diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
index 6c93a3bd9..b47e4afa7 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
@@ -253,16 +253,32 @@ static void
 ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
 {
     ngx_event_aio_t     *aio;
+    ngx_connection_t    *c;
     ngx_http_request_t  *r;
 
     aio = ev->data;
     r = aio->data;
+    c = r->connection;
 
     r->main->blocked--;
     r->aio = 0;
     ev->complete = 0;
 
-    r->connection->write->handler(r->connection->write);
+#if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
+
+    if (r->stream) {
+        /*
+         * for HTTP/2, update write event to make sure processing will
+         * reach the main connection to handle sendfile() preload
+         */
+
+        c->write->ready = 1;
+        c->write->active = 0;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+    c->write->handler(c->write);
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -357,6 +373,20 @@ ngx_http_copy_thread_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
     r->main->blocked--;
     r->aio = 0;
 
+#if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
+
+    if (r->stream) {
+        /*
+         * for HTTP/2, update write event to make sure processing will
+         * reach the main connection to handle sendfile() in threads
+         */
+
+        c->write->ready = 1;
+        c->write->active = 0;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     if (r->done) {
         /*
          * trigger connection event handler if the subrequest was
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
index e22849342..ded833c41 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -3927,6 +3927,20 @@ ngx_http_upstream_thread_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
     r->main->blocked--;
     r->aio = 0;
 
+#if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
+
+    if (r->stream) {
+        /*
+         * for HTTP/2, update write event to make sure processing will
+         * reach the main connection to handle sendfile() in threads
+         */
+
+        c->write->ready = 1;
+        c->write->active = 0;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     if (r->done) {
         /*
          * trigger connection event handler if the subrequest was
diff --git a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2_filter_module.c b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2_filter_module.c
index a6e5e7d4f..9ffb155df 100644
--- a/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2_filter_module.c
+++ b/src/http/v2/ngx_http_v2_filter_module.c
@@ -1432,6 +1432,9 @@ ngx_http_v2_send_chain(ngx_connection_t *fc, ngx_chain_t *in, off_t limit)
     size = 0;
 #endif
 
+    ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, fc->log, 0,
+                   "http2 send chain: %p", in);
+
     while (in) {
         size = ngx_buf_size(in->buf);
 
@@ -1450,12 +1453,8 @@ ngx_http_v2_send_chain(ngx_connection_t *fc, ngx_chain_t *in, off_t limit)
             return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
         }
 
-        if (stream->queued) {
-            fc->write->active = 1;
-            fc->write->ready = 0;
-
-        } else {
-            fc->buffered &= ~NGX_HTTP_V2_BUFFERED;
+        if (ngx_http_v2_filter_send(fc, stream) == NGX_ERROR) {
+            return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
         }
 
         return NULL;
@@ -1464,9 +1463,16 @@ ngx_http_v2_send_chain(ngx_connection_t *fc, ngx_chain_t *in, off_t limit)
     h2c = stream->connection;
 
     if (size && ngx_http_v2_flow_control(h2c, stream) == NGX_DECLINED) {
-        fc->write->active = 1;
-        fc->write->ready = 0;
-        return in;
+
+        if (ngx_http_v2_filter_send(fc, stream) == NGX_ERROR) {
+            return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        if (ngx_http_v2_flow_control(h2c, stream) == NGX_DECLINED) {
+            fc->write->active = 1;
+            fc->write->ready = 0;
+            return in;
+        }
     }
 
     if (in->buf->tag == (ngx_buf_tag_t) &ngx_http_v2_filter_get_shadow) {
@@ -1809,6 +1815,11 @@ ngx_http_v2_waiting_queue(ngx_http_v2_connection_t *h2c,
 static ngx_inline ngx_int_t
 ngx_http_v2_filter_send(ngx_connection_t *fc, ngx_http_v2_stream_t *stream)
 {
+    if (stream->queued == 0) {
+        fc->buffered &= ~NGX_HTTP_V2_BUFFERED;
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
+
     stream->blocked = 1;
 
     if (ngx_http_v2_send_output_queue(stream->connection) == NGX_ERROR) {