diff --git a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.cpp b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.cpp
index fa68d4a84ffa..d00ccf2044e8 100644
--- a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "columnshard.h"
-#include <ydb/core/testlib/cs_helper.h>
+
 #include <ydb/core/base/tablet_pipecache.h>
+#include <ydb/core/formats/arrow/serializer/parsing.h>
+#include <ydb/core/testlib/cs_helper.h>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <ydb/library/yql/parser/pg_wrapper/postgresql/src/include/catalog/pg_type_d.h>
@@ -143,6 +145,13 @@ namespace NKqp {
         }
     }
 
+    void TTestHelper::SetCompression(
+        const TColumnTableBase& columnTable, const TString& columnName, const TCompression& compression, const NYdb::EStatus expectedStatus) {
+        auto alterQuery = columnTable.BuildAlterCompressionQuery(columnName, compression);
+        auto result = GetSession().ExecuteSchemeQuery(alterQuery).GetValueSync();
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL_C(result.GetStatus(), expectedStatus, result.GetIssues().ToString());
+    }
+
     TString TTestHelper::TColumnSchema::BuildQuery() const {
         TStringBuilder str;
         str << Name << ' ';
@@ -185,6 +194,16 @@ namespace NKqp {
         return str;
     }
 
+    TString TTestHelper::TColumnTableBase::BuildAlterCompressionQuery(const TString& columnName, const TCompression& compression) const {
+        auto str = TStringBuilder() << "ALTER OBJECT `" << Name << "` (TYPE " << GetObjectType() << ") SET";
+        str << " (ACTION=ALTER_COLUMN, NAME=" << columnName << ", `SERIALIZER.CLASS_NAME`=`" << compression.GetSerializerName() << "`,";
+        str << " `COMPRESSION.TYPE`=`" << NArrow::CompressionToString(compression.GetType()) << "`";
+        if (compression.GetCompressionLevel() != Max<i32>()) {
+            str << "`COMPRESSION.LEVEL`=" << compression.GetCompressionLevel();
+        }
+        str << ");";
+        return str;
+    }
 
     std::shared_ptr<arrow::Schema> TTestHelper::TColumnTableBase::GetArrowSchema(const TVector<TColumnSchema>& columns) {
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<arrow::Field>> result;
diff --git a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.h b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.h
index 83dd86d3d98b..8c4bc0fed6fd 100644
--- a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.h
+++ b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.h
@@ -1,88 +1,102 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "kqp_ut_common.h"
+
+#include <ydb/core/tx/columnshard/test_helper/columnshard_ut_common.h>
+
 #include <ydb/library/accessor/accessor.h>
-#include <ydb/library/formats/arrow/simple_builder/filler.h>
 #include <ydb/library/formats/arrow/simple_builder/array.h>
 #include <ydb/library/formats/arrow/simple_builder/batch.h>
+#include <ydb/library/formats/arrow/simple_builder/filler.h>
 #include <ydb/public/lib/scheme_types/scheme_type_id.h>
 #include <ydb/public/sdk/cpp/client/ydb_table/table.h>
 #include <ydb/public/sdk/cpp/client/ydb_types/status_codes.h>
-#include <ydb/core/tx/columnshard/test_helper/columnshard_ut_common.h>
 
 #include <contrib/libs/apache/arrow/cpp/src/arrow/type.h>
 
 namespace NKikimr {
 namespace NKqp {
-    class TTestHelper {
+class TTestHelper {
+public:
+    class TCompression {
+        YDB_ACCESSOR(TString, SerializerName, "ARROW_SERIALIZER");
+        YDB_ACCESSOR(arrow::Compression::type, Type, arrow::Compression::type::UNCOMPRESSED);
+        YDB_ACCESSOR(i32, CompressionLevel, Max<i32>());
+    };
+
+    class TColumnSchema {
+        YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TString, Name);
+        YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(NScheme::TTypeInfo, TypeInfo);
+        YDB_FLAG_ACCESSOR(Nullable, true);
+
     public:
-        class TColumnSchema {
-            YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TString, Name);
-            YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(NScheme::TTypeInfo, TypeInfo);
-            YDB_FLAG_ACCESSOR(Nullable, true);
-        public:
-            TString BuildQuery() const;
-
-            TColumnSchema& SetType(NScheme::TTypeId typeId);
-        };
-
-        using TUpdatesBuilder = NColumnShard::TTableUpdatesBuilder;
-
-        class TColumnTableBase {
-            YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TString, Name);
-            YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TVector<TColumnSchema>, Schema);
-            YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TVector<TString>, PrimaryKey);
-            YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TVector<TString>, Sharding);
-            YDB_ACCESSOR(ui32, MinPartitionsCount, 1);
-
-            std::optional<std::pair<TString, TString>> TTLConf;
-        public:
-            TString BuildQuery() const;
-            std::shared_ptr<arrow::Schema> GetArrowSchema(const TVector<TColumnSchema>& columns);
-
-            TColumnTableBase& SetTTL(const TString& columnName, const TString& ttlConf) {
-                TTLConf = std::make_pair(columnName, ttlConf);
-                return *this;
-            }
-
-        private:
-            virtual TString GetObjectType() const = 0;
-            TString BuildColumnsStr(const TVector<TColumnSchema>& clumns) const;
-            std::shared_ptr<arrow::Field> BuildField(const TString name, const NScheme::TTypeInfo& typeInfo, bool nullable) const;
-        };
-
-        class TColumnTable : public TColumnTableBase {
-        private:
-            TString GetObjectType() const override;
-        };
-
-        class TColumnTableStore : public TColumnTableBase {
-        private:
-            TString GetObjectType() const override;
-        };
+        TString BuildQuery() const;
 
