diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1 b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
index cc4a74a01..e597aa232 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ $toolsList = @(
     (Get-PulumiVersion),
     (Get-RVersion),
     (Get-SphinxVersion),
-    (Get-TerraformVersion)
+    (Get-TerraformVersion),
+    (Get-ZstdVersion)
 )
 
 if (-not (Test-IsUbuntu16)) {
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1 b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
index c0b5de04c..1473b0945 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Tools.psm1
@@ -263,3 +263,8 @@ function Get-SphinxVersion {
 function Get-YamllintVersion {
     return "$(yamllint --version)"
 }
+
+function Get-ZstdVersion {
+    $zstdVersion = zstd --version | Take-OutputPart -Part 1 -Delimiter "v" | Take-OutputPart -Part 0 -Delimiter ","
+    return "zstd $zstdVersion (homebrew)"
+}
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
index 00d8157f5..3c325b1bb 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/homebrew.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 # Source the helpers
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/etc-environment.sh
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/install.sh
 
 # Install the Homebrew on Linux
 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
@@ -25,4 +26,15 @@ setEtcEnvironmentVariable HOMEBREW_CLEANUP_PERIODIC_FULL_DAYS 3650
 echo "Validate the installation reloading /etc/environment"
 reloadEtcEnvironment
 
+# Install additional brew packages
+brew_packages=$(get_toolset_value .brew[].name)
+for package in $brew_packages; do
+    echo "Install $package"
+    brew install $package
+    # create symlinks for zstd in /usr/local/bin
+    if [[ $package == "zstd" ]]; then
+        find $(brew --prefix)/bin -name *zstd* -exec sudo sh -c 'ln -s {} /usr/local/bin/$(basename {})' ';'
+    fi
+done
+
 invoke_tests "Tools" "Homebrew"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/tests/Tools.Tests.ps1 b/images/linux/scripts/tests/Tools.Tests.ps1
index 8ec4deb31..12d95b751 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/tests/Tools.Tests.ps1
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/tests/Tools.Tests.ps1
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@ Describe "Homebrew" {
     It "homebrew" {
         "brew --version" | Should -ReturnZeroExitCode
     }
+
+    Context "Packages" {
+        $testCases = (Get-ToolsetContent).brew | ForEach-Object { @{ ToolName = $_.name } }
+
+        It "<ToolName>" -TestCases $testCases {
+           "$ToolName --version" | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 Describe "Julia" {
diff --git a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1604.json b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1604.json
index 4586c0ace..1faaceb08 100644
--- a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1604.json
+++ b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1604.json
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
             "xorriso",
             "xvfb",
             "xz-utils",
-            "zstd",
             "zsync"
         ],
         "cmd_packages": [
@@ -202,6 +201,9 @@
             "zip"
         ]
     },
+    "brew": [
+        {"name": "zstd"}
+    ],
     "docker": {
         "images": [
             "alpine:3.11",
diff --git a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json
index aca49af12..3df858b0d 100644
--- a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json
+++ b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
             "xorriso",
             "xvfb",
             "xz-utils",
-            "zstd",
             "zsync"
         ],
         "cmd_packages": [
@@ -195,6 +194,9 @@
             "zip"
         ]
     },
+    "brew": [
+        {"name": "zstd"}
+    ],
     "docker": {
         "images": [
             "alpine:3.11",
diff --git a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json
index c7ae0859b..790509405 100644
--- a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json
+++ b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
             "xorriso",
             "xvfb",
             "xz-utils",
-            "zstd",
             "zsync"
         ],
         "cmd_packages": [
@@ -195,6 +194,9 @@
             "zip"
         ]
     },
+    "brew": [
+        {"name": "zstd"}
+    ],
     "docker": {
         "images": [
             "alpine:3.11",