diff --git a/src/data.c b/src/data.c
index d88b06b6..f7d1243c 100644
--- a/src/data.c
+++ b/src/data.c
@@ -794,6 +794,14 @@ backup_non_data_file(pgFile *file, pgFile *prev_file,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* special treatment for global/ptrack.map */
+	if (strcmp(file->name, "ptrack.map") == 0)
+	{
+		copy_ptrackmap_file(from_fullpath, FIO_DB_HOST,
+							to_fullpath, FIO_BACKUP_HOST, file);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If non-data file exists in previous backup
 	 * and its mtime is less than parent backup start time ... */
@@ -1383,6 +1391,49 @@ restore_non_data_file(parray *parent_chain, pgBackup *dest_backup,
 		elog(ERROR, "Cannot close file \"%s\": %s", from_fullpath,
 			strerror(errno));
 
+
+	/* We have to decompress ptrack.map */
+	if (tmp_backup->compress_alg > NONE_COMPRESS && strcmp(tmp_file->name, "ptrack.map") == 0)
+	{	
+		/* do decompression  */
+		char *buffer;
+		size_t size;
+		
+		const char *errormsg = NULL;
+		buffer = slurpFile(to_fullpath, "", &size, false, FIO_DB_HOST);
+
+		if (buffer == NULL)
+			elog(ERROR, "Failed to allocate buffer during ptrack.map decompression");
+
+		size_t decompressed_size = tmp_file->size * 2;
+  		void* decompressed = pg_malloc(decompressed_size);
+
+		if (decompressed == NULL)
+  		{
+			pg_free(buffer);
+			elog(ERROR, "Failed to allocate decompressed buffer during ptrack.map decompression");
+  		}
+
+		int rc = do_decompress(decompressed, decompressed_size, buffer, size, tmp_backup->compress_alg, &errormsg);
+
+		/* decompression didn't worked */
+		if (rc <= 0 || errormsg != NULL)
+			elog(WARNING, "An error occurred during decompression of ptrack.map: %s", errormsg);
+		else
+			decompressed_size = rc;
+
+  		writePtrackMap(decompressed, decompressed_size, to_fullpath, FIO_DB_HOST);
+
+		/* Check CRC for decompressed data */
+		pg_crc32 file_crc = pgFileGetCRC(to_fullpath, true, true);
+
+		if (file_crc != tmp_file->crc)
+			elog(WARNING, "CRC mismatch for uncompressed ptrack.map during decompression");
+
+  		pg_free(decompressed);
+  		pg_free(buffer);
+	}
+
 	return tmp_file->write_size;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pg_probackup.h b/src/pg_probackup.h
index 175aa558..9d2263de 100644
--- a/src/pg_probackup.h
+++ b/src/pg_probackup.h
@@ -1214,6 +1214,8 @@ extern void get_control_file_or_back_file(const char *pgdata_path, fio_location
 										  ControlFileData *control);
 extern void copy_pgcontrol_file(const char *from_fullpath, fio_location from_location,
 					const char *to_fullpath, fio_location to_location, pgFile *file);
+extern void copy_ptrackmap_file(const char *from_fullpath, fio_location from_location,
+					const char *to_fullpath, fio_location to_location, pgFile *file);
 
 extern void time2iso(char *buf, size_t len, time_t time, bool utc);
 extern const char *status2str(BackupStatus status);
@@ -1239,6 +1241,9 @@ extern PGconn *pgdata_basic_setup(ConnectionOptions conn_opt, PGNodeInfo *nodeIn
 extern void check_system_identifiers(PGconn *conn, const char *pgdata);
 extern void parse_filelist_filenames(parray *files, const char *root);
 