-    private:
-        std::unique_ptr<TKikimrRunner> Kikimr;
-        std::unique_ptr<NYdb::NTable::TTableClient> TableClient;
-        std::unique_ptr<NYdb::NTable::TSession> Session;
+        TColumnSchema& SetType(NScheme::TTypeId typeId);
+    };
+
+    using TUpdatesBuilder = NColumnShard::TTableUpdatesBuilder;
+
+    class TColumnTableBase {
+        YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TString, Name);
+        YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TVector<TColumnSchema>, Schema);
+        YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TVector<TString>, PrimaryKey);
+        YDB_ACCESSOR_DEF(TVector<TString>, Sharding);
+        YDB_ACCESSOR(ui32, MinPartitionsCount, 1);
+
+        std::optional<std::pair<TString, TString>> TTLConf;
 
     public:
-        TTestHelper(const TKikimrSettings& settings);
-        TKikimrRunner& GetKikimr();
-        TTestActorRuntime& GetRuntime();
-        NYdb::NTable::TSession& GetSession();
-        void CreateTable(const TColumnTableBase& table, const NYdb::EStatus expectedStatus = NYdb::EStatus::SUCCESS);
-        void DropTable(const TString& tableName);
-        void CreateTier(const TString& tierName);
-        TString CreateTieringRule(const TString& tierName, const TString& columnName);
-        void SetTiering(const TString& tableName, const TString& ruleName);
-        void ResetTiering(const TString& tableName);
-        void BulkUpsert(const TColumnTable& table, TTestHelper::TUpdatesBuilder& updates, const Ydb::StatusIds_StatusCode& opStatus = Ydb::StatusIds::SUCCESS);
-        void BulkUpsert(const TColumnTable& table, std::shared_ptr<arrow::RecordBatch> batch, const Ydb::StatusIds_StatusCode& opStatus = Ydb::StatusIds::SUCCESS);
-        void ReadData(const TString& query, const TString& expected, const NYdb::EStatus opStatus = NYdb::EStatus::SUCCESS);
-        void RebootTablets(const TString& tableName);
-        void WaitTabletDeletionInHive(ui64 tabletId, TDuration duration);
+        TString BuildQuery() const;
+        TString BuildAlterCompressionQuery(const TString& columnName, const TCompression& compression) const;
+        std::shared_ptr<arrow::Schema> GetArrowSchema(const TVector<TColumnSchema>& columns);
+
+        TColumnTableBase& SetTTL(const TString& columnName, const TString& ttlConf) {
+            TTLConf = std::make_pair(columnName, ttlConf);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        virtual TString GetObjectType() const = 0;
+        TString BuildColumnsStr(const TVector<TColumnSchema>& clumns) const;
+        std::shared_ptr<arrow::Field> BuildField(const TString name, const NScheme::TTypeInfo& typeInfo, bool nullable) const;
+    };
+
+    class TColumnTable: public TColumnTableBase {
+    private:
+        TString GetObjectType() const override;
+    };
+
+    class TColumnTableStore: public TColumnTableBase {
+    private:
+        TString GetObjectType() const override;
     };
 
