diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/ChunkCompressionThread.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/ChunkCompressionThread.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7490002f6d
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+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/ChunkCompressionThread.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package org.bukkit.craftbukkit;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.zip.Deflater;
+
+import net.minecraft.server.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.server.Packet;
+import net.minecraft.server.Packet51MapChunk;
+
+public final class ChunkCompressionThread implements Runnable {
+
+    private static final ChunkCompressionThread instance = new ChunkCompressionThread();
+    private static boolean isRunning = false;
+
+    private final int QUEUE_CAPACITY = 1024 * 10;
+    private final HashMap<EntityPlayer, Integer> queueSizePerPlayer = new HashMap<EntityPlayer, Integer>();
+    private final BlockingQueue<QueuedPacket> packetQueue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<QueuedPacket>(QUEUE_CAPACITY);
+
+    private final int CHUNK_SIZE = 16 * 128 * 16 * 5 / 2;
+    private final int REDUCED_DEFLATE_THRESHOLD = CHUNK_SIZE / 4;
+    private final int DEFLATE_LEVEL_CHUNKS = 6;
+    private final int DEFLATE_LEVEL_PARTS = 1;
+
+    private final Deflater deflater = new Deflater();
+    private byte[] deflateBuffer = new byte[CHUNK_SIZE + 100];
+
+    public static void startThread() {
+        if (!isRunning) {
+            isRunning = true;
+            new Thread(instance).start();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void run() {
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                handleQueuedPacket(packetQueue.take());
+            } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void handleQueuedPacket(QueuedPacket queuedPacket) {
+        addToPlayerQueueSize(queuedPacket.player, -1);
+        // Compress the packet if necessary.
+        if (queuedPacket.compress) {
+            handleMapChunk(queuedPacket);
+        }
+        sendToNetworkQueue(queuedPacket);
+    }
+
+    private void handleMapChunk(QueuedPacket queuedPacket) {
+        Packet51MapChunk packet = (Packet51MapChunk) queuedPacket.packet;
+
+        // If 'packet.g' is set then this packet has already been compressed.
+        if (packet.g != null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int dataSize = packet.rawData.length;
+        if (deflateBuffer.length < dataSize + 100) {
+            deflateBuffer = new byte[dataSize + 100];
+        }
+
+        deflater.reset();
+        deflater.setLevel(dataSize < REDUCED_DEFLATE_THRESHOLD ? DEFLATE_LEVEL_PARTS : DEFLATE_LEVEL_CHUNKS);
+        deflater.setInput(packet.rawData);
+        deflater.finish();
+        int size = deflater.deflate(deflateBuffer);
+        if (size == 0) {
+            size = deflater.deflate(deflateBuffer);
+        }
+
+        // copy compressed data to packet
+        packet.g = new byte[size];
+        packet.h = size;
+        System.arraycopy(deflateBuffer, 0, packet.g, 0, size);
+    }
+
+    private void sendToNetworkQueue(QueuedPacket queuedPacket) {
+        queuedPacket.player.netServerHandler.networkManager.queue(queuedPacket.packet);
+    }
+
+    public static void sendPacket(EntityPlayer player, Packet packet) {
+        if (packet instanceof Packet51MapChunk) {
+            // MapChunk Packets need compressing.
+            instance.addQueuedPacket(new QueuedPacket(player, packet, true));
+        } else {
+            // Other Packets don't.
+            instance.addQueuedPacket(new QueuedPacket(player, packet, false));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void addToPlayerQueueSize(EntityPlayer player, int amount) {
+        synchronized (queueSizePerPlayer) {
+            Integer count = queueSizePerPlayer.get(player);
+            queueSizePerPlayer.put(player, (count == null ? 0 : count) + amount);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int getPlayerQueueSize(EntityPlayer player) {
+        synchronized (instance.queueSizePerPlayer) {
+            Integer count = instance.queueSizePerPlayer.get(player);
+            return count == null ? 0 : count;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void addQueuedPacket(QueuedPacket task) {
+        addToPlayerQueueSize(task.player, +1);
+
+        while (true) {
+            try {
+                packetQueue.put(task);
+                return;
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class QueuedPacket {
+        final EntityPlayer player;
+        final Packet packet;
+        final boolean compress;
+
+        QueuedPacket(EntityPlayer player, Packet packet, boolean compress) {
+            this.player = player;
+            this.packet = packet;
+            this.compress = compress;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
index 692fdd6d11..c4a87b8079 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
         loadConfig();
         loadPlugins();
         enablePlugins(PluginLoadOrder.STARTUP);
+
+        ChunkCompressionThread.startThread();
     }
 
     private void loadConfig() {