diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fcc9185746..640d451351 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #4824 INNODB STATUS page is empty
 - bug #4828 JavaScript is loaded in wrong order
 - bug #4827 TEXT formatting doesn't work after inline editing
+- bug #4822 Compress when php.ini output_buffering is active
 
 4.4.0.0 (2015-04-01)
 + rfe #1553 InnoDB presently supports one FULLTEXT index creation at a time
diff --git a/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php b/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php
index 789ee4da55..43a6f3d208 100644
--- a/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php
+++ b/libraries/OutputBuffering.class.php
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ class PMA_OutputBuffering
                 // PMA_outBufferModeGet() function.
                 $mode = 0;
             } elseif (function_exists('ob_get_level') && ob_get_level() > 0) {
-                // If output buffering is enabled in php.ini it's not possible to
-                // add the ob_gzhandler without a warning message from php 4.3.0.
-                // Being better safe than sorry, check for any existing output
-                // handler instead of just checking the 'output_buffering' setting.
-                $mode = 0;
+                // happens when php.ini's output_buffering is not Off
+                error_log('clean');
+                ob_end_clean();
+                $mode = 1;
             } else {
                 $mode = 1;
             }