diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
index 3134611d..9abc2a15 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_session.cc
@@ -960,8 +960,32 @@ namespace {
 int on_frame_recv_callback
 (nghttp2_session *session, const nghttp2_frame *frame, void *user_data)
 {
+  int rv;
   auto http2session = static_cast<Http2Session*>(user_data);
+
   switch(frame->hd.type) {
+  case NGHTTP2_DATA: {
+    auto sd = static_cast<StreamData*>
+      (nghttp2_session_get_stream_user_data(session, frame->hd.stream_id));
+    if(!sd || !sd->dconn) {
+      break;
+    }
+    auto downstream = sd->dconn->get_downstream();
+    if(!downstream ||
+       downstream->get_downstream_stream_id() != frame->hd.stream_id) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    auto upstream = downstream->get_upstream();
+    rv = upstream->on_downstream_body(downstream, nullptr, 0, true);
+    if(rv != 0) {
+      http2session->submit_rst_stream(frame->hd.stream_id,
+                                      NGHTTP2_INTERNAL_ERROR);
+      downstream->set_response_state(Downstream::MSG_RESET);
+    }
+    call_downstream_readcb(http2session, downstream);
+    break;
+  }
   case NGHTTP2_HEADERS:
     return on_response_headers(http2session, session, frame);
   case NGHTTP2_RST_STREAM: {
@@ -1039,7 +1063,7 @@ int on_data_chunk_recv_callback(nghttp2_session *session,
   }
 
   auto upstream = downstream->get_upstream();
-  rv = upstream->on_downstream_body(downstream, data, len);
+  rv = upstream->on_downstream_body(downstream, data, len, false);
   if(rv != 0) {
     http2session->submit_rst_stream(stream_id, NGHTTP2_INTERNAL_ERROR);
     downstream->set_response_state(Downstream::MSG_RESET);
diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
index 32672d49..005ee154 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.cc
@@ -905,11 +905,13 @@ ssize_t downstream_data_read_callback(nghttp2_session *session,
   auto handler = upstream->get_client_handler();
   auto body = downstream->get_response_body_buf();
   assert(body);
+
   int nread = evbuffer_remove(body, buf, length);
   if(nread == -1) {
     ULOG(FATAL, upstream) << "evbuffer_remove() failed";
     return NGHTTP2_ERR_CALLBACK_FAILURE;
   }
+
   if(nread == 0 &&
      downstream->get_response_state() == Downstream::MSG_COMPLETE) {
     if(!downstream->get_upgraded()) {
@@ -1094,7 +1096,8 @@ int Http2Upstream::on_downstream_header_complete(Downstream *downstream)
 // WARNING: Never call directly or indirectly nghttp2_session_send or
 // nghttp2_session_recv. These calls may delete downstream.
 int Http2Upstream::on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
-                                      const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
+                                      const uint8_t *data, size_t len,
+                                      bool flush)
 {
   auto upstream = downstream->get_upstream();
   auto handler = upstream->get_client_handler();
@@ -1104,11 +1107,18 @@ int Http2Upstream::on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
     ULOG(FATAL, this) << "evbuffer_add() failed";
     return -1;
   }
-  nghttp2_session_resume_data(session_, downstream->get_stream_id());
+
+  if(flush) {
+    nghttp2_session_resume_data(session_, downstream->get_stream_id());
+  }
 
   auto outbuflen = handler->get_outbuf_length() +
     evbuffer_get_length(body);
   if(outbuflen > OUTBUF_MAX_THRES) {
+    if(!flush) {
+      nghttp2_session_resume_data(session_, downstream->get_stream_id());
+    }
+
     downstream->pause_read(SHRPX_NO_BUFFER);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.h b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.h
index bd761297..02eebd18 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.h
+++ b/src/shrpx_http2_upstream.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual int on_downstream_header_complete(Downstream *downstream);
   virtual int on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
-                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
+                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len, bool flush);
   virtual int on_downstream_body_complete(Downstream *downstream);
 
