diff --git a/sources/Cargo.lock b/sources/Cargo.lock
index 873362640..c783c8c49 100644
--- a/sources/Cargo.lock
+++ b/sources/Cargo.lock
@@ -2165,6 +2165,7 @@ name = "driverdog"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "argh",
+ "early-boot-config-provider",
  "generate-readme",
  "log",
  "serde",
diff --git a/sources/Cargo.toml b/sources/Cargo.toml
index c72f19c6b..c2847fd67 100644
--- a/sources/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sources/Cargo.toml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ derive-getters = "0.5"
 dns-lookup = "2"
 env_logger = "0.11"
 envy = "0.4"
-flate2 = { version = "1", default-features = false }
+flate2 = { version = "1" }
 fs2 = "0.4"
 futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 futures-channel = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ syn = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 tar = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 tempfile = "3"
 test-case = "3"
-tokio = { version = "~1.43", default-features = false }  # LTS
+tokio = { version = "~1.43", default-features = false }            # LTS
 tokio-retry = "0.3"
 tokio-test = "0.4"
 tokio-tungstenite = { version = "0.20", default-features = false }
diff --git a/sources/driverdog/Cargo.toml b/sources/driverdog/Cargo.toml
index b466efc41..22312c3c2 100644
--- a/sources/driverdog/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sources/driverdog/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ exclude = ["README.md"]
 
 [dependencies]
 argh.workspace = true
+early-boot-config-provider.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
 simplelog.workspace = true
 snafu.workspace = true
diff --git a/sources/driverdog/src/main.rs b/sources/driverdog/src/main.rs
index dc2ffaba2..81ec83b09 100644
--- a/sources/driverdog/src/main.rs
+++ b/sources/driverdog/src/main.rs
@@ -15,15 +15,21 @@ modes iterate over the `kernel-modules` and load them from that path with `modpr
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
 
+use std::io;
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    ffi::OsStr,
+    fs,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    process::{self, Command},
+};
+use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
+
 use argh::FromArgs;
+use early_boot_config_provider::compression::OptionalCompressionReader;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use simplelog::{Config as LogConfig, LevelFilter, SimpleLogger};
 use snafu::{ensure, OptionExt, ResultExt};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::ffi::OsStr;
-use std::fs;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::process::{self, Command};
 
 /// Path to the drivers configuration to use
 const DEFAULT_DRIVER_CONFIG_PATH: &str = "/etc/drivers/";
@@ -81,6 +87,56 @@ struct LinkModulesArgs {}
 #[argh(subcommand, name = "load-modules")]
 struct LoadModulesArgs {}
 
+/// Checks if there is a compressed file at the path provided and if so, provides the path with the extension
+pub(crate) fn is_compressed(file_path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if !file_path.exists() {
+        let compressed_path = file_path.with_extension("o.gz");
+        if compressed_path.exists() {
+            return Some(compressed_path);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Copies a file to the destination, decompressing if necessary.
+///
+/// Uses OptionalCompressionReader to automatically detect and decompress
+/// gzip-compressed files. The original file is left intact.
+fn copy_and_decompress(source_path: &Path, destination: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let source_file =
+        fs::File::open(source_path).context(error::OpenFileSnafu { path: source_path })?;
+
+    let mut reader = OptionalCompressionReader::new(source_file);
+
+    // Create a temporary file in the destination directory
+    let destination_dir = destination
+        .parent()
+        .ok_or_else(|| error::Error::InvalidFileName {
+            path: destination.to_path_buf(),
+        })?;
+
+    let mut temp_file = NamedTempFile::new_in(destination_dir)
+        .context(error::CreateFileSnafu { path: destination })?;
+
+    io::copy(&mut reader, &mut temp_file).context(error::DecompressSnafu {
+        from: source_path,
+        to: destination,
+    })?;
+
+    // Atomically move the temporary file to the final destination
+    temp_file
+        .persist(destination)
+        .context(error::PersistTempFileSnafu { path: destination })?;
+
+    info!(
+        "Copied and decompressed {} to {}",
+        source_path.display(),
+        destination.display()
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 /// Enum to hold the two types of configurations supported
@@ -219,10 +275,16 @@ where
         let object_file_path = build_dir.join(object_file);
         if !object_file_path.exists() {
             let from = driver_path.join(object_file);
-            fs::copy(&from, &object_file_path).context(error::CopySnafu {
-                from: &from,
-                to: &object_file_path,
-            })?;
+            match is_compressed(&from) {
+                Some(compressed_path) => {
+                    info!("Found compressed file: {:?}", compressed_path);
+                    copy_and_decompress(&compressed_path, &object_file_path)?;
+                }
+                None => {
+                    info!("Copying {:?}", &from);
+                    copy_and_decompress(&from, &object_file_path)?;
+                }
+            }
         }
         dependencies_paths.push(object_file_path.to_string_lossy().into_owned());
     }
@@ -271,7 +333,7 @@ where
         .to_string_lossy()
         .into_owned();
     // Paths to the dependencies for this object file
-    let mut dependencies = object_file
+    let mut dependencies: Vec<String> = object_file
         .link_objects
         .iter()
         .map(|d| {
@@ -282,6 +344,20 @@ where
         })
         .collect();
 
