diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index a3de203..f93ff77 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// Response headers to add to every static.
 	Response map[string]string `mapstructure:"response"`
+
+	// GzipEnabled determines if gzip compression is enabled for serving static files.
+	GzipEnabled bool `mapstructure:"gzip_enabled"`
 }
 
 // Valid returns nil if config is valid.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9a1ea6a..33671a2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.23
 toolchain go1.23.4
 
 require (
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11
 	github.com/roadrunner-server/context v1.0.2
 	github.com/roadrunner-server/errors v1.4.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.59.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 541ecb8..b4bc128 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 h1:In6xLpyWOi1+C7tXUUWv2ot1QvBjxevKAaI6IXrJmUc=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11/go.mod h1:pMDklpSncoRMuLFrf1W9Ss9KT+0rH90U12bZKk7uwG0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/roadrunner-server/context v1.0.2 h1:MSK6mjG2KsFKS1IoieMrY9Ia7SGxDGh/tagpBQxi1SE=
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 7b5b885..3895403 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package static
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/klauspost/compress/gzhttp"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ type Plugin struct {
 	forbiddenExtensions map[string]struct{}
 	// opentelemetry
 	prop propagation.TextMapPropagator
+
+	// gzipEnabled indicates if gzip compression is enabled for serving static files.
+	gzipEnabled bool
 }
 
 // Init must return configure service and return true if the service hasStatus enabled. Must return error in case of
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ func (s *Plugin) Init(cfg Configurer, log Logger) error {
 
 	s.log = log.NamedLogger(PluginName)
 	s.root = http.Dir(s.cfg.Dir)
+	s.gzipEnabled = s.cfg.GzipEnabled
 
 	// init forbidden
 	for i := 0; i < len(s.cfg.Forbid); i++ {
@@ -225,6 +231,26 @@ func (s *Plugin) Middleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler { //nolint:gocognit,
 			}
 		}
 
+		if s.gzipEnabled && strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept-Encoding"), "gzip") {
+			s.log.Debug("gzip compression requested")
+			// Skip compression for already compressed formats
+			contentType := http.DetectContentType(make([]byte, 512))
+			if strings.Contains(contentType, "image/") ||
+				strings.Contains(contentType, "video/") ||
+				strings.Contains(contentType, "audio/") {
+				s.log.Debug("skipping compression for already compressed content",
+					zap.String("type", contentType))
+			} else {
+				gzhttp.GzipHandler(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					_, err := io.Copy(w, f)
+					if err != nil {
+						s.log.Error("failed to copy file to response: ", zap.Error(err))
+					}
+				})).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		// we passed all checks - serve the file
 		http.ServeContent(w, r, finfo.Name(), finfo.ModTime(), f)
 	})