diff --git a/Mathlib.lean b/Mathlib.lean
index e48365f135deba..18a26f3fa3e05e 100644
--- a/Mathlib.lean
+++ b/Mathlib.lean
@@ -7291,6 +7291,7 @@ public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactification.OnePoint.Sphere
 public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactification.StoneCech
 public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactness.Bases
 public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactness.Compact
+public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactness.CompactSystem
 public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactness.CompactlyCoherentSpace
 public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactness.CompactlyGeneratedSpace
 public import Mathlib.Topology.Compactness.DeltaGeneratedSpace
diff --git a/Mathlib/Data/Set/Accumulate.lean b/Mathlib/Data/Set/Accumulate.lean
index 624341f03ef2d2..749df4d76567f9 100644
--- a/Mathlib/Data/Set/Accumulate.lean
+++ b/Mathlib/Data/Set/Accumulate.lean
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ def accumulate [LE α] (s : α → Set β) (x : α) : Set β :=
 theorem accumulate_def [LE α] {x : α} : accumulate s x = ⋃ y ≤ x, s y :=
   rfl
 
+theorem accumulate_eq_biInter_lt {s : ℕ → Set β} {n : ℕ} : accumulate s n = ⋃ k < n + 1, s k := by
+  simp_rw [Nat.lt_add_one_iff, accumulate]
+
 @[simp]
 theorem mem_accumulate [LE α] {x : α} {z : β} : z ∈ accumulate s x ↔ ∃ y ≤ x, z ∈ s y := by
   simp_rw [accumulate_def, mem_iUnion₂, exists_prop]
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ theorem disjoint_accumulate [Preorder α] (hs : Pairwise (Disjoint on s)) {i j :
   rcases hx with ⟨k, hk, hx⟩
   exact disjoint_left.1 (hs (hk.trans_lt hij).ne) hx
 
+@[simp]
 theorem accumulate_succ (u : ℕ → Set α) (n : ℕ) :
     accumulate u (n + 1) = accumulate u n ∪ u (n + 1) := biUnion_le_succ u n
 
@@ -90,4 +94,28 @@ lemma partialSups_eq_accumulate (f : ℕ → Set α) :
   ext n
   simp [partialSups_eq_sup_range, accumulate, Nat.lt_succ_iff]
 
+/-- For a directed set of sets `s : ℕ → Set α` and `n : ℕ`, there exists `m : ℕ` (maybe
+larger than `n`) such that `accumulate s n ⊆ s m`. -/
+lemma exists_subset_accumulate_of_directed {s : ℕ → Set α}
+  (hd : Directed (· ⊆ ·) s) (n : ℕ) : ∃ m, accumulate s n ⊆ s m := by
+  induction n with
+  | zero => use 0; simp [accumulate_def]
+  | succ n hn =>
+    obtain ⟨m, hm⟩ := hn
+    obtain ⟨k, hk⟩ := hd m (n + 1)
+    simp at hk
+    exact ⟨k, by simp; grind⟩
+
+lemma directed_accumulate {s : ℕ → Set α} : Directed (· ⊆ ·) (accumulate s) :=
+  monotone_accumulate.directed_le
+
+lemma exists_accumulate_eq_univ_iff_of_directed {s : ℕ → Set α} (hd : Directed (· ⊆ ·) s) :
+    (∃ n, accumulate s n = univ) ↔ ∃ n, s n = univ := by
+  refine ⟨?_, fun ⟨n, hn⟩ ↦ ⟨n,
+    subset_antisymm (subset_univ _) (hn.symm.le.trans subset_accumulate)⟩⟩
+  contrapose!
+  intro h n
+  obtain ⟨m, hm⟩ := exists_subset_accumulate_of_directed hd n
+  grind
+
 end Set
diff --git a/Mathlib/Data/Set/Dissipate.lean b/Mathlib/Data/Set/Dissipate.lean
index ee403dacb2b95f..f0d281c104912e 100644
--- a/Mathlib/Data/Set/Dissipate.lean
+++ b/Mathlib/Data/Set/Dissipate.lean
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ def dissipate [LE α] (s : α → Set β) (x : α) : Set β :=
 
 theorem dissipate_def [LE α] {x : α} : dissipate s x = ⋂ y ≤ x, s y := rfl
 
+theorem dissipate_eq_biInter_lt {s : ℕ → Set β} {n : ℕ} : dissipate s n = ⋂ k < n + 1, s k := by
+  simp_rw [Nat.lt_add_one_iff, dissipate]
+
 @[simp]
 theorem mem_dissipate [LE α] {x : α} {z : β} : z ∈ dissipate s x ↔ ∀ y ≤ x, z ∈ s y := by
   simp [dissipate_def]
@@ -80,4 +83,26 @@ theorem dissipate_succ (s : ℕ → Set α) (n : ℕ) :
   simp_all only [dissipate_def, mem_iInter, mem_inter_iff]
   grind
 
