diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
index c8ad5da..6c93a3b 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
@@ -219,13 +219,25 @@
     ngx_http_request_t      *r;
     ngx_output_chain_ctx_t  *ctx;
 
+    aio = file->file->aio;
+    r = aio->data;
+
+    if (r->aio) {
+        /*
+         * tolerate sendfile() calls if another operation is already
+         * running; this can happen due to subrequests, multiple calls
+         * of the next body filter from a filter, or in HTTP/2 due to
+         * a write event on the main connection
+         */
+
+        return NGX_AGAIN;
+    }
+
     n = ngx_file_aio_read(file->file, buf, 1, file->file_pos, NULL);
 
     if (n == NGX_AGAIN) {
-        aio = file->file->aio;
         aio->handler = ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_event_handler;
 
-        r = aio->data;
         r->main->blocked++;
         r->aio = 1;
 
@@ -263,6 +275,7 @@
 ngx_http_copy_thread_handler(ngx_thread_task_t *task, ngx_file_t *file)
 {
     ngx_str_t                  name;
+    ngx_connection_t          *c;
     ngx_thread_pool_t         *tp;
     ngx_http_request_t        *r;
     ngx_output_chain_ctx_t    *ctx;
@@ -270,6 +283,27 @@
 
     r = file->thread_ctx;
 
+    if (r->aio) {
+        /*
+         * tolerate sendfile() calls if another operation is already
+         * running; this can happen due to subrequests, multiple calls
+         * of the next body filter from a filter, or in HTTP/2 due to
+         * a write event on the main connection
+         */
+
+        c = r->connection;
+
+#if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
+        if (r->stream) {
+            c = r->stream->connection->connection;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        if (task == c->sendfile_task) {
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+    }
+
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
     tp = clcf->thread_pool;
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
index 002b3e6..e228493 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -3847,6 +3847,7 @@
 {
     ngx_str_t                  name;
     ngx_event_pipe_t          *p;
+    ngx_connection_t          *c;
     ngx_thread_pool_t         *tp;
     ngx_http_request_t        *r;
     ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t  *clcf;
@@ -3854,6 +3855,27 @@
     r = file->thread_ctx;
     p = r->upstream->pipe;
 
+    if (r->aio) {
+        /*
+         * tolerate sendfile() calls if another operation is already
+         * running; this can happen due to subrequests, multiple calls
+         * of the next body filter from a filter, or in HTTP/2 due to
+         * a write event on the main connection
+         */
+
+        c = r->connection;
+
+#if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
+        if (r->stream) {
+            c = r->stream->connection->connection;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        if (task == c->sendfile_task) {
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+    }
+
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
     tp = clcf->thread_pool;
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
index 3d415bd..750c12f 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
@@ -255,19 +255,6 @@
 #if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
 
         if (ebusy) {
-            if (aio->event.active) {
-                /*
-                 * tolerate duplicate calls; they can happen due to subrequests
-                 * or multiple calls of the next body filter from a filter
-                 */
-
-                if (sent) {
-                    c->busy_count = 0;
-                }
-
-                return in;
-            }
-
             if (sent == 0) {
                 c->busy_count++;
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
index 91e7f1d..101d91a 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
@@ -379,15 +379,6 @@
         return ctx->sent;
     }
 
-    if (task->event.active && ctx->file == file) {
-        /*
-         * tolerate duplicate calls; they can happen due to subrequests
-         * or multiple calls of the next body filter from a filter
-         */
-
-        return NGX_DONE;
-    }
-
     ctx->file = file;
     ctx->socket = c->fd;
     ctx->size = size;