diff --git a/bugsink/middleware.py b/bugsink/middleware.py
index c7a8c9d..0aa63fd 100644
--- a/bugsink/middleware.py
+++ b/bugsink/middleware.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ContentEncodingCheckMiddleware:
     SUPPORTED_VIEWS = [
         "ingest-store",
         "ingest-envelope",
+        "ingest-minidump",
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, get_response):
diff --git a/bugsink/streams.py b/bugsink/streams.py
index 2453f08..c542009 100644
--- a/bugsink/streams.py
+++ b/bugsink/streams.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import io
 import brotli
 
 from bugsink.app_settings import get_settings
+from bugsink.utils import assert_
 
 
 DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE = 8 * 1024
@@ -119,22 +120,65 @@ class GeneratorReader:
         del self.buffer[:size]
         return result
 
+    def readline(self, size=-1):
+        newline_index = self.buffer.find(b"\n")
+        while newline_index == -1:
+            chunk = self.read(DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE)
+            if not chunk:
+                break
+            self.buffer.extend(chunk)
+            newline_index = self.buffer.find(b"\n")
+
+        if newline_index != -1:
+            end = newline_index + 1
+        else:
+            end = len(self.buffer)
+
+        if size >= 0:
+            end = min(end, size)
+
+        result = bytes(self.buffer[:end])
+        del self.buffer[:end]
+        return result
+
 
 def content_encoding_reader(request):
     encoding = request.META.get("HTTP_CONTENT_ENCODING", "").lower()
-
     if encoding == "gzip":
-        return GeneratorReader(zlib_generator(request, WBITS_PARAM_FOR_GZIP), bad_request_exceptions=(zlib.error,))
+        return GeneratorReader(
+            zlib_generator(request._stream, WBITS_PARAM_FOR_GZIP),
+            bad_request_exceptions=(zlib.error,),
+        )
 
     if encoding == "deflate":
-        return GeneratorReader(zlib_generator(request, WBITS_PARAM_FOR_DEFLATE), bad_request_exceptions=(zlib.error,))
+        return GeneratorReader(
+            zlib_generator(request._stream, WBITS_PARAM_FOR_DEFLATE),
+            bad_request_exceptions=(zlib.error,)
+        )
 
     if encoding == "br":
-        return GeneratorReader(brotli_generator(request), bad_request_exceptions=(brotli.error, BrotliError))
+        return GeneratorReader(
+            brotli_generator(request._stream),
+            bad_request_exceptions=(brotli.error, BrotliError)
+        )
 
     return request
 
 
+def handle_request_content_encoding(request):
+    """Turns a request w/ Content-Encoding into an unpacked equivalent; for further "regular" (POST, FILES) handling
+    by Django.
+    """
+
+    encoding = request.META.get("HTTP_CONTENT_ENCODING", "").lower()
+    if encoding in ["gzip", "deflate", "br"]:
+        assert_(not request._read_started)
+        request._stream = content_encoding_reader(request)
+
+        request.META["CONTENT_LENGTH"] = str(pow(2, 32) - 1)  # large enough (we can't predict the decompressed value)
+        request.META.pop("HTTP_CONTENT_ENCODING")  # the resulting request is no longer encoded
+
+
 def compress_with_zlib(input_stream, wbits, chunk_size=DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE):
     # mostly useful for testing (compress-decompress cycles)
 
diff --git a/ingest/urls.py b/ingest/urls.py
index d98eaf3..202bc2c 100644
--- a/ingest/urls.py
+++ b/ingest/urls.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("<int:project_pk>/envelope/", IngestEnvelopeAPIView.as_view(), name="ingest-envelope"),
 
     # is this "ingest"? it is at least in the sense that it matches the API schema and downstream auth etc.
-    path("<int:project_pk>/minidump/", MinidumpAPIView.as_view()),
+    path("<int:project_pk>/minidump/", MinidumpAPIView.as_view(), name="ingest-minidump"),
 ]
diff --git a/ingest/views.py b/ingest/views.py
index 95478e7..d286db5 100644
--- a/ingest/views.py
+++ b/ingest/views.py
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ from issues.regressions import issue_is_regression
 
 from bugsink.transaction import immediate_atomic, delay_on_commit
 from bugsink.exceptions import ViolatedExpectation
-from bugsink.streams import content_encoding_reader, MaxDataReader, MaxDataWriter, NullWriter, MaxLengthExceeded
+from bugsink.streams import (
+    content_encoding_reader, MaxDataReader, MaxDataWriter, NullWriter, MaxLengthExceeded,
+    handle_request_content_encoding)
 from bugsink.app_settings import get_settings
 
 from events.models import Event
@@ -732,6 +734,10 @@ class MinidumpAPIView(BaseIngestAPIView):
     def post(self, request, project_pk=None):
         # not reusing the CORS stuff here; minidump-from-browser doesn't make sense.
 
+        # TODO: actually implement max (we just use Django defaults now, which will switch to write-to-tmp after 2.5M
+        # for the file, but this can still swamp your CPU/tmp dir.
+        handle_request_content_encoding(request)
+
         ingested_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
         project = self.get_project_for_request(project_pk, request)