diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 0ab25fd7e3..a65994c246 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
+var GzipMinSize = gzhttp.DefaultMinSize
+
 // optionsCorsHandler return a http handler which sets CORS options if enabled by config, it blocks non-CORS OPTIONS requests.
 func optionsCorsHandler() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	var corsHandler func(next http.Handler) http.Handler
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 	var mid []any
 
 	if setting.EnableGzip {
-		wrapper, err := gzhttp.NewWrapper(gzhttp.RandomJitter(32, 0, false))
+		wrapper, err := gzhttp.NewWrapper(gzhttp.RandomJitter(32, 0, false), gzhttp.MinSize(GzipMinSize))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal("gzhttp.NewWrapper failed: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_archive_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_archive_test.go
index ebc6467378..664b04baf7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/repo_archive_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_archive_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 func TestRepoDownloadArchive(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
 	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.EnableGzip, true)()
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&web.GzipMinSize, 10)()
 	defer test.MockVariableValue(&testWebRoutes, routers.NormalRoutes())()
 
 	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/user2/repo1/archive/master.zip")