diff --git a/adapter.go b/adapter.go
index c311d07..b1c2e46 100644
--- a/adapter.go
+++ b/adapter.go
@@ -90,11 +90,7 @@ func Adapter(opts ...Option) (func(http.Handler) http.Handler, error) {
 				writerPool.Put(gw)
 			}()
 
-			if _, ok := w.(http.CloseNotifier); ok {
-				w = compressWriterWithCloseNotify{gw}
-			} else {
-				w = gw
-			}
+			w = extend(gw)
 
 			h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
diff --git a/optional.go b/optional.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39fb94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/optional.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+package httpcompression
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// extend returns a http.ResponseWriter that wraps the compressWriter and that
+// dynamically exposes some optional interfaces of http.ResponseWriter.
+// Currently the supported optional interfaces are http.Hijacker, http.Pusher,
+// and http.CloseNotifier.
+// This is obviously an horrible way of doing things, but it's really unavoidable
+// without proper language support for interface extension; see
+// https://blog.merovius.de/2017/07/30/the-trouble-with-optional-interfaces.html
+// for details.
+func extend(cw *compressWriter) http.ResponseWriter {
+	switch cw.ResponseWriter.(type) {
+	case interface {
+		http.Hijacker
+		http.Pusher
+		http.CloseNotifier
+	}:
+		return cwHijackPushCloseNotifier{cw}
+	case interface {
+		http.Pusher
+		http.CloseNotifier
+	}:
+		return cwPushCloseNotifier{cw}
+	case interface {
+		http.Hijacker
+		http.Pusher
+	}:
+		return cwHijackPusher{cw}
+	case interface {
+		http.Hijacker
+		http.CloseNotifier
+	}:
+		return cwHijackCloseNotifier{cw}
+	case http.CloseNotifier:
+		return cwCloseNotifier{cw}
+	case http.Hijacker:
+		return cwHijacker{cw}
+	case http.Pusher:
+		return cwPusher{cw}
+	default:
+		return cw
+	}
+}
+
+type cwHijacker struct{ *compressWriter }
+
+func (cw cwHijacker) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	return cw.ResponseWriter.(http.Hijacker).Hijack()
+}
+
+var _ http.Hijacker = cwHijacker{}
+
+type cwCloseNotifier struct{ *compressWriter }
+
+func (cw cwCloseNotifier) CloseNotify() <-chan bool {
+	return cw.ResponseWriter.(http.CloseNotifier).CloseNotify()
+}
+
+var _ http.CloseNotifier = cwCloseNotifier{}
+
+type cwPusher struct{ *compressWriter }
+
+func (cw cwPusher) Push(target string, opts *http.PushOptions) error {
+	return cw.ResponseWriter.(http.Pusher).Push(target, opts)
+}
+
+var _ http.Pusher = cwPusher{}
+
+type cwHijackCloseNotifier struct{ *compressWriter }
+
+func (cw cwHijackCloseNotifier) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	return cwHijacker{cw.compressWriter}.Hijack()
+}
+func (cw cwHijackCloseNotifier) CloseNotify() <-chan bool {
+	return cwCloseNotifier{cw.compressWriter}.CloseNotify()
+}
+
+var (
+	_ http.Hijacker      = cwHijackCloseNotifier{}
+	_ http.CloseNotifier = cwHijackCloseNotifier{}
+)
+
+type cwHijackPusher struct{ *compressWriter }
+
+func (cw cwHijackPusher) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	return cwHijacker{cw.compressWriter}.Hijack()
+}
+func (cw cwHijackPusher) Push(target string, opts *http.PushOptions) error {
+	return cwPusher{cw.compressWriter}.Push(target, opts)
+}
+
+var (
+	_ http.Hijacker = cwHijackPusher{}
+	_ http.Pusher   = cwHijackPusher{}
+)
+
+type cwPushCloseNotifier struct{ *compressWriter }
+
+func (cw cwPushCloseNotifier) Push(target string, opts *http.PushOptions) error {
+	return cwPusher{cw.compressWriter}.Push(target, opts)
+}
+func (cw cwPushCloseNotifier) CloseNotify() <-chan bool {
+	return cwCloseNotifier{cw.compressWriter}.CloseNotify()
+}
+
+var (
+	_ http.Pusher        = cwPushCloseNotifier{}
+	_ http.CloseNotifier = cwPushCloseNotifier{}
+)
+
+type cwHijackPushCloseNotifier struct{ *compressWriter }
+
+func (cw cwHijackPushCloseNotifier) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	return cwHijacker{cw.compressWriter}.Hijack()
+}
+func (cw cwHijackPushCloseNotifier) Push(target string, opts *http.PushOptions) error {
+	return cwPusher{cw.compressWriter}.Push(target, opts)
+}
+func (cw cwHijackPushCloseNotifier) CloseNotify() <-chan bool {
+	return cwCloseNotifier{cw.compressWriter}.CloseNotify()
+}
+
+var (
+	_ http.Hijacker      = cwHijackPushCloseNotifier{}
+	_ http.Pusher        = cwHijackPushCloseNotifier{}
+	_ http.CloseNotifier = cwHijackPushCloseNotifier{}
+)
diff --git a/response_writer.go b/response_writer.go
index 253bc29..3234d1d 100644
--- a/response_writer.go
+++ b/response_writer.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package httpcompression
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -31,21 +29,6 @@ type compressWriter struct {
 var (
 	_ io.WriteCloser = &compressWriter{}
 	_ http.Flusher   = &compressWriter{}
-	_ http.Hijacker  = &compressWriter{}
-)
-
-type compressWriterWithCloseNotify struct {
-	*compressWriter
-}
-
-func (w compressWriterWithCloseNotify) CloseNotify() <-chan bool {
-	return w.ResponseWriter.(http.CloseNotifier).CloseNotify()
-}
-
-var (
-	_ io.WriteCloser = compressWriterWithCloseNotify{}
-	_ http.Flusher   = compressWriterWithCloseNotify{}
-	_ http.Hijacker  = compressWriterWithCloseNotify{}
 )
 
 const maxBuf = 1 << 16 // maximum size of recycled buffer
@@ -213,8 +196,13 @@ func (w *compressWriter) Flush() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Flush the compressor, if supported,
-	// note: http.ResponseWriter does not implement Flusher, so we need to call ResponseWriter.Flush anyway.
+	// Flush the compressor, if supported.
+	// note: http.ResponseWriter does not implement Flusher (http.Flusher does not return an error),
+	// so we need to later call ResponseWriter.Flush anyway:
+	// - in case we are bypassing compression, w.w is the parent ResponseWriter, and therefore we skip
+	//   this as the parent ResponseWriter does not implement Flusher.
+	// - in case we are NOT bypassing compression, w.w is the compressor, and therefore we flush the
+	//   compressor and then we flush the parent ResponseWriter.
 	if fw, ok := w.w.(Flusher); ok {
 		_ = fw.Flush()
 	}
@@ -225,15 +213,6 @@ func (w *compressWriter) Flush() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Hijack implements http.Hijacker. If the underlying ResponseWriter is a
-// Hijacker, its Hijack method is returned. Otherwise an error is returned.
-func (w *compressWriter) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
-	if hj, ok := w.ResponseWriter.(http.Hijacker); ok {
-		return hj.Hijack()
-	}
-	return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("http.Hijacker interface is not supported")
-}
-
 func (w *compressWriter) recycleBuffer() {
 	if cap(w.buf) > 0 && cap(w.buf) <= maxBuf {
 		w.pool.Put(w.buf[:0])