diff --git a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/CompressController.java b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/CompressController.java
index 865a95c5c..1fecc1aef 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/CompressController.java
+++ b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/misc/CompressController.java
@@ -791,6 +791,16 @@ public class CompressController {
                 currentFile = originalFile;
             }
 
+            // Apply linearization as final step if requested
+            if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(request.getLinearize()) && isQpdfEnabled()) {
+                try {
+                    applyLinearization(currentFile, tempFiles);
+                    log.info("PDF linearization applied successfully");
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    log.warn("PDF linearization failed, continuing without linearization", e);
+                }
+            }
+
             String outputFilename =
                     GeneralUtils.generateFilename(
                             inputFile.getOriginalFilename(), "_Optimized.pdf");
@@ -810,6 +820,36 @@ public class CompressController {
         }
     }
 
+    // Apply PDF linearization using QPDF
+    private void applyLinearization(Path currentFile, List<Path> tempFiles) throws IOException {
+        log.info("Applying PDF linearization to: {}", currentFile);
+
+        // Create output file for linearization
+        Path linearizedOutputFile = Files.createTempFile("linearized_output_", ".pdf");
+        tempFiles.add(linearizedOutputFile);
+
+        // Build QPDF command for linearization only
+        List<String> command = new ArrayList<>();
+        command.add("qpdf");
+        command.add("--linearize");
+        command.add(currentFile.toString());
+        command.add(linearizedOutputFile.toString());
+
+        try {
+            ProcessExecutorResult returnCode =
+                    ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.QPDF)
+                            .runCommandWithOutputHandling(command);
+
+            // Update current file to the linearized output
+            Files.copy(linearizedOutputFile, currentFile, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+
+            log.info("PDF linearization completed successfully");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("PDF linearization failed", e);
+            throw new IOException("PDF linearization failed", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Run Ghostscript compression
     private void applyGhostscriptCompression(
             OptimizePdfRequest request, int optimizeLevel, Path currentFile, List<Path> tempFiles)
diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json b/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
index a0f7a2666..a6a350200 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
@@ -3324,6 +3324,9 @@
     "grayscale": {
       "label": "Apply Grayscale for Compression"
     },
+    "linearize": {
+      "label": "Optimize PDF for faster web viewing"
+    },
     "tooltip": {
       "header": {
         "title": "Compress Settings Overview"
@@ -3341,6 +3344,10 @@
       "grayscale": {
         "title": "Grayscale",
         "text": "Select this option to convert all images to black and white, which can significantly reduce file size especially for scanned PDFs or image-heavy documents."
+      },
+      "linearize": {
+        "title": "Linearize",
+        "text": "Optimize PDF for faster web viewing by rearranging the PDF structure so the first page can be displayed quickly in web browsers."
       }
     },
     "error": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/core/components/tools/compress/CompressSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/core/components/tools/compress/CompressSettings.tsx
index 398e0b7b4..fb5ed7bdd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/components/tools/compress/CompressSettings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/core/components/tools/compress/CompressSettings.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ const CompressSettings = ({ parameters, onParameterChange, disabled = false }: C
           disabled={disabled}
           label={t("compress.grayscale.label", "Apply Grayscale for compression")}
         />
+        <Checkbox
+          checked={parameters.linearize}
+          onChange={(event) => onParameterChange('linearize', event.currentTarget.checked)}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          label={t("compress.linearize.label", "Linearize PDF for faster web viewing")}
+        />
       </Stack>
     </Stack>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressOperation.ts b/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressOperation.ts
index 5b1417b21..c15e0981b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressOperation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressOperation.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const buildCompressFormData = (parameters: CompressParameters, file: File
   }
 
   formData.append("grayscale", parameters.grayscale.toString());
+  formData.append("linearize", parameters.linearize.toString());
   return formData;
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressParameters.ts b/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressParameters.ts
index 1ae9298f5..74540494d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressParameters.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/core/hooks/tools/compress/useCompressParameters.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface CompressParameters extends BaseParameters {
   compressionMethod: 'quality' | 'filesize';
   fileSizeValue: string;
   fileSizeUnit: 'KB' | 'MB';
+  linearize: boolean;
 }
 
 export const defaultParameters: CompressParameters = {
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export const defaultParameters: CompressParameters = {
   compressionMethod: 'quality',
   fileSizeValue: '',
   fileSizeUnit: 'MB',
+  linearize: false,
 };
 
 export type CompressParametersHook = BaseParametersHook<CompressParameters>;