diff --git a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic.h b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic.h
index 8ae7bf643..9481fef62 100644
--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic.h
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct ngx_quic_stream_s {
     uint64_t                   recv_last;
     uint64_t                   final_size;
     ngx_chain_t               *in;
+    ngx_chain_t               *out;
     ngx_uint_t                 cancelable;  /* unsigned  cancelable:1; */
 };
 
diff --git a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.c b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.c
index 4a3902f7f..71ed981e6 100644
--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.c
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.c
@@ -482,14 +482,14 @@ done:
 
 ngx_int_t
 ngx_quic_order_bufs(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t **out, ngx_chain_t *in,
-    size_t offset)
+    off_t limit, off_t offset)
 {
+    off_t         n;
     u_char       *p;
-    size_t        n;
     ngx_buf_t    *b;
     ngx_chain_t  *cl, *sl;
 
-    while (in) {
+    while (in && limit) {
         cl = *out;
 
         if (cl == NULL) {
@@ -523,8 +523,9 @@ ngx_quic_order_bufs(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t **out, ngx_chain_t *in,
             continue;
         }
 
-        for (p = b->pos + offset; p != b->last && in; /* void */ ) {
+        for (p = b->pos + offset; p != b->last && in && limit; /* void */ ) {
             n = ngx_min(b->last - p, in->buf->last - in->buf->pos);
+            n = ngx_min(n, limit);
 
             if (b->sync) {
                 ngx_memcpy(p, in->buf->pos, n);
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ ngx_quic_order_bufs(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t **out, ngx_chain_t *in,
             p += n;
             in->buf->pos += n;
             offset += n;
+            limit -= n;
 
             if (in->buf->pos == in->buf->last) {
                 in = in->next;
diff --git a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.h b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.h
index f4c147682..1310f6dfd 100644
--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.h
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_frames.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ngx_chain_t *ngx_quic_copy_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in,
 void ngx_quic_trim_bufs(ngx_chain_t *in, size_t size);
 void ngx_quic_free_bufs(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in);
 ngx_int_t ngx_quic_order_bufs(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t **out,
-    ngx_chain_t *in, size_t offset);
+    ngx_chain_t *in, off_t limit, off_t offset);
 
 #if (NGX_DEBUG)
 void ngx_quic_log_frame(ngx_log_t *log, ngx_quic_frame_t *f, ngx_uint_t tx);
diff --git a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_ssl.c b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_ssl.c
index fb4b1af85..d2f1237a5 100644
--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_ssl.c
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_ssl.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ ngx_quic_handle_crypto_frame(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_quic_header_t *pkt,
     }
 
     if (f->offset > ctx->crypto_received) {
-        return ngx_quic_order_bufs(c, &ctx->crypto, frame->data,
+        return ngx_quic_order_bufs(c, &ctx->crypto, frame->data, f->length,
                                    f->offset - ctx->crypto_received);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_streams.c b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_streams.c
index 295aa54aa..d5facc270 100644
--- a/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_streams.c
+++ b/src/event/quic/ngx_event_quic_streams.c
@@ -838,8 +838,9 @@ static ngx_chain_t *
 ngx_quic_stream_send_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in, off_t limit)
 {
     size_t                  n, flow;
+    ngx_buf_t              *b;
     ngx_event_t            *wev;
-    ngx_chain_t            *cl;
+    ngx_chain_t            *out, **ll;
     ngx_connection_t       *pc;
     ngx_quic_frame_t       *frame;
     ngx_quic_stream_t      *qs;
@@ -862,26 +863,39 @@ ngx_quic_stream_send_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in, off_t limit)
 
     n = (limit && (size_t) limit < flow) ? (size_t) limit : flow;
 
+    if (ngx_quic_order_bufs(pc, &qs->out, in, n, 0) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    n = 0;
+    out = qs->out;
+
+    for (ll = &out; *ll; ll = &(*ll)->next) {
+        b = (*ll)->buf;
+
+        if (b->sync) {
+            /* hole */
+            break;
+        }
+
+        n += b->last - b->pos;
+    }
+
+    qs->out = *ll;
+    *ll = NULL;
+
     frame = ngx_quic_alloc_frame(pc);
     if (frame == NULL) {
         return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
     }
 
-    frame->data = ngx_quic_copy_chain(pc, in, n);
-    if (frame->data == NGX_CHAIN_ERROR) {
-        return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    for (n = 0, cl = frame->data; cl; cl = cl->next) {
-        n += ngx_buf_size(cl->buf);
-    }
-
     while (in && ngx_buf_size(in->buf) == 0) {
         in = in->next;
     }
 
     frame->level = ssl_encryption_application;
     frame->type = NGX_QUIC_FT_STREAM;
+    frame->data = out;
     frame->u.stream.off = 1;
     frame->u.stream.len = 1;
     frame->u.stream.fin = 0;
@@ -977,6 +991,7 @@ ngx_quic_stream_cleanup_handler(void *data)
 
     ngx_rbtree_delete(&qc->streams.tree, &qs->node);
     ngx_quic_free_bufs(pc, qs->in);
+    ngx_quic_free_bufs(pc, qs->out);
 
     if (qc->closing) {
         /* schedule handler call to continue ngx_quic_close_connection() */
@@ -1098,7 +1113,7 @@ ngx_quic_handle_stream_frame(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_quic_header_t *pkt,
         qs->final_size = last;
     }
 
-    if (ngx_quic_order_bufs(c, &qs->in, frame->data,
+    if (ngx_quic_order_bufs(c, &qs->in, frame->data, f->length,
                             f->offset - qs->recv_offset)
         != NGX_OK)
     {