diff --git a/api/api-rules/violation_exceptions.list b/api/api-rules/violation_exceptions.list
index 278b6f8a8c4..b4131c24db3 100644
--- a/api/api-rules/violation_exceptions.list
+++ b/api/api-rules/violation_exceptions.list
@@ -448,10 +448,12 @@ API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr,IntOrString,
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr,IntOrString,StrVal
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr,IntOrString,Type
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1,Cluster,CertificateAuthorityData
+API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1,Cluster,DisableCompression
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1,Cluster,InsecureSkipTLSVerify
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1,Cluster,ProxyURL
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1,Cluster,TLSServerName
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1,Cluster,CertificateAuthorityData
+API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1,Cluster,DisableCompression
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1,Cluster,InsecureSkipTLSVerify
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1,Cluster,ProxyURL
 API rule violation: names_match,k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1,Cluster,TLSServerName
diff --git a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
index df518442771..da56df5a55c 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -47274,6 +47274,13 @@ func schema_pkg_apis_clientauthentication_v1_Cluster(ref common.ReferenceCallbac
 							Format:      "",
 						},
 					},
+					"disable-compression": {
+						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
+							Description: "DisableCompression allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server. This is useful to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample, by saving time on compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side): https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296.",
+							Type:        []string{"boolean"},
+							Format:      "",
+						},
+					},
 					"config": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
 							Description: "Config holds additional config data that is specific to the exec plugin with regards to the cluster being authenticated to.\n\nThis data is sourced from the clientcmd Cluster object's extensions[client.authentication.k8s.io/exec] field:\n\nclusters: - name: my-cluster\n  cluster:\n    ...\n    extensions:\n    - name: client.authentication.k8s.io/exec  # reserved extension name for per cluster exec config\n      extension:\n        audience: 06e3fbd18de8  # arbitrary config\n\nIn some environments, the user config may be exactly the same across many clusters (i.e. call this exec plugin) minus some details that are specific to each cluster such as the audience.  This field allows the per cluster config to be directly specified with the cluster info.  Using this field to store secret data is not recommended as one of the prime benefits of exec plugins is that no secrets need to be stored directly in the kubeconfig.",
@@ -47452,6 +47459,13 @@ func schema_pkg_apis_clientauthentication_v1beta1_Cluster(ref common.ReferenceCa
 							Format:      "",
 						},
 					},
+					"disable-compression": {
+						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
+							Description: "DisableCompression allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server. This is useful to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample, by saving time on compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side): https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296.",
+							Type:        []string{"boolean"},
+							Format:      "",
+						},
+					},
 					"config": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
 							Description: "Config holds additional config data that is specific to the exec plugin with regards to the cluster being authenticated to.\n\nThis data is sourced from the clientcmd Cluster object's extensions[client.authentication.k8s.io/exec] field:\n\nclusters: - name: my-cluster\n  cluster:\n    ...\n    extensions:\n    - name: client.authentication.k8s.io/exec  # reserved extension name for per cluster exec config\n      extension:\n        audience: 06e3fbd18de8  # arbitrary config\n\nIn some environments, the user config may be exactly the same across many clusters (i.e. call this exec plugin) minus some details that are specific to each cluster such as the audience.  This field allows the per cluster config to be directly specified with the cluster info.  Using this field to store secret data is not recommended as one of the prime benefits of exec plugins is that no secrets need to be stored directly in the kubeconfig.",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/types.go
index 1b6322da510..dae1bf1b077 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/types.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	// cluster.
 	// +optional
 	ProxyURL string
+	// DisableCompression allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server. This is useful
+	// to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample, by saving time on
+	// compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side): https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296.
+	// +optional
+	DisableCompression bool
 	// Config holds additional config data that is specific to the exec
 	// plugin with regards to the cluster being authenticated to.
 	//
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/types.go
index 0c4754dd269..b9082e81455 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/types.go
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	// cluster.
 	// +optional
 	ProxyURL string `json:"proxy-url,omitempty"`
+	// DisableCompression allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server. This is useful
+	// to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample, by saving time on
+	// compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side): https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296.
