diff --git a/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.UnitTests/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensionsTests.cs b/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.UnitTests/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensionsTests.cs
index 37fc8c1..a112782 100644
--- a/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.UnitTests/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.UnitTests/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.ApplicationLogic.Services.Plugin.Config;
+using System.Net;
+
+using AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.ApplicationLogic.Services.Plugin.Config;
 using AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.Infrastructure.Http.Authorization.Headers;
 using AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.Infrastructure.Http.Config;
 using AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.Infrastructure.Http.Extensions;
@@ -154,6 +156,93 @@ public async Task AddHttpClientWithResilience_WithForwarding_AddsHeaderForwardin
             .ApplyMappings(httpContextAccessor.HttpContext, Arg.Any<HttpRequestMessage>(), AasEnvironmentConfig.AasEnvironmentRepoHttpClientName);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddHttpClientWithResilience_WhenCalled_AddsAcceptEncodingHeaders()
+    {
+        var configValues = new Dictionary<string, string>
+            {
+                { $"{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.Section}:{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider}:MaxRetryAttempts", "3" },
+                { $"{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.Section}:{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider}:DelayInSeconds", "1" }
+            };
+        IConfiguration configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddInMemoryCollection(configValues!).Build();
+
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.Configure<HttpRetryPolicyOptions>(HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider, configuration.GetSection($"{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.Section}:{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider}"));
+        services.AddLogging();
+        services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
+        _ = services.AddScoped(_ => Substitute.For<IRequestHeaderMapper>());
+
+        services.AddHttpClientWithResilience(configuration, AasEnvironmentConfig.AasEnvironmentRepoHttpClientName, HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider, new Uri("https://example.com"));
+
+        var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        var client = provider.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient(AasEnvironmentConfig.AasEnvironmentRepoHttpClientName);
+
+        Assert.Contains(client.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptEncoding, h => h.Value == "br");
+        Assert.Contains(client.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptEncoding, h => h.Value == "gzip");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddHttpClientWithResilience_WhenCalled_EnablesAutomaticDecompressionForGzipAndBrotli()
+    {
+        var configValues = new Dictionary<string, string>
+            {
+                { $"{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.Section}:{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider}:MaxRetryAttempts", "3" },
+                { $"{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.Section}:{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider}:DelayInSeconds", "1" }
+            };
+        IConfiguration configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddInMemoryCollection(configValues!).Build();
+
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.Configure<HttpRetryPolicyOptions>(HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider, configuration.GetSection($"{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.Section}:{HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider}"));
+        services.AddLogging();
+        services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
+        _ = services.AddScoped(_ => Substitute.For<IRequestHeaderMapper>());
+
+        services.AddHttpClientWithResilience(configuration, AasEnvironmentConfig.AasEnvironmentRepoHttpClientName, HttpRetryPolicyOptions.TemplateProvider, new Uri("https://example.com"));
+
+        HttpMessageHandler? capturedHandler = null;
+        services.Configure<HttpClientFactoryOptions>(AasEnvironmentConfig.AasEnvironmentRepoHttpClientName,
+            options => options.HttpMessageHandlerBuilderActions.Add(b => capturedHandler = b.PrimaryHandler));
+
+        var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        _ = provider.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient(AasEnvironmentConfig.AasEnvironmentRepoHttpClientName);
+
+        var handler = Assert.IsType<HttpClientHandler>(capturedHandler);
+        Assert.True(handler.AutomaticDecompression.HasFlag(DecompressionMethods.GZip));
+        Assert.True(handler.AutomaticDecompression.HasFlag(DecompressionMethods.Brotli));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddHttpClientWithoutResilience_WhenCalled_AddsAcceptEncodingHeaders()
+    {
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddHttpClientWithoutResilience("health-check", new Uri("https://example.com"));
+
+        var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        var client = provider.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient("health-check");
+
+        Assert.Contains(client.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptEncoding, h => h.Value == "br");
+        Assert.Contains(client.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptEncoding, h => h.Value == "gzip");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddHttpClientWithoutResilience_WhenCalled_EnablesAutomaticDecompressionForGzipAndBrotli()
+    {
+        const string clientName = "health-check";
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddHttpClientWithoutResilience(clientName, new Uri("https://example.com"));
+
+        HttpMessageHandler? capturedHandler = null;
+        services.Configure<HttpClientFactoryOptions>(clientName,
+            options => options.HttpMessageHandlerBuilderActions.Add(b => capturedHandler = b.PrimaryHandler));
+
+        var provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        _ = provider.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient(clientName);
+
+        var handler = Assert.IsType<HttpClientHandler>(capturedHandler);
+        Assert.True(handler.AutomaticDecompression.HasFlag(DecompressionMethods.GZip));
+        Assert.True(handler.AutomaticDecompression.HasFlag(DecompressionMethods.Brotli));
+    }
+
     private sealed class FaultyHttpMessageHandler : HttpMessageHandler
     {
         public int CallCount { get; private set; }
diff --git a/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensions.cs b/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensions.cs
index 72f1b91..36256ad 100644
--- a/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensions.cs
+++ b/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Infrastructure/Http/Extensions/HttpClientRegistrationExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Net;
 
