diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 21b1aa0ca10..f13db8b387a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ gem 'webauthn', '~> 2.5.2'
 gem 'xmldsig', '~> 0.6'
 gem 'xmlenc', '~> 0.7', '>= 0.7.1'
 gem 'yard', require: false
+gem 'zlib', require: false
 
 # This version of the zxcvbn gem matches the data and behavior of the zxcvbn NPM package.
 # It should not be updated without verifying that the behavior still matches JS version 4.4.2.
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 424f4cf061b..4b04e5cc7e1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ GEM
       nokogiri (~> 1.8)
     yard (0.9.34)
     zeitwerk (2.6.12)
+    zlib (3.0.0)
     zonebie (0.6.1)
     zxcvbn (0.1.9)
 
@@ -825,6 +826,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   xmldsig (~> 0.6)
   xmlenc (~> 0.7, >= 0.7.1)
   yard
+  zlib
   zonebie
   zxcvbn (= 0.1.9)
 
diff --git a/lib/script_base.rb b/lib/script_base.rb
index 379365f83fb..88ca8975b95 100644
--- a/lib/script_base.rb
+++ b/lib/script_base.rb
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ def initialize(argv:, stdout:, stderr:, subtask_class:, banner:)
     :format,
     :show_help,
     :requesting_issuers,
+    :deflate,
     keyword_init: true,
   ) do
     alias_method :include_missing?, :include_missing
     alias_method :show_help?, :show_help
+    alias_method :deflate?, :deflate
   end
 
   def config
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ def config
       format: :table,
       show_help: false,
       requesting_issuers: [],
+      deflate: false,
     )
   end
 
@@ -59,13 +62,23 @@ def run
       stderr.puts "*Messages*:\n#{result.messages.map { |message| "    • #{message}" }.join("\n")}"
     end
 
-    if result.json
+    if config.deflate?
+      require 'zlib'
+      require 'base64'
+      stdout.puts Base64.encode64(
+        Zlib::Deflate.deflate(
+          (result.json || result.table).to_json,
+          Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION,
+        ),
+      )
+    elsif result.json
       stdout.puts result.json.to_json
     else
       self.class.render_output(result.table, format: config.format, stdout: stdout)
     end
   end
 
+  # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
   def option_parser
     @option_parser ||= OptionParser.new do |opts|
       opts.banner = banner
@@ -92,6 +105,10 @@ def option_parser
         config.format = :json
       end
 
+      opts.on('--deflate', 'Use DEFLATE compression on the output') do
+        config.deflate = true
+      end
+
       opts.on('--[no-]include-missing', <<~STR) do |include_missing|
         Whether or not to add rows in the output for missing inputs, defaults to on
       STR
@@ -99,6 +116,7 @@ def option_parser
       end
     end
   end
+  # rubocop:enable Metrics/BlockLength
 
   # @param [Array<Array<String>>] rows
   def self.render_output(rows, format:, stdout: STDOUT)
diff --git a/spec/lib/script_base_spec.rb b/spec/lib/script_base_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3bb75e22c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/script_base_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'script_base'
+
+RSpec.describe ScriptBase do
+  let(:subtask_class) do
+    Class.new do
+      def run(args:, config:) # rubocop:disable Lint/UnusedMethodArgument
+        ScriptBase::Result.new(
+          table: [
+            %w[header1 header2],
+            %w[value1 value2],
+          ],
+          subtask: 'example-subtask',
+          uuids: %w[a b c],
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:stdout) { StringIO.new }
+  let(:stderr) { StringIO.new }
+
+  describe '#run' do
+    let(:argv) { [] }
+
+    subject(:base) do
+      ScriptBase.new(
+        argv:,
+        stdout:,
+        stderr:,
+        subtask_class:,
+        banner: '',
+      )
+    end
+
+    context 'with --deflate' do
+      let(:argv) { %w[--deflate] }
+
+      it 'applies DEFLATE compression to the output' do
+        base.run
+
+        table = subtask_class.new.run(args: nil, config: nil).table
+
+        expect(JSON.parse(Zlib::Inflate.inflate(Base64.decode64(stdout.string)))).to eq(table)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end