diff --git a/ssh/channel.go b/ssh/channel.go
index c0834c00df..cc0bb7ab64 100644
--- a/ssh/channel.go
+++ b/ssh/channel.go
@@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ type channel struct {
 	pending    *buffer
 	extPending *buffer
 
-	// windowMu protects myWindow, the flow-control window.
-	windowMu sync.Mutex
-	myWindow uint32
+	// windowMu protects myWindow, the flow-control window, and myConsumed,
+	// the number of bytes consumed since we last increased myWindow
+	windowMu   sync.Mutex
+	myWindow   uint32
+	myConsumed uint32
 
 	// writeMu serializes calls to mux.conn.writePacket() and
 	// protects sentClose and packetPool. This mutex must be
@@ -332,14 +334,24 @@ func (ch *channel) handleData(packet []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *channel) adjustWindow(n uint32) error {
+func (c *channel) adjustWindow(adj uint32) error {
 	c.windowMu.Lock()
-	// Since myWindow is managed on our side, and can never exceed
-	// the initial window setting, we don't worry about overflow.
-	c.myWindow += uint32(n)
+	// Since myConsumed and myWindow are managed on our side, and can never
+	// exceed the initial window setting, we don't worry about overflow.
+	c.myConsumed += adj
+	var sendAdj uint32
+	if (channelWindowSize-c.myWindow > 3*c.maxIncomingPayload) ||
+		(c.myWindow < channelWindowSize/2) {
+		sendAdj = c.myConsumed
+		c.myConsumed = 0
+		c.myWindow += sendAdj
+	}
 	c.windowMu.Unlock()
+	if sendAdj == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return c.sendMessage(windowAdjustMsg{
-		AdditionalBytes: uint32(n),
+		AdditionalBytes: sendAdj,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/ssh/mempipe_test.go b/ssh/mempipe_test.go
index 8697cd6140..f27339c51a 100644
--- a/ssh/mempipe_test.go
+++ b/ssh/mempipe_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import (
 // An in-memory packetConn. It is safe to call Close and writePacket
 // from different goroutines.
 type memTransport struct {
-	eof     bool
-	pending [][]byte
-	write   *memTransport
+	eof        bool
+	pending    [][]byte
+	write      *memTransport
+	writeCount uint64
 	sync.Mutex
 	*sync.Cond
 }
@@ -63,9 +64,16 @@ func (t *memTransport) writePacket(p []byte) error {
 	copy(c, p)
 	t.write.pending = append(t.write.pending, c)
 	t.write.Cond.Signal()
+	t.writeCount++
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (t *memTransport) getWriteCount() uint64 {
+	t.write.Lock()
+	defer t.write.Unlock()
+	return t.writeCount
+}
+
 func memPipe() (a, b packetConn) {
 	t1 := memTransport{}
 	t2 := memTransport{}
@@ -81,6 +89,9 @@ func TestMemPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := a.writePacket([]byte{42}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("writePacket: %v", err)
 	}
+	if wc := a.(*memTransport).getWriteCount(); wc != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %v, want 1", wc)
+	}
 	if err := a.Close(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Close: ", err)
 	}
@@ -95,6 +106,9 @@ func TestMemPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != io.EOF {
 		t.Fatalf("got %v, %v, want EOF", p, err)
 	}
+	if wc := b.(*memTransport).getWriteCount(); wc != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %v, want 0", wc)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/ssh/mux_test.go b/ssh/mux_test.go
index eae637d5e2..21f0ac3e32 100644
--- a/ssh/mux_test.go
+++ b/ssh/mux_test.go
@@ -182,6 +182,40 @@ func TestMuxChannelOverflow(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMuxChannelReadUnblock(t *testing.T) {
+	reader, writer, mux := channelPair(t)
+	defer reader.Close()
+	defer writer.Close()
+	defer mux.Close()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	t.Cleanup(wg.Wait)
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		if _, err := writer.Write(make([]byte, channelWindowSize)); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("could not fill window: %v", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := writer.Write(make([]byte, 1)); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Write: %v", err)
+		}
+		writer.Close()
+	}()
+
+	writer.remoteWin.waitWriterBlocked()
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 32768)
+	for {
+		_, err := reader.Read(buf)
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Read: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMuxChannelCloseWriteUnblock(t *testing.T) {
 	reader, writer, mux := channelPair(t)
 	defer reader.Close()
@@ -754,6 +788,43 @@ func TestMuxMaxPacketSize(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMuxChannelWindowDeferredUpdates(t *testing.T) {
+	s, c, mux := channelPair(t)
+	cTransport := mux.conn.(*memTransport)
+	defer s.Close()
+	defer c.Close()
+	defer mux.Close()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	t.Cleanup(wg.Wait)
+
+	data := make([]byte, 1024)
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		_, err := s.Write(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Write: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+	cWritesInit := cTransport.getWriteCount()