diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Datasync.Client/Http/HttpClientFactory.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Datasync.Client/Http/HttpClientFactory.cs
index 09f63300..9d08a337 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Datasync.Client/Http/HttpClientFactory.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Datasync.Client/Http/HttpClientFactory.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ internal static HttpMessageHandler CreatePipeline(IEnumerable<HttpMessageHandler
     internal static HttpMessageHandler GetDefaultHttpClientHandler()
     {
         HttpClientHandler handler = new();
-        handler.SetAutomaticDecompression(handler.SupportsAutomaticDecompression);
+        if (handler.SupportsAutomaticDecompression && !OperatingSystem.IsBrowser())
+        {
+            handler.SetAutomaticDecompression(handler.SupportsAutomaticDecompression);
+        }
+
         return handler;
     }