diff --git a/src/FDM/JSBSim/JSBSim.cxx b/src/FDM/JSBSim/JSBSim.cxx
index 6b8fb7bfb..d7ffc2ad5 100644
--- a/src/FDM/JSBSim/JSBSim.cxx
+++ b/src/FDM/JSBSim/JSBSim.cxx
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ void FGJSBsim::init_gear(void )
       node->setBoolValue("has-brake", gear->GetBrakeGroup() > 0);
       node->setDoubleValue("position-norm", FCS->GetGearPos());
       node->setDoubleValue("tire-pressure-norm", gear->GetTirePressure());
+      node->setDoubleValue("compression-norm", gear->GetCompLen());
       if ( gear->GetSteerable() )
         node->setDoubleValue("steering-norm", gear->GetSteerNorm());
     }
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ void FGJSBsim::update_gear(void)
       node->getChild("wow", 0, true)->setBoolValue( gear->GetWOW());
       node->getChild("position-norm", 0, true)->setDoubleValue(FCS->GetGearPos());
       gear->SetTirePressure(node->getDoubleValue("tire-pressure-norm"));
+      node->setDoubleValue("compression-norm", gear->GetCompLen());
       if ( gear->GetSteerable() )
         node->setDoubleValue("steering-norm", gear->GetSteerNorm());
     }