diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index e6f542b..dd4b243 100755
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ static int lzsa_compress(const char *pszInFilename, const char *pszOutFilename,
 
       double fDelta = ((double)(nEndTime - nStartTime)) / 1000000.0;
       double fSpeed = ((double)nOriginalSize / 1048576.0) / fDelta;
-      fprintf(stdout, "\rCompressed '%s' in %g seconds, %.02g Mb/s, %lld into %lld bytes ==> %g %%\n",
-         pszInFilename, fDelta, fSpeed, nOriginalSize, nCompressedSize, (double)(nCompressedSize * 100.0 / nOriginalSize));
+      fprintf(stdout, "\rCompressed '%s' in %g seconds, %.02g Mb/s, %d tokens, %lld into %lld bytes ==> %g %%\n",
+         pszInFilename, fDelta, fSpeed, lzsa_compressor_get_command_count(&compressor), nOriginalSize, nCompressedSize, (double)(nCompressedSize * 100.0 / nOriginalSize));
    }
 
    lzsa_compressor_destroy(&compressor);
diff --git a/src/shrink.c b/src/shrink.c
index 97fbe23..00d0bc3 100755
--- a/src/shrink.c
+++ b/src/shrink.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int lzsa_compressor_init(lsza_compressor *pCompressor, const int nMaxWindowSize)
    pCompressor->pos_data = NULL;
    pCompressor->open_intervals = NULL;
    pCompressor->match = NULL;
+   pCompressor->num_commands = 0;
 
    if (pCompressor->intervals) {
       pCompressor->pos_data = (unsigned int *)malloc(nMaxWindowSize * sizeof(unsigned int));
@@ -558,6 +559,51 @@ static void lzsa_optimize_matches(lsza_compressor *pCompressor, const int nStart
    }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Attempt to minimize the number of commands issued in the compressed data block, in order to speed up decompression without
+ * impacting the compression ratio
+ *
+ * @param pCompressor compression context
+ * @param nStartOffset current offset in input window (typically the number of previously compressed bytes)
+ * @param nEndOffset offset to end finding matches at (typically the size of the total input window in bytes
+ */
+static void lzsa_optimize_command_count(lsza_compressor *pCompressor, const int nStartOffset, const int nEndOffset) {
+   int i;
+   int nNumLiterals = 0;
+
+   for (i = nStartOffset; i < nEndOffset; ) {
+      lzsa_match *pMatch = pCompressor->match + (i << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT);
+
+      if (pMatch->length >= MIN_MATCH_SIZE) {
+         int nMatchOffset = pMatch->offset;
+         int nMatchLen = pMatch->length;
+         int nEncodedMatchLen = nMatchLen - MIN_MATCH_SIZE;
+         int nNibbleLongOffset = (nMatchOffset <= 256) ? 0x00 : 0x01;
+         int nTokenSize = 1 /* nibble */ + lzsa_get_literals_varlen_size(nNumLiterals) + (nNibbleLongOffset ? 2 : 1) /* match offset */ + lzsa_get_match_varlen_size(nEncodedMatchLen);
+
+         if ((((nNumLiterals + nMatchLen) < LITERALS_RUN_LEN && nTokenSize >= nMatchLen) || 
+              ((nNumLiterals + nMatchLen) < (LITERALS_RUN_LEN + 254) && nTokenSize >= (nMatchLen + 1))) &&
+             (i + nMatchLen) < nEndOffset && pCompressor->match[(i + nMatchLen) << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT].length >= MIN_MATCH_SIZE) {
+            int j;
+
+            for (j = 0; j < nMatchLen; j++) {
+               pCompressor->match[(i + j) << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT].length = 0;
+            }
+            nNumLiterals += nMatchLen;
+            i += nMatchLen;
+         }
+         else {
+            nNumLiterals = 0;
+            i += nMatchLen;
+         }
+      }
+      else {
+         nNumLiterals++;
+         i++;
+      }
+   }
+}
+
 /**
  * Emit block of compressed data
  *
@@ -611,6 +657,8 @@ static int lzsa_write_block(lsza_compressor *pCompressor, const unsigned char *p
          }
          nOutOffset = lzsa_write_match_varlen(pOutData, nOutOffset, nEncodedMatchLen);
          i += nMatchLen;
+
+         pCompressor->num_commands++;
       }
       else {
          if (nNumLiterals == 0)
@@ -635,6 +683,8 @@ static int lzsa_write_block(lsza_compressor *pCompressor, const unsigned char *p
          nOutOffset += nNumLiterals;
          nNumLiterals = 0;
       }
+
+      pCompressor->num_commands++;
    }
 
    return nOutOffset;
@@ -659,6 +709,16 @@ int lzsa_shrink_block(lsza_compressor *pCompressor, const unsigned char *pInWind
    }
    lzsa_find_all_matches(pCompressor, nPreviousBlockSize, nPreviousBlockSize + nInDataSize);
    lzsa_optimize_matches(pCompressor, nPreviousBlockSize, nPreviousBlockSize + nInDataSize);
+   lzsa_optimize_command_count(pCompressor, nPreviousBlockSize, nPreviousBlockSize + nInDataSize);
 
    return lzsa_write_block(pCompressor, pInWindow, nPreviousBlockSize, nPreviousBlockSize + nInDataSize, pOutData, nMaxOutDataSize);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of compression commands issued in compressed data blocks
+ *
+ * @return number of commands
+ */
+int lzsa_compressor_get_command_count(lsza_compressor *pCompressor) {
+   return pCompressor->num_commands;
+}
diff --git a/src/shrink.h b/src/shrink.h
index fbb48b5..ae6063a 100755
--- a/src/shrink.h
+++ b/src/shrink.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ typedef struct {
    unsigned int *pos_data;
    unsigned int *open_intervals;
    lzsa_match *match;
+   int num_commands;
 } lsza_compressor;
 
 /**
@@ -65,4 +66,11 @@ void lzsa_compressor_destroy(lsza_compressor *pCompressor);
  */
 int lzsa_shrink_block(lsza_compressor *pCompressor, const unsigned char *pInWindow, const int nPreviousBlockSize, const int nInDataSize, unsigned char *pOutData, const int nMaxOutDataSize);
 
+/**
+ * Get the number of compression commands issued in compressed data blocks
+ *
+ * @return number of commands
+ */
+int lzsa_compressor_get_command_count(lsza_compressor *pCompressor);
+
 #endif /* _SHRINK_H */