diff --git a/src/lib/constants.js b/src/lib/constants.js
index f29849b44..c5edfe3ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/constants.js
+++ b/src/lib/constants.js
@@ -103,3 +103,9 @@ export const PREVIEW_SCRIPT_NAME = 'preview.js';
 
 export const FILE_OPTION_FILE_VERSION_ID = 'fileVersionId';
 export const FILE_OPTION_START = 'startAt';
+
+// Query parameter for requesting compressed representations
+export const QUERY_PARAM_ENCODING = 'encoding';
+export const ENCODING_TYPES = {
+    GZIP: 'gzip'
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js b/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js
index 381499e42..37b6cc6f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer.js
@@ -17,10 +17,19 @@ import {
     DOC_STATIC_ASSETS_VERSION,
     PERMISSION_DOWNLOAD,
     PRELOAD_REP_NAME,
-    STATUS_SUCCESS
+    STATUS_SUCCESS,
+    QUERY_PARAM_ENCODING,
+    ENCODING_TYPES
 } from '../../constants';
 import { checkPermission, getRepresentation } from '../../file';
-import { get, createAssetUrlCreator, getMidpoint, getDistance, getClosestPageToPinch } from '../../util';
+import {
+    appendQueryParams,
+    get,
+    createAssetUrlCreator,
+    getMidpoint,
+    getDistance,
+    getClosestPageToPinch
+} from '../../util';
 import { ICON_PRINT_CHECKMARK } from '../../icons/icons';
 import { JS, PRELOAD_JS, CSS } from './docAssets';
 import { ERROR_CODE, VIEWER_EVENT } from '../../events';
@@ -572,8 +581,17 @@ class DocBaseViewer extends BaseViewer {
                     : RANGE_REQUEST_CHUNK_SIZE_NON_US;
         }
 
+        let url = pdfUrl;
+
+        // If range requests are disabled, request the gzip compressed version of the representation
+        if (PDFJS.disableRange) {
+            url = appendQueryParams(url, {
+                [QUERY_PARAM_ENCODING]: ENCODING_TYPES.GZIP
+            });
+        }
+
         const docInitParams = {
-            url: pdfUrl,
+            url,
             rangeChunkSize
         };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js b/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js
index aae35c272..d2a76675c 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/doc/__tests__/DocBaseViewer-test.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import {
     PERMISSION_DOWNLOAD,
     STATUS_ERROR,
     STATUS_PENDING,
-    STATUS_SUCCESS
+    STATUS_SUCCESS,
+    QUERY_PARAM_ENCODING,
+    ENCODING_TYPES
 } from '../../../constants';
 
 import { ICON_PRINT_CHECKMARK } from '../../../icons/icons';
@@ -862,7 +864,7 @@ describe('src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer', () => {
 
             return docBase.initViewer(url).then(() => {
                 expect(PDFJS.getDocument).to.be.calledWith({
-                    url,
+                    url: sinon.match.string,
                     rangeChunkSize
                 });
             });
@@ -880,7 +882,7 @@ describe('src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer', () => {
 
             return docBase.initViewer(url).then(() => {
                 expect(PDFJS.getDocument).to.be.calledWith({
-                    url,
+                    url: sinon.match.string,
                     rangeChunkSize: defaultChunkSize
                 });
             });
@@ -898,7 +900,7 @@ describe('src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer', () => {
 
             return docBase.initViewer(url).then(() => {
                 expect(PDFJS.getDocument).to.be.calledWith({
-                    url,
+                    url: sinon.match.string,
                     rangeChunkSize: largeChunkSize
                 });
             });
@@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ describe('src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer', () => {
 
             return docBase.initViewer('').then(() => {
                 expect(PDFJS.getDocument).to.be.calledWith({
-                    url: '',
+                    url: sinon.match.string,
                     rangeChunkSize: 1048576,
                     httpHeaders: {
                         'If-None-Match': 'webkit-no-cache'
@@ -922,6 +924,29 @@ describe('src/lib/viewers/doc/DocBaseViewer', () => {
             });
         });
 
+        it('should append encoding query parameter for gzip content when range requests are disabled', () => {
+            // en-US allows for disabled range requests
+            docBase.options.location = {
+                locale: 'en-US'
+            };
+            const defaultChunkSize = 1048576; // Taken from RANGE_REQUEST_CHUNK_SIZE_US
+            const url = 'www.myTestPDF.com/123456';
+            const paramsList = `${QUERY_PARAM_ENCODING}=${ENCODING_TYPES.GZIP}`;
+            const isDisabled = PDFJS.disableRange;
+            sandbox.stub(Browser, 'isIOS').returns(false);
+            sandbox.stub(PDFJS, 'getDocument').returns(Promise.resolve({}));
+            PDFJS.disableRange = true;
+            return docBase.initViewer(url).then(() => {
+                expect(PDFJS.getDocument).to.be.calledWith({
+                    url: `${url}?${paramsList}`,
+                    rangeChunkSize: defaultChunkSize
+                });
+
+                // Reset to original value
+                PDFJS.disableRange = isDisabled;
+            });
+        });
+
         it('should resolve the loading task and set the document/viewer', () => {
             const doc = {
                 url: 'url'