+extern void writePtrackMap(const char *ptrackMap, const size_t ptrackmap_size, 
+				const char *path, fio_location location);
+
 /* in ptrack.c */
 extern void make_pagemap_from_ptrack_2(parray* files, PGconn* backup_conn,
 									   const char *ptrack_schema,
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 019d2064..1641725f 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -454,6 +454,137 @@ copy_pgcontrol_file(const char *from_fullpath, fio_location from_location,
 	pg_free(buffer);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Write page_map_entry to ptrackMap
+ */
+void
+writePtrackMap(const char *ptrackMap, const size_t ptrackmap_size, 
+				const char *path, fio_location location)
+{
+	int			fd;
+	char       *buffer = NULL;
+	char       *tmp_path = NULL;
+	
+	tmp_path = psprintf("%s.tmp",path);
+
+	/* copy ptrackMap */
+	buffer = pg_malloc0(ptrackmap_size);
+
+	if (buffer == NULL)
+	{
+		pfree(tmp_path);
+		elog(ERROR, "Failed to allocate buffer during ptrack.map write");
+	}
+
+	memcpy(buffer, ptrackMap, ptrackmap_size);
+
+	/* Write ptrackMap */
+	fd = fio_open(tmp_path,
+				  O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | PG_BINARY, location);
+
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		pfree(tmp_path);
+		pg_free(buffer);
+		elog(ERROR, "Failed to open temp file: %s", tmp_path);
+	}
+
+	if (fio_write(fd, buffer, ptrackmap_size) != ptrackmap_size) {
+		fio_close(fd);
+		fio_unlink(tmp_path, location);
+		pfree(tmp_path);
+		pg_free(buffer);
+		elog(ERROR, "Failed to write temp file: %s", tmp_path);
+	}
+
+	if (fio_flush(fd) != 0) {
+		fio_close(fd);
+		fio_unlink(tmp_path, location);
+		pg_free(buffer);
+		pfree(tmp_path);
+		elog(ERROR, "Failed to sync temp file: %s", path);
+	}
+
+	fio_close(fd);
+
+	if (fio_rename(tmp_path, path, location) != 0){
+		fio_unlink(tmp_path, location);
+		pg_free(buffer);
+		pfree(tmp_path);
+		elog(ERROR, "Failed to rename temp file to: %s", path);
+	}
+
+	pg_free(buffer);
+	pfree(tmp_path);
+}
+
+/*
+* Copy ptrack.map file to backup. We do apply compression to this file.
+*/
+void copy_ptrackmap_file(const char *from_fullpath, fio_location from_location,
+                         const char *to_fullpath, fio_location to_location,
+                         pgFile *file) {
+  char *buffer;
+  size_t size;
+
+  bool missing_ok = true;
+  bool use_crc32c = true;
+
+  const char *errormsg = NULL;
+
+  buffer = slurpFile(from_fullpath, "", &size, false, from_location);
+
+  if (buffer == NULL)
+	elog(ERROR, "Failed to allocate buffer during ptrack.map copy");
+
+  /* Calculate CRC of uncompressed map first */
+  file->crc = pgFileGetCRC(from_fullpath, use_crc32c, missing_ok);
+
+  size_t compressed_size = (current.compress_alg == ZLIB_COMPRESS)? compressBound(size) : size;
+  void *compressed = pg_malloc(compressed_size);
+
+  if (compressed == NULL)
+  {
+	pg_free(buffer);
+	elog(ERROR, "Failed to allocate compressed buffer during ptrack.map copy");
+  }
+
+  int rc = do_compress(compressed, compressed_size, buffer, size,
+                       current.compress_alg, current.compress_level, &errormsg);
+
+  /* Something went wrong and errormsg was assigned, throw a warning */
+  if (rc < 0 && errormsg != NULL)
+    elog(WARNING, "An error occurred during compression of ptrack.map: %s",
+         errormsg);
+
+  bool is_compressed = false;
+
+  /* compression didn`t worked */
+  if (rc <= 0 || rc >= size) {
+    /* Do not compress ptrack.map */
+    memcpy(compressed, buffer, size);
+  } else {
+	is_compressed = true;
+    compressed_size = rc;
+  }
+
+  writePtrackMap(compressed, compressed_size, to_fullpath, to_location);
+
+  file->size = compressed_size;
+  file->read_size = size;
+  file->write_size = compressed_size;
+  file->uncompressed_size = size;
+
+  if (is_compressed){
+    file->compress_alg = current.compress_alg;
+  }
+  else {
+	file->compress_alg = NONE_COMPRESS;
+  }
+
+  pg_free(compressed);
+  pg_free(buffer);
+}
+
 /*
  * Parse string representation of the server version.
  */