+	// +optional
+	DisableCompression bool `json:"disable-compression,omitempty"`
 	// Config holds additional config data that is specific to the exec
 	// plugin with regards to the cluster being authenticated to.
 	//
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 82fe94ca915..9c3f63fca8f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1_Cluster_To_clientauthentication_Cluster(in *Cluster, out *cl
 	out.InsecureSkipTLSVerify = in.InsecureSkipTLSVerify
 	out.CertificateAuthorityData = *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.CertificateAuthorityData))
 	out.ProxyURL = in.ProxyURL
+	out.DisableCompression = in.DisableCompression
 	if err := runtime.Convert_runtime_RawExtension_To_runtime_Object(&in.Config, &out.Config, s); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ func autoConvert_clientauthentication_Cluster_To_v1_Cluster(in *clientauthentica
 	out.InsecureSkipTLSVerify = in.InsecureSkipTLSVerify
 	out.CertificateAuthorityData = *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.CertificateAuthorityData))
 	out.ProxyURL = in.ProxyURL
+	out.DisableCompression = in.DisableCompression
 	if err := runtime.Convert_runtime_Object_To_runtime_RawExtension(&in.Config, &out.Config, s); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/types.go
index 714b0273ae9..918eb11e149 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	// cluster.
 	// +optional
 	ProxyURL string `json:"proxy-url,omitempty"`
+	// DisableCompression allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server. This is useful
+	// to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample, by saving time on
+	// compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side): https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296.
+	// +optional
+	DisableCompression bool `json:"disable-compression,omitempty"`
 	// Config holds additional config data that is specific to the exec
 	// plugin with regards to the cluster being authenticated to.
 	//
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 8c4d43fea5e..5372da1513b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1beta1_Cluster_To_clientauthentication_Cluster(in *Cluster, ou
 	out.InsecureSkipTLSVerify = in.InsecureSkipTLSVerify
 	out.CertificateAuthorityData = *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.CertificateAuthorityData))
 	out.ProxyURL = in.ProxyURL
+	out.DisableCompression = in.DisableCompression
 	if err := runtime.Convert_runtime_RawExtension_To_runtime_Object(&in.Config, &out.Config, s); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ func autoConvert_clientauthentication_Cluster_To_v1beta1_Cluster(in *clientauthe
 	out.InsecureSkipTLSVerify = in.InsecureSkipTLSVerify
 	out.CertificateAuthorityData = *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.CertificateAuthorityData))
 	out.ProxyURL = in.ProxyURL
+	out.DisableCompression = in.DisableCompression
 	if err := runtime.Convert_runtime_Object_To_runtime_RawExtension(&in.Config, &out.Config, s); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/exec.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/exec.go
index 8539d5530d7..96f5dba3570 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/exec.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/exec.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func ConfigToExecCluster(config *Config) (*clientauthenticationapi.Cluster, erro
 		InsecureSkipTLSVerify:    config.Insecure,
 		CertificateAuthorityData: caData,
 		ProxyURL:                 proxyURL,
+		DisableCompression:       config.DisableCompression,
 		Config:                   config.ExecProvider.Config,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func ExecClusterToConfig(cluster *clientauthenticationapi.Cluster) (*Config, err
 			ServerName: cluster.TLSServerName,
 			CAData:     cluster.CertificateAuthorityData,
 		},
-		Proxy: proxy,
+		Proxy:              proxy,
+		DisableCompression: cluster.DisableCompression,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
index 44a2fb94b15..71fb821b1e8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	// attach, port forward).
 	// +optional
 	ProxyURL string `json:"proxy-url,omitempty"`
+	// DisableCompression allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server. This is useful
+	// to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample, by saving time on
+	// compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side): https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296.
