diff --git a/searx/engines/brave.py b/searx/engines/brave.py
index a19046b77..3b8962625 100644
--- a/searx/engines/brave.py
+++ b/searx/engines/brave.py
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ def request(query: str, params: dict[str, t.Any]) -> None:
     if brave_category == "goggles":
         args["goggles_id"] = Goggles
 
+    params["headers"]["Accept-Encoding"] = "gzip, deflate"
     params["url"] = f"{base_url}{brave_category}?{urlencode(args)}"
     logger.debug("url %s", params["url"])