diff --git a/include/boost/iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp b/include/boost/iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp
index e236983e0..e13a325d9 100644
--- a/include/boost/iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class basic_gzip_compressor : basic_zlib_compressor<Alloc> {
     struct category
         : dual_use,
           filter_tag,
+          flushable_tag,
           multichar_tag,
           closable_tag
         { };
@@ -271,6 +272,12 @@ class basic_gzip_compressor : basic_zlib_compressor<Alloc> {
         }
         close_impl();
     }
+
+    template<typename Sink>
+    bool flush(Sink& snk) {
+      base_type::force_flush(snk);
+      return true;
+    }
 private:
     static gzip_params normalize_params(gzip_params p);
     void prepare_footer();
diff --git a/include/boost/iostreams/filter/symmetric.hpp b/include/boost/iostreams/filter/symmetric.hpp
index f18089f4f..6ea667882 100644
--- a/include/boost/iostreams/filter/symmetric.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/iostreams/filter/symmetric.hpp
@@ -185,6 +185,26 @@ class symmetric_filter {
             close_impl();
         }
     }
+
+    template<typename Sink>
+    void force_flush(Sink &snk) {
+      if (!(state() & f_write))
+              begin_write();
+
+      buffer_type&     buf = pimpl_->buf_;
+      char_type        dummy;
+      const char_type* end = &dummy;
+      // Repeatedly invokes force_flush(), till the time zlib::deflate returns zlib::Z_BUF_ERROR.
+      // zlib::Z_BUF_ERROR ensures that no more futher progress is possible.
+      bool again = true;
+      while(again) {
+        if(buf.ptr() != buf.eptr()) {
+          again = filter().force_flush(end, end, buf.ptr(), buf.eptr());
+        }
+        flush(snk);
+      }
+    }
+
     SymmetricFilter& filter() { return *pimpl_; }
     string_type unconsumed_input() const;
 
diff --git a/include/boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp b/include/boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp
index e57870a51..c946502e5 100644
--- a/include/boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ BOOST_IOSTREAMS_DECL extern const int buf_error;
 BOOST_IOSTREAMS_DECL extern const int finish;
 BOOST_IOSTREAMS_DECL extern const int no_flush;
 BOOST_IOSTREAMS_DECL extern const int sync_flush;
+BOOST_IOSTREAMS_DECL extern const int full_flush;
 
                     // Code for current OS
 
@@ -232,6 +233,8 @@ class zlib_compressor_impl : public zlib_base, public zlib_allocator<Alloc> {
     bool filter( const char*& src_begin, const char* src_end,
                  char*& dest_begin, char* dest_end, bool flush );
     void close();
+    bool force_flush( const char*& src_begin, const char* src_end,
+                 char*& dest_begin, char* dest_end);
 };
 
 //
@@ -361,6 +364,17 @@ bool zlib_compressor_impl<Alloc>::filter
 template<typename Alloc>
 void zlib_compressor_impl<Alloc>::close() { reset(true, true); }
 
+template<typename Alloc>
+bool zlib_compressor_impl<Alloc>::force_flush
+    ( const char*& src_begin, const char* src_end,
+      char*& dest_begin, char* dest_end)
+{
+  before(src_begin, src_end, dest_begin, dest_end);
+  int result = xdeflate(zlib::full_flush);
+  after(src_begin, dest_begin, true);
+  return result == zlib::okay;
+}
+
 //------------------Implementation of zlib_decompressor_impl------------------//
 
 template<typename Alloc>
diff --git a/src/zlib.cpp b/src/zlib.cpp
index 66380689b..484676ecb 100644
--- a/src/zlib.cpp
+++ b/src/zlib.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const int buf_error            = Z_BUF_ERROR;
 const int finish               = Z_FINISH;
 const int no_flush             = Z_NO_FLUSH;
 const int sync_flush           = Z_SYNC_FLUSH;
+const int full_flush           = Z_FULL_FLUSH;
 
                     // Code for current OS
 
diff --git a/test/gzip_test.cpp b/test/gzip_test.cpp
index eb7d4cc3d..770ea20e5 100644
--- a/test/gzip_test.cpp
+++ b/test/gzip_test.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,35 @@ void array_source_test()
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(data, res);
 }
 
+
+void flush_test()
+{
+    std::string encoded;
+    std::vector<int> result;
+
+    static const int flush_marker_bytes[] = {'\x00', '\x00', '\xff', '\xff', '\x00', '\x00', '\xff', '\xff'};
+    std::vector<int> target(flush_marker_bytes, flush_marker_bytes + sizeof(flush_marker_bytes) / sizeof(flush_marker_bytes[0]) );
+
+    filtering_ostream out;
+    out.push(gzip_compressor());
+    out.push(io::back_inserter(encoded));
+    write_data_in_chunks(out);
+    out.flush();
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      result.push_back(encoded[encoded.length() - 4 + i]);
+    }
+
+    write_data_in_chunks(out);
+    out.flush();
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+      result.push_back(encoded[encoded.length() - 4 + i]);
+    }
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(std::equal(result.begin(), result.end(), target.begin()));
+}
+
 #if defined(BOOST_MSVC)
 # pragma warning(push)
 # pragma warning(disable:4309)  // Truncation of constant value
@@ -239,6 +268,7 @@ test_suite* init_unit_test_suite(int, char* [])
     test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&compression_test));
     test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&multiple_member_test));
     test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&array_source_test));
+    test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&flush_test));
     test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&header_test));
     test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&empty_file_test));
     test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE(&multipart_test));