diff --git a/pflaenzli/pflaenzli/utils/compress_image.py b/pflaenzli/pflaenzli/utils/compress_image.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d025f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pflaenzli/pflaenzli/utils/compress_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import sys
+from io import BytesIO
+from PIL import Image
+
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import InMemoryUploadedFile
+from pflaenzli_django.settings import IMAGE_MAX_SIZE, IMAGE_QUALITY
+
+
+def compress_image(image, path):
+    tmp_img = Image.open(image)
+    fmt = tmp_img.format
+
+    if fmt not in ['JPEG', 'PNG']:
+        raise TypeError(f'Invalid image format: {fmt}')
+
+    width, height = tmp_img.size
+    compressed_width, compressed_height = get_compressed_size(width, height)
+
+    tmp_img_resized = tmp_img.resize((compressed_width, compressed_height))
+
+    outputIoStream = BytesIO()
+    tmp_img_resized.save(outputIoStream, format=fmt, quality=IMAGE_QUALITY)
+    outputIoStream.seek(0)
+    return InMemoryUploadedFile(file=outputIoStream, field_name='ImageField',
+                                content_type=f'image/{fmt.lower()}', name=path, size=sys.getsizeof(outputIoStream),
+                                charset=None)
+
+
+def get_compressed_size(width, height):
+    if width > height:
+        compressed_width = min(width, IMAGE_MAX_SIZE)
+        compressed_height = int(compressed_width * (height / width))
+    else:
+        compressed_height = min(height, IMAGE_MAX_SIZE)
+        compressed_width = int(compressed_height * (width / height))
+
+    return compressed_width, compressed_height
diff --git a/pflaenzli/pflaenzli/views.py b/pflaenzli/pflaenzli/views.py
index 67db9da..83d5ab5 100644
--- a/pflaenzli/pflaenzli/views.py
+++ b/pflaenzli/pflaenzli/views.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from .models import PflaenzliUser, Offer, Wish
 from .mail import send_offer_email
 from .upload import generate_unique_filename
 from .utils.distance import calculate_distance, filter_by_distance
+from .utils.compress_image import compress_image
 
 
 def list_offers(request, filters=None):
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ def create_offer(request):
         if form.is_valid():
             offer = form.save(commit=False)
             offer.image.name = generate_unique_filename(form.cleaned_data['image'].name)
+            offer.image = compress_image(offer.image, offer.image.name)
             offer.user = request.user
             offer.title = offer.title.title()
             offer.save()
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ def offer_edit(request, offer_id):
             offer = form.save(commit=False)
             if 'image' in request.FILES:
                 offer.image.name = generate_unique_filename(form.cleaned_data['image'].name)
+                offer.image = compress_image(offer.image, offer.image.name)
             else:
                 offer.image = offer.image
             offer.user = request.user
diff --git a/pflaenzli/pflaenzli_django/settings.py b/pflaenzli/pflaenzli_django/settings.py
index f79baac..c7efcf5 100644
--- a/pflaenzli/pflaenzli_django/settings.py
+++ b/pflaenzli/pflaenzli_django/settings.py
@@ -180,3 +180,8 @@ FRC_CAPTCHA_VERIFICATION_URL = 'https://api.friendlycaptcha.com/api/v1/siteverif
 
 # Loco translation managment
 LOCO_API_KEY = os.getenv('LOCO_API_KEY')
+
+
+# Image compression settings
+IMAGE_MAX_SIZE = 1500  # Long edge size
+IMAGE_QUALITY = 75  # 0-100%