diff --git a/rust/src/zstd_cli.rs b/rust/src/zstd_cli.rs
index db33cb801..41c653a5d 100644
--- a/rust/src/zstd_cli.rs
+++ b/rust/src/zstd_cli.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
     fn UTIL_countPhysicalCores() -> c_int;
     #[cfg(feature = "compression")]
     fn UTIL_countLogicalCores() -> c_int;
+    fn UTIL_getFileSize(input_file_name: *const c_char) -> u64;
     fn UTIL_createFileNamesTable_fromFileName(
         input_file_name: *const c_char,
     ) -> *mut FileNamesTable;
@@ -226,8 +227,27 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
         block_size: usize,
         nb_workers: c_int,
     ) -> c_int;
+    #[cfg(feature = "compression")]
+    fn ZSTD_getCParams(
+        compression_level: c_int,
+        estimated_src_size: u64,
+        dict_size: usize,
+    ) -> ZSTD_compressionParameters;
 }
 
+const ZSTD_STRATEGY_NAMES: [&str; 10] = [
+    "",
+    "ZSTD_fast",
+    "ZSTD_dfast",
+    "ZSTD_greedy",
+    "ZSTD_lazy",
+    "ZSTD_lazy2",
+    "ZSTD_btlazy2",
+    "ZSTD_btopt",
+    "ZSTD_btultra",
+    "ZSTD_btultra2",
+];
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 enum Operation {
     Compress,
@@ -285,6 +305,7 @@ struct Cli {
     row_match_finder: i32,
     exclude_compressed: bool,
     compression_params: ZSTD_compressionParameters,
+    show_default_cparams: bool,
     bench_end_level: Option<i32>,
     bench_nb_seconds: Option<u32>,
     recursive: bool,
@@ -336,6 +357,7 @@ impl Cli {
             row_match_finder: ZSTD_PS_AUTO,
             exclude_compressed: false,
             compression_params: ZSTD_compressionParameters::default(),
+            show_default_cparams: false,
             bench_end_level: None,
             bench_nb_seconds: None,
             recursive: false,
@@ -784,6 +806,7 @@ fn parse_long_option(
                 | "--exclude-compressed"
                 | "--no-name"
                 | "--list"
+                | "--show-default-cparams"
         )
     {
         return Err(format!("{name} does not take an argument"));
@@ -993,6 +1016,10 @@ fn parse_long_option(
             cli.operation = Operation::List;
             Ok(None)
         }
+        "--show-default-cparams" => {
+            cli.show_default_cparams = true;
+            Ok(None)
+        }
         "--filelist" => {
             let value = next_field(attached, args, index, name)?;
             cli.file_lists.push(cstring(&value)?);
@@ -1038,8 +1065,7 @@ fn parse_long_option(
         | "--fake-stdin-is-console"
         | "--fake-stdout-is-console"
         | "--fake-stderr-is-console"
-        | "--trace-file-stat"
-        | "--show-default-cparams" => {
+        | "--trace-file-stat" => {
             unsupported(name)?;
             Ok(None)
         }
@@ -1353,6 +1379,76 @@ fn check_terminal_safety(cli: &Cli) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "compression")]
+unsafe fn print_default_cparams(cli: &Cli) {
+    let dict_size = cli.dictionary.as_ref().map_or(0, |dictionary| unsafe {
+        UTIL_getFileSize(dictionary.as_ptr()) as usize
+    });
+    for input in &cli.inputs {
+        let file_size = unsafe { UTIL_getFileSize(input.as_ptr()) };
+        let cparams = unsafe { ZSTD_getCParams(cli.level, file_size, dict_size) };
+        let strategy = ZSTD_STRATEGY_NAMES
+            .get(cparams.strategy as usize)
+            .copied()
+            .unwrap_or("");
+        if file_size != u64::MAX {
+            eprintln!("{} ({} bytes)", input.to_string_lossy(), file_size);
+        } else {
+            eprintln!("{} (src size unknown)", input.to_string_lossy());
+        }
+        eprintln!(" - windowLog     : {}", cparams.windowLog);
+        eprintln!(" - chainLog      : {}", cparams.chainLog);
+        eprintln!(" - hashLog       : {}", cparams.hashLog);
+        eprintln!(" - searchLog     : {}", cparams.searchLog);
+        eprintln!(" - minMatch      : {}", cparams.minMatch);
+        eprintln!(" - targetLength  : {}", cparams.targetLength);
+        eprintln!(" - strategy      : {strategy} ({})", cparams.strategy);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "compression")]
+unsafe fn print_actual_cparams(cli: &Cli) {
+    let dict_size = cli.dictionary.as_ref().map_or(0, |dictionary| unsafe {
+        UTIL_getFileSize(dictionary.as_ptr()) as usize
+    });
+    for input in &cli.inputs {
+        let file_size = unsafe { UTIL_getFileSize(input.as_ptr()) };
+        let mut actual = unsafe { ZSTD_getCParams(cli.level, file_size, dict_size) };
+        let requested = cli.compression_params;
+        if requested.windowLog != 0 {
+            actual.windowLog = requested.windowLog;
+        }
+        if requested.chainLog != 0 {
+            actual.chainLog = requested.chainLog;
+        }
+        if requested.hashLog != 0 {
+            actual.hashLog = requested.hashLog;
+        }
+        if requested.searchLog != 0 {
+            actual.searchLog = requested.searchLog;
+        }
+        if requested.minMatch != 0 {
+            actual.minMatch = requested.minMatch;
+        }
+        if requested.targetLength != 0 {
+            actual.targetLength = requested.targetLength;
+        }
+        if requested.strategy != 0 {
+            actual.strategy = requested.strategy;
+        }
+        eprintln!(
+            "--zstd=wlog={},clog={},hlog={},slog={},mml={},tlen={},strat={}",
+            actual.windowLog,
+            actual.chainLog,
+            actual.hashLog,
+            actual.searchLog,
+            actual.minMatch,
+            actual.targetLength,
+            actual.strategy
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "compression")]
 unsafe fn run_compress(
     cli: &Cli,
@@ -1593,6 +1689,10 @@ fn run_cli(mut cli: Cli) -> Result<i32, String> {
         cli.output = Some(cstring(STDOUT_MARK)?);
     }
 
