diff --git a/build/logrotator.go b/build/logrotator.go
index b6e697f9ba0..0b12192f811 100644
--- a/build/logrotator.go
+++ b/build/logrotator.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
 	"github.com/jrick/logrotate/rotator"
+	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd"
 )
 
 // RotatingLogWriter is a wrapper around the LogWriter that supports log file
@@ -73,6 +74,13 @@ func (r *RotatingLogWriter) InitLogRotator(logFile string, maxLogFileSize int,
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create file rotator: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	c, err := zstd.NewWriter(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create zstd compressor: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	r.logRotator.SetCompressor(c, "zst")
+
 	// Run rotator as a goroutine now but make sure we catch any errors
 	// that happen in case something with the rotation goes wrong during
 	// runtime (like running out of disk space or not being allowed to
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5671a4c4231..5453079a8de 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v0.0.0-20170405195558-28a68d0c24ad
 	github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 v6.2.7
 	github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0
-	github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.0.0
+	github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.1.2
 	github.com/kkdai/bstream v1.0.0
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9
 	github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino v0.16.1-0.20240425105051-602843d34ffd
 	github.com/lightninglabs/neutrino/cache v1.1.2
 	github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-onion v1.2.1-0.20240712235311-98bd56499dfb
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0d49f76e37c..527d5255f5b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -384,8 +384,9 @@ github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0/go.mod h1:4FA24M0QyGHXBuZZK/XkWh8h0e1EYbRYJS
 github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.2.2 h1:UOGuzwb1PwsrDAObMuhUnj0p5ULPj8V/xJ7Kx9qUBdQ=
 github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.2.2/go.mod h1:Pkfl5aHPm1nk2H9h0bjmnJD/BcgbGXUBGnn1kMkgxc8=
 github.com/jpillora/backoff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:J/6gKK9jxlEcS3zixgDgUAsiuZ7yrSoa/FX5e0EB2j4=
-github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.0.0 h1:lQ1bL/n9mBNeIXoTUoYRlK4dHuNJVofX9oWqBtPnSzI=
 github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.0.0/go.mod h1:LNinyqDIJnpAur+b8yyulnQw/wDuN1+BYKlTRt3OuAQ=
+github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.1.2 h1:6ePk462NCX7TfKtNp5JJ7MbA2YIslkpfgP03TlTYMN0=
+github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.1.2/go.mod h1:f9tdWggSVK3iqavGpyvegq5IhNois7KXmasU6/N96OQ=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.6/go.mod h1:+SdeFBvtyEkXs7REEP0seUULqWtbJapLOCVDaaPEHmU=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/uOdHXbAo4=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.11 h1:uVUAXhF2To8cbw/3xN3pxj6kk7TYKs98NIrTqPlMWAQ=
@@ -418,6 +419,8 @@ github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+o
 github.com/kkdai/bstream v0.0.0-20161212061736-f391b8402d23/go.mod h1:J+Gs4SYgM6CZQHDETBtE9HaSEkGmuNXF86RwHhHUvq4=
 github.com/kkdai/bstream v1.0.0 h1:Se5gHwgp2VT2uHfDrkbbgbgEvV9cimLELwrPJctSjg8=
 github.com/kkdai/bstream v1.0.0/go.mod h1:FDnDOHt5Yx4p3FaHcioFT0QjDOtgUpvjeZqAs+NVZZA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.3/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=