+/-- For a directed set of sets `s : ℕ → Set α` and `n : ℕ`, there exists `m : ℕ` (maybe
+larger than `n`) such that `s m ⊆ dissipate s n`. -/
+lemma exists_subset_dissipate_of_directed {s : ℕ → Set α}
+  (hd : Directed (· ⊇ ·) s) (n : ℕ) : ∃ m, s m ⊆ dissipate s n := by
+  induction n with
+  | zero => use 0; simp [dissipate_def]
+  | succ n hn =>
+    obtain ⟨m, hm⟩ := hn
+    obtain ⟨k, hk⟩ := hd m (n + 1)
+    exact ⟨k, by simp; grind⟩
+
+lemma directed_dissipate {s : ℕ → Set α} : Directed (· ⊇ ·) (dissipate s) :=
+  antitone_dissipate.directed_ge
+
+lemma exists_dissipate_eq_empty_iff_of_directed {s : ℕ → Set α} (hd : Directed (· ⊇ ·) s) :
+    (∃ n, dissipate s n = ∅) ↔ ∃ n, s n = ∅ := by
+  refine ⟨?_, fun ⟨n, hn⟩ ↦ ⟨n, subset_eq_empty (dissipate_subset le_rfl) hn⟩⟩
+  contrapose!
+  intro h n
+  obtain ⟨m, hm⟩ := exists_subset_dissipate_of_directed hd n
+  exact (h m).mono hm
+
 end Set
diff --git a/Mathlib/MeasureTheory/PiSystem.lean b/Mathlib/MeasureTheory/PiSystem.lean
index 768a1832c37b38..1d87a02b957680 100644
--- a/Mathlib/MeasureTheory/PiSystem.lean
+++ b/Mathlib/MeasureTheory/PiSystem.lean
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Authors: Johannes Hölzl, Martin Zinkevich, Rémy Degenne
 -/
 module
 
+public import Mathlib.Data.Set.Dissipate
 public import Mathlib.Logic.Encodable.Lattice
 public import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.MeasurableSpace.Defs
 public import Mathlib.Order.Disjointed
@@ -107,6 +108,17 @@ theorem IsPiSystem.comap {α β} {S : Set (Set β)} (h_pi : IsPiSystem S) (f : 
   rw [← Set.preimage_inter] at hst ⊢
   exact ⟨s ∩ t, h_pi s hs_mem t ht_mem (nonempty_of_nonempty_preimage hst), rfl⟩
 
