diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
index 6d91c7c..bc98f81 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -1616,6 +1616,7 @@
 
     u->request_sent = 0;
     u->request_body_sent = 0;
+    u->request_body_blocked = 0;
 
     if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
         ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->conf->connect_timeout);
@@ -1994,7 +1995,7 @@
     }
 
     if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
-        if (!c->write->ready) {
+        if (!c->write->ready || u->request_body_blocked) {
             ngx_add_timer(c->write, u->conf->send_timeout);
 
         } else if (c->write->timer_set) {
@@ -2071,7 +2072,16 @@
             out = NULL;
         }
 
-        return ngx_output_chain(&u->output, out);
+        rc = ngx_output_chain(&u->output, out);
+
+        if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
+            u->request_body_blocked = 1;
+
+        } else {
+            u->request_body_blocked = 0;
+        }
+
+        return rc;
     }
 
     if (!u->request_sent) {
@@ -2112,6 +2122,13 @@
                 ngx_free_chain(r->pool, ln);
             }
 
+            if (rc == NGX_AGAIN) {
+                u->request_body_blocked = 1;
+
+            } else {
+                u->request_body_blocked = 0;
+            }
+
             if (rc == NGX_OK && !r->reading_body) {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
index a56238d..80fa8b3 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@
 
     unsigned                         request_sent:1;
     unsigned                         request_body_sent:1;
+    unsigned                         request_body_blocked:1;
     unsigned                         header_sent:1;
 };