diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index fe8165db6..c7b6936d5 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -1386,6 +1386,17 @@ enum {
     FIO_RUST_GZIP_INVALID_PROJECTION = 5
 };
 
+enum {
+    FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_OK = 0,
+    FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INIT_ERROR = 1,
+    FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFLATE_ERROR = 2,
+    FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_FINISH_ERROR = 3,
+    FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_END_ERROR = 4,
+    FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INVALID_PROJECTION = 5,
+    FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_UNKNOWN = 6
+};
+int FIO_rust_gzipCompressionDiagnostic(int status);
+
 typedef void (*FIO_rust_gzip_read_fill_fn)(
         void* opaque, size_t requested, const unsigned char** buffer, size_t* loaded);
 typedef void (*FIO_rust_gzip_read_consume_fn)(void* opaque, size_t consumed);
@@ -2844,6 +2855,7 @@ FIO_rust_compressGzipCallback(void* ress, const char* srcFileName,
     U64 compressedSize = 0;
     int zlibResult = Z_OK;
     int status;
+    int diagnostic;
 
     memset(&projection, 0, sizeof(projection));
     projection.readOpaque = (void*)ressPtr->readCtx;
@@ -2864,19 +2876,22 @@ FIO_rust_compressGzipCallback(void* ress, const char* srcFileName,
     status = FIO_rust_compressGzipFrame(
         &projection, srcFileName, srcFileSize, compressionLevel,
         readsize, &compressedSize, &zlibResult);
-    switch (status) {
-        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_OK:
+    diagnostic = FIO_rust_gzipCompressionDiagnostic(status);
+    switch (diagnostic) {
+        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_OK:
             return compressedSize;
-        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_INIT_ERROR:
+        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INIT_ERROR:
             EXM_THROW(71, "zstd: %s: deflateInit2 error %d \n", srcFileName, zlibResult);
-        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_DEFLATE_ERROR:
+        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFLATE_ERROR:
             EXM_THROW(72, "zstd: %s: deflate error %d \n", srcFileName, zlibResult);
-        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_FINISH_ERROR:
+        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_FINISH_ERROR:
             EXM_THROW(77, "zstd: %s: deflate error %d \n", srcFileName, zlibResult);
-        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_END_ERROR:
+        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_END_ERROR:
             EXM_THROW(79, "zstd: %s: deflateEnd error %d \n", srcFileName, zlibResult);
+        case FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INVALID_PROJECTION:
+            EXM_THROW(72, "zstd: %s: deflate error %d \n", srcFileName, zlibResult);
         default:
-            assert(status == FIO_RUST_GZIP_INVALID_PROJECTION);
+            assert(diagnostic == FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_UNKNOWN);
             EXM_THROW(72, "zstd: %s: deflate error %d \n", srcFileName, zlibResult);
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/src/fileio_asyncio.rs b/rust/src/fileio_asyncio.rs
index 6674b6672..b5830a50b 100644
--- a/rust/src/fileio_asyncio.rs
+++ b/rust/src/fileio_asyncio.rs
@@ -994,6 +994,29 @@ pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_FINISH_ERROR: c_int = 3;
 pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_END_ERROR: c_int = 4;
 pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_INVALID_PROJECTION: c_int = 5;
 
+pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_OK: c_int = 0;
+pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INIT_ERROR: c_int = 1;
+pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFLATE_ERROR: c_int = 2;
+pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_FINISH_ERROR: c_int = 3;
+pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_END_ERROR: c_int = 4;
+pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INVALID_PROJECTION: c_int = 5;
+pub const FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_UNKNOWN: c_int = 6;
+
+/// Classifies gzip compression results while leaving zlib error values and
+/// the CLI exception text in the C callback.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn FIO_rust_gzipCompressionDiagnostic(status: c_int) -> c_int {
+    match status {
+        FIO_RUST_GZIP_OK => FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_OK,
+        FIO_RUST_GZIP_INIT_ERROR => FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INIT_ERROR,
+        FIO_RUST_GZIP_DEFLATE_ERROR => FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFLATE_ERROR,
+        FIO_RUST_GZIP_FINISH_ERROR => FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_FINISH_ERROR,
+        FIO_RUST_GZIP_END_ERROR => FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_END_ERROR,
+        FIO_RUST_GZIP_INVALID_PROJECTION => FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INVALID_PROJECTION,
+        _ => FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_UNKNOWN,
+    }
+}
+
 const FIO_RUST_GZIP_Z_OK: c_int = 0;
 const FIO_RUST_GZIP_Z_STREAM_END: c_int = 1;
 const FIO_RUST_GZIP_Z_BUF_ERROR: c_int = -5;
@@ -5271,6 +5294,39 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn gzip_compression_status_diagnostic_preserves_cli_mapping() {
+        for (status, diagnostic) in [
+            (FIO_RUST_GZIP_OK, FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_OK),
+            (
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_INIT_ERROR,
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INIT_ERROR,
+            ),
+            (
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_DEFLATE_ERROR,
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_DEFLATE_ERROR,
+            ),
+            (
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_FINISH_ERROR,
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_FINISH_ERROR,
+            ),
+            (FIO_RUST_GZIP_END_ERROR, FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_END_ERROR),
+            (
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_INVALID_PROJECTION,
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_INVALID_PROJECTION,
+            ),
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(FIO_rust_gzipCompressionDiagnostic(status), diagnostic);
+        }
+
+        for status in [-1, 99] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                FIO_rust_gzipCompressionDiagnostic(status),
+                FIO_RUST_GZIP_DIAGNOSTIC_UNKNOWN
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn lzma_compression_status_diagnostic_preserves_cli_mapping() {
         for (status, diagnostic) in [