diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonb.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonb.c
index 256ef80..1ecc17a 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonb.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonb.c
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ typedef struct JsonbAggState
 	Oid			val_output_func;
 } JsonbAggState;
 
+typedef enum                 /* type categories for jsonb to string whitespace */
+{
+	JSONBWHITESPACE_DEFAULT, /* Default style with space between keys but no indentation */
+	JSONBWHITESPACE_INDENT,  /* Extra indentation of four spaces for each nested level */
+	JSONBWHITESPACE_COMPACT  /* Compact style without extra whitespace between keys */
+} JsonbWhitespaceStyle;
+
 static inline Datum jsonb_from_cstring(char *json, int len);
 static size_t checkStringLen(size_t len);
 static void jsonb_in_object_start(void *pstate);
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ static void datum_to_jsonb(Datum val, bool is_null, JsonbInState *result,
 static void add_jsonb(Datum val, bool is_null, JsonbInState *result,
 		  Oid val_type, bool key_scalar);
 static JsonbParseState *clone_parse_state(JsonbParseState *state);
-static char *JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, bool indent);
+static char *JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, JsonbWhitespaceStyle whitespace_style);
 static void add_indent(StringInfo out, bool indent, int level);
 
 /*
@@ -427,7 +434,7 @@ jsonb_in_scalar(void *pstate, char *token, JsonTokenType tokentype)
 char *
 JsonbToCString(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len)
 {
-	return JsonbToCStringWorker(out, in, estimated_len, false);
+	return JsonbToCStringWorker(out, in, estimated_len, JSONBWHITESPACE_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -436,14 +443,23 @@ JsonbToCString(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len)
 char *
 JsonbToCStringIndent(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len)
 {
-	return JsonbToCStringWorker(out, in, estimated_len, true);
+	return JsonbToCStringWorker(out, in, estimated_len, JSONBWHITESPACE_INDENT);
+}
+
+/*
+ * same thing but in compact form (no extra whitespace)
+ */
+char *
+JsonbToCStringCompact(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len)
+{
+	return JsonbToCStringWorker(out, in, estimated_len, JSONBWHITESPACE_COMPACT);
 }
 
 /*
  * common worker for above two functions
  */
 static char *
-JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, bool indent)
+JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, JsonbWhitespaceStyle whitespace_style)
 {
 	bool		first = true;
 	JsonbIterator *it;
@@ -452,8 +468,24 @@ JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, bool
 	int			level = 0;
 	bool		redo_switch = false;
 
-	/* If we are indenting, don't add a space after a comma */
-	int			ispaces = indent ? 1 : 2;
+	bool		indent = false;
+	char*		prop_sep          = ", "; /* Separator between successive properties */
+	char*		key_value_sep     = ": "; /* Separator between a key and it's value */
+	int 		prop_sep_len;
+	int 		key_value_sep_len;
+	if (whitespace_style == JSONBWHITESPACE_DEFAULT) {
+		// Use default separators
+	} else if (whitespace_style == JSONBWHITESPACE_INDENT) {
+		indent   = true;
+		prop_sep = ",";
+		key_value_sep  = ": ";
+	} else if (whitespace_style == JSONBWHITESPACE_COMPACT) {
+		indent   = false;
+		prop_sep = ",";
+		key_value_sep  = ":";
+	}
+	prop_sep_len      = strlen(prop_sep);
+	key_value_sep_len = strlen(key_value_sep);
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't indent the very first item. This gets set to the indent flag at
@@ -478,7 +510,7 @@ JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, bool
 		{
 			case WJB_BEGIN_ARRAY:
 				if (!first)
-					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, ", ", ispaces);
+					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, prop_sep, prop_sep_len);
 
 				if (!v.val.array.rawScalar)
 				{
@@ -493,7 +525,7 @@ JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, bool
 				break;
 			case WJB_BEGIN_OBJECT:
 				if (!first)
-					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, ", ", ispaces);
+					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, prop_sep, prop_sep_len);
 
 				add_indent(out, use_indent && !last_was_key, level);
 				appendStringInfoCharMacro(out, '{');
@@ -503,14 +535,14 @@ JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, bool
 				break;
 			case WJB_KEY:
 				if (!first)
-					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, ", ", ispaces);
+					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, prop_sep, prop_sep_len);
 				first = true;
 
 				add_indent(out, use_indent, level);
 
 				/* json rules guarantee this is a string */
 				jsonb_put_escaped_value(out, &v);
-				appendBinaryStringInfo(out, ": ", 2);
+				appendBinaryStringInfo(out, key_value_sep, key_value_sep_len);
 
 				type = JsonbIteratorNext(&it, &v, false);
 				if (type == WJB_VALUE)
@@ -532,7 +564,7 @@ JsonbToCStringWorker(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in, int estimated_len, bool
 				break;
 			case WJB_ELEM:
 				if (!first)
-					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, ", ", ispaces);
+					appendBinaryStringInfo(out, prop_sep, prop_sep_len);
 				first = false;
 
 				if (!raw_scalar)
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
index fb149dc..0ab324b 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
@@ -3353,6 +3353,22 @@ jsonb_pretty(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 }
 
 /*
+ * SQL function jsonb_compact (jsonb)
+ *
+ * Compact-printed text for the jsonb
+ */
+Datum
+jsonb_compact(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	Jsonb	   *jb = PG_GETARG_JSONB(0);
+	StringInfo	str = makeStringInfo();
+
+	JsonbToCStringCompact(str, &jb->root, VARSIZE(jb));
+
+	PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(cstring_to_text_with_len(str->data, str->len));
+}
+
+/*
  * SQL function jsonb_concat (jsonb, jsonb)
  *
  * function for || operator
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
index bb539d4..0033071 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
@@ -4880,6 +4880,8 @@ DATA(insert OID = 3305 (  jsonb_set    PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 4
 DESCR("Set part of a jsonb");
 DATA(insert OID = 3306 (  jsonb_pretty	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 1 0 25 "3802" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_pretty _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("Indented text from jsonb");
+DATA(insert OID = 3369 (  jsonb_compact	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 1 0 25 "3802" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_compact _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("Compact text from jsonb");
 DATA(insert OID = 3579 (  jsonb_insert    PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 4 0 3802 "3802 1009 3802 16" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_insert _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("Insert value into a jsonb");
 /* txid */
diff --git a/src/include/utils/jsonb.h b/src/include/utils/jsonb.h
index 5d8e4a9..4ce4fab 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/jsonb.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/jsonb.h
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ extern Datum gin_triconsistent_jsonb_path(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 /* pretty printer, returns text */
 extern Datum jsonb_pretty(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 
+/* compact printer, returns text */
+extern Datum jsonb_compact(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+
 /* concatenation */
 extern Datum jsonb_concat(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 
@@ -435,6 +438,8 @@ extern char *JsonbToCString(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in,
 			   int estimated_len);
 extern char *JsonbToCStringIndent(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in,
 					 int estimated_len);
+extern char *JsonbToCStringCompact(StringInfo out, JsonbContainer *in,
+					 int estimated_len);
 
 
 #endif   /* __JSONB_H__ */