 using AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.Infrastructure.Http.Authorization;
 using AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.Infrastructure.Http.Authorization.Headers;
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ namespace AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine.Infrastructure.Http.Extensions;
 
 public static class HttpClientRegistrationExtensions
 {
+    private static readonly IReadOnlyCollection<string> AcceptEncodings = ["br", "gzip"];
+
     public static IServiceCollection AddHttpClientWithResilience(
         this IServiceCollection services,
         IConfiguration configuration,
@@ -22,9 +25,12 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddHttpClientWithResilience(
         {
             client.BaseAddress = baseUrl;
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
+            ConfigureCompression(client);
         })
         .AddStandardResilienceHandler(retryPolicySectionKey);
 
+        httpClientBuilder.ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(CreateHandler);
+
         _ = httpClientBuilder.AddHttpMessageHandler(sp =>
                 new HeaderForwardingHandler(
                     sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpContextAccessor>(),
@@ -45,8 +51,37 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddHttpClientWithoutResilience(
             client.BaseAddress = baseUrl;
             client.Timeout = timeout ?? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
             client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
-        });
+            ConfigureCompression(client);
+        })
+        .ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(CreateHandler);
 
         return services;
     }
+
+    private static void ConfigureCompression(HttpClient client)
+    {
+        foreach (var encoding in AcceptEncodings.Where(e => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e)))
+        {
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptEncoding.Add(
+            new StringWithQualityHeaderValue(encoding));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static HttpMessageHandler CreateHandler()
+    {
+        return new HttpClientHandler
+        {
+            AutomaticDecompression = GetDecompressionMethods()
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static DecompressionMethods GetDecompressionMethods()
+    {
+        return AcceptEncodings.Aggregate(DecompressionMethods.None, (current, encoding) => current | encoding switch
+        {
+            "gzip" => DecompressionMethods.GZip,
+            "br" => DecompressionMethods.Brotli,
+            _ => DecompressionMethods.None
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Program.cs b/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Program.cs
index 22a23ee..bcdf197 100644
--- a/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Program.cs
+++ b/source/AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine/Program.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
 
 using Asp.Versioning;
 
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.ResponseCompression;
+
 using Serilog;
 
+using System.IO.Compression;
+
 namespace AAS.TwinEngine.DataEngine;
 
 public class Program
@@ -18,6 +22,15 @@ public class Program
     public static async Task Main(string[] args)
     {
         var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+        _ = builder.Services.AddResponseCompression(options =>
+        {
+            options.EnableForHttps = true;
+            options.Providers.Add<BrotliCompressionProvider>();
+            options.Providers.Add<GzipCompressionProvider>();
+        });
+        _ = builder.Services.Configure<BrotliCompressionProviderOptions>(options => options.Level = CompressionLevel.Fastest);
+        _ = builder.Services.Configure<GzipCompressionProviderOptions>(options => options.Level = CompressionLevel.Fastest);
+
         _ = builder.Host.UseSerilog();
         builder.ConfigureLogging(builder.Configuration);
         builder.ConfigureCorsServices();
@@ -71,6 +84,8 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         _ = app.UseExceptionHandler();
         _ = app.UseMiddleware<HeaderSanitizationMiddleware>();
         _ = app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+        _ = app.UseResponseCompression();
+
         _ = app.UseAuthorization();
         app.UseCorsServices();
         _ = app.UseOpenApi(c => c.PostProcess = (d, _) => d.Servers.Clear());