diff --git a/src/httprequest.rs b/src/httprequest.rs
index 33926b280..692fc32ce 100644
--- a/src/httprequest.rs
+++ b/src/httprequest.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ impl HttpRequest<()> {
     /// Construct a new Request.
     #[inline]
     pub fn new(method: Method, uri: Uri,
-               version: Version, headers: HeaderMap, payload: Option<Payload>) -> HttpRequest
+               version: Version, headers: HeaderMap, payload: Option<Payload>)
+               -> HttpRequest
     {
         HttpRequest(
             SharedHttpInnerMessage::from_message(HttpInnerMessage {
diff --git a/src/httpresponse.rs b/src/httpresponse.rs
index 9c99d4d68..ad2f0016b 100644
--- a/src/httpresponse.rs
+++ b/src/httpresponse.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ use handler::Responder;
 use header::{Header, IntoHeaderValue, ContentEncoding};
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 
+/// max write buffer size 64k
+pub(crate) const MAX_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 65_536;
+
+
 /// Represents various types of connection
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub enum ConnectionType {
@@ -198,6 +202,16 @@ impl HttpResponse {
     pub(crate) fn set_response_size(&mut self, size: u64) {
         self.get_mut().response_size = size;
     }
+
+    /// Set write buffer capacity
+    pub fn write_buffer_capacity(&self) -> usize {
+        self.get_ref().write_capacity
+    }
+
+    /// Set write buffer capacity
+    pub fn set_write_buffer_capacity(&mut self, cap: usize) {
+        self.get_mut().write_capacity = cap;
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for HttpResponse {
@@ -462,6 +476,20 @@ impl HttpResponseBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set write buffer capacity
+    ///
+    /// This parameter makes sense only for streaming response
+    /// or actor. If write buffer reaches specified capacity, stream or actor get
+    /// paused.
+    ///
+    /// Default write buffer capacity is 64kb
+    pub fn write_buffer_capacity(&mut self, cap: usize) -> &mut Self {
+        if let Some(parts) = parts(&mut self.response, &self.err) {
+            parts.write_capacity = cap;
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set a body and generate `HttpResponse`.
     ///
     /// `HttpResponseBuilder` can not be used after this call.
@@ -692,6 +720,7 @@ struct InnerHttpResponse {
     chunked: Option<bool>,
     encoding: Option<ContentEncoding>,
     connection_type: Option<ConnectionType>,
+    write_capacity: usize,
     response_size: u64,
     error: Option<Error>,
 }
@@ -710,6 +739,7 @@ impl InnerHttpResponse {
             encoding: None,
             connection_type: None,
             response_size: 0,
+            write_capacity: MAX_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE,
             error: None,
         }
     }
@@ -763,6 +793,7 @@ impl Pool {
                 inner.connection_type = None;
                 inner.response_size = 0;
                 inner.error = None;
+                inner.write_capacity = MAX_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE;
                 v.push_front(inner);
             }
         })
diff --git a/src/server/h1writer.rs b/src/server/h1writer.rs
index 80d02f292..e77e60ca7 100644
--- a/src/server/h1writer.rs
+++ b/src/server/h1writer.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub(crate) struct H1Writer<T: AsyncWrite> {
     written: u64,
     headers_size: u32,
     buffer: SharedBytes,
+    buffer_capacity: usize,
 }
 
 impl<T: AsyncWrite> H1Writer<T> {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ impl<T: AsyncWrite> H1Writer<T> {
             written: 0,
             headers_size: 0,
             buffer: buf,
+            buffer_capacity: 0,
             stream,
         }
     }
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ impl<T: AsyncWrite> H1Writer<T> {
                     let _ = self.buffer.split_to(n);
                 },
                 Err(ref e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
-                    if self.buffer.len() > MAX_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE {
+                    if self.buffer.len() > self.buffer_capacity {
                         return Ok(WriterState::Pause)
                     } else {
                         return Ok(WriterState::Done)
@@ -199,6 +201,9 @@ impl<T: AsyncWrite> Writer for H1Writer<T> {
             self.written = bytes.len() as u64;
             self.encoder.write(bytes)?;
         } else {
+            // capacity, makes sense only for streaming or actor
+            self.buffer_capacity = msg.write_buffer_capacity();
+
             msg.replace_body(body);
         }
         Ok(WriterState::Done)
diff --git a/src/server/h2writer.rs b/src/server/h2writer.rs
index 095cd78f2..d57d92db5 100644
--- a/src/server/h2writer.rs
+++ b/src/server/h2writer.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub(crate) struct H2Writer {
     flags: Flags,
     written: u64,
     buffer: SharedBytes,
+    buffer_capacity: usize,
 }
 
 impl H2Writer {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ impl H2Writer {
             flags: Flags::empty(),
             written: 0,
             buffer: buf,
+            buffer_capacity: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ impl H2Writer {
             loop {
                 match stream.poll_capacity() {
                     Ok(Async::NotReady) => {
-                        if self.buffer.len() > MAX_WRITE_BUFFER_SIZE {
+                        if self.buffer.len() > self.buffer_capacity {
                             return Ok(WriterState::Pause)
                         } else {
                             return Ok(WriterState::Done)
@@ -111,8 +113,11 @@ impl Writer for H2Writer {
         self.written
     }
 
-    fn start(&mut self, req: &mut HttpInnerMessage, msg: &mut HttpResponse, encoding: ContentEncoding)
-             -> io::Result<WriterState> {
+    fn start(&mut self,
+             req: &mut HttpInnerMessage,
+             msg: &mut HttpResponse,
+             encoding: ContentEncoding) -> io::Result<WriterState>
+    {
         // prepare response
         self.flags.insert(Flags::STARTED);
         self.encoder = ContentEncoder::for_server(self.buffer.clone(), req, msg, encoding);
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@ impl Writer for H2Writer {
             Ok(WriterState::Pause)
         } else {
             msg.replace_body(body);
+            self.buffer_capacity = msg.write_buffer_capacity();
             Ok(WriterState::Done)
         }
     }