diff --git a/components/lwip/Kconfig b/components/lwip/Kconfig
index 0431b74cd8..59843d1646 100644
--- a/components/lwip/Kconfig
+++ b/components/lwip/Kconfig
@@ -959,6 +959,16 @@ menu "LWIP"
         help
             Enable to use PPP server
 
+    config LWIP_PPP_VJ_HEADER_COMPRESSION
+        bool "Enable VJ IP Header compression"
+        depends on LWIP_PPP_SUPPORT
+        default y
+        help
+            Enable support for VJ header compression.
+            Please disable this if you're using NAPT on PPP interface,
+            since the compressed IP header might not be correctly interpreted
+            in NAT causing the compressed packet to be dropped.
+
     config LWIP_ENABLE_LCP_ECHO
         bool "Enable LCP ECHO"
         depends on LWIP_PPP_SUPPORT
diff --git a/components/lwip/port/include/lwipopts.h b/components/lwip/port/include/lwipopts.h
index c633c1a5bc..811c2707f0 100644
--- a/components/lwip/port/include/lwipopts.h
+++ b/components/lwip/port/include/lwipopts.h
@@ -1110,6 +1110,11 @@ static inline uint32_t timeout_from_offered(uint32_t lease, uint32_t min)
  */
 #define PPP_SERVER                      CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_SERVER_SUPPORT
 
+/**
+ * VJ_SUPPORT==1: Support VJ header compression.
+ */
+#define VJ_SUPPORT                      CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_VJ_HEADER_COMPRESSION
+
 /**
  * PPP_MAXIDLEFLAG: Max Xmit idle time (in ms) before resend flag char.
  * TODO: If PPP_MAXIDLEFLAG > 0 and next package is send during PPP_MAXIDLEFLAG time,