diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 107d412d..f96cb6b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@schemastore/package": "^0.0.6",
     "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.0",
+    "@types/compression": "^1.7.0",
     "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.2",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.8",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
     "@types/wtfnode": "^0.7.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.7.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.7.0",
+    "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "doctoc": "^1.4.0",
     "eslint": "^7.7.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/src/node/app.ts b/src/node/app.ts
index b969a2fb..b487dd8f 100644
--- a/src/node/app.ts
+++ b/src/node/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { logger } from "@coder/logger"
+import compression from "compression"
 import express, { Express } from "express"
 import { promises as fs } from "fs"
 import http from "http"
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ import { handleUpgrade } from "./wsRouter"
 export const createApp = async (args: DefaultedArgs): Promise<[Express, Express, http.Server]> => {
   const app = express()
 
+  app.use(compression())
+
   const server = args.cert
     ? httpolyglot.createServer(
         {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b97c4b4f..ab4f2c2e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1031,6 +1031,13 @@
     "@types/connect" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
+"@types/compression@^1.7.0":
+  version "1.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/compression/-/compression-1.7.0.tgz#8dc2a56604873cf0dd4e746d9ae4d31ae77b2390"
+  integrity sha512-3LzWUM+3k3XdWOUk/RO+uSjv7YWOatYq2QADJntK1pjkk4DfVP0KrIEPDnXRJxAAGKe0VpIPRmlINLDuCedZWw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/express" "*"
+
 "@types/connect@*":
   version "3.4.33"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/connect/-/connect-3.4.33.tgz#31610c901eca573b8713c3330abc6e6b9f588546"
@@ -1286,7 +1293,7 @@ abab@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abab/-/abab-2.0.5.tgz#c0b678fb32d60fc1219c784d6a826fe385aeb79a"
   integrity sha512-9IK9EadsbHo6jLWIpxpR6pL0sazTXV6+SQv25ZB+F7Bj9mJNaOc4nCRabwd5M/JwmUa8idz6Eci6eKfJryPs6Q==
 
-accepts@~1.3.7:
+accepts@~1.3.5, accepts@~1.3.7:
   version "1.3.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/accepts/-/accepts-1.3.7.tgz#531bc726517a3b2b41f850021c6cc15eaab507cd"
   integrity sha512-Il80Qs2WjYlJIBNzNkK6KYqlVMTbZLXgHx2oT0pU/fjRHyEp+PEfEPY0R3WCwAGVOtauxh1hOxNgIf5bv7dQpA==
@@ -1882,6 +1889,11 @@ builtin-status-codes@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/builtin-status-codes/-/builtin-status-codes-3.0.0.tgz#85982878e21b98e1c66425e03d0174788f569ee8"
   integrity sha1-hZgoeOIbmOHGZCXgPQF0eI9Wnug=
 
+bytes@3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bytes/-/bytes-3.0.0.tgz#d32815404d689699f85a4ea4fa8755dd13a96048"
+  integrity sha1-0ygVQE1olpn4Wk6k+odV3ROpYEg=
+
 bytes@3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bytes/-/bytes-3.1.0.tgz#f6cf7933a360e0588fa9fde85651cdc7f805d1f6"
@@ -2193,6 +2205,26 @@ component-emitter@^1.2.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-1.3.0.tgz#16e4070fba8ae29b679f2215853ee181ab2eabc0"
   integrity sha512-Rd3se6QB+sO1TwqZjscQrurpEPIfO0/yYnSin6Q/rD3mOutHvUrCAhJub3r90uNb+SESBuE0QYoB90YdfatsRg==
 
+compressible@~2.0.16:
+  version "2.0.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/compressible/-/compressible-2.0.18.tgz#af53cca6b070d4c3c0750fbd77286a6d7cc46fba"
+  integrity sha512-AF3r7P5dWxL8MxyITRMlORQNaOA2IkAFaTr4k7BUumjPtRpGDTZpl0Pb1XCO6JeDCBdp126Cgs9sMxqSjgYyRg==
+  dependencies:
+    mime-db ">= 1.43.0 < 2"
+
+compression@^1.7.4:
+  version "1.7.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/compression/-/compression-1.7.4.tgz#95523eff170ca57c29a0ca41e6fe131f41e5bb8f"
+  integrity sha512-jaSIDzP9pZVS4ZfQ+TzvtiWhdpFhE2RDHz8QJkpX9SIpLq88VueF5jJw6t+6CUQcAoA6t+x89MLrWAqpfDE8iQ==
+  dependencies:
+    accepts "~1.3.5"
+    bytes "3.0.0"
+    compressible "~2.0.16"
+    debug "2.6.9"
+    on-headers "~1.0.2"
+    safe-buffer "5.1.2"
+    vary "~1.1.2"
+
 concat-map@0.0.1:
   version "0.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz#d8a96bd77fd68df7793a73036a3ba0d5405d477b"
@@ -4820,6 +4852,11 @@ mime-db@1.44.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.44.0.tgz#fa11c5eb0aca1334b4233cb4d52f10c5a6272f92"
   integrity sha512-/NOTfLrsPBVeH7YtFPgsVWveuL+4SjjYxaQ1xtM1KMFj7HdxlBlxeyNLzhyJVx7r4rZGJAZ/6lkKCitSc/Nmpg==
 
+"mime-db@>= 1.43.0 < 2":
+  version "1.45.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.45.0.tgz#cceeda21ccd7c3a745eba2decd55d4b73e7879ea"
+  integrity sha512-CkqLUxUk15hofLoLyljJSrukZi8mAtgd+yE5uO4tqRZsdsAJKv0O+rFMhVDRJgozy+yG6md5KwuXhD4ocIoP+w==
+
 mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@~2.1.19, mime-types@~2.1.24:
   version "2.1.27"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.27.tgz#47949f98e279ea53119f5722e0f34e529bec009f"
@@ -5161,6 +5198,11 @@ on-finished@~2.3.0:
   dependencies:
     ee-first "1.1.1"
 
+on-headers@~1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz#772b0ae6aaa525c399e489adfad90c403eb3c28f"
+  integrity sha512-pZAE+FJLoyITytdqK0U5s+FIpjN0JP3OzFi/u8Rx+EV5/W+JTWGXG8xFzevE7AjBfDqHv/8vL8qQsIhHnqRkrA==
+
 once@^1.3.0, once@^1.3.1, once@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz#583b1aa775961d4b113ac17d9c50baef9dd76bd1"