diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
index 5c61f10bb71a..d0839669adc4 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ object SQLConf {
   val CONSTRAINT_PROPAGATION_ENABLED = buildConf("spark.sql.constraintPropagation.enabled")
     .internal()
     .doc("When true, the query optimizer will infer and propagate data constraints in the query " +
-      "plan to optimize them. Constraint propagation can sometimes be computationally expensive" +
+      "plan to optimize them. Constraint propagation can sometimes be computationally expensive " +
       "for certain kinds of query plans (such as those with a large number of predicates and " +
       "aliases) which might negatively impact overall runtime.")
     .booleanConf
@@ -263,6 +263,15 @@ object SQLConf {
     .booleanConf
     .createWithDefault(false)
 
+  val FILE_COMRESSION_FACTOR = buildConf("spark.sql.sources.fileCompressionFactor")
+    .internal()
+    .doc("When estimating the output data size of a table scan, multiply the file size with this " +
+      "factor as the estimated data size, in case the data is compressed in the file and lead to" +
+      " a heavily underestimated result.")
+    .doubleConf
+    .checkValue(_ > 0, "the value of fileDataSizeFactor must be larger than 0")
+    .createWithDefault(1.0)
+
   val PARQUET_SCHEMA_MERGING_ENABLED = buildConf("spark.sql.parquet.mergeSchema")
     .doc("When true, the Parquet data source merges schemas collected from all data files, " +
          "otherwise the schema is picked from the summary file or a random data file " +
@@ -1241,6 +1250,8 @@ class SQLConf extends Serializable with Logging {
 
   def escapedStringLiterals: Boolean = getConf(ESCAPED_STRING_LITERALS)
 
+  def fileCompressionFactor: Double = getConf(FILE_COMRESSION_FACTOR)
+
   def stringRedationPattern: Option[Regex] = SQL_STRING_REDACTION_PATTERN.readFrom(reader)
 
   /**
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelation.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelation.scala
index 89d8a85a9cbd..6b3463852977 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelation.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelation.scala
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ case class HadoopFsRelation(
     }
   }
 
-  override def sizeInBytes: Long = location.sizeInBytes
+  override def sizeInBytes: Long = {
+    val compressionFactor = sqlContext.conf.fileCompressionFactor
+    (location.sizeInBytes * compressionFactor).toLong
+  }
+
 
   override def inputFiles: Array[String] = location.inputFiles
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelationSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelationSuite.scala
index caf03885e387..c1f2c18d1417 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelationSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/HadoopFsRelationSuite.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources
 import java.io.{File, FilenameFilter}
 
 import org.apache.spark.sql.QueryTest
+import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.joins.{BroadcastHashJoinExec, SortMergeJoinExec}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.test.SharedSQLContext
 
 class HadoopFsRelationSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
@@ -39,4 +40,44 @@ class HadoopFsRelationSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
       assert(df.queryExecution.logical.stats.sizeInBytes === BigInt(totalSize))
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-22790: spark.sql.sources.compressionFactor takes effect") {
+    import testImplicits._
+    Seq(1.0, 0.5).foreach { compressionFactor =>
+      withSQLConf("spark.sql.sources.fileCompressionFactor" -> compressionFactor.toString,
+        "spark.sql.autoBroadcastJoinThreshold" -> "400") {
+        withTempPath { workDir =>
+          // the file size is 740 bytes
+          val workDirPath = workDir.getAbsolutePath
+          val data1 = Seq(100, 200, 300, 400).toDF("count")
+          data1.write.parquet(workDirPath + "/data1")
+          val df1FromFile = spark.read.parquet(workDirPath + "/data1")
+          val data2 = Seq(100, 200, 300, 400).toDF("count")
+          data2.write.parquet(workDirPath + "/data2")
+          val df2FromFile = spark.read.parquet(workDirPath + "/data2")
+          val joinedDF = df1FromFile.join(df2FromFile, Seq("count"))
+          if (compressionFactor == 0.5) {
+            val bJoinExec = joinedDF.queryExecution.executedPlan.collect {
+              case bJoin: BroadcastHashJoinExec => bJoin
+            }
+            assert(bJoinExec.nonEmpty)
+            val smJoinExec = joinedDF.queryExecution.executedPlan.collect {
+              case smJoin: SortMergeJoinExec => smJoin
+            }
+            assert(smJoinExec.isEmpty)
+          } else {
+            // compressionFactor is 1.0
+            val bJoinExec = joinedDF.queryExecution.executedPlan.collect {
+              case bJoin: BroadcastHashJoinExec => bJoin
+            }
+            assert(bJoinExec.isEmpty)
+            val smJoinExec = joinedDF.queryExecution.executedPlan.collect {
+              case smJoin: SortMergeJoinExec => smJoin
+            }
+            assert(smJoinExec.nonEmpty)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }