diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe0369e4..6c6c40ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ Developers may need to change their code
   * Check blocked signals and signal handlers
   * Check termios settings
   * Any changes to context are logged at loglevel WARNING
-* Added set/get pointer API to clixon_data:
+* [OpenConfig path compression](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/pull/276)
+* C API: Added set/get pointer API to clixon_data:
    * clicon_ptr_get(), clicon_ptr_set(), 
 * Restconf YANG PATCH according to RFC 8072
   * Changed YANG PATCH enabling:
diff --git a/apps/cli/cli_generate.c b/apps/cli/cli_generate.c
index 2f042ead..facd3f28 100644
--- a/apps/cli/cli_generate.c
+++ b/apps/cli/cli_generate.c
@@ -834,26 +834,27 @@ yang2cli_container(clicon_handle h,
     char         *s;
     int           hide = 0;
     int           hide_oc = 0;
-    int           exist = 0;
+    int           isoc = 0;
     char         *opext = NULL;
     yang_stmt    *ymod = NULL;
 
-
     if (ys_real_module(ys, &ymod) < 0)
-      goto done;
-    if (yang_extension_value(ymod, "openconfig-version", "http://openconfig.net/yang/openconfig-ext", &exist, NULL) < 0)
-      goto done;
-    if (exist) {
-      if (strcmp(yang_argument_get(ys), "config") == 0){
-	hide_oc = 1;
-      }
+	goto done;
+    /* Hide container "config" if openconfig and OC_COMPRESS */
+    if (strcmp(yang_argument_get(ys), "config") == 0){
+	if (0) fprintf(stderr, "%s config\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	if (yang_extension_value(ymod, "openconfig-version", "http://openconfig.net/yang/openconfig-ext", &isoc, NULL) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	if (isoc &&
+	    gt == GT_OC_COMPRESS)
+	    hide_oc = 1;
     }
 
     /* If non-presence container && HIDE mode && only child is 
      * a list, then skip container keyword
      * See also xml2cli
      */
-     if ((hide = yang_container_cli_hide(ys, gt)) == 0 && hide_oc == 0){
+    if ((hide = yang_container_cli_hide(ys, gt)) == 0 && hide_oc == 0){
 	cprintf(cb, "%*s%s", level*3, "", yang_argument_get(ys));
 	if ((yd = yang_find(ys, Y_DESCRIPTION, NULL)) != NULL){
 	    if ((helptext = strdup(yang_argument_get(yd))) == NULL){
@@ -882,10 +883,10 @@ yang2cli_container(clicon_handle h,
     yc = NULL;
     while ((yc = yn_each(ys, yc)) != NULL) 
 	if (yang2cli_stmt(h, yc, gt, level+1, state, show_tree, cb) < 0)
-	   goto done;
-  if (hide == 0 && hide_oc == 0)
-	   cprintf(cb, "%*s}\n", level*3, "");
-  retval = 0;
+	    goto done;
+    if (hide == 0 && hide_oc == 0)
+	cprintf(cb, "%*s}\n", level*3, "");
+    retval = 0;
  done:
     if (helptext)
 	free(helptext);
diff --git a/test/test_cli_auto_genmodel.sh b/test/test_cli_auto_genmodel.sh
index 5f7b7d22..b88af5a8 100755
--- a/test/test_cli_auto_genmodel.sh
+++ b/test/test_cli_auto_genmodel.sh
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ module $APPNAME {
 	  }
 	}
       }
-      leaf enabled {
-	type boolean;
-	default false;
-	description "Whether the interface is enabled or not.";
-      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ module ${APPNAME}2 {
   prefix ex2;
   import openconfig-extensions { prefix oc-ext; }
   container interfaces2 {
-    list interface {
+    list interface2 {
       key name;
       leaf name {
        type string;
@@ -153,11 +148,6 @@ module ${APPNAME}2 {
 	  }
 	}
       }
-      leaf enabled {
-	type boolean;
-	default false;
-	description "Whether the interface is enabled or not.";
-      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -305,12 +295,23 @@ expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg show state exstate)" 0 "state sender x" --n
 
 #---- openconfig path compression
 
-new "Openconfig: check no config path"
-expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg set interfaces interface e config enabled true 2>&1)" 255 "Unknown command"
+new "Openconfig: OC_COMPRESS+extension: compressed)"
+expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -o CLICON_CLI_GENMODEL_TYPE=OC_COMPRESS set interface e enabled true 2>&1)" 0 "^$"
 
-# negative test
-new "Openconfig: check exist config path"
-expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg set interfaces2 interface e config enabled true 2>&1)" 0 "^$"
+new "Openconfig: OC_COMPRESS+extension: no config (negative)"
+expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -o CLICON_CLI_GENMODEL_TYPE=OC_COMPRESS set interface e config enabled true 2>&1)" 255 "Unknown command"
+
+new "Openconfig: OC_COMPRESS+no-extension: no config"
+expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -o CLICON_CLI_GENMODEL_TYPE=OC_COMPRESS set interface2 e config enabled true 2>&1)" 0 "^$"
+
+new "Openconfig: OC_COMPRESS+no-extension: no config (negative)"
+expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -o CLICON_CLI_GENMODEL_TYPE=OC_COMPRESS set interface2 e enabled true 2>&1)" 255 "Unknown command"
+
+new "Openconfig: OC_VARS+extension: no compresssion"
+expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -o CLICON_CLI_GENMODEL_TYPE=VARS set interfaces interface e config enabled true 2>&1)" 0 "^$"
+
+new "Openconfig: OC_VARS+extension: no compresssion (negative)"
+expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -o CLICON_CLI_GENMODEL_TYPE=VARS set interfaces interface e enabled true 2>&1)" 255 "Unknown command"
 
 new "Kill backend"
 # Check if premature kill