diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bbd1f3fe7..2115d6f5c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ deflate-flate2 = ["_deflate-any"]
 deflate-miniz = ["deflate", "deflate-flate2"]
 deflate-zlib = ["flate2/zlib", "deflate-flate2"]
 deflate-zlib-ng = ["flate2/zlib-ng", "deflate-flate2"]
+deflate-zlib-rs = ["flate2/zlib-rs", "deflate-flate2"]
 deflate-zopfli = ["zopfli", "_deflate-any"]
 lzma = ["lzma-rs/stream"]
 unreserved = []
diff --git a/examples/write_dir.rs b/examples/write_dir.rs
index 5fe41dc87..31be77dac 100644
--- a/examples/write_dir.rs
+++ b/examples/write_dir.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum CompressionMethod {
     Deflated,
     DeflatedZlib,
     DeflatedZlibNg,
+    DeflatedZlibRs,
     Bzip2,
     Zstd,
 }
@@ -68,6 +69,15 @@ fn real_main() -> i32 {
             #[cfg(feature = "deflate-zlib-ng")]
             zip::CompressionMethod::Deflated
         }
+        CompressionMethod::DeflatedZlibRs => {
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "deflate-zlib-rs"))]
+            {
+                println!("The `deflate-zlib-rs` feature is not enabled");
+                return 1;
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "deflate-zlib-rs")]
+            zip::CompressionMethod::Deflated
+        }
         CompressionMethod::Bzip2 => {
             #[cfg(not(feature = "bzip2"))]
             {