diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/basic.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/basic.sh
index fffeba833..99c80a313 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/basic.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1604/basic.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ apt-fast install -y --no-install-recommends \
     sudo \
     telnet \
     time \
+    tzdata \
     unzip \
     upx \
     wget \
     zip \
-    tzdata
+    zstd
 
 # Electron / VSCode / GitHub Desktop prereqs
 apt-fast install -y --no-install-recommends \
@@ -86,8 +87,9 @@ DocumentInstalledItemIndent "shellcheck"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "sudo"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "telnet"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "time"
+DocumentInstalledItemIndent "tzdata"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "unzip"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "upx"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "wget"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "zip"
-DocumentInstalledItemIndent "tzdata"
+DocumentInstalledItemIndent "zstd"
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/basic.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/basic.sh
index 043400f8b..c12c7a819 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/basic.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/1804/basic.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends telnet
 echo "Install time"
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends time
 
+echo "Install tzdata"
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends tzdata
+
 echo "Install unzip"
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends unzip
 
@@ -70,8 +73,8 @@ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends wget
 echo "Install zip"
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends zip
 
-echo "Install tzdata"
-apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends tzdata
+echo "Install zstd"
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends zstd
 
 echo "Install libxkbfile"
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libxkbfile-dev
@@ -155,8 +158,9 @@ DocumentInstalledItemIndent "shellcheck"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "sudo"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "telnet"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "time"
+DocumentInstalledItemIndent "tzdata"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "unzip"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "upx"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "wget"
 DocumentInstalledItemIndent "zip"
-DocumentInstalledItemIndent "tzdata"
+DocumentInstalledItemIndent "zstd"
diff --git a/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json b/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
index 98d96feb9..5cba4e2c5 100644
--- a/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
+++ b/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
@@ -502,6 +502,12 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-Jq.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-Zstd.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -763,6 +769,12 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-Jq.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-Zstd.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-Zstd.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..098334ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-Zstd.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+################################################################################
+##  File:  Install-zstd.ps1
+##  Desc:  Install zstd
+################################################################################
+
+choco install zstandard -y
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18f3a3343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+################################################################################
+##  File:  Validate-zstd.ps1
+##  Desc:  Validate zstd
+################################################################################
+
+if (Get-Command -Name 'zstd')
+{
+    Write-Host "zstd on path"
+}
+else
+{
+    Write-Host 'zstd is not on path'
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Adding description of the software to Markdown
+$SoftwareName = "zstd"
+$zstdVersion = $(zstd --version).Split(' ')[6].Split(',')[0]
+
+$Description = @"
+_Version:_ $zstdVersion<br/>
+"@
+
+Add-SoftwareDetailsToMarkdown -SoftwareName $SoftwareName -DescriptionMarkdown $Description