diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7b01a70..7fc3645 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.25.5
 require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3 v3.17.0
 	github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6
+	github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v1.2.5
 	github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2
 	github.com/gin-contrib/slog v1.2.0
 	github.com/gin-contrib/timeout v1.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1ce9a76..ce67e61 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.11 h1:AQvxbp830wPhHTqc1u7nzoLT+ZFxGY7emj
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.11/go.mod h1:d+9Oxyo1wTzWdyVUPMmXFvp4F9tea18J8ufA774AB3s=
 github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6 h1:3gQ8GMzs1Ylpf70y8bMw4fVpycXIeX1ZemuSQIsnQQY=
 github.com/gin-contrib/cors v1.7.6/go.mod h1:Ulcl+xN4jel9t1Ry8vqph23a60FwH9xVLd+3ykmTjOk=
-github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v0.0.6 h1:NjcunTcGAj5CO1gn4N8jHOSIeRFHIbn51z6K+xaN4d4=
-github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v0.0.6/go.mod h1:QOJlmV2xmayAjkNS2Y8NQsMneuRShOU/kjovCXNuzzk=
+github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v1.2.5 h1:fIZs0S+l17pIu1P5XRJOo/YNqfIuPCrZZ3TWB7pjckI=
+github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v1.2.5/go.mod h1:aomRgR7ftdZV3uWY0gW/m8rChfxau0n8YVvwlOHONzw=
 github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2 h1:6G8/NCOTSywWY7TeaH/0Yfaa6bfkE5ukkqtIm7lK11U=
 github.com/gin-contrib/secure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:xI3jI5/BpOYMCBtjgmIVrMA3kI7y9LwCFxs+eLf5S3w=
 github.com/gin-contrib/slog v1.2.0 h1:vAxZfr7knD1ZYK5+pMJLP52sZXIkJXkcRPa/0dx9hSk=
diff --git a/gzip_test.go b/gzip_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80093d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gzip_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
+
+package api_test
+
+import (
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+	api "forge.lthn.ai/core/go-api"
+)
+
+// ── WithGzip ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestWithGzip_Good_CompressesResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithGzip())
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept-Encoding", "gzip")
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	ce := w.Header().Get("Content-Encoding")
+	if ce != "gzip" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Content-Encoding=%q, got %q", "gzip", ce)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithGzip_Good_NoCompressionWithoutAcceptHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithGzip())
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	// Deliberately not setting Accept-Encoding header.
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	ce := w.Header().Get("Content-Encoding")
+	if ce == "gzip" {
+		t.Fatal("expected no gzip Content-Encoding when client does not request it")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithGzip_Good_DefaultLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	// Calling WithGzip() with no arguments should use default compression
+	// and not panic.
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithGzip())
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept-Encoding", "gzip")
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	ce := w.Header().Get("Content-Encoding")
+	if ce != "gzip" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Content-Encoding=%q with default level, got %q", "gzip", ce)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithGzip_Good_CustomLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	// WithGzip(gzip.BestSpeed) should work without panicking and still compress.
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(api.WithGzip(gzip.BestSpeed))
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept-Encoding", "gzip")
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	ce := w.Header().Get("Content-Encoding")
+	if ce != "gzip" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Content-Encoding=%q with BestSpeed, got %q", "gzip", ce)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithGzip_Good_CombinesWithOtherMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	e, _ := api.New(
+		api.WithGzip(),
+		api.WithRequestID(),
+	)
+	e.Register(&stubGroup{})
+
+	h := e.Handler()
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/stub/ping", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept-Encoding", "gzip")
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	// Both gzip compression and request ID should be present.
+	ce := w.Header().Get("Content-Encoding")
+	if ce != "gzip" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Content-Encoding=%q, got %q", "gzip", ce)
+	}
+
+	rid := w.Header().Get("X-Request-ID")
+	if rid == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected X-Request-ID header from WithRequestID")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index e8e18d3..e0c4c66 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/cors"
+	gingzip "github.com/gin-contrib/gzip"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/secure"
 	ginslog "github.com/gin-contrib/slog"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/timeout"
@@ -120,6 +122,19 @@ func WithSecure() Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithGzip adds gzip response compression middleware via gin-contrib/gzip.
+// An optional compression level may be supplied (e.g. gzip.BestSpeed,
+// gzip.BestCompression). If omitted, gzip.DefaultCompression is used.
+func WithGzip(level ...int) Option {
+	return func(e *Engine) {
+		l := gzip.DefaultCompression
+		if len(level) > 0 {
+			l = level[0]
+		}
+		e.middlewares = append(e.middlewares, gingzip.Gzip(l))
+	}
+}
+
 // WithSlog adds structured request logging middleware via gin-contrib/slog.
 // Each request is logged with method, path, status code, latency, and client IP.
 // If logger is nil, slog.Default() is used.