diff --git a/src/types/json.rs b/src/types/json.rs
index 83c9f21b0..95613a0ce 100644
--- a/src/types/json.rs
+++ b/src/types/json.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 //! Json extractor/responder
 
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use std::{fmt, ops};
 
 use bytes::BytesMut;
-use futures_util::future::{err, ok, FutureExt, LocalBoxFuture, Ready};
-use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use futures_util::future::{ready, Ready};
+use futures_util::ready;
+use futures_util::stream::Stream;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
@@ -127,12 +129,12 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Json<T> {
     fn respond_to(self, _: &HttpRequest) -> Self::Future {
         let body = match serde_json::to_string(&self.0) {
             Ok(body) => body,
-            Err(e) => return err(e.into()),
+            Err(e) => return ready(Err(e.into())),
         };
 
-        ok(Response::build(StatusCode::OK)
+        ready(Ok(Response::build(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("application/json")
-            .body(body))
+            .body(body)))
     }
 }
 
@@ -173,37 +175,64 @@ where
     T: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
 {
     type Error = Error;
-    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self, Error>>;
+    type Future = JsonExtractFut<T>;
     type Config = JsonConfig;
 
     #[inline]
     fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
-        let req2 = req.clone();
         let config = JsonConfig::from_req(req);
 
         let limit = config.limit;
         let ctype = config.content_type.clone();
         let err_handler = config.err_handler.clone();
 
-        JsonBody::new(req, payload, ctype)
-            .limit(limit)
-            .map(move |res| match res {
-                Err(e) => {
-                    log::debug!(
-                        "Failed to deserialize Json from payload. \
-                         Request path: {}",
-                        req2.path()
-                    );
+        JsonExtractFut {
+            req: Some(req.clone()),
+            fut: JsonBody::new(req, payload, ctype).limit(limit),
+            err_handler,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
-                    if let Some(err) = err_handler {
-                        Err((*err)(e, &req2))
-                    } else {
-                        Err(e.into())
-                    }
+type JsonErrorHandler =
+    Option<Arc<dyn Fn(JsonPayloadError, &HttpRequest) -> Error + Send + Sync>>;
+
+pub struct JsonExtractFut<T> {
+    req: Option<HttpRequest>,
+    fut: JsonBody<T>,
+    err_handler: JsonErrorHandler,
+}
+
+impl<T> Future for JsonExtractFut<T>
+where
+    T: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
+    type Output = Result<Json<T>, Error>;
+
+    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let this = self.get_mut();
+
+        let res = ready!(Pin::new(&mut this.fut).poll(cx));
+
+        let res = match res {
+            Err(e) => {
+                let req = this.req.take().unwrap();
+                log::debug!(
+                    "Failed to deserialize Json from payload. \
+                         Request path: {}",
+                    req.path()
+                );
+
+                if let Some(err) = this.err_handler.as_ref() {
+                    Err((*err)(e, &req))
+                } else {
+                    Err(e.into())
                 }
-                Ok(data) => Ok(Json(data)),
-            })
-            .boxed_local()
+            }
+            Ok(data) => Ok(Json(data)),
+        };
+
+        Poll::Ready(res)
     }
 }
 
@@ -248,8 +277,7 @@ where
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct JsonConfig {
     limit: usize,
-    err_handler:
-        Option<Arc<dyn Fn(JsonPayloadError, &HttpRequest) -> Error + Send + Sync>>,
+    err_handler: JsonErrorHandler,
     content_type: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(mime::Mime) -> bool + Send + Sync>>,
 }
 
@@ -308,17 +336,22 @@ impl Default for JsonConfig {
 /// * content type is not `application/json`
 ///   (unless specified in [`JsonConfig`])
 /// * content length is greater than 256k
-pub struct JsonBody<U> {
-    limit: usize,
-    length: Option<usize>,
-    #[cfg(feature = "compress")]
-    stream: Option<Decompress<Payload>>,
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "compress"))]
-    stream: Option<Payload>,
-    err: Option<JsonPayloadError>,
-    fut: Option<LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<U, JsonPayloadError>>>,
+pub enum JsonBody<U> {
+    Error(Option<JsonPayloadError>),
+    Body {
+        limit: usize,
+        length: Option<usize>,
+        #[cfg(feature = "compress")]
+        payload: Decompress<Payload>,
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "compress"))]
+        payload: Payload,
+        buf: BytesMut,
+        _res: PhantomData<U>,
+    },
 }
 
