diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/etc/default/armbian-zram-config.dpkg-dist b/packages/bsp/common/etc/default/armbian-zram-config.dpkg-dist
index dde59d830a..7bd4d3a836 100644
--- a/packages/bsp/common/etc/default/armbian-zram-config.dpkg-dist
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/etc/default/armbian-zram-config.dpkg-dist
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 #
 # enable the armbian-zram-config service?
 ENABLED=true
-#
-# size of the partition for ramlog in megabytes
-SIZE=50
+
+# percentage of zram usage compared to physically available DRAM.
+# Huge overcommitment (300) is possible and sometimes desirable. See
+# https://forum.armbian.com/topic/5565-zram-vs-swap/?do=findComment&comment=61082
+# ZRAM_PERCENTAGE=50
+
+# create how many zram devices max for swap
+# ZRAM_MAX_DEVICES=4
+
+# Which algorithm to choose for zram based swapping
+# SWAP_ALGORITHM=lz4
diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config
index da9fc5f54d..4e494508e6 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-zram-config
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # and script configuration
 . /usr/lib/armbian/armbian-common
 
-# ZRAM_PERCENTAGE and ZRAM_MAX_DEVICES can be defined in /etc/default/armbian-zram-config
+# ZRAM_PERCENTAGE, ZRAM_MAX_DEVICES and SWAP_ALGORITHM can be defined there:
 [ -f /etc/default/armbian-zram-config ] && . /etc/default/armbian-zram-config
 
 activate_zram() {
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ activate_zram() {
 	memory_total=$(awk '{printf("%d",$2*1024)}' <<<${mem_info})
 	mem_per_zram_device=$(( ${memory_total} / ${zram_devices} * ${zram_percent} / 100 ))
 
+	swap_algo=${SWAP_ALGORITHM:=lz4}
 	for (( i=1; i<=zram_devices; i++ )); do
-		[[ -f /sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm ]] && echo lz4 >/sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm 2>/dev/null
+		[[ -f /sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm ]] && echo ${swap_algo} >/sys/block/zram${i}/comp_algorithm 2>/dev/null
 		echo -n ${mem_per_zram_device} > /sys/block/zram${i}/disksize
 		mkswap /dev/zram${i}
 		swapon -p 5 /dev/zram${i}
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ activate_zram() {
 	done
 	echo -n $(($SIZE*1024*1024)) > /sys/block/zram0/disksize
 
-	# if it fails, select lz4. Workaround for some older kernels
+	# if it fails, select $swap_algo. Workaround for some older kernels
 	if [[ $? == 1 ]]; then
-		echo lz4 > /sys/block/zram0/comp_algorithm 2>/dev/null
+		echo ${swap_algo} > /sys/block/zram0/comp_algorithm 2>/dev/null
 		echo -n $(($SIZE*1024*1024)) > /sys/block/zram0/disksize
 	fi