diff --git a/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass b/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass
index a80a6da5..3639662b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/imagetypes.bbclass
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ IMAGE_CMD:ubi() {
 IMAGE_CMD:ubi[depends] = "${PN}:do_transform_template"
 
 # image conversions
-IMAGE_CONVERSIONS = "gz xz zst"
+IMAGE_CONVERSIONS = "gz xz zst zck"
 
 CONVERSION_CMD:gz = "${SUDO_CHROOT} sh -c 'gzip -f -9 -n -c --rsyncable ${IMAGE_FILE_CHROOT} > ${IMAGE_FILE_CHROOT}.gz'"
 CONVERSION_DEPS:gz = "gzip"
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ CONVERSION_DEPS:xz = "xz-utils"
 
 CONVERSION_CMD:zst = "${SUDO_CHROOT} sh -c 'zstd -c --sparse ${ZSTD_DEFAULTS} ${IMAGE_FILE_CHROOT} > ${IMAGE_FILE_CHROOT}.zst'"
 CONVERSION_DEPS:zst = "zstd"
+
+CONVERSION_CMD:zck = "${SUDO_CHROOT} sh -c 'cd $(dirname ${IMAGE_FILE_CHROOT}); zck ${ZCK_DEFAULTS} ${IMAGE_FILE_CHROOT}'"
+CONVERSION_DEPS:zck = "zchunk"
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index c660660a..f73e4838 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ ZSTD_LEVEL ?= "19"
 ZSTD_DEFAULTS ?= "--rsyncable -${ZSTD_LEVEL} --threads=${ZSTD_THREADS}"
 ZSTD_DEFAULTS[vardepsexclude] += "ZSTD_LEVEL ZSTD_THREADS"
 
+# Default compression settings for zchunk
+ZCK_DEFAULTS ?= ""
+
 BBINCLUDELOGS ??= "yes"
 
 # Add event handlers for bitbake