+impl<U> Unpin for JsonBody<U> {}
+
 impl<U> JsonBody<U>
 where
     U: DeserializeOwned + 'static,
@@ -340,39 +373,58 @@ where
         };
 
         if !json {
-            return JsonBody {
-                limit: 262_144,
-                length: None,
-                stream: None,
-                fut: None,
-                err: Some(JsonPayloadError::ContentType),
-            };
+            return JsonBody::Error(Some(JsonPayloadError::ContentType));
         }
 
-        let len = req
+        let length = req
             .headers()
             .get(&CONTENT_LENGTH)
             .and_then(|l| l.to_str().ok())
             .and_then(|s| s.parse::<usize>().ok());
 
+        // Notice the content_length is not checked against limit of json config here.
+        // As the internal usage always call JsonBody::limit after JsonBody::new.
+        // And limit check to return an error variant of JsonBody happens there.
+
         #[cfg(feature = "compress")]
         let payload = Decompress::from_headers(payload.take(), req.headers());
         #[cfg(not(feature = "compress"))]
         let payload = payload.take();
 
-        JsonBody {
+        JsonBody::Body {
             limit: 262_144,
-            length: len,
-            stream: Some(payload),
-            fut: None,
-            err: None,
+            length,
+            payload,
+            buf: BytesMut::with_capacity(8192),
+            _res: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 
     /// Change max size of payload. By default max size is 256Kb
-    pub fn limit(mut self, limit: usize) -> Self {
-        self.limit = limit;
-        self
+    pub fn limit(self, limit: usize) -> Self {
+        match self {
+            JsonBody::Body {
+                length,
+                payload,
+                buf,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                if let Some(len) = length {
+                    if len > limit {
+                        return JsonBody::Error(Some(JsonPayloadError::Overflow));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                JsonBody::Body {
+                    limit,
+                    length,
+                    payload,
+                    buf,
+                    _res: PhantomData,
+                }
+            }
+            JsonBody::Error(e) => JsonBody::Error(e),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -382,41 +434,34 @@ where
 {
     type Output = Result<U, JsonPayloadError>;
 
-    fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
-        if let Some(ref mut fut) = self.fut {
-            return Pin::new(fut).poll(cx);
-        }
+    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let this = self.get_mut();
 
-        if let Some(err) = self.err.take() {
-            return Poll::Ready(Err(err));
-        }
-
-        let limit = self.limit;
-        if let Some(len) = self.length.take() {
-            if len > limit {
-                return Poll::Ready(Err(JsonPayloadError::Overflow));
-            }
-        }
-        let mut stream = self.stream.take().unwrap();
-
-        self.fut = Some(
-            async move {
-                let mut body = BytesMut::with_capacity(8192);
-
-                while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
-                    let chunk = item?;
-                    if (body.len() + chunk.len()) > limit {
-                        return Err(JsonPayloadError::Overflow);
-                    } else {
-                        body.extend_from_slice(&chunk);
+        match this {
+            JsonBody::Body {
+                limit,
+                buf,
+                payload,
+                ..
+            } => loop {
+                let res = ready!(Pin::new(&mut *payload).poll_next(cx));
+                match res {
+                    Some(chunk) => {
+                        let chunk = chunk?;
+                        if (buf.len() + chunk.len()) > *limit {
+                            return Poll::Ready(Err(JsonPayloadError::Overflow));
+                        } else {
+                            buf.extend_from_slice(&chunk);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        let json = serde_json::from_slice::<U>(&buf)?;
+                        return Poll::Ready(Ok(json));
                     }
                 }
-                Ok(serde_json::from_slice::<U>(&body)?)
-            }
-            .boxed_local(),
-        );
-
-        self.poll(cx)
+            },
+            JsonBody::Error(e) => Poll::Ready(Err(e.take().unwrap())),
+        }
     }
 }