diff --git a/node/repo/blockstore_opts.go b/node/repo/blockstore_opts.go
index 1705217d3..81f8b9ff4 100644
--- a/node/repo/blockstore_opts.go
+++ b/node/repo/blockstore_opts.go
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package repo
 
-import badgerbs "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/blockstore/badger"
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	badgerbs "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/blockstore/badger"
+)
 
 // BadgerBlockstoreOptions returns the badger options to apply for the provided
 // domain.
@@ -42,5 +47,17 @@ func BadgerBlockstoreOptions(domain BlockstoreDomain, path string, readonly bool
 
 	opts.ReadOnly = readonly
 
+	// Envvar LOTUS_CHAIN_BADGERSTORE_COMPACTIONWORKERNUM
+	// Allows the number of compaction workers used by BadgerDB to be adjusted
+	// Unset - leaves the default number of compaction workers (4)
+	// "0" - disables compaction
+	// Positive integer - enables that number of compaction workers
+	if badgerNumCompactors, badgerNumCompactorsSet := os.LookupEnv("LOTUS_CHAIN_BADGERSTORE_COMPACTIONWORKERNUM"); badgerNumCompactorsSet {
+		if numWorkers, err := strconv.Atoi(badgerNumCompactors); err == nil && numWorkers >= 0 {
+			opts.NumCompactors = numWorkers
+		}
+	}
+
 	return opts, nil
+
 }