diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py
index 0d7cfeac5965..170a67974542 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py
@@ -625,14 +625,24 @@ def print_jpg(self, filename_or_obj, *args, **kwargs):
 
         # add TIFF support
         def print_tif(self, filename_or_obj, *args, **kwargs):
+            """
+            Other Parameters
+            ----------------
+            compression : 'tiff_deflate', 'tiff_adobe_deflate', 'tiff_lzw', 
+                and other values allowed by LIBTIFF_CORE.
+                If present, indicates the compression algorithm that
+                will be passed to the backend to save the image.
+            """
             buf, size = self.print_to_buffer()
             if kwargs.pop("dryrun", False):
                 return
             image = Image.frombuffer('RGBA', size, buf, 'raw', 'RGBA', 0, 1)
             dpi = (self.figure.dpi, self.figure.dpi)
-            return image.save(filename_or_obj, format='tiff',
-                              dpi=dpi)
+            #add TIFF compression support by passing the parameter to backend
+            compression = kwargs.pop("compression", None)
+            return image.save(filename_or_obj, format='tiff', dpi=dpi,
+                              compression=compression)
+            
         print_tiff = print_tif
 
-
 FigureCanvas = FigureCanvasAgg