+/-- For a `π`-system `C` over `α` and a sequence of sets `s` belonging to `C`,
+`dissipate s n` belongs to `C`. -/
+lemma IsPiSystem.dissipate_mem {s : ℕ → Set α} {C : Set (Set α)}
+    (hC : IsPiSystem C) (h : ∀ n, s n ∈ C) (n : ℕ) (h' : (dissipate s n).Nonempty) :
+    dissipate s n ∈ C := by
+  induction n with
+  | zero => simpa using h 0
+  | succ n hn =>
+    rw [dissipate_succ] at h' ⊢
+    exact hC (dissipate s n) (hn h'.left) (s (n + 1)) (h (n + 1)) h'
+
 theorem isPiSystem_iUnion_of_directed_le {α ι} (p : ι → Set (Set α))
     (hp_pi : ∀ n, IsPiSystem (p n)) (hp_directed : Directed (· ≤ ·) p) :
     IsPiSystem (⋃ n, p n) := by
diff --git a/Mathlib/Topology/Compactness/CompactSystem.lean b/Mathlib/Topology/Compactness/CompactSystem.lean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..46cdbb9783e203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mathlib/Topology/Compactness/CompactSystem.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/-
+Copyright (c) 2025 Peter Pfaffelhuber. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+Authors: Rémy Degenne, Peter Pfaffelhuber
+-/
+module
+
+public import Mathlib.MeasureTheory.PiSystem
+public import Mathlib.Topology.Separation.Hausdorff
+
+/-!
+# Compact systems
+
+This file defines compact systems of sets.
+
+## Main definitions
+
+* `IsCompactSystem`: A set of sets is a compact system if, whenever a countable subfamily has empty
+  intersection, then finitely many of them already have empty intersection.
+
+## Main results
+
+* `isCompactSystem_insert_univ_iff`: A set system is a compact system iff inserting `univ`
+  gives a compact system.
+* `isCompactSystem_isCompact_isClosed`: The set of closed and compact sets is a compact system.
+* `isCompactSystem_isCompact`: In a `T2Space`, the set of compact sets is a compact system.
+-/
+
+@[expose] public section
+
+open Set Finset Nat
+
+variable {α : Type*} {S : Set (Set α)} {C : ℕ → Set α}
+
+section definition
+
+/-- A set of sets is a compact system if, whenever a countable subfamily has empty intersection,
+then finitely many of them already have empty intersection. -/
+def IsCompactSystem (S : Set (Set α)) : Prop :=
+  ∀ C : ℕ → Set α, (∀ i, C i ∈ S) → ⋂ i, C i = ∅ → ∃ (n : ℕ), dissipate C n = ∅
+
+end definition
+
+namespace IsCompactSystem
+
+lemma of_nonempty_iInter
+    (h : ∀ C : ℕ → Set α, (∀ i, C i ∈ S) → (∀ n, (dissipate C n).Nonempty) → (⋂ i, C i).Nonempty) :
+    IsCompactSystem S := by
+  intro C hC
+  contrapose!
+  exact h C hC
+
+lemma nonempty_iInter (hp : IsCompactSystem S) {C : ℕ → Set α} (hC : ∀ i, C i ∈ S)
+    (h_nonempty : ∀ n, (dissipate C n).Nonempty) :
+    (⋂ i, C i).Nonempty := by
+  revert h_nonempty
+  contrapose!
+  exact hp C hC
+
+theorem iff_nonempty_iInter (S : Set (Set α)) :
+    IsCompactSystem S ↔
+      ∀ C : ℕ → Set α, (∀ i, C i ∈ S) → (∀ n, (dissipate C n).Nonempty) → (⋂ i, C i).Nonempty :=
+  ⟨nonempty_iInter, of_nonempty_iInter⟩
+
+@[simp]
+lemma of_IsEmpty [IsEmpty α] (S : Set (Set α)) : IsCompactSystem S :=
+  fun s _ _ ↦ ⟨0, Set.eq_empty_of_isEmpty (dissipate s 0)⟩
+
+/-- Any subset of a compact system is a compact system. -/
+theorem mono {T : Set (Set α)} (hT : IsCompactSystem T) (hST : S ⊆ T) :
+    IsCompactSystem S := fun C hC1 hC2 ↦ hT C (fun i ↦ hST (hC1 i)) hC2
+
+/-- Inserting `∅` into a compact system gives a compact system. -/
+lemma insert_empty (h : IsCompactSystem S) : IsCompactSystem (insert ∅ S) := by
+  intro s h' hd
+  by_cases g : ∃ n, s n = ∅
+  · use g.choose
+    rw [← subset_empty_iff] at hd ⊢
+    exact (dissipate_subset le_rfl).trans g.choose_spec.le
+  · push_neg at g
+    exact h s (fun i ↦ (mem_of_mem_insert_of_ne (h' i) (g i).ne_empty)) hd
+
+/-- Inserting `univ` into a compact system gives a compact system. -/
+lemma insert_univ (h : IsCompactSystem S) : IsCompactSystem (insert univ S) := by
+  rcases isEmpty_or_nonempty α with hα | _
+  · simp
+  rw [IsCompactSystem.iff_nonempty_iInter] at h ⊢
+  intro s h' hd
+  by_cases! h₀ : ∀ n, s n ∉ S
+  · simp_all
+  classical
+  let n := Nat.find h₀
+  let s' := fun i ↦ if s i ∈ S then s i else s n
+  have h₁ : ∀ i, s' i ∈ S := by simp [s']; grind
+  have h₂ : ⋂ i, s i = ⋂ i, s' i := by ext; simp; grind
