diff --git a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py
index 0e795166f..21531e6c6 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/core.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import deluge.component as component
 import deluge.configmanager
 
 from peerguardian import PGReader, PGException
-from text import TextReader, GZMuleReader, PGZip
+from text import TextReader, GZMuleReader, PGZip, PGTextReaderGzip
 
 DEFAULT_PREFS = {
     "url": "http://deluge-torrent.org/blocklist/nipfilter.dat.gz",
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ FORMATS =  {
     'gzmule': ["Emule IP list (GZip)", GZMuleReader],
     'spzip': ["SafePeer Text (Zipped)", PGZip],
     'pgtext': ["PeerGuardian Text (Uncompressed)", TextReader],
-    'p2bgz': ["PeerGuardian P2B (GZip)", PGReader]
+    'p2bgz': ["PeerGuardian P2B (GZip)", PGReader],
+    'pgtextgz': ["PeerGuaedian Text (GZip)",  PGTextReaderGzip]
 }
 
 class Core(CorePluginBase):
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/text.py b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/text.py
index d607effa1..2c29fefc5 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/text.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/blocklist/blocklist/text.py
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ class PGTextReader(TextBase):
         regexp = ':(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)-(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\s*$'
         TextBase.__init__(self, fd, regexp)
 
+class PGTextReaderGzip(PGTextReader):
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        log.debug("PGTextReaderGzip loading")
+        try:
+            PGTextReader.__init__(self, gzip.open(filename, "r"))
+        except:
+            log.debug("Wrong file type or corrupted blocklist file.")
 
 # This reads uncompressed PG text list
 class TextReader(PGTextReader):