diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 22c7e20..1242c4b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ HtmlWebpackPlugin.prototype.emitHtml = function(compilation, htmlTemplateContent
   if (this.options.inject) {
     html = this.injectAssetsIntoHtml(html, templateParams);
   }
+
+  if (templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.options.minify) {
+    var minify = require('html-minifier').minify;
+    var minify_options = templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.options.minify.constructor === Object ? templateParams.htmlWebpackPlugin.options.minify : {};
+    html = minify(html, minify_options);
+  }
+
   compilation.assets[outputFilename] = {
     source: function() {
       return html;