diff --git a/lib/packer.js b/lib/packer.js
index aa3b811..d069448 100755
--- a/lib/packer.js
+++ b/lib/packer.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ var Packer = module.exports = function(options) {
 
     options.deflateChunkSize = options.deflateChunkSize || 32 * 1024;
     options.deflateLevel = options.deflateLevel || 9;
+    options.deflateStrategy = options.deflateStrategy || 3;
 
     this.readable = true;
 };
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ Packer.prototype.pack = function(data, width, height) {
     // compress it
     var deflate = zlib.createDeflate({
             chunkSize: this._options.deflateChunkSize,
-            level: this._options.deflateLevel
+            level: this._options.deflateLevel,
+            strategy: this._options.deflateStrategy
         });
     deflate.on('error', this.emit.bind(this, 'error'));