diff --git a/src/Imcodec.ObjectProperty/ObjectSerializer.cs b/src/Imcodec.ObjectProperty/ObjectSerializer.cs
index 6b6b03a..911d4ca 100644
--- a/src/Imcodec.ObjectProperty/ObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/Imcodec.ObjectProperty/ObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -253,19 +253,22 @@ public virtual bool PreWriteObject(BitWriter writer,
     /// to compress.</param>
     /// <returns>A <see cref="BitWriter"/> containing the compressed data.</returns>
     protected virtual BitWriter Compress(BitWriter writer) {
-        var uncompressedSize = writer.GetData().Length;
-        var compressedData = Compression.Compress(writer.GetData());
+        // Compress the data and at the start of the buffer, write the uncompressed size.
+        var writerData = writer.GetData();
+        var uncompressedSize = writerData.Length;
+        var compressedData = Compression.Compress(writerData);
 
-        var bufferSize = compressedData.Length + 4;
-        var tempBuffer = new byte[bufferSize];
+        var uncompressedSizeWriteLength = sizeof(int);
+        var deflatedBufferSize = uncompressedSizeWriteLength + compressedData.Length;
+        var deflatedBuffer = new byte[deflatedBufferSize];
 
-        using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(tempBuffer);
+        using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(deflatedBuffer);
         using var binaryWriter = new BinaryWriter(memoryStream);
 
         binaryWriter.Write(uncompressedSize);
         binaryWriter.Write(compressedData);
 
-        return new BitWriter(tempBuffer);
+        return new BitWriter(deflatedBuffer);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/test/ObjectPropertyTest/LootTableTest.cs b/test/ObjectPropertyTest/LootTableTest.cs
index 45e5271..1cd0522 100644
--- a/test/ObjectPropertyTest/LootTableTest.cs
+++ b/test/ObjectPropertyTest/LootTableTest.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class LootTableTest {
     */
 
     private const string LootTableBlob = "2A0367480100000089876B65050000000000050000005E39841B0100000002000000";
+    private const string LootTableBlobCompressed = "2200000078DAD3624EF760646060E86CCF4E65650001101967D9220D126502620057C70401";
 
     [Fact]
     public void TryDeserializeLootTableBlob() {
@@ -71,4 +72,45 @@ public void TrySerializeLootTable() {
         Assert.Equal(LootTableBlob, hexBlob);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void TrySerializeWithCompression() {
+        // Serialize a loot info list with compression and see if it matches the expected blob.
+        var serializer = new ObjectSerializer(false, SerializerFlags.Compress, new DummyTypeRegistry());
+        var lootTable = new LootInfoList {
+            m_goldInfo = new GoldLootInfo {
+                m_goldAmount = 2,
+                m_lootType = LOOT_TYPE.LOOT_TYPE_GOLD
+            },
+            m_loot = [
+                new MagicXPLootInfo { m_lootType = LOOT_TYPE.LOOT_TYPE_MAGIC_XP, m_experience = 5 }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        var serializeSuccess = serializer.Serialize(lootTable, (PropertyFlags) 31, out var byteBlob);
+        Assert.True(serializeSuccess);
+        Assert.True(byteBlob is not null);
+
+        var hexBlob = BitConverter.ToString(byteBlob).Replace("-", "");
+        Assert.Equal(LootTableBlobCompressed, hexBlob);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TryDeserializeWithCompression() {
+        // Deserialize a compressed loot info list and see if it matches the expected blob.
+        var serializer = new ObjectSerializer(false, SerializerFlags.Compress, new DummyTypeRegistry());
+        var byteBlob = Convert.FromHexString(LootTableBlobCompressed);
+        var deserializeSuccess = serializer.Deserialize<LootInfoList>(byteBlob, (PropertyFlags) 31, out var lootTable);
+
+        Assert.True(deserializeSuccess);
+        Assert.NotNull(lootTable);
+        Assert.NotNull(lootTable.m_goldInfo);
+        Assert.True(lootTable.m_goldInfo.m_goldAmount == 2);
+        Assert.True(lootTable.m_goldInfo.m_lootType == LOOT_TYPE.LOOT_TYPE_GOLD);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(lootTable.m_loot);
+        Assert.True(lootTable.m_loot.Count == 1);
+        Assert.True(lootTable.m_loot[0] is MagicXPLootInfo);
+        Assert.True(lootTable.m_loot[0].m_lootType == LOOT_TYPE.LOOT_TYPE_MAGIC_XP);
+    }
+
 }