+	// +optional
+	DisableCompression bool `json:"disable-compression,omitempty"`
 	// Extensions holds additional information. This is useful for extenders so that reads and writes don't clobber unknown fields
 	// +optional
 	Extensions map[string]runtime.Object `json:"extensions,omitempty"`
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types_test.go
index f7190d93e1b..d2eb541d85d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types_test.go
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ func Example_ofOptionsConfig() {
 		Server:                "https://alfa.org:8080",
 		InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true,
 		CertificateAuthority:  "path/to/my/cert-ca-filename",
+		DisableCompression:    true,
 	}
 	defaultConfig.Clusters["bravo"] = &Cluster{
 		Server:                "https://bravo.org:8080",
 		InsecureSkipTLSVerify: false,
+		DisableCompression:    false,
 	}
 	defaultConfig.AuthInfos["white-mage-via-cert"] = &AuthInfo{
 		ClientCertificate: "path/to/my/client-cert-filename",
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ func Example_ofOptionsConfig() {
 	//   alfa:
 	//     LocationOfOrigin: ""
 	//     certificate-authority: path/to/my/cert-ca-filename
+	//     disable-compression: true
 	//     insecure-skip-tls-verify: true
 	//     server: https://alfa.org:8080
 	//   bravo:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
index 757ed817b29..5018a72b1c0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	// attach, port forward).
 	// +optional
 	ProxyURL string `json:"proxy-url,omitempty"`
+	// DisableCompression allows client to opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server. This is useful
+	// to speed up requests (specifically lists) when client-server network bandwidth is ample, by saving time on
+	// compression (server-side) and decompression (client-side): https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296.
+	// +optional
+	DisableCompression bool `json:"disable-compression,omitempty"`
 	// Extensions holds additional information. This is useful for extenders so that reads and writes don't clobber unknown fields
 	// +optional
 	Extensions []NamedExtension `json:"extensions,omitempty"`
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index a13bae64da3..bdedc166695 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1_Cluster_To_api_Cluster(in *Cluster, out *api.Cluster, s conv
 	out.CertificateAuthority = in.CertificateAuthority
 	out.CertificateAuthorityData = *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.CertificateAuthorityData))
 	out.ProxyURL = in.ProxyURL
+	out.DisableCompression = in.DisableCompression
 	if err := Convert_Slice_v1_NamedExtension_To_Map_string_To_runtime_Object(&in.Extensions, &out.Extensions, s); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ func autoConvert_api_Cluster_To_v1_Cluster(in *api.Cluster, out *Cluster, s conv
 	out.CertificateAuthority = in.CertificateAuthority
 	out.CertificateAuthorityData = *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.CertificateAuthorityData))
 	out.ProxyURL = in.ProxyURL
+	out.DisableCompression = in.DisableCompression
 	if err := Convert_Map_string_To_runtime_Object_To_Slice_v1_NamedExtension(&in.Extensions, &out.Extensions, s); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
index 6f06e2dbe7b..ae0f01f3257 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ func (config *DirectClientConfig) ClientConfig() (*restclient.Config, error) {
 		clientConfig.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(u)
 	}
 
+	clientConfig.DisableCompression = configClusterInfo.DisableCompression
+
 	if config.overrides != nil && len(config.overrides.Timeout) > 0 {
 		timeout, err := ParseTimeout(config.overrides.Timeout)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config_test.go
index d539873f792..ee78d8e6b32 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ func createCAValidTestConfig() *clientcmdapi.Config {
 	return config
 }
 
+func TestDisableCompression(t *testing.T) {
+	config := createValidTestConfig()
+	clientBuilder := NewNonInteractiveClientConfig(*config, "clean", &ConfigOverrides{
+		ClusterInfo: clientcmdapi.Cluster{
+			DisableCompression: true,
+		},
+	}, nil)
+
+	actualCfg, err := clientBuilder.ClientConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	matchBoolArg(true, actualCfg.DisableCompression, t)
+}
+
 func TestInsecureOverridesCA(t *testing.T) {
 	config := createCAValidTestConfig()
 	clientBuilder := NewNonInteractiveClientConfig(*config, "clean", &ConfigOverrides{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go
