diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5d26c6..cc4ce61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 .PHONY: wasm test clean
 
 WASM_OUT := dist/go-html.wasm
+# Raw size limit: 3MB (Go WASM has ~2MB runtime floor)
+WASM_RAW_LIMIT := 3145728
+# Gzip transfer size limit: 1MB (what users actually download)
+WASM_GZ_LIMIT := 1048576
 
 test:
 	go test ./...
@@ -10,12 +14,16 @@ wasm: $(WASM_OUT)
 $(WASM_OUT):
 	@mkdir -p dist
 	GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o $(WASM_OUT) ./cmd/wasm/
-	@ls -lh $(WASM_OUT)
-	@SIZE=$$(stat -c%s "$(WASM_OUT)" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$(WASM_OUT)"); \
-	if [ "$$SIZE" -gt 2097152 ]; then \
-		echo "WARNING: WASM binary exceeds 2MB target ($${SIZE} bytes)"; \
+	@RAW=$$(stat -c%s "$(WASM_OUT)" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$(WASM_OUT)"); \
+	GZ=$$(gzip -c "$(WASM_OUT)" | wc -c); \
+	echo "WASM size: $${RAW} bytes raw, $${GZ} bytes gzip"; \
+	if [ "$$GZ" -gt $(WASM_GZ_LIMIT) ]; then \
+		echo "FAIL: gzip transfer size exceeds 1MB limit ($${GZ} bytes)"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	elif [ "$$RAW" -gt $(WASM_RAW_LIMIT) ]; then \
+		echo "WARNING: raw binary exceeds 3MB ($${RAW} bytes) — check imports"; \
 	else \
-		echo "OK: WASM binary within 2MB target ($${SIZE} bytes)"; \
+		echo "OK: gzip $${GZ} bytes (limit 1MB), raw $${RAW} bytes (limit 3MB)"; \
 	fi
 
 clean: