diff --git a/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts b/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts
index ce38d93cf..d8f5625f9 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ export default class MessageManager {
         );
       }
     });
-
     if (
       this.waitingForFiles ||
       (this.lastMessageTime <= t &&
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/web/assist/AssistManager.ts b/frontend/app/player/web/assist/AssistManager.ts
index 69ca39383..1ba2b567a 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/web/assist/AssistManager.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/web/assist/AssistManager.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import MessageManager from 'Player/web/MessageManager';
 import type { Socket } from 'socket.io-client';
+import { Message } from "../messages";
 import type Screen from '../Screen/Screen';
 import type { PlayerMsg, Store } from 'App/player';
 import MStreamReader from '../messages/MStreamReader';
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import Call, { CallingState } from './Call';
 import RemoteControl, { RemoteControlStatus } from './RemoteControl';
 import ScreenRecording, { SessionRecordingStatus } from './ScreenRecording';
 import CanvasReceiver from 'Player/web/assist/CanvasReceiver';
+import { gunzipSync } from 'fflate';
 
 export { RemoteControlStatus, SessionRecordingStatus, CallingState };
 
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ export default class AssistManager {
         this.setStatus(ConnectionStatus.WaitingMessages);
       });
 
-      socket.on('messages', (messages) => {
+      const processMessages = (messages: { meta: { version: number, tabId: string }, data: Message[] }) => {
         const isOldVersion = messages.meta.version === 1;
         this.assistVersion = isOldVersion ? 1 : 2;
 
@@ -217,7 +219,17 @@ export default class AssistManager {
         for (let msg = reader.readNext(); msg !== null; msg = reader.readNext()) {
           this.handleMessage(msg, msg._index);
         }
+      }
+
+      socket.on('messages', (messages) => {
+        processMessages(messages)
       });
+      socket.on('messages_gz', (gzBuf) => {
+        const unpackData = gunzipSync(new Uint8Array(gzBuf.data));
+        const str = new TextDecoder().decode(unpackData);
+        const messages = JSON.parse(str);
+        processMessages({ ...gzBuf, data: messages })
+      })
 
       socket.on('SESSION_RECONNECTED', () => {
         this.clearDisconnectTimeout();
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/web/assist/Call.ts b/frontend/app/player/web/assist/Call.ts
index e3f0b26c1..6c71c3ed8 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/web/assist/Call.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/web/assist/Call.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ export default class Call {
         this.store.update({ calling: CallingState.NoCall });
       }
     });
+    socket.on('messages_gz', () => {
+      if (reconnecting) {
+        // 'messages' come frequently, so it is better to have Reconnecting
+        this._callSessionPeer();
+        reconnecting = false;
+      }
+    })
     socket.on('messages', () => {
       if (reconnecting) {
         // 'messages' come frequently, so it is better to have Reconnecting
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/CHANGELOG.md b/tracker/tracker-assist/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ab25ece5..43f2f3d70 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-assist/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 9.0.0
+
+- support for message compression inside plugin
+
 ## 8.0.4
 
 - fix for multiple canvas streaming
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb b/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb
index 6dea11a76..08169f8c3 100755
Binary files a/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb and b/tracker/tracker-assist/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json b/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
index 131a03de3..7c847efce 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@openreplay/tracker-assist",
   "description": "Tracker plugin for screen assistance through the WebRTC",
-  "version": "8.0.4",
+  "version": "9.0.0",
   "keywords": [
     "WebRTC",
     "assistance",
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "csstype": "^3.0.10",
+    "fflate": "^0.8.2",
     "peerjs": "1.5.1",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.7.2"
   },
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts
index aa6f3543e..fe50eed58 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/Assist.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Peer, { MediaConnection, } from 'peerjs'
 import type { Properties, } from 'csstype'
 import { App, } from '@openreplay/tracker'
 
-import RequestLocalStream, { LocalStream } from './LocalStream.js';
+import RequestLocalStream, { LocalStream, } from './LocalStream.js'
 import {hasTag,} from './guards.js'
 import RemoteControl, { RCStatus, } from './RemoteControl.js'
 import CallWindow from './CallWindow.js'
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type { Options as ConfirmOptions, } from './ConfirmWindow/defaults.js'
 import ScreenRecordingState from './ScreenRecordingState.js'
 import { pkgVersion, } from './version.js'
 import Canvas from './Canvas.js'
-
+import { gzip, } from 'fflate'
 // TODO: fully specified strict check with no-any (everywhere)
 // @ts-ignore
 const safeCastedPeer = Peer.default || Peer
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ export interface Options {
   config: RTCConfiguration;
   serverURL: string
   callUITemplate?: string;
+  compressionEnabled: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Minimum amount of messages in a batch to trigger compression run
+   * @default 5000
+   * */
+  compressionMinBatchSize: number
 }
 
 
@@ -107,6 +113,8 @@ export default class Assist {
         controlConfirm: {}, // TODO: clear options passing/merging/overwriting
         recordingConfirm: {},
         socketHost: '',
+        compressionEnabled: false,
+        compressionMinBatchSize: 5000,
       },
       options,
     )
@@ -144,9 +152,25 @@ export default class Assist {
     })
     app.attachCommitCallback((messages) => {
       if (this.agentsConnected) {
+        const batchSize = messages.length
         // @ts-ignore No need in statistics messages. TODO proper filter
-        if (messages.length === 2 && messages[0]._id === 0 &&  messages[1]._id === 49) { return }
-        this.emit('messages', messages)
+        if (batchSize === 2 && messages[0]._id === 0 &&  messages[1]._id === 49) { return }
+        if (batchSize > this.options.compressionMinBatchSize && this.options.compressionEnabled) {
+          while (messages.length > 0) {
+            const batch = messages.splice(0, this.options.compressionMinBatchSize)
+            const str = JSON.stringify(batch)
+            const byteArr = new TextEncoder().encode(str)
+            gzip(byteArr, { mtime: 0, }, (err, result) => {
+              if (err) {
+                this.emit('messages', batch)
+              } else {
+                this.emit('messages_gz', result)
+              }
+            })
+          }
+        } else {
+          this.emit('messages', messages)
+        }
       }
     })
     app.session.attachUpdateCallback(sessInfo => this.emit('UPDATE_SESSION', sessInfo))
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/src/version.ts b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/version.ts
index 65fd19713..ccebb6b43 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-assist/src/version.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const pkgVersion = "8.0.4";
+export const pkgVersion = '8.0.5-4'
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/package.json b/tracker/tracker/package.json
index 04fff1035..0aec63f80 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/package.json
+++ b/tracker/tracker/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@openreplay/tracker",
   "description": "The OpenReplay tracker main package",
-  "version": "12.0.12",
+  "version": "12.0.13-0",
   "keywords": [
     "logging",
     "replay"