+    if cli.show_default_cparams && cli.operation == Operation::Decompress {
+        return Err("error : can't use --show-default-cparams in decompression mode".to_owned());
+    }
+
     check_terminal_safety(&cli)?;
 
     if cli.operation == Operation::Compress {
@@ -1648,6 +1748,15 @@ fn run_cli(mut cli: Cli) -> Result<i32, String> {
         unsafe {
             FIO_addAbortHandler();
             apply_preferences(&cli, prefs, ctx);
+            #[cfg(feature = "compression")]
+            if cli.operation == Operation::Compress {
+                if cli.show_default_cparams {
+                    print_default_cparams(&cli);
+                }
+                if cli.display_level >= 4 {
+                    print_actual_cparams(&cli);
+                }
+            }
         }
         let output = cli
             .output
@@ -1949,6 +2058,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(error.contains("does not take an argument"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn show_default_cparams_is_a_compression_information_flag() {
+        let cli = parse(&["zstd", "--show-default-cparams", "input"]);
+
+        assert!(cli.show_default_cparams);
+        assert_eq!(cli.operation, Operation::Compress);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn show_default_cparams_rejects_attached_values() {
+        let error = parse_args(vec![
+            OsString::from("zstd"),
+            OsString::from("--show-default-cparams=x"),
+        ])
+        .expect_err("show-default-cparams must not consume an attached value");
+
+        assert!(error.contains("does not take an argument"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn filelist_accumulates_both_syntaxes() {
         let cli = parse(&["zstd", "--filelist=one.txt", "--filelist", "two.txt", "in"]);