diff --git a/src/apps/Elsa.Server.Web/Program.cs b/src/apps/Elsa.Server.Web/Program.cs
index edc03cffd..3d9f61f27 100644
--- a/src/apps/Elsa.Server.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/apps/Elsa.Server.Web/Program.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
 using Elsa.Alterations.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Alterations.MassTransit.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Caching.Options;
+using Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 using Elsa.Common.DistributedHosting.DistributedLocks;
 using Elsa.Common.RecurringTasks;
 using Elsa.Common.Serialization;
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ using Elsa.Workflows.CommitStates.Strategies;
 using Elsa.Workflows.IncidentStrategies;
 using Elsa.Workflows.LogPersistence;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management;
-using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Stores;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Memory;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Options;
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/GZip.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/GZip.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/GZip.cs
rename to src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/GZip.cs
index d00b5b819..b7b3d1eda 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/GZip.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/GZip.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Text;
 
-namespace Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
+namespace Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents a GZip compression strategy.
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/None.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/None.cs
similarity index 91%
rename from src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/None.cs
rename to src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/None.cs
index 48c41c8e9..5e2dc800b 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/None.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/None.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
+namespace Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents a compression strategy that does not compress or decompress the input.
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/Zstd.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/Zstd.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/Zstd.cs
rename to src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/Zstd.cs
index cb5fd9494..11a49c5d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Compression/Zstd.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Codecs/Zstd.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using IronCompress;
 
-namespace Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
+namespace Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents a ZSTD compression strategy.
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Contracts/ICompressionCodec.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Contracts/ICompressionCodec.cs
similarity index 92%
rename from src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Contracts/ICompressionCodec.cs
rename to src/modules/Elsa.Common/Contracts/ICompressionCodec.cs
index 82cb7e402..c34a0dc3d 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Contracts/ICompressionCodec.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Contracts/ICompressionCodec.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace Elsa.Workflows.Management;
+namespace Elsa.Common;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents a compression strategy.
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Contracts/ICompressionCodecResolver.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Contracts/ICompressionCodecResolver.cs
similarity index 88%
rename from src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Contracts/ICompressionCodecResolver.cs
rename to src/modules/Elsa.Common/Contracts/ICompressionCodecResolver.cs
index 852b95ab0..86494155c 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Contracts/ICompressionCodecResolver.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Contracts/ICompressionCodecResolver.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace Elsa.Workflows.Management;
+namespace Elsa.Common;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Resolves a <see cref="ICompressionCodec"/> from its name.
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Elsa.Common.csproj b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Elsa.Common.csproj
index 654e988e5..9b5d15779 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Elsa.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Elsa.Common.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Cronos" />
         <PackageReference Include="DistributedLock.Core" />
+        <PackageReference Include="IronCompress" />
         <PackageReference Include="LinqKit.Core" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" />
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Features/CompressionFeature.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Features/CompressionFeature.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6b5955c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Features/CompressionFeature.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using Elsa.Common.Codecs;
+using Elsa.Common.Services;
+using Elsa.Features.Abstractions;
+using Elsa.Features.Services;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace Elsa.Common.Features;
+
+[UsedImplicitly]
+public class CompressionFeature(IModule module) : FeatureBase(module)
+{
+    public override void Apply()
+    {
+        Services
+            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodecResolver, CompressionCodecResolver>()
+            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodec, None>()
+            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodec, GZip>()
+            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodec, Zstd>();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Services/CompressionCodecResolver.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Services/CompressionCodecResolver.cs
similarity index 86%
rename from src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Services/CompressionCodecResolver.cs
rename to src/modules/Elsa.Common/Services/CompressionCodecResolver.cs
index 77b7bc77e..1cd3a1156 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Services/CompressionCodecResolver.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Common/Services/CompressionCodecResolver.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
+using Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 
-namespace Elsa.Workflows.Management.Services;
+namespace Elsa.Common.Services;
 
 /// <inheritdoc />
 public class CompressionCodecResolver : ICompressionCodecResolver
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Management/WorkflowInstanceStore.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Management/WorkflowInstanceStore.cs
index 79bee6bb7..69ca5afd5 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Management/WorkflowInstanceStore.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Management/WorkflowInstanceStore.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using Elsa.Common;
+using Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 using Elsa.Common.Entities;
 using Elsa.Common.Models;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management;
-using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Entities;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Filters;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Models;
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Runtime/ActivityExecutionLogStore.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Runtime/ActivityExecutionLogStore.cs
index 08229ccf9..43cb9fec6 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Runtime/ActivityExecutionLogStore.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.EntityFrameworkCore/Modules/Runtime/ActivityExecutionLogStore.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using Elsa.Common;
+using Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
 using Elsa.Workflows;
-using Elsa.Workflows.Management;
-using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Options;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Runtime.Entities;
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Features/WorkflowManagementFeature.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Features/WorkflowManagementFeature.cs
index 71bf63fe0..76e53ea19 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Features/WorkflowManagementFeature.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Management/Features/WorkflowManagementFeature.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using Elsa.Caching.Features;
+using Elsa.Common.Codecs;
 using Elsa.Common.Features;
 using Elsa.Expressions.Contracts;
 using Elsa.Extensions;
@@ -14,10 +15,8 @@ using Elsa.Features.Services;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Features;
 using Elsa.Workflows.LogPersistence;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Activities.WorkflowDefinitionActivity;
-using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Compression;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Contracts;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Entities;
-using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Handlers;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Handlers.Notifications;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Mappers;
 using Elsa.Workflows.Management.Materializers;
@@ -35,9 +34,10 @@ namespace Elsa.Workflows.Management.Features;
 /// <summary>
 /// Installs and configures the workflow management feature.
 /// </summary>
+[DependsOn(typeof(CompressionFeature))]
 [DependsOn(typeof(MediatorFeature))]
-[DependsOn(typeof(SystemClockFeature))]
 [DependsOn(typeof(MemoryCacheFeature))]
+[DependsOn(typeof(SystemClockFeature))]
 [DependsOn(typeof(WorkflowsFeature))]
 [DependsOn(typeof(WorkflowDefinitionsFeature))]
 [DependsOn(typeof(WorkflowInstancesFeature))]
@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ public class WorkflowManagementFeature(IModule module) : FeatureBase(module)
             .AddScoped<WorkflowDefinitionMapper>()
             .AddSingleton<VariableDefinitionMapper>()
             .AddSingleton<WorkflowStateMapper>()
-            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodecResolver, CompressionCodecResolver>()
-            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodec, None>()
-            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodec, GZip>()
-            .AddSingleton<ICompressionCodec, Zstd>()
             ;
 
         Services