diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 569a410c1..82d70075b 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ struct FIO_prefs_s {
     int ldmMinMatch;
     int ldmBucketSizeLog;
     int ldmHashRateLog;
+    size_t streamSrcSize;
     size_t targetCBlockSize;
     ZSTD_literalCompressionMode_e literalCompressionMode;
 
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ FIO_prefs_t* FIO_createPreferences(void)
     ret->ldmMinMatch = 0;
     ret->ldmBucketSizeLog = FIO_LDM_PARAM_NOTSET;
     ret->ldmHashRateLog = FIO_LDM_PARAM_NOTSET;
+    ret->streamSrcSize = 0;
     ret->targetCBlockSize = 0;
     ret->literalCompressionMode = ZSTD_lcm_auto;
     return ret;
@@ -418,6 +420,10 @@ void FIO_setRsyncable(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, int rsyncable) {
     prefs->rsyncable = rsyncable;
 }
 
+void FIO_setStreamSrcSize(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, size_t streamSrcSize) {
+    prefs->streamSrcSize = streamSrcSize;
+}
+
 void FIO_setTargetCBlockSize(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, size_t targetCBlockSize) {
     prefs->targetCBlockSize = targetCBlockSize;
 }
@@ -698,9 +704,20 @@ static cRess_t FIO_createCResources(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs,
         CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(ress.cctx, ZSTD_c_rsyncable, prefs->rsyncable) );
 #endif
         /* dictionary */
-        CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(ress.cctx, srcSize) );  /* set the value temporarily for dictionary loading, to adapt compression parameters */
+        /* set the pledged size for dictionary loading, to adapt compression parameters */
+        if (srcSize == ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN && prefs->streamSrcSize > 0) {
+          /* unknown source size; use the declared stream size and disable writing this size to frame during compression */
+          CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(ress.cctx, prefs->streamSrcSize) );
+          CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(ress.cctx, ZSTD_c_contentSizeFlag, 0) );
+        } else {
+          /* use the known source size for adaption */
+          CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(ress.cctx, srcSize) );
+        }
         CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_loadDictionary(ress.cctx, dictBuffer, dictBuffSize) );
-        CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(ress.cctx, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN) );  /* reset */
+        if (srcSize != ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN || prefs->streamSrcSize == 0) {
+            /* reset pledge when src size is known or stream size is declared */
+            CHECK( ZSTD_CCtx_setPledgedSrcSize(ress.cctx, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN) );
+        }
 
