diff --git a/src/client/pipe_to_stream.rs b/src/client/pipe_to_stream.rs
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+// Implement simple flow control for h2 client
+//
+// See also: hyper/src/proto/h2/mod.rs
+
+use failure::*;
+
+use futures::{try_ready, Async, Future, Poll};
+use h2::{SendStream};
+use bytes::Bytes;
+
+pub struct PipeToSendStream {
+    body_tx: SendStream<Bytes>,
+    data: Option<Bytes>,
+}
+
+impl PipeToSendStream {
+    pub fn new(data: Bytes, tx: SendStream<Bytes>) -> PipeToSendStream {
+        PipeToSendStream {
+            body_tx: tx,
+            data: Some(data),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Future for PipeToSendStream {
+    type Item = ();
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        loop {
+            if self.data != None {
+                // we don't have the next chunk of data yet, so just reserve 1 byte to make
+                // sure there's some capacity available. h2 will handle the capacity management
+                // for the actual body chunk.
+                self.body_tx.reserve_capacity(1);
+
+                if self.body_tx.capacity() == 0 {
+                    loop {
+                        match try_ready!(self.body_tx.poll_capacity().map_err(Error::from)) {
+                            Some(0) => {}
+                            Some(_) => break,
+                            None => return Err(format_err!("protocol canceled")),
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if let Async::Ready(reason) = self.body_tx.poll_reset().map_err(Error::from)? {
+                        return Err(format_err!("stream received RST_STREAM: {:?}", reason));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                self.body_tx
+                    .send_data(self.data.take().unwrap(), true)
+                    .map_err(Error::from)?;
+
+                return Ok(Async::Ready(()));
+
+            } else {
+                if let Async::Ready(reason) = self.body_tx.poll_reset().map_err(Error::from)? {
+                    return Err(format_err!("stream received RST_STREAM: {:?}", reason));
+                }
+                return Ok(Async::Ready(()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}