diff --git a/.code-samples.meilisearch.yaml b/.code-samples.meilisearch.yaml
index a836eeb1..649435fb 100644
--- a/.code-samples.meilisearch.yaml
+++ b/.code-samples.meilisearch.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ create_an_index_1: |-
   client.create_index('movies', {'primaryKey': 'id'})
 update_an_index_1: |-
   client.index('movies').update(primary_key='id')
+compact_index_1: |-
+    client.index('movies').compact()
 delete_an_index_1: |-
   client.delete_index('movies')
   // OR
diff --git a/meilisearch/index.py b/meilisearch/index.py
index 27db2a2f..0207f1d5 100644
--- a/meilisearch/index.py
+++ b/meilisearch/index.py
@@ -2333,3 +2333,17 @@ def _build_url(
         if primary_key is None and csv_delimiter is None:
             return f"{self.config.paths.index}/{self.uid}/{self.config.paths.document}"
         return f"{self.config.paths.index}/{self.uid}/{self.config.paths.document}?{parse.urlencode(parameters)}"
+
+    def compact(self) -> TaskInfo:
+        """
+        Trigger the compaction of the index.
+        This is an asynchronous operation in Meilisearch.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        task_info: TaskInfo
+            Contains information to track the progress of the compaction task.
+        """
+        path = f"{self.config.paths.index}/{self.uid}/compact"
+        task = self.http.post(path)
+        return TaskInfo(**task)
diff --git a/tests/index/test_index.py b/tests/index/test_index.py
index 655477d2..397b6e0c 100644
--- a/tests/index/test_index.py
+++ b/tests/index/test_index.py
@@ -219,3 +219,18 @@ def test_delete_index(client):
     client.wait_for_task(deleted.task_uid)
     with pytest.raises(MeilisearchApiError):
         client.get_index(uid=common.INDEX_UID)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("indexes_sample")
+def test_index_compact(client):
+    """Tests the compaction of an index."""
+    index = client.index(common.INDEX_UID)
+    # Get stats before compaction
+    stats_before = index.get_stats()
+
+    task_info = index.compact()
+    client.wait_for_task(task_info.task_uid)
+    stats_after = index.get_stats()
+
+    assert stats_before.number_of_documents == stats_after.number_of_documents
+    assert stats_after.is_indexing is False