diff --git a/auto/modules b/auto/modules
index 83e36e7..6108519 100644
--- a/auto/modules
+++ b/auto/modules
@@ -1028,6 +1028,14 @@
         . auto/module
     fi
 
+    if [ $STREAM_RETURN = YES ]; then
+        ngx_module_name=ngx_stream_return_module
+        ngx_module_deps=
+        ngx_module_srcs=src/stream/ngx_stream_return_module.c
+
+        . auto/module
+    fi
+
     if [ $STREAM_UPSTREAM_HASH = YES ]; then
         ngx_module_name=ngx_stream_upstream_hash_module
         ngx_module_deps=
diff --git a/auto/options b/auto/options
index b556b52..69d612c 100644
--- a/auto/options
+++ b/auto/options
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 STREAM_LIMIT_CONN=YES
 STREAM_ACCESS=YES
 STREAM_MAP=YES
+STREAM_RETURN=YES
 STREAM_UPSTREAM_HASH=YES
 STREAM_UPSTREAM_LEAST_CONN=YES
 STREAM_UPSTREAM_ZONE=YES
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@
                                          STREAM_LIMIT_CONN=NO       ;;
         --without-stream_access_module)  STREAM_ACCESS=NO           ;;
         --without-stream_map_module)     STREAM_MAP=NO              ;;
+        --without-stream_return_module)  STREAM_RETURN=NO           ;;
         --without-stream_upstream_hash_module)
                                          STREAM_UPSTREAM_HASH=NO    ;;
         --without-stream_upstream_least_conn_module)
@@ -495,6 +497,7 @@
   --without-stream_limit_conn_module disable ngx_stream_limit_conn_module
   --without-stream_access_module     disable ngx_stream_access_module
   --without-stream_map_module        disable ngx_stream_map_module
+  --without-stream_return_module     disable ngx_stream_return_module
   --without-stream_upstream_hash_module
                                      disable ngx_stream_upstream_hash_module
   --without-stream_upstream_least_conn_module
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_return_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_return_module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1a16ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_return_module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Roman Arutyunyan
+ * Copyright (C) Nginx, Inc.
+ */
+
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_stream.h>
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    ngx_stream_complex_value_t  text;
+} ngx_stream_return_srv_conf_t;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    ngx_buf_t                   buf;
+} ngx_stream_return_ctx_t;
+
+
+static void ngx_stream_return_handler(ngx_stream_session_t *s);
+static void ngx_stream_return_write_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
+
+static void *ngx_stream_return_create_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf);
+static char *ngx_stream_return(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf);
+
+
+static ngx_command_t  ngx_stream_return_commands[] = {
+
+    { ngx_string("return"),
+      NGX_STREAM_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_stream_return,
+      NGX_STREAM_SRV_CONF_OFFSET,
+      0,
+      NULL },
+
+      ngx_null_command
+};
+
+
+static ngx_stream_module_t  ngx_stream_return_module_ctx = {
+    NULL,                                  /* preconfiguration */
+    NULL,                                  /* postconfiguration */
+
+    NULL,                                  /* create main configuration */
+    NULL,                                  /* init main configuration */
+
+    ngx_stream_return_create_srv_conf,     /* create server configuration */
+    NULL,                                  /* merge server configuration */
+};
+
+
+ngx_module_t  ngx_stream_return_module = {
+    NGX_MODULE_V1,
+    &ngx_stream_return_module_ctx,         /* module context */
+    ngx_stream_return_commands,            /* module directives */
+    NGX_STREAM_MODULE,                     /* module type */
+    NULL,                                  /* init master */
+    NULL,                                  /* init module */
+    NULL,                                  /* init process */
+    NULL,                                  /* init thread */
+    NULL,                                  /* exit thread */
+    NULL,                                  /* exit process */
+    NULL,                                  /* exit master */
+    NGX_MODULE_V1_PADDING
+};
+
+
+static void
+ngx_stream_return_handler(ngx_stream_session_t *s)
+{
+    ngx_str_t                      text;
+    ngx_connection_t              *c;
+    ngx_stream_return_ctx_t       *ctx;
+    ngx_stream_return_srv_conf_t  *rscf;
+
+    c = s->connection;
+
+    c->log->action = "returning text";
+
+    rscf = ngx_stream_get_module_srv_conf(s, ngx_stream_return_module);
+
+    if (ngx_stream_complex_value(s, &rscf->text, &text) != NGX_OK) {
+        ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_STREAM, c->log, 0,
+                   "stream return text: \"%V\"", &text);
+
+    if (text.len == 0) {
+        ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ctx = ngx_pcalloc(c->pool, sizeof(ngx_stream_return_ctx_t));
+    if (ctx == NULL) {
+        ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ngx_stream_set_ctx(s, ctx, ngx_stream_return_module);
+
+    ctx->buf.pos = text.data;
+    ctx->buf.last = text.data + text.len;
+
+    c->write->handler = ngx_stream_return_write_handler;
+
+    ngx_stream_return_write_handler(c->write);
+}
+
+
+static void
+ngx_stream_return_write_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
+{
+    ssize_t                   n;
+    ngx_buf_t                *b;
+    ngx_connection_t         *c;
+    ngx_stream_session_t     *s;
+    ngx_stream_return_ctx_t  *ctx;
+
+    c = ev->data;
+    s = c->data;
+
+    if (ev->timedout) {
+        ngx_connection_error(c, NGX_ETIMEDOUT, "connection timed out");
+        ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (ev->ready) {
+        ctx = ngx_stream_get_module_ctx(s, ngx_stream_return_module);
+
+        b = &ctx->buf;
+
+        n = c->send(c, b->pos, b->last - b->pos);
+        if (n == NGX_ERROR) {
+            ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (n > 0) {
+            b->pos += n;
+
+            if (b->pos == b->last) {
+                ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_handle_write_event(ev, 0) != NGX_OK) {
+        ngx_stream_close_connection(c);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ngx_add_timer(ev, 5000);
+}
+
+
+static void *
+ngx_stream_return_create_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
+{
+    ngx_stream_return_srv_conf_t  *conf;
+
+    conf = ngx_pcalloc(cf->pool, sizeof(ngx_stream_return_srv_conf_t));
+    if (conf == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return conf;
+}
+
+
+static char *
+ngx_stream_return(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
+{
+    ngx_stream_return_srv_conf_t *rscf = conf;
+
+    ngx_str_t                           *value;
+    ngx_stream_core_srv_conf_t          *cscf;
+    ngx_stream_compile_complex_value_t   ccv;
+
+    if (rscf->text.value.data) {
+        return "is duplicate";
+    }
+
+    value = cf->args->elts;
+
+    ngx_memzero(&ccv, sizeof(ngx_stream_compile_complex_value_t));
+
+    ccv.cf = cf;
+    ccv.value = &value[1];
+    ccv.complex_value = &rscf->text;
+
+    if (ngx_stream_compile_complex_value(&ccv) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    cscf = ngx_stream_conf_get_module_srv_conf(cf, ngx_stream_core_module);
+
+    cscf->handler = ngx_stream_return_handler;
+
+    return NGX_CONF_OK;
+}