+    for dependency in &mut dependencies {
+        let dep_path = PathBuf::from(dependency.as_str());
+        if let Some(compressed_path) = is_compressed(&dep_path) {
+            let uncompressed = build_dir.join(
+                dep_path
+                    .file_name()
+                    .context(error::InvalidFileNameSnafu { path: &dep_path })?,
+            );
+            info!("Decompressing to {:?}", &uncompressed);
+            copy_and_decompress(&compressed_path, &uncompressed)?;
+            *dependency = uncompressed.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+        }
+    }
+
     // Link the object file
     let mut args = vec!["-r".to_string(), "-o".to_string(), object_path.clone()];
     args.append(&mut dependencies);
@@ -468,10 +544,13 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 /// ＜コ：ミ くコ:彡 ＜コ：ミ くコ:彡 ＜コ：ミ くコ:彡 ＜コ：ミ くコ:彡 ＜コ：ミ くコ:彡 ＜コ：ミ くコ:彡
+/// Error types for driverdog operations
 mod error {
     use snafu::Snafu;
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
-    use std::process::{Command, Output};
+    use std::{
+        path::PathBuf,
+        process::{Command, Output},
+    };
 
     #[derive(Debug, Snafu)]
     #[snafu(visibility(pub(super)))]
@@ -487,6 +566,24 @@ mod error {
             source: std::io::Error,
         },
 
+        #[snafu(display("Failed to create file '{}': {}", path.display(), source))]
+        CreateFile {
+            path: PathBuf,
+            source: std::io::Error,
+        },
+
+        #[snafu(display(
+            "Failed to decompress '{}' to '{}': {}",
+            from.display(),
+            to.display(),
+            source
+        ))]
+        Decompress {
+            from: PathBuf,
+            to: PathBuf,
+            source: std::io::Error,
+        },
+
         #[snafu(display("Failed to deserialize '{}': {}", path.display(), source))]
         Deserialize {
             path: PathBuf,
@@ -499,6 +596,16 @@ mod error {
             source: std::io::Error,
         },
 
+        #[snafu(display("Path '{}' has no filename", path.display()))]
+        InvalidFileName { path: PathBuf },
+
+        /// Failed to move temporary file to final destination.
+        #[snafu(display("Failed to move temporary file to {}: {}", path.display(), source))]
+        PersistTempFile {
+            path: PathBuf,
+            source: tempfile::PersistError,
+        },
+
         #[snafu(display("Module path '{}' is not UTF-8", path.display()))]
         InvalidModulePath { path: PathBuf },
 
@@ -514,6 +621,12 @@ mod error {
             source: std::io::Error,
         },
 
+        #[snafu(display("Failed to open file '{}': {}", path.display(), source))]
+        OpenFile {
+            path: PathBuf,
+            source: std::io::Error,
+        },
+
         #[snafu(display("Failed to create temporary directory: {}", source))]
         TmpDir { source: std::io::Error },
     }
@@ -524,13 +637,52 @@ type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, error::Error>;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
+    use std::fs::File;
     use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
     use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
     fn test_data() -> PathBuf {
         PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("src/tests")
     }
 
+    fn setup_compression_test_files() -> TempDir {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+
+        let regular_file_path = temp_dir.path().join("module.o");
+        File::create(&regular_file_path).expect("Failed to create regular file");
+
+        let compressed_file_path = temp_dir.path().join("compressed_module.o.gz");
+        File::create(&compressed_file_path).expect("Failed to create compressed file");
+        temp_dir
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_compressed_with_existing_file() {
+        let temp_dir = setup_compression_test_files();
+        let regular_file_path = temp_dir.path().join("module.o");
+        let result = is_compressed(&regular_file_path);
+        assert!(result.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_compressed_with_compressed_alternative() {
+        let temp_dir = setup_compression_test_files();
+        let non_existent_path = temp_dir.path().join("compressed_module.o");
+        let compressed_path = temp_dir.path().join("compressed_module.o.gz");
+        let result = is_compressed(&non_existent_path);
+        assert!(result.is_some());
+        assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), compressed_path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_compressed_with_no_alternative() {
+        let temp_dir = setup_compression_test_files();
+        let non_existent_path = temp_dir.path().join("nonexistent.o");
+        let result = is_compressed(&non_existent_path);
+        assert!(result.is_none());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parse_linking_config() {
         let driver_config_path = test_data();
diff --git a/sources/driverdog/src/tests/compression_tests.rs b/sources/driverdog/src/tests/compression_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a7b200d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/driverdog/src/tests/compression_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Unit tests for compression-related functionality
+
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+use super::*;
+
+/// Creates a temporary directory with test files for compression tests
+fn setup_test_files() -> TempDir {
+    let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+
+    // Create a regular object file
+    let regular_file_path = temp_dir.path().join("module.o");
+    File::create(&regular_file_path).expect("Failed to create regular file");
+
+    // Create a compressed object file
+    let compressed_file_path = temp_dir.path().join("compressed_module.o.gz");
+    File::create(&compressed_file_path).expect("Failed to create compressed file");
+
+    temp_dir
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_is_compressed_with_existing_file() {
+    let temp_dir = setup_test_files();
+
+    // Test with a file that exists
+    let regular_file_path = temp_dir.path().join("module.o");
+    let result = is_compressed(&regular_file_path);
+
+    // Should return None since the file exists and is not compressed
+    assert!(result.is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_is_compressed_with_compressed_alternative() {
+    let temp_dir = setup_test_files();
+
+    // Test with a non-existent file that has a compressed alternative
+    let non_existent_path = temp_dir.path().join("compressed_module.o");
+    let compressed_path = temp_dir.path().join("compressed_module.o.gz");
+
+    let result = is_compressed(&non_existent_path);
+
+    // Should return Some with the compressed file path
+    assert!(result.is_some());
+    assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), compressed_path);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_is_compressed_with_no_alternative() {
+    let temp_dir = setup_test_files();
+
+    // Test with a non-existent file that has no compressed alternative
+    let non_existent_path = temp_dir.path().join("nonexistent.o");
+
+    let result = is_compressed(&non_existent_path);
+
+    // Should return None since neither the file nor a compressed alternative exists
+    assert!(result.is_none());
+}