diff --git a/images/nginx/config/default.conf b/images/nginx/config/default.conf
index a4dfae9b5cf9ff37e9973318bfa4fc0ec0fab322..384053718f5dbd0e7516798687f74228cdb11697 100644
--- a/images/nginx/config/default.conf
+++ b/images/nginx/config/default.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ server {
     #ssl_session_timeout   4h;
     
     root /var/run/app/web;
+
+    # Add gzip compression
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1000;
+    gzip_comp_level 5;
+    gzip_types application/json text/css text/javascript application/x-javascript application/javascript image/svg+xml;
+    gzip_proxied any;
     
     # Disables specifying the port in absolute redirects
     port_in_redirect off;