A directional control valve assembly having a pressure compensation valve in which there are provided a directional control valve in which a main spool is slidably inserted in a spool bore that is formed with a pump port, a first and a second load pressure detecting port, a first and a second actuator port, and a first and a second tank port; The pressure compensation valve that is connected with the pump port, includes: a pressure releasing zone which is adapted to the first and second load pressure detecting ports with the first and second tank ports when the spool lies its neutral position, and to block the first or second load pressure detecting port from the first or second tank port when the main spool lies at an intermediate site between the neutral position and a pressurized fluid supply position, and a passage having a counter flow preventing function for communicating the first or second actuator port and first and second load pressure detecting port with each other when the spool lies at an intermediate site between the neutral position and the pressurized fluid supply position.