diff --git a/homeassistant/components/http.py b/homeassistant/components/http.py
index 864e517699b..1be5e62072b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/http.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/http.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """This module provides WSGI application to serve the Home Assistant API."""
 import hmac
+import gzip
 import json
 import logging
 import mimetypes
@@ -258,7 +259,16 @@ class HomeAssistantWSGI(object):
             adapter = self.url_map.bind_to_environ(request.environ)
             try:
                 endpoint, values = adapter.match()
-                return self.views[endpoint].handle_request(request, **values)
+                resp = self.views[endpoint].handle_request(request, **values)
+
+                if resp.is_streamed or 200 > resp.status_code >= 300 or \
+                   'gzip' not in request.accept_encodings:
+                    return resp
+
+                resp.headers.extend([('Content-Encoding', 'gzip'),
+                                     ('Vary', 'Accept-Encoding')])
+                resp.data = gzip.compress(b''.join(resp.iter_encoded()))
+                return resp
             except RequestRedirect as ex:
                 return ex
             except (BadRequest, NotFound, MethodNotAllowed,