diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index ac81b07..fc565cd 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.buffering),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("proxy_request_buffering"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
+      ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.request_buffering),
+      NULL },
+
     { ngx_string("proxy_ignore_client_abort"),
       NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
       ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
@@ -876,6 +883,15 @@
 
     u->accel = 1;
 
+    if (!plcf->upstream.request_buffering
+        && plcf->body_values == NULL && plcf->upstream.pass_request_body
+        && !r->headers_in.chunked)
+    {
+        /* TODO: support chunked when using HTTP/1.1 */
+
+        r->request_body_no_buffering = 1;
+    }
+
     rc = ngx_http_read_client_request_body(r, ngx_http_upstream_init);
 
     if (rc >= NGX_HTTP_SPECIAL_RESPONSE) {
@@ -1393,7 +1409,11 @@
                    "http proxy header:%N\"%*s\"",
                    (size_t) (b->last - b->pos), b->pos);
 
-    if (plcf->body_values == NULL && plcf->upstream.pass_request_body) {
+    if (r->request_body_no_buffering) {
+
+        u->request_bufs = cl;
+
+    } else if (plcf->body_values == NULL && plcf->upstream.pass_request_body) {
 
         body = u->request_bufs;
         u->request_bufs = cl;
@@ -2582,6 +2602,7 @@
     conf->upstream.store_access = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
     conf->upstream.next_upstream_tries = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
     conf->upstream.buffering = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    conf->upstream.request_buffering = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     conf->upstream.ignore_client_abort = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     conf->upstream.force_ranges = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 
@@ -2691,6 +2712,9 @@
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.buffering,
                               prev->upstream.buffering, 1);
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.request_buffering,
+                              prev->upstream.request_buffering, 1);
+
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.ignore_client_abort,
                               prev->upstream.ignore_client_abort, 0);