diff --git a/python/pyspark/shuffle.py b/python/pyspark/shuffle.py
index 361163cab4827..43b91459b56ea 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/shuffle.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/shuffle.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 import operator
 
 import pyspark.heapq3 as heapq
-from pyspark.serializers import BatchedSerializer, PickleSerializer, FlattedValuesSerializer
+from pyspark.serializers import BatchedSerializer, PickleSerializer, FlattedValuesSerializer, \
+    CompressedSerializer
 
 try:
     import psutil
@@ -204,8 +205,16 @@ def __init__(self, aggregator, memory_limit=512, serializer=None,
         Merger.__init__(self, aggregator)
         self.memory_limit = memory_limit
         # default serializer is only used for tests
-        self.serializer = serializer or \
-            BatchedSerializer(PickleSerializer(), 1024)
+        self.serializer = serializer or PickleSerializer()
+        # add compression
+        if isinstance(self.serializer, BatchedSerializer):
+            if not isinstance(self.serializer.serializer, CompressedSerializer):
+                self.serializer = BatchedSerializer(
+                    CompressedSerializer(self.serializer.serializer),
+                    self.serializer.batchSize)
+        else:
+            if not isinstance(self.serializer, CompressedSerializer):
+                self.serializer = CompressedSerializer(self.serializer)
         self.localdirs = localdirs or _get_local_dirs(str(id(self)))
         # number of partitions when spill data into disks
         self.partitions = partitions