diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 1594701..ca095af 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ impl<'a> Database<'a> {
         &self.metadata
     }
 
+    /// Compact the database.
+    ///
+    /// Similar to [redb::Database::compact()](https://docs.rs/redb/latest/redb/struct.Database.html#method.compact).
+    pub fn compact(&mut self) -> Result<bool> {
+        self.instance.redb_database_mut()?.compact()?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
     /// Returns true if the database is upgrading from the given version selector.
     ///
     /// - If the database is the old version, not matching the selector the function will return `false.
diff --git a/src/database_instance.rs b/src/database_instance.rs
index c0c219f..306f067 100644
--- a/src/database_instance.rs
+++ b/src/database_instance.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ impl DatabaseInstance {
     pub(crate) fn redb_database(&self) -> Result<&redb::Database> {
         self.kind.redb_database()
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn redb_database_mut(&mut self) -> Result<&mut redb::Database> {
+        self.kind.redb_database_mut()
+    }
 }
 
 enum DatabaseInstanceKind {
@@ -59,4 +63,11 @@ impl DatabaseInstanceKind {
             DatabaseInstanceKind::OnDisk { redb_database, .. } => Ok(redb_database),
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn redb_database_mut(&mut self) -> Result<&mut redb::Database> {
+        match self {
+            DatabaseInstanceKind::InMemory { redb_database } => Ok(redb_database),
+            DatabaseInstanceKind::OnDisk { redb_database, .. } => Ok(redb_database),
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9d295f5..6eb57d5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 //!    - [`create`](crate::Builder::create) - Create a database in a file.
 //!    - [`open`](crate::Builder::open) - Open a database.
 //! - [`Database`] - Database instance.
+//!    - [`compact`](crate::Database::compact) - Compact the database.
 //!    - [`rw_transaction`](crate::Database::rw_transaction) - Create a read-write transaction.
 //!       - [`insert`](crate::transaction::RwTransaction::insert) - Insert a item, fail if the item already exists.
 //!       - [`upsert`](crate::transaction::RwTransaction::upsert) - Upsert a item, update if the item already exists.
diff --git a/tests/compact.rs b/tests/compact.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3110396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compact.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use native_db::*;
+use native_model::{native_model, Model};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use shortcut_assert_fs::TmpFs;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
+#[native_model(id = 1, version = 1)]
+#[native_db]
+struct Item {
+    #[primary_key]
+    id: u32,
+    name: String,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_compact() {
+    let tf = TmpFs::new().unwrap();
+    let db_path = tf.path("test");
+
+    let mut models = Models::new();
+    models.define::<Item>().unwrap();
+    let mut db = Builder::new().create(&models, db_path.clone()).unwrap();
+
+    // Insert 1000 items
+    let rw = db.rw_transaction().unwrap();
+    for i in 0..999 {
+        rw.insert(Item {
+            id: i,
+            name: format!("test_{}", i),
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+    rw.commit().unwrap();
+
+    // Check the size of the database
+    let metadata = std::fs::metadata(db_path.clone()).unwrap();
+    let file_size = metadata.len();
+    assert_eq!(file_size, 1589248);
+    dbg!(file_size);
+
+    let out = db.compact().unwrap();
+    assert!(out);
+
+    // Check the size of the compacted database
+    let metadata = std::fs::metadata(db_path.clone()).unwrap();
+    let file_size = metadata.len();
+    assert_eq!(file_size, 700416);
+}