index 3c496b7a3bc..b641d1a2b79 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ var (
 			"red-user":    {Token: "a-different-red-token"},
 			"yellow-user": {Token: "yellow-token"}},
 		Clusters: map[string]*clientcmdapi.Cluster{
-			"cow-cluster":    {Server: "http://a-different-cow.org:8080", InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true},
-			"donkey-cluster": {Server: "http://donkey.org:8080", InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true}},
+			"cow-cluster":    {Server: "http://a-different-cow.org:8080", InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true, DisableCompression: true},
+			"donkey-cluster": {Server: "http://donkey.org:8080", InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true, DisableCompression: true}},
 		CurrentContext: "federal-context",
 	}
 )
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ func Example_mergingSomeWithConflict() {
 	//     server: http://cow.org:8080
 	//   name: cow-cluster
 	// - cluster:
+	//     disable-compression: true
 	//     insecure-skip-tls-verify: true
 	//     server: http://donkey.org:8080
 	//   name: donkey-cluster
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go
index 4c290db5547..483e515320d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type ClusterOverrideFlags struct {
 	InsecureSkipTLSVerify FlagInfo
 	TLSServerName         FlagInfo
 	ProxyURL              FlagInfo
+	DisableCompression    FlagInfo
 }
 
 // FlagInfo contains information about how to register a flag.  This struct is useful if you want to provide a way for an extender to
@@ -143,25 +144,26 @@ func (f FlagInfo) BindBoolFlag(flags *pflag.FlagSet, target *bool) FlagInfo {
 }
 
 const (
-	FlagClusterName      = "cluster"
-	FlagAuthInfoName     = "user"
-	FlagContext          = "context"
-	FlagNamespace        = "namespace"
-	FlagAPIServer        = "server"
-	FlagTLSServerName    = "tls-server-name"
-	FlagInsecure         = "insecure-skip-tls-verify"
-	FlagCertFile         = "client-certificate"
-	FlagKeyFile          = "client-key"
-	FlagCAFile           = "certificate-authority"
-	FlagEmbedCerts       = "embed-certs"
-	FlagBearerToken      = "token"
-	FlagImpersonate      = "as"
-	FlagImpersonateUID   = "as-uid"
-	FlagImpersonateGroup = "as-group"
-	FlagUsername         = "username"
-	FlagPassword         = "password"
-	FlagTimeout          = "request-timeout"
-	FlagProxyURL         = "proxy-url"
+	FlagClusterName        = "cluster"
+	FlagAuthInfoName       = "user"
+	FlagContext            = "context"
+	FlagNamespace          = "namespace"
+	FlagAPIServer          = "server"
+	FlagTLSServerName      = "tls-server-name"
+	FlagInsecure           = "insecure-skip-tls-verify"
+	FlagCertFile           = "client-certificate"
+	FlagKeyFile            = "client-key"
+	FlagCAFile             = "certificate-authority"
+	FlagEmbedCerts         = "embed-certs"
+	FlagBearerToken        = "token"
+	FlagImpersonate        = "as"
+	FlagImpersonateUID     = "as-uid"
+	FlagImpersonateGroup   = "as-group"
+	FlagUsername           = "username"
+	FlagPassword           = "password"
+	FlagTimeout            = "request-timeout"
+	FlagProxyURL           = "proxy-url"
+	FlagDisableCompression = "disable-compression"
 )
 
 // RecommendedConfigOverrideFlags is a convenience method to return recommended flag names prefixed with a string of your choosing
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ func RecommendedClusterOverrideFlags(prefix string) ClusterOverrideFlags {
 		InsecureSkipTLSVerify: FlagInfo{prefix + FlagInsecure, "", "false", "If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure"},
 		TLSServerName:         FlagInfo{prefix + FlagTLSServerName, "", "", "If provided, this name will be used to validate server certificate. If this is not provided, hostname used to contact the server is used."},
 		ProxyURL:              FlagInfo{prefix + FlagProxyURL, "", "", "If provided, this URL will be used to connect via proxy"},
+		DisableCompression:    FlagInfo{prefix + FlagDisableCompression, "", "", "If true, opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server"},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ func BindClusterFlags(clusterInfo *clientcmdapi.Cluster, flags *pflag.FlagSet, f
 	flagNames.InsecureSkipTLSVerify.BindBoolFlag(flags, &clusterInfo.InsecureSkipTLSVerify)
 	flagNames.TLSServerName.BindStringFlag(flags, &clusterInfo.TLSServerName)
 	flagNames.ProxyURL.BindStringFlag(flags, &clusterInfo.ProxyURL)
+	flagNames.DisableCompression.BindBoolFlag(flags, &clusterInfo.DisableCompression)
 }
 
 // BindFlags is a convenience method to bind the specified flags to their associated variables