diff --git a/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.spec.ts b/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.spec.ts
index bd05e2df..f8bdac6e 100644
--- a/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.spec.ts
+++ b/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ describe('UnleashFeaturesClient', () => {
   test('sendMetrics()', async () => {
     await featuresClient.getFeatures()
 
-    expect(unleashClient.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/features')
+    expect(unleashClient.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/features', {
+      headers: { 'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip,deflate,compress' },
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.ts b/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.ts
index 7ad9e2ca..7cf6f005 100644
--- a/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.ts
+++ b/src/unleash-client/features/features-client.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export class UnleashFeaturesClient {
   constructor(private readonly client: UnleashClient) {}
 
   getFeatures(): Promise<GetFeaturesResponse> {
-    return this.client.get('/features')
+    return this.client.get('/features', {
+      headers: { 'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip,deflate,compress' },
+    })
   }
 }