diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 078c2c85..23aca16b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ var parseTorrent = require('parse-torrent')
 var pump = require('pump')
 var rangeParser = require('range-parser')
 var url = require('url')
+var gzip = require('zlib').Gunzip()
+
 
 inherits(WebTorrent, Client)
 
@@ -206,14 +208,31 @@ WebTorrent.prototype._onRequest = function (req, res) {
   }
 }
 
-// TODO: support gzipped files
 var blocklistRe = /^\s*[^#].*?\s*:\s*([a-f0-9.:]+?)\s*-\s*([a-f0-9.:]+?)\s*$/
 function parseBlocklist (filename) {
-  var blocklistData = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8')
-  var blocklist = []
-  blocklistData.split('\n').forEach(function (line) {
-    var match = blocklistRe.exec(line)
-    if (match) blocklist.push({ start: match[1], end: match[2] })
-  })
-  return blocklist
+  if( filename.substring(filename.lastIndexOf('.')+1) == 'gz' ) {
+    var input = fs.createReadStream(filename);
+    filename = filename.substring(0, filename.lastIndexOf('.'))+'.txt'
+    var output = fs.createWriteStream(filename);
+
+    var result = input.pipe(gzip).pipe(output);
+    result.on('finish', function () {
+        var blocklistData = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8')
+        var blocklist = []
+        blocklistData.split('\n').forEach(function (line) {
+          var match = blocklistRe.exec(line)
+          if (match) blocklist.push({ start: match[1], end: match[2] })
+        })
+        return blocklist
+    })
+  }
+  else {
+    var blocklistData = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8')
+    var blocklist = []
+    blocklistData.split('\n').forEach(function (line) {
+      var match = blocklistRe.exec(line)
+      if (match) blocklist.push({ start: match[1], end: match[2] })
+    })
+    return blocklist
+  }
 }