diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index de2426fc..b19b7412 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ size_t ZSTD_sizeof_CStream(const ZSTD_CStream* zcs)
 /* private API call, for dictBuilder only */
 const seqStore_t* ZSTD_getSeqStore(const ZSTD_CCtx* ctx) { return &(ctx->seqStore); }
 
+/* Returns 1 if compression parameters are such that we should
+ * enable long distance matching (wlog >= 27, strategy >= btopt).
+ * Returns 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static U32 ZSTD_CParams_shouldEnableLdm(const ZSTD_compressionParameters* const cParams) {
+    return cParams->strategy >= ZSTD_btopt && cParams->windowLog >= 27;
+}
+
 static ZSTD_CCtx_params ZSTD_makeCCtxParamsFromCParams(
         ZSTD_compressionParameters cParams)
 {
@@ -209,6 +217,16 @@ static ZSTD_CCtx_params ZSTD_makeCCtxParamsFromCParams(
     /* should not matter, as all cParams are presumed properly defined */
     ZSTD_CCtxParams_init(&cctxParams, ZSTD_CLEVEL_DEFAULT);
     cctxParams.cParams = cParams;
+
+    if (ZSTD_CParams_shouldEnableLdm(&cParams)) {
+        DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_makeCCtxParamsFromCParams(): Including LDM into cctx params");
+        cctxParams.ldmParams.enableLdm = 1;
+        /* LDM is enabled by default for optimal parser and window size >= 128MB */
+        ZSTD_ldm_adjustParameters(&cctxParams.ldmParams, &cParams);
+        assert(cctxParams.ldmParams.hashLog >= cctxParams.ldmParams.bucketSizeLog);
+        assert(cctxParams.ldmParams.hashRateLog < 32);
+    }
+
     assert(!ZSTD_checkCParams(cParams));
     return cctxParams;
 }
@@ -4183,6 +4201,11 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressStream2( ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
                     dictSize, mode);
         }
 
+        if (ZSTD_CParams_shouldEnableLdm(&params.cParams)) {
+            /* Enable LDM by default for optimal parser and window size >= 128MB */
+            DEBUGLOG(4, "LDM enabled by default (window size >= 128MB, strategy >= btopt)");
+            params.ldmParams.enableLdm = 1;
+        }
 
 #ifdef ZSTD_MULTITHREAD
         if ((cctx->pledgedSrcSizePlusOne-1) <= ZSTDMT_JOBSIZE_MIN) {
diff --git a/lib/zstd.h b/lib/zstd.h
index 75d5bb23..733595d9 100644
--- a/lib/zstd.h
+++ b/lib/zstd.h
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ typedef enum {
                                      * for large inputs, by finding large matches at long distance.
                                      * It increases memory usage and window size.
                                      * Note: enabling this parameter increases default ZSTD_c_windowLog to 128 MB
-                                     * except when expressly set to a different value. */
+                                     * except when expressly set to a different value. 
+                                     * Note: will be enabled by default if ZSTD_c_windowLog >= 128 MB and
+                                     * compression strategy >= ZSTD_btopt (== compression level 16+) */
     ZSTD_c_ldmHashLog=161,   /* Size of the table for long distance matching, as a power of 2.
                               * Larger values increase memory usage and compression ratio,
                               * but decrease compression speed.
diff --git a/tests/fuzzer.c b/tests/fuzzer.c
index e54714fd..7d1d0153 100644
--- a/tests/fuzzer.c
+++ b/tests/fuzzer.c
@@ -1158,6 +1158,26 @@ static int basicUnitTests(U32 const seed, double compressibility)
     }
     DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "OK \n");
 
+    DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "test%3d : ldm conditionally enabled by default doesn't change cctx params: ", testNb++);
+    {   ZSTD_CCtx* const cctx = ZSTD_createCCtx();
+        ZSTD_outBuffer out = {NULL, 0, 0};
+        ZSTD_inBuffer in = {NULL, 0, 0};
+        int value;
+
+        /* Even if LDM will be enabled by default in the applied params (since wlog >= 27 and strategy >= btopt),
+         * we should not modify the actual parameter specified by the user within the CCtx
+         */
+        CHECK_Z(ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(cctx, ZSTD_c_windowLog, 27));
+        CHECK_Z(ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(cctx, ZSTD_c_strategy, ZSTD_btopt));
+
+        CHECK_Z(ZSTD_compressStream2(cctx, &out, &in, ZSTD_e_continue));
+        CHECK_Z(ZSTD_CCtx_getParameter(cctx, ZSTD_c_enableLongDistanceMatching, &value));
+        CHECK_EQ(value, 0);
+
+        ZSTD_freeCCtx(cctx);
+    }
+    DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "OK \n");
+
     /* this test is really too long, and should be made faster */
     DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "test%3d : overflow protection with large windowLog : ", testNb++);
     {   ZSTD_CCtx* const cctx = ZSTD_createCCtx();