diff --git a/backend/server.ts b/backend/server.ts
index b2a7c423..266581ce 100644
--- a/backend/server.ts
+++ b/backend/server.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import * as _express from "express";
 import * as _session from "express-session";
 import * as _bodyParser from "body-parser";
+import * as _compress from "compression";
 import * as _debug from "debug";
 import * as _http from "http";
 import {PublicRouter} from "./routes/PublicRouter";
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ export class Server {
             this.app.use(_morgan('dev'));
         }
 
+        //enable gzip
+        this.app.use(_compress());
+        
         /**
          * Session above all
          */
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24cb1e6f..af51407f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@angular/router": "2.0.0-rc.1",
     "@angular/router-deprecated": "2.0.0-rc.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.15.0",
+    "compression": "^1.6.1",
     "core-js": "^2.3.0",
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "ejs": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/typings.json b/typings.json
index 691ccd54..94f4cd66 100644
--- a/typings.json
+++ b/typings.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": false,
   "ambientDependencies": {
     "body-parser": "registry:dt/body-parser#0.0.0+20160317120654",
+    "compression": "registry:dt/compression#0.0.0+20160501162003",
     "core-js": "registry:dt/core-js#0.0.0+20160317120654",
     "debug": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/debug/debug.d.ts#0d622d857f97d44ea7dcad2b3edec1f23c48fe9e",
     "express": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/express/express.d.ts#0d622d857f97d44ea7dcad2b3edec1f23c48fe9e",