diff --git a/compress-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/cli/CompressCommand.kt b/compress-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/cli/CompressCommand.kt
index f3544743..c77ea13c 100644
--- a/compress-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/cli/CompressCommand.kt
+++ b/compress-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/cli/CompressCommand.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.openrs2.compress.cli.bzip2.Bzip2Command
 import org.openrs2.compress.cli.deflate.DeflateCommand
 import org.openrs2.compress.cli.deflate.InflateCommand
 import org.openrs2.compress.cli.gzip.GunzipCommand
+import org.openrs2.compress.cli.gzip.GunzipLaxCommand
 import org.openrs2.compress.cli.gzip.GzipCommand
 import org.openrs2.compress.cli.lzma.LzmaCommand
 import org.openrs2.compress.cli.lzma.UnlzmaCommand
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class CompressCommand : NoOpCliktCommand(name = "compress") {
             InflateCommand(),
             GzipCommand(),
             GunzipCommand(),
+            GunzipLaxCommand(),
             LzmaCommand(),
             UnlzmaCommand()
         )
diff --git a/compress-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/cli/gzip/GunzipLaxCommand.kt b/compress-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/cli/gzip/GunzipLaxCommand.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2616628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compress-cli/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/cli/gzip/GunzipLaxCommand.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.openrs2.compress.cli.gzip
+
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.core.CliktCommand
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.options.option
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.types.defaultStdin
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.types.defaultStdout
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.types.inputStream
+import com.github.ajalt.clikt.parameters.types.outputStream
+import org.openrs2.compress.gzip.Gzip
+
+public class GunzipLaxCommand : CliktCommand(name = "gunzip-lax") {
+    private val input by option().inputStream().defaultStdin()
+    private val output by option().outputStream(truncateExisting = true).defaultStdout()
+
+    override fun run() {
+        Gzip.createLaxInputStream(input).use { input ->
+            output.use { output ->
+                input.copyTo(output)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compress/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/gzip/Gzip.kt b/compress/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/gzip/Gzip.kt
index 037ebf40..44073769 100644
--- a/compress/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/gzip/Gzip.kt
+++ b/compress/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/gzip/Gzip.kt
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ public object Gzip {
     ): OutputStream {
         return GzipLevelOutputStream(SkipOutputStream(output, HEADER.size.toLong()), level)
     }
+
+    public fun createLaxInputStream(input: InputStream): InputStream {
+        return GzipLaxInputStream(input)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compress/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/gzip/GzipLaxInputStream.kt b/compress/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/gzip/GzipLaxInputStream.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68b324a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compress/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/compress/gzip/GzipLaxInputStream.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package org.openrs2.compress.gzip
+
+import java.io.DataInputStream
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.util.zip.Inflater
+
+public class GzipLaxInputStream(
+    private val input: InputStream
+) : InputStream() {
+    private val inflater = Inflater(true)
+    private val buffer = ByteArray(4096)
+    private var checkedTrailer = false
+
+    init {
+        val dataInput = DataInputStream(input)
+        if (dataInput.readUnsignedShort() != HEADER_MAGIC) {
+            throw IOException("Invalid GZIP header magic")
+        } else if (dataInput.readUnsignedByte() != METHOD_DEFLATE) {
+            throw IOException("Unsupported compression method")
+        }
+
+        val flags = dataInput.readUnsignedByte()
+        dataInput.skip(6)
+
+        if ((flags and FLAG_EXTRA) != 0) {
+            dataInput.skip(dataInput.readUnsignedShort().toLong())
+        }
+
+        if ((flags and FLAG_NAME) != 0) {
+            while (dataInput.readUnsignedByte() != 0) {
+                // empty
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ((flags and FLAG_COMMENT) != 0) {
+            while (dataInput.readUnsignedByte() != 0) {
+                // empty
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ((flags and FLAG_HEADER_CRC) != 0) {
+            dataInput.skip(2)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun read(): Int {
+        val n = read(buffer, 0, 1)
+        return if (n < 0) {
+            -1
+        } else {
+            buffer[0].toInt() and 0xFF
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun read(b: ByteArray, off: Int, len: Int): Int {
+        while (true) {
+            val n = inflater.inflate(b, off, len)
+            if (n != 0) {
+                return n
+            }
+
+            when {
+                inflater.finished() -> {
+                    checkTrailer()
+                    return -1
+                }
+                inflater.needsInput() -> fill()
+                inflater.needsDictionary() -> throw IOException("Dictionaries not supported")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun close() {
+        inflater.end()
+        input.close()
+    }
+
+    private fun fill() {
+        val n = input.read(buffer, 0, buffer.size)
+        if (n < 0) {
+            throw IOException("Compressed data truncated")
+        }
+        inflater.setInput(buffer, 0, n)
+    }
+
+    private fun checkTrailer() {
+        if (checkedTrailer) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        checkedTrailer = true
+
+        var len = TRAILER_LEN
+        len -= inflater.remaining
+
+        if (len < 0) {
+            throw IOException("Compressed data overflow")
+        } else if (input.skip(len) != len) {
+            throw IOException("GZIP trailer missing")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private companion object {
+        private const val HEADER_MAGIC = 0x1F8B
+
+        private const val METHOD_DEFLATE = 8
+
+        private const val FLAG_HEADER_CRC = 0x2
+        private const val FLAG_EXTRA = 0x4
+        private const val FLAG_NAME = 0x8
+        private const val FLAG_COMMENT = 0x10
+
+        private const val TRAILER_LEN = 8L
+    }
+}