diff --git a/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h b/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h
index bf814edd..207048c2 100644
--- a/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h
+++ b/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2.h
@@ -4603,14 +4603,15 @@ nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd(nghttp2_hd_deflater *deflater, uint8_t *buf,
  * @function
  *
  * Deflates the |nva|, which has the |nvlen| name/value pairs, into
- * the |inlen| size of buf vector |bufsin|, each buf has length |buflen|.
- * |buflens| is a |inlen| size of array, which will be used to store the writen
- * size of each chunk. If one chunk is filled up, next chunk will be used.
- * If |bufsin| is not large enough to store the deflated header block,
- * this function fails with :enum:`NGHTTP2_ERR_INSUFF_BUFSIZE`.  The
- * caller should use `nghttp2_hd_deflate_bound()` to know the upper
- * bound of buffer size required to deflate given header name/value
- * pairs.
+ * the |veclen| size of buf vector |vec|.  The each size of buffer
+ * must be set in len field of :type:`nghttp2_vec`, and this function
+ * assumes all buffer size is equal.  The application is responsible
+ * to make sure that this assumption holds.  If one chunk is filled
+ * up, next chunk will be used.  If |vec| is not large enough to store
+ * the deflated header block, this function fails with
+ * :enum:`NGHTTP2_ERR_INSUFF_BUFSIZE`.  The caller should use
+ * `nghttp2_hd_deflate_bound()` to know the upper bound of buffer size
+ * required to deflate given header name/value pairs.
  *
  * Once this function fails, subsequent call of this function always
  * returns :enum:`NGHTTP2_ERR_HEADER_COMP`.
@@ -4626,11 +4627,12 @@ nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd(nghttp2_hd_deflater *deflater, uint8_t *buf,
  *     Deflation process has failed.
  * :enum:`NGHTTP2_ERR_INSUFF_BUFSIZE`
  *     The provided |buflen| size is too small to hold the output.
+ * :enum:`NGHTTP2_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT`
+ *     The size of each buffer in |nva| is not the same.
  */
 NGHTTP2_EXTERN ssize_t
-nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(nghttp2_hd_deflater *deflater, uint8_t *const *bufsin,
-                          size_t inlen, size_t buflen, size_t *const buflens,
-                          const nghttp2_nv *nva, size_t nvlen);
+nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(nghttp2_hd_deflater *deflater, const nghttp2_vec *vec,
+                          size_t veclen, const nghttp2_nv *nva, size_t nvlen);
 
 /**
  * @function
diff --git a/lib/nghttp2_buf.c b/lib/nghttp2_buf.c
index bea16eb5..538df370 100644
--- a/lib/nghttp2_buf.c
+++ b/lib/nghttp2_buf.c
@@ -223,23 +223,26 @@ int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, uint8_t *begin, size_t len,
   return 0;
 }
 
-int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init2(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, uint8_t *const *bufs_in,
-                            size_t in_len, size_t buf_len, nghttp2_mem *mem) {
+int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init2(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, const nghttp2_vec *vec,
+                            size_t veclen, size_t chunklen, nghttp2_mem *mem) {
   size_t i = 0;
   nghttp2_buf_chain *cur_chain;
   nghttp2_buf_chain *head_chain;
   nghttp2_buf_chain **dst_chain = &head_chain;
 
-  head_chain = nghttp2_mem_malloc(mem, sizeof(nghttp2_buf_chain) * in_len);
+  if (veclen == 0 || chunklen == 0) {
+    return nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init(bufs, NULL, 0, mem);
+  }
+
+  head_chain = nghttp2_mem_malloc(mem, sizeof(nghttp2_buf_chain) * veclen);
   if (head_chain == NULL) {
     return NGHTTP2_ERR_NOMEM;
   }
 
-  for (i = 0; i < in_len; ++i) {
-    uint8_t *begin = bufs_in[i];
+  for (i = 0; i < veclen; ++i) {
     cur_chain = &head_chain[i];
     cur_chain->next = NULL;
-    nghttp2_buf_wrap_init(&cur_chain->buf, begin, buf_len);
+    nghttp2_buf_wrap_init(&cur_chain->buf, vec[i].base, vec[i].len);
 
     *dst_chain = cur_chain;
     dst_chain = &cur_chain->next;
@@ -251,10 +254,10 @@ int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init2(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, uint8_t *const *bufs_in,
   bufs->head = head_chain;
   bufs->cur = bufs->head;
 
