diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index e72fcfcfc..8d1457690 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ ksp {
     arg("room.schemaLocation", "$projectDir/schemas")
 }
 
-
 // Custom dependency configuration for ktlint
 val ktlint by configurations.creating
 
@@ -256,6 +255,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // HTTP client
     implementation(libs.squareup.okhttp)
+    implementation(libs.squareup.okhttp.brotli)
 
     // Media player
     implementation(libs.google.exoplayer.core)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DownloaderImpl.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DownloaderImpl.java
index 041e91396..76e436e56 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DownloaderImpl.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DownloaderImpl.java
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import okhttp3.CompressionInterceptor;
+import okhttp3.Gzip;
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
 import okhttp3.RequestBody;
 import okhttp3.ResponseBody;
+import okhttp3.brotli.Brotli;
 
 public final class DownloaderImpl extends Downloader {
     public static final String USER_AGENT =
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ public final class DownloaderImpl extends Downloader {
                 .readTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
 //                .cache(new Cache(new File(context.getExternalCacheDir(), "okhttp"),
 //                        16 * 1024 * 1024))
+                .addInterceptor(new CompressionInterceptor(
+                        Brotli.INSTANCE,
+                        Gzip.INSTANCE))
                 .build();
         this.mCookies = new HashMap<>();
     }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 944a059e8..38db83ff8 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ squareup-leakcanary-core = { module = "com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-androi
 squareup-leakcanary-plumber = { module = "com.squareup.leakcanary:plumber-android", version.ref = "leakcanary" }
 squareup-leakcanary-watcher = { module = "com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-object-watcher-android", version.ref = "leakcanary" }
 squareup-okhttp = { module = "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp", version.ref = "okhttp" }
+squareup-okhttp-brotli = { module = "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-brotli", version.ref = "okhttp" }
 squareup-picasso = { module = "com.squareup.picasso:picasso", version.ref = "picasso" }
 zacsweers-autoservice-compiler = { module = "dev.zacsweers.autoservice:auto-service-ksp", version.ref = "autoservice-zacsweers" }