diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 37ee19c6..0be59055 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -830,5 +830,6 @@ static_headers do |response, filepath, filestat|
 end
 
 public_folder "assets"
+gzip true
 
 Kemal.run