+  apply h₂ ▸ h s' h₁
+  by_contra! ⟨j, hj⟩
+  have h₃ (v : ℕ) (hv : n ≤ v) : dissipate s v = dissipate s' v := by ext; simp; grind
+  have h₇ : dissipate s' (max j n) = ∅ := by
+    rw [← subset_empty_iff] at hj ⊢
+    exact (antitone_dissipate (Nat.le_max_left j n)).trans hj
+  specialize h₃ (max j n) (Nat.le_max_right j n)
+  specialize hd (max j n)
+  simp [h₃, h₇] at hd
+
+end IsCompactSystem
+
+/-- In this equivalent formulation for a compact system,
+note that we use `⋂ k < n, C k` rather than `⋂ k ≤ n, C k`. -/
+lemma isCompactSystem_iff_nonempty_iInter_of_lt (S : Set (Set α)) :
+    IsCompactSystem S ↔
+      ∀ C : ℕ → Set α, (∀ i, C i ∈ S) → (∀ n, (⋂ k < n, C k).Nonempty) → (⋂ i, C i).Nonempty := by
+  simp_rw [IsCompactSystem.iff_nonempty_iInter]
+  refine ⟨fun h C hi h'↦ h C hi (fun n ↦ dissipate_eq_biInter_lt ▸ (h' (n + 1))),
+    fun h C hi h' ↦ h C hi ?_⟩
+  simp_rw [Set.nonempty_iff_ne_empty] at h' ⊢
+  refine fun n g ↦ h' n ?_
+  simp_rw [← subset_empty_iff, dissipate] at g ⊢
+  exact le_trans (fun x ↦ by simp; grind) g
+
+/-- A set system is a compact system iff adding `∅` gives a compact system. -/
+lemma isCompactSystem_insert_empty_iff :
+    IsCompactSystem (insert ∅ S) ↔ IsCompactSystem S :=
+  ⟨fun h ↦ h.mono (subset_insert _ _), .insert_empty⟩
+
+/-- A set system is a compact system iff adding `univ` gives a compact system. -/
+lemma isCompactSystem_insert_univ_iff : IsCompactSystem (insert univ S) ↔ IsCompactSystem S :=
+  ⟨fun h ↦ h.mono (subset_insert _ _), .insert_univ⟩
+
+/-- To prove that a set of sets is a compact system, it suffices to consider directed families of
+sets. -/
+theorem isCompactSystem_iff_of_directed (hpi : IsPiSystem S) :
+    IsCompactSystem S ↔
+      ∀ (C : ℕ → Set α), Directed (· ⊇ ·) C → (∀ i, C i ∈ S) → ⋂ i, C i = ∅ → ∃ n, C n = ∅ := by
+  rw [← isCompactSystem_insert_empty_iff]
+  refine ⟨fun h ↦ fun C hdi hi ↦ ?_, fun h C h1 h2 ↦ ?_⟩
+  · rw [← exists_dissipate_eq_empty_iff_of_directed hdi]
+    exact h C (by simp [hi])
+  rw [← biInter_le_eq_iInter] at h2
+  suffices (∀ n, dissipate C n ∈ S ∨ dissipate C n = ∅) ∧ (⋂ n, dissipate C n = ∅) by
+    by_cases! f : ∀ n, dissipate C n ∈ S
+    · exact h (dissipate C) directed_dissipate f this.2
+    · obtain ⟨n, hn⟩ := f
+      exact ⟨n, by simpa [hn] using this.1 n⟩
+  refine ⟨fun n ↦ ?_, h2⟩
+  by_cases g : (dissipate C n).Nonempty
+  · simpa [or_comm] using hpi.insert_empty.dissipate_mem h1 n g
+  · exact .inr (Set.not_nonempty_iff_eq_empty.mp g)
+
+/-- To prove that a set of sets is a compact system, it suffices to consider directed families of
+sets. -/
+theorem isCompactSystem_iff_nonempty_iInter_of_directed (hpi : IsPiSystem S) :
+    IsCompactSystem S ↔
+    ∀ (C : ℕ → Set α), (Directed (· ⊇ ·) C) → (∀ i, C i ∈ S) → (∀ n, (C n).Nonempty) →
+      (⋂ i, C i).Nonempty := by
+  rw [isCompactSystem_iff_of_directed hpi]
+  refine ⟨fun h1 C h3 h4 ↦ ?_, fun h1 C h3 s ↦ ?_⟩ <;> rw [← not_imp_not] <;> push_neg
+  · exact h1 C h3 h4
+  · exact h1 C h3 s
+
+section IsCompactIsClosed
+
+/-- The set of compact and closed sets is a compact system. -/
+theorem isCompactSystem_isCompact_isClosed (α : Type*) [TopologicalSpace α] :
+    IsCompactSystem {s : Set α | IsCompact s ∧ IsClosed s} := by
+  refine IsCompactSystem.of_nonempty_iInter fun C hC_cc h_nonempty ↦ ?_
+  rw [← iInter_dissipate]
+  refine IsCompact.nonempty_iInter_of_sequence_nonempty_isCompact_isClosed (Set.dissipate C)
+    (fun n ↦ ?_) h_nonempty ?_ (fun n ↦ isClosed_biInter (fun i _ ↦ (hC_cc i).2))
+  · exact Set.antitone_dissipate (by lia)
+  · simpa using (hC_cc 0).1
+
+/-- In a `T2Space` the set of compact sets is a compact system. -/
+theorem isCompactSystem_isCompact (α : Type*) [TopologicalSpace α] [T2Space α] :
+    IsCompactSystem {s : Set α | IsCompact s} := by
+  convert isCompactSystem_isCompact_isClosed α with s
+  simpa using IsCompact.isClosed
+
+/-- The set of sets which are either compact and closed, or `univ`, is a compact system. -/
+theorem isCompactSystem_insert_univ_isCompact_isClosed (α : Type*) [TopologicalSpace α] :
+    IsCompactSystem (insert univ {s : Set α | IsCompact s ∧ IsClosed s}) :=
+  (isCompactSystem_isCompact_isClosed α).insert_univ
+
+end IsCompactIsClosed