diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 46cba2d73..95fc650b5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ setuptools==69.0.3
 voluptuous==0.14.1
 dbus-fast==2.21.0
 typing_extensions==4.9.0
+zlib-fast==0.1.0
diff --git a/supervisor/__main__.py b/supervisor/__main__.py
index e43fff583..c6886e330 100644
--- a/supervisor/__main__.py
+++ b/supervisor/__main__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
 
-from supervisor import bootstrap
-from supervisor.utils.logging import activate_log_queue_handler
+import zlib_fast
+
+# Enable fast zlib before importing supervisor
+zlib_fast.enable()
+
+from supervisor import bootstrap  # noqa: E402
+from supervisor.utils.logging import activate_log_queue_handler  # noqa: E402
 
 _LOGGER: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)