diff --git a/plain/plain/assets/views.py b/plain/plain/assets/views.py
index a316fdf03b..603e296f3e 100644
--- a/plain/plain/assets/views.py
+++ b/plain/plain/assets/views.py
@@ -128,10 +128,8 @@ def update_headers(self, headers, path):
             headers["Vary"] = vary + ", Accept-Encoding"
 
         # If the file is compressed, tell the browser
-        if path.endswith(".gz"):
-            headers.setdefault("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
-        elif path.endswith(".br"):
-            headers.setdefault("Content-Encoding", "br")
+        if encoding := mimetypes.guess_type(path)[1]:
+            headers.setdefault("Content-Encoding", encoding)
 
         is_immutable = self.is_immutable(path)