   bool get_flow_control() const;
diff --git a/src/shrpx_http_downstream_connection.cc b/src/shrpx_http_downstream_connection.cc
index 7240340b..a4d35b8c 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_http_downstream_connection.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_http_downstream_connection.cc
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ int htp_bodycb(http_parser *htp, const char *data, size_t len)
 {
   auto downstream = static_cast<Downstream*>(htp->data);
   return downstream->get_upstream()->on_downstream_body
-    (downstream, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data), len);
+    (downstream, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data), len, true);
 }
 } // namespace
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int HttpDownstreamConnection::on_read()
     // For upgraded connection, just pass data to the upstream.
     int rv;
     rv = downstream_->get_upstream()->on_downstream_body
-      (downstream_, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(mem), inputlen);
+      (downstream_, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(mem), inputlen, true);
     if(rv != 0) {
       return rv;
     }
diff --git a/src/shrpx_https_upstream.cc b/src/shrpx_https_upstream.cc
index b41c2055..97fd6c1b 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_https_upstream.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_https_upstream.cc
@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ int HttpsUpstream::on_downstream_header_complete(Downstream *downstream)
 }
 
 int HttpsUpstream::on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
-                                      const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
+                                      const uint8_t *data, size_t len,
+                                      bool flush)
 {
   int rv;
   if(len == 0) {
diff --git a/src/shrpx_https_upstream.h b/src/shrpx_https_upstream.h
index 423ffe8d..c99eff10 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_https_upstream.h
+++ b/src/shrpx_https_upstream.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual int on_downstream_header_complete(Downstream *downstream);
   virtual int on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
-                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
+                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len, bool flush);
   virtual int on_downstream_body_complete(Downstream *downstream);
 
   void reset_current_header_length();
diff --git a/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc b/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
index 5815d904..6bfcd95f 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.cc
@@ -919,7 +919,8 @@ int SpdyUpstream::on_downstream_header_complete(Downstream *downstream)
 // WARNING: Never call directly or indirectly spdylay_session_send or
 // spdylay_session_recv. These calls may delete downstream.
 int SpdyUpstream::on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
-                                     const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
+                                     const uint8_t *data, size_t len,
+                                     bool flush)
 {
   auto upstream = downstream->get_upstream();
   auto body = downstream->get_response_body_buf();
@@ -928,11 +929,18 @@ int SpdyUpstream::on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
     ULOG(FATAL, this) << "evbuffer_add() failed";
     return -1;
   }
-  spdylay_session_resume_data(session_, downstream->get_stream_id());
+
+  if(flush) {
+    spdylay_session_resume_data(session_, downstream->get_stream_id());
+  }
 
   auto outbuflen = upstream->get_client_handler()->get_outbuf_length() +
     evbuffer_get_length(body);
   if(outbuflen > OUTBUF_MAX_THRES) {
+    if(!flush) {
+      spdylay_session_resume_data(session_, downstream->get_stream_id());
+    }
+
     downstream->pause_read(SHRPX_NO_BUFFER);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.h b/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.h
index bae8360d..06b0d6f8 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.h
+++ b/src/shrpx_spdy_upstream.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual int on_downstream_header_complete(Downstream *downstream);
   virtual int on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
-                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
+                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len, bool flush);
   virtual int on_downstream_body_complete(Downstream *downstream);
 
   bool get_flow_control() const;
diff --git a/src/shrpx_upstream.h b/src/shrpx_upstream.h
index c524a95e..792daa36 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_upstream.h
+++ b/src/shrpx_upstream.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ public:
 
   virtual int on_downstream_header_complete(Downstream *downstream) = 0;
   virtual int on_downstream_body(Downstream *downstream,
-                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len) = 0;
+                                 const uint8_t *data, size_t len,
+                                 bool flush) = 0;
   virtual int on_downstream_body_complete(Downstream *downstream) = 0;
 
   virtual void pause_read(IOCtrlReason reason) = 0;