+private:
+    std::unique_ptr<TKikimrRunner> Kikimr;
+    std::unique_ptr<NYdb::NTable::TTableClient> TableClient;
+    std::unique_ptr<NYdb::NTable::TSession> Session;
+
+public:
+    TTestHelper(const TKikimrSettings& settings);
+    TKikimrRunner& GetKikimr();
+    TTestActorRuntime& GetRuntime();
+    NYdb::NTable::TSession& GetSession();
+    void CreateTable(const TColumnTableBase& table, const NYdb::EStatus expectedStatus = NYdb::EStatus::SUCCESS);
+    void DropTable(const TString& tableName);
+    void CreateTier(const TString& tierName);
+    TString CreateTieringRule(const TString& tierName, const TString& columnName);
+    void SetTiering(const TString& tableName, const TString& ruleName);
+    void ResetTiering(const TString& tableName);
+    void BulkUpsert(
+        const TColumnTable& table, TTestHelper::TUpdatesBuilder& updates, const Ydb::StatusIds_StatusCode& opStatus = Ydb::StatusIds::SUCCESS);
+    void BulkUpsert(const TColumnTable& table, std::shared_ptr<arrow::RecordBatch> batch,
+        const Ydb::StatusIds_StatusCode& opStatus = Ydb::StatusIds::SUCCESS);
+    void ReadData(const TString& query, const TString& expected, const NYdb::EStatus opStatus = NYdb::EStatus::SUCCESS);
+    void RebootTablets(const TString& tableName);
+    void WaitTabletDeletionInHive(ui64 tabletId, TDuration duration);
+    void SetCompression(const TColumnTableBase& columnTable, const TString& columnName, const TCompression& compression,
+        const NYdb::EStatus expectedStatus = NYdb::EStatus::SUCCESS);
+};
 }
 }
diff --git a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/compression_ut.cpp b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/compression_ut.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3745809b05c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/compression_ut.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include <ydb/core/kqp/ut/common/columnshard.h>
+
+namespace NKikimr::NKqp {
+
+Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(KqpOlapCompression) {
+    Y_UNIT_TEST(DisabledAlterCompression) {
+        TKikimrSettings settings = TKikimrSettings().SetWithSampleTables(false).SetEnableOlapCompression(false);
+        TTestHelper testHelper(settings);
+        TVector<TTestHelper::TColumnSchema> schema = {
+            TTestHelper::TColumnSchema().SetName("pk_int").SetType(NScheme::NTypeIds::Uint64).SetNullable(false)
+        };
+        TTestHelper::TCompression compression = TTestHelper::TCompression().SetType(arrow::Compression::type::ZSTD);
+
+        TTestHelper::TColumnTable standaloneTable;
+        standaloneTable.SetName("/Root/StandaloneTable").SetPrimaryKey({ "pk_int" }).SetSharding({ "pk_int" }).SetSchema(schema);
+        testHelper.CreateTable(standaloneTable);
+        testHelper.SetCompression(standaloneTable, "pk_int", compression, NYdb::EStatus::SCHEME_ERROR);
+
+        TTestHelper::TColumnTableStore testTableStore;
+        testTableStore.SetName("/Root/TableStoreTest").SetPrimaryKey({ "pk_int" }).SetSchema(schema);
+        testHelper.CreateTable(testTableStore);
+        testHelper.SetCompression(testTableStore, "pk_int", compression, NYdb::EStatus::PRECONDITION_FAILED);
+
+        TTestHelper::TColumnTable testTable;
+        testTable.SetName("/Root/TableStoreTest/ColumnTableTest").SetPrimaryKey({ "pk_int" }).SetSharding({ "pk_int" }).SetSchema(schema);
+        testHelper.CreateTable(testTable);
+        testHelper.SetCompression(testTable, "pk_int", compression, NYdb::EStatus::SCHEME_ERROR);
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/sys_view_ut.cpp b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/sys_view_ut.cpp
index 581384ba4450..27820452542e 100644
--- a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/sys_view_ut.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/sys_view_ut.cpp
@@ -219,17 +219,6 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(KqpOlapSysView) {
         }
     }
 
-    Y_UNIT_TEST(DisabledAlterCompression) {
-        TKikimrSettings settings = TKikimrSettings().SetWithSampleTables(false).SetEnableOlapCompression(false);
-        TKikimrRunner kikimr(settings);
-        TTypedLocalHelper helper("", kikimr, "olapTable", "olapStore");
-        helper.CreateTestOlapTable();
-        helper.FillPKOnly(0, 1);
-        helper.ExecuteSchemeQuery(
-            "ALTER OBJECT `/Root/olapStore` (TYPE TABLESTORE) SET (ACTION=ALTER_COLUMN, NAME=pk_int, "
-            "`SERIALIZER.CLASS_NAME`=`ARROW_SERIALIZER`, `COMPRESSION.TYPE`=`zstd`);", NYdb::EStatus::PRECONDITION_FAILED);
-    }
-
     Y_UNIT_TEST(StatsSysViewBytesColumnActualization) {
         ui64 rawBytes1;
         ui64 bytes1;
diff --git a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/ya.make b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/ya.make
index e324116597eb..92ec60d6a8b8 100644
--- a/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/ya.make
+++ b/ydb/core/kqp/ut/olap/ya.make
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SRCS(
     sparsed_ut.cpp
     tiering_ut.cpp
     decimal_ut.cpp
+    compression_ut.cpp
 )
 
 PEERDIR(