-  bufs->chunk_length = buf_len;
-  bufs->chunk_used = in_len;
-  bufs->max_chunk = in_len;
-  bufs->chunk_keep = in_len;
+  bufs->chunk_length = chunklen;
+  bufs->chunk_used = veclen;
+  bufs->max_chunk = veclen;
+  bufs->chunk_keep = veclen;
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -266,7 +269,6 @@ void nghttp2_bufs_wrap_free(nghttp2_bufs *bufs) {
 
   if (bufs->head) {
     nghttp2_mem_free(bufs->mem, bufs->head);
-    bufs->head = NULL;
   }
 }
 
@@ -294,20 +296,6 @@ size_t nghttp2_bufs_len(nghttp2_bufs *bufs) {
   return len;
 }
 
-size_t nghttp2_bufs_len_vec(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, size_t *const buflens) {
-  nghttp2_buf_chain *ci;
-  size_t len, total_len = 0;
-  int i = 0;
-
-  for (ci = bufs->head; ci; ci = ci->next) {
-    len = nghttp2_buf_len(&ci->buf);
-    total_len += len;
-    buflens[i++] = len;
-  }
-
-  return total_len;
-}
-
 static size_t bufs_avail(nghttp2_bufs *bufs) {
   return nghttp2_buf_avail(&bufs->cur->buf) +
          (bufs->chunk_length - bufs->offset) *
diff --git a/lib/nghttp2_buf.h b/lib/nghttp2_buf.h
index 36e8df95..2b39f17f 100644
--- a/lib/nghttp2_buf.h
+++ b/lib/nghttp2_buf.h
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, uint8_t *begin, size_t len,
                            nghttp2_mem *mem);
 
 /*
- * Initializes |bufs| using supplied |in_len| size of buf vector |bufs_in|,
- * each buf has length |buf_len|.
- * The buffer size is fixed and no extra chunk buffer is allocated.
- * In other words, max_chunk = chunk_keep = |in_len|.  To free the resource allocated
- * for |bufs|, use nghttp2_bufs_wrap_free().
+ * Initializes |bufs| using supplied |veclen| size of buf vector
+ * |vec|, assuming that each buffer has length |chunklen|.  The buffer
+ * size is fixed and no extra chunk buffer is allocated.  In other
+ * words, max_chunk = chunk_keep = |in_len|.  To free the resource
+ * allocated for |bufs|, use nghttp2_bufs_wrap_free().
  *
  * This function returns 0 if it succeeds, or one of the following
  * negative error codes:
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, uint8_t *begin, size_t len,
  * NGHTTP2_ERR_NOMEM
  *     Out of memory.
  */
-int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init2(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, uint8_t *const *bufs_in,
-                            size_t in_len, size_t buf_len, nghttp2_mem *mem);
+int nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init2(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, const nghttp2_vec *vec,
+                            size_t veclen, size_t chunklen, nghttp2_mem *mem);
 
 /*
  * Frees any related resource to the |bufs|.  This function does not
@@ -401,9 +401,4 @@ int nghttp2_bufs_next_present(nghttp2_bufs *bufs);
  */
 size_t nghttp2_bufs_len(nghttp2_bufs *bufs);
 
-/*
- * Returns the total buffer length of |bufs|, and each buffer length in |buflens|.
- */
-size_t nghttp2_bufs_len_vec(nghttp2_bufs *bufs, size_t *const buflens);
-
 #endif /* NGHTTP2_BUF_H */
diff --git a/lib/nghttp2_hd.c b/lib/nghttp2_hd.c
index acdbc874..3df36c44 100644
--- a/lib/nghttp2_hd.c
+++ b/lib/nghttp2_hd.c
@@ -1504,18 +1504,30 @@ ssize_t nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd(nghttp2_hd_deflater *deflater, uint8_t *buf,
 }
 
 ssize_t nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(nghttp2_hd_deflater *deflater,
-                                  uint8_t *const *bufsin, size_t inlen,
-                                  size_t buflen, size_t *const buflens,
+                                  const nghttp2_vec *vec, size_t veclen,
                                   const nghttp2_nv *nv, size_t nvlen) {
   nghttp2_bufs bufs;
   int rv;
   nghttp2_mem *mem;
+  size_t i;
+  size_t buflen;
+  size_t chunklen;
 
-  memset(buflens, 0, sizeof(size_t) * inlen);
+  if (veclen == 0) {
+    chunklen = 0;
+  } else {
+    for (i = 1; i < veclen; ++i) {
+      if (vec[0].len != vec[i].len) {
+        return NGHTTP2_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+      }
+    }
+
+    chunklen = vec[0].len;
+  }
 
   mem = deflater->ctx.mem;
 
