diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 12bb7a348c6a..a053704ab6e0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9548,6 +9548,15 @@
                 "@types/node": "*"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/@types/compression": {
+            "version": "1.7.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/compression/-/compression-1.7.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-AAQvK5pxMpaT+nDvhHrsBhLSYG5yQdtkaJE1WYieSNY2mVFKAgmU4ks65rkZD5oqnGCFLyQpUr1CqI4DmUMyDg==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "dependencies": {
+                "@types/express": "*"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/@types/connect": {
             "version": "3.4.38",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/connect/-/connect-3.4.38.tgz",
@@ -36264,7 +36273,9 @@
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@angular-builders/custom-webpack": "16.0.1",
                 "@nguniversal/builders": "16.2.0",
+                "@types/compression": "1.7.5",
                 "@types/express": "4.17.21",
+                "compression": "1.7.4",
                 "express": "4.19.2",
                 "terser-webpack-plugin": "5.3.10"
             }
diff --git a/projects/demo/package.json b/projects/demo/package.json
index 1fc8e616d317..1b0d36b9e0f2 100644
--- a/projects/demo/package.json
+++ b/projects/demo/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
     "devDependencies": {
         "@angular-builders/custom-webpack": "16.0.1",
         "@nguniversal/builders": "16.2.0",
+        "@types/compression": "1.7.5",
         "@types/express": "4.17.21",
+        "compression": "1.7.4",
         "express": "4.19.2",
         "terser-webpack-plugin": "5.3.10"
     }
diff --git a/projects/demo/server.ts b/projects/demo/server.ts
index 7b237a573cb5..b668860388ad 100644
--- a/projects/demo/server.ts
+++ b/projects/demo/server.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import 'zone.js/node';
 
 import {existsSync} from 'node:fs';
 import {join} from 'node:path';
+import * as zlib from 'node:zlib';
 
 import {APP_BASE_HREF} from '@angular/common';
 import {provideLocation, provideUserAgent} from '@ng-web-apis/universal';
 import {ngExpressEngine} from '@nguniversal/express-engine';
+import compression from 'compression';
 import express from 'express';
 
 import bootstrap from './src/main.server';
@@ -31,6 +33,14 @@ if (moduleFilename === __filename || moduleFilename.includes('iisnode')) {
     const server = express();
     const dist = join(process.cwd(), 'dist/demo/browser');
 
+    server.use(
+        compression({
+            level: 9,
+            memLevel: 9,
+            strategy: zlib.constants.Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY,
+        }),
+    );
+
     server.engine('html', ngExpressEngine({bootstrap}));
     server.set('view engine', 'html');
     server.set('views', dist);