         free(dictBuffer);
     }
diff --git a/programs/fileio.h b/programs/fileio.h
index 311f8c0e1..13f6f1d05 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.h
+++ b/programs/fileio.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void FIO_setOverlapLog(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, int overlapLog);
 void FIO_setRemoveSrcFile(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, unsigned flag);
 void FIO_setSparseWrite(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, unsigned sparse);  /**< 0: no sparse; 1: disable on stdout; 2: always enabled */
 void FIO_setRsyncable(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, int rsyncable);
+void FIO_setStreamSrcSize(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, size_t streamSrcSize);
 void FIO_setTargetCBlockSize(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs, size_t targetCBlockSize);
 void FIO_setLiteralCompressionMode(
         FIO_prefs_t* const prefs,
diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index de286cdf2..401e1ee2c 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static int usage_advanced(const char* programName)
     DISPLAY( "--long[=#]: enable long distance matching with given window log (default: %u)\n", g_defaultMaxWindowLog);
     DISPLAY( "--fast[=#]: switch to ultra fast compression level (default: %u)\n", 1);
     DISPLAY( "--adapt : dynamically adapt compression level to I/O conditions \n");
+    DISPLAY( "--stream-size=# : optimize compression parameters for streaming input of given number of bytes \n");
     DISPLAY( "--target-compressed-block-size=# : make compressed block near targeted size \n");
 #ifdef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
     DISPLAY( " -T#    : spawns # compression threads (default: 1, 0==# cores) \n");
@@ -588,6 +589,7 @@ int main(int argCount, const char* argv[])
     const char* suffix = ZSTD_EXTENSION;
     unsigned maxDictSize = g_defaultMaxDictSize;
     unsigned dictID = 0;
+    size_t streamSrcSize = 0;
     size_t targetCBlockSize = 0;
     int dictCLevel = g_defaultDictCLevel;
     unsigned dictSelect = g_defaultSelectivityLevel;
@@ -745,6 +747,7 @@ int main(int argCount, const char* argv[])
                     if (longCommandWArg(&argument, "--maxdict=")) { maxDictSize = readU32FromChar(&argument); continue; }
                     if (longCommandWArg(&argument, "--dictID=")) { dictID = readU32FromChar(&argument); continue; }
                     if (longCommandWArg(&argument, "--zstd=")) { if (!parseCompressionParameters(argument, &compressionParams)) CLEAN_RETURN(badusage(programName)); continue; }
+                    if (longCommandWArg(&argument, "--stream-size=")) { streamSrcSize = readU32FromChar(&argument); continue; }
                     if (longCommandWArg(&argument, "--target-compressed-block-size=")) { targetCBlockSize = readU32FromChar(&argument); continue; }
                     if (longCommandWArg(&argument, "--long")) {
                         unsigned ldmWindowLog = 0;
@@ -1150,6 +1153,7 @@ int main(int argCount, const char* argv[])
         FIO_setAdaptMin(prefs, adaptMin);
         FIO_setAdaptMax(prefs, adaptMax);
         FIO_setRsyncable(prefs, rsyncable);
+        FIO_setStreamSrcSize(prefs, streamSrcSize);
         FIO_setTargetCBlockSize(prefs, targetCBlockSize);
         FIO_setLiteralCompressionMode(prefs, literalCompressionMode);
         if (adaptMin > cLevel) cLevel = adaptMin;
@@ -1160,7 +1164,7 @@ int main(int argCount, const char* argv[])
         else
           operationResult = FIO_compressMultipleFilenames(prefs, filenameTable, filenameIdx, outFileName, suffix, dictFileName, cLevel, compressionParams);
 #else
-        (void)suffix; (void)adapt; (void)rsyncable; (void)ultra; (void)cLevel; (void)ldmFlag; (void)literalCompressionMode; (void)targetCBlockSize; /* not used when ZSTD_NOCOMPRESS set */
+        (void)suffix; (void)adapt; (void)rsyncable; (void)ultra; (void)cLevel; (void)ldmFlag; (void)literalCompressionMode; (void)streamSrcSize; (void)targetCBlockSize; /* not used when ZSTD_NOCOMPRESS set */
         DISPLAY("Compression not supported \n");
 #endif
     } else {  /* decompression or test */
diff --git a/tests/playTests.sh b/tests/playTests.sh
index 69387321f..431a53a18 100755
--- a/tests/playTests.sh
+++ b/tests/playTests.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-
 println "\n===>  simple tests "
 
 ./datagen > tmp
@@ -1020,4 +1019,25 @@ test -f dictionary
 rm -f tmp* dictionary
 
 
+println "\n===>  stream-size mode"
+
+./datagen -g11000 > tmp
+println "test : basic file compression vs sized streaming compression"
+$ZSTD -14 -f tmp -o tmp.zst |& tee file.out
+cat tmp | $ZSTD -14 -f -o tmp.zst --stream-size=11000 |& tee stream_sized.out
+
+file_ratio=$(cat file.out | awk '{print $4}' | sed 's/%//g')
+stream_sized_ratio=$(cat stream_sized.out | awk '{print $4}' | sed 's/%//g')
+rm file.out stream_sized.out
+
+ratio_diff=$(echo $file_ratio - $stream_sized_ratio | bc)
+if [ $(echo "(100 * $ratio_diff) > 5" | bc -l) == 1 ]
+then
+  die "greater than 0.05% difference between file and sized-streaming compression"
+fi
+
+println "test : incorrect stream size"
+cat tmp | $ZSTD -14 -f -o tmp.zst --stream-size=11001 && die "should fail with incorrect stream size"
+
+
 rm -f tmp*