-  rv = nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init2(&bufs, bufsin, inlen, buflen, mem);
+  rv = nghttp2_bufs_wrap_init2(&bufs, vec, veclen, chunklen, mem);
 
   if (rv != 0) {
     return rv;
@@ -1523,7 +1535,7 @@ ssize_t nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(nghttp2_hd_deflater *deflater,
 
   rv = nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_bufs(deflater, &bufs, nv, nvlen);
 
-  buflen = nghttp2_bufs_len_vec(&bufs, buflens);
+  buflen = nghttp2_bufs_len(&bufs);
 
   nghttp2_bufs_wrap_free(&bufs);
 
diff --git a/tests/nghttp2_hd_test.c b/tests/nghttp2_hd_test.c
index 0e74d752..503bbadf 100644
--- a/tests/nghttp2_hd_test.c
+++ b/tests/nghttp2_hd_test.c
@@ -1278,8 +1278,7 @@ void test_nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(void) {
   uint8_t buf[4096];
   ssize_t blocklen;
   nghttp2_mem *mem;
-  uint8_t *bufsin[2];
-  size_t buflens[2] = {0};
+  nghttp2_vec vec[2];
   size_t buflen;
   nghttp2_bufs bufs;
   nva_out out;
@@ -1293,11 +1292,13 @@ void test_nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(void) {
 
   buflen = nghttp2_hd_deflate_bound(deflater, nva, ARRLEN(nva));
 
-  bufsin[0] = &buf[0];
-  bufsin[1] = &buf[buflen / 2];
+  vec[0].base = &buf[0];
+  vec[0].len = buflen / 2;
+  vec[1].base = &buf[buflen / 2];
+  vec[1].len = buflen / 2;
 
-  blocklen = nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(deflater, bufsin, ARRLEN(bufsin),
-                                       buflen / 2, buflens, nva, ARRLEN(nva));
+  blocklen =
+      nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(deflater, vec, ARRLEN(vec), nva, ARRLEN(nva));
 
   CU_ASSERT(blocklen > 0);
 
@@ -1314,6 +1315,53 @@ void test_nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(void) {
   nghttp2_hd_inflate_del(inflater);
   nghttp2_hd_deflate_del(deflater);
   nva_out_reset(&out, mem);
+
+  /* check the case when veclen is 0 */
+  nghttp2_hd_deflate_new(&deflater, 4096);
+  nghttp2_hd_inflate_new(&inflater);
+
+  blocklen = nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(deflater, NULL, 0, nva, ARRLEN(nva));
+
+  CU_ASSERT(NGHTTP2_ERR_INSUFF_BUFSIZE == blocklen);
+
+  nghttp2_hd_inflate_del(inflater);
+  nghttp2_hd_deflate_del(deflater);
+
+  /* check the case when chunk length is 0 */
+  vec[0].base = NULL;
+  vec[0].len = 0;
+  vec[1].base = NULL;
+  vec[1].len = 0;
+
+  nghttp2_hd_deflate_new(&deflater, 4096);
+  nghttp2_hd_inflate_new(&inflater);
+
+  blocklen =
+      nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(deflater, vec, ARRLEN(vec), nva, ARRLEN(nva));
+
+  CU_ASSERT(NGHTTP2_ERR_INSUFF_BUFSIZE == blocklen);
+
+  nghttp2_hd_inflate_del(inflater);
+  nghttp2_hd_deflate_del(deflater);
+
+  /* check the case where chunk size differs in each chunk */
+  nghttp2_hd_deflate_new(&deflater, 4096);
+  nghttp2_hd_inflate_new(&inflater);
+
+  buflen = nghttp2_hd_deflate_bound(deflater, nva, ARRLEN(nva));
+
+  vec[0].base = &buf[0];
+  vec[0].len = buflen / 2;
+  vec[1].base = &buf[buflen / 2];
+  vec[1].len = (buflen / 2) - 1;
+
+  blocklen =
+      nghttp2_hd_deflate_hd_vec(deflater, vec, ARRLEN(vec), nva, ARRLEN(nva));
+
+  CU_ASSERT(NGHTTP2_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT == blocklen);
+
+  nghttp2_hd_inflate_del(inflater);
+  nghttp2_hd_deflate_del(deflater);
 }
 
 static size_t encode_length(uint8_t *buf, uint64_t n, size_t prefix) {