${generateFileStem(description)}.pdf`,
       image: { type: 'jpeg', quality: 1 },
       html2canvas: { scale: 2 },
diff --git a/superset/config.py b/superset/config.py
index 662e795..f707642 100644
--- a/superset/config.py
+++ b/superset/config.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 #     "rel": "icon"
 # },
 FAVICONS = [{"href": "/static/assets/images/favicon.png"}]
+PDF_COMPRESSION_LEVEL: Literal["NONE", "FAST", "MEDIUM", "SLOW"] = "MEDIUM"
 
 
 def _try_json_readversion(filepath: str) -> str | None:
diff --git a/superset/views/base.py b/superset/views/base.py
index b0ad2c2..cb9676c 100644
--- a/superset/views/base.py
+++ b/superset/views/base.py
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@
             "EXTRA_CATEGORICAL_COLOR_SCHEMES"
         ],
         "menu_data": menu_data(g.user),
+        "pdf_compression_level": app.config["PDF_COMPRESSION_LEVEL"],
     }
 
     bootstrap_data.update(app.config["COMMON_BOOTSTRAP_OVERRIDES_FUNC"](bootstrap_data))