diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/main.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/main.py
index b79f092bc..8ec1f0141 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/main.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import gzip
 import json
 import os
 import warnings
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlencode
 import nest_asyncio  # type: ignore
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Request, Response
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.middleware.gzip import GZipMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, JSONResponse
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 from loguru import logger
@@ -28,7 +30,11 @@ from langflow.initial_setup.setup import (
 )
 from langflow.interface.types import get_and_cache_all_types_dict
 from langflow.interface.utils import setup_llm_caching
-from langflow.services.deps import get_cache_service, get_settings_service, get_telemetry_service
+from langflow.services.deps import (
+    get_cache_service,
+    get_settings_service,
+    get_telemetry_service,
+)
 from langflow.services.plugins.langfuse_plugin import LangfuseInstance
 from langflow.services.utils import initialize_services, teardown_services
 from langflow.logging.logger import configure
@@ -132,9 +138,21 @@ def create_app():
         allow_headers=["*"],
     )
     app.add_middleware(JavaScriptMIMETypeMiddleware)
+    app.add_middleware(GZipMiddleware, minimum_size=1000, compresslevel=5)
+
     # ! Deactivating this until we find a better solution
     # app.add_middleware(RequestCancelledMiddleware)
 
+    @app.middleware("http")
+    async def decompress_if_gzip(request: Request, call_next):
+        if request.headers.get("content-encoding", "") == "gzip":
+            # the request's body is compressed, so we need to decompress it
+            body = await request.body()
+            dec = gzip.decompress(body)
+            request._body = dec  # <-- if only things were that easy
+        response = await call_next(request)
+        return response
+
     @app.middleware("http")
     async def flatten_query_string_lists(request: Request, call_next):
         flattened: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
diff --git a/src/frontend/package-lock.json b/src/frontend/package-lock.json
index 8cbae7c90..2217e2557 100644
--- a/src/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         "moment": "^2.30.1",
         "openseadragon": "^4.1.1",
         "p-debounce": "^4.0.0",
+        "pako": "^2.1.0",
         "playwright": "^1.44.1",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
         "react-ace": "^11.0.1",
@@ -12036,6 +12037,12 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/package-json-from-dist/-/package-json-from-dist-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-dATvCeZN/8wQsGywez1mzHtTlP22H8OEfPrVMLNr4/eGa+ijtLn/6M5f0dY8UKNrC2O9UCU6SSoG3qRKnt7STw=="
     },
+    "node_modules/pako": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pako/-/pako-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w+eufiZ1WuJYgPXbV/PO3NCMEc3xqylkKHzp8bxp1uW4qaSNQUkwmLLEc3kKsfz8lpV1F8Ht3U1Cm+9Srog2ug==",
+      "license": "(MIT AND Zlib)"
+    },
     "node_modules/parent-module": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parent-module/-/parent-module-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/src/frontend/package.json b/src/frontend/package.json
index eaffc748a..750f12059 100644
--- a/src/frontend/package.json
+++ b/src/frontend/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "moment": "^2.30.1",
     "openseadragon": "^4.1.1",
     "p-debounce": "^4.0.0",
+    "pako": "^2.1.0",
     "playwright": "^1.44.1",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-ace": "^11.0.1",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/api.tsx b/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/api.tsx
index d9b069455..a9be3a236 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/api.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/controllers/API/api.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { LANGFLOW_ACCESS_TOKEN } from "@/constants/constants";
 import useAuthStore from "@/stores/authStore";
 import axios, { AxiosError, AxiosInstance, AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios";
+import pako from "pako";
 import { useContext, useEffect } from "react";
 import { Cookies } from "react-cookie";
 import { BuildStatus } from "../../constants/enums";
@@ -13,6 +14,22 @@ import { useLogout, useRefreshAccessToken } from "./queries/auth";
 // Create a new Axios instance
 const api: AxiosInstance = axios.create({
   baseURL: "",
+  transformRequest: (axios.defaults.transformRequest
+    ? Array.isArray(axios.defaults.transformRequest)
+      ? axios.defaults.transformRequest
+      : [axios.defaults.transformRequest]
+    : []
+  ).concat(function (data, headers) {
+    // compress strings if over 1KB
+    if (typeof data === "string" && data.length > 1024) {
+      headers["Content-Encoding"] = "gzip";
+      return pako.gzip(data);
+    } else {
+      // delete is slow apparently, faster to set to undefined
+      headers["Content-Encoding"] = undefined;
+      return data;
+    }
+  }),
 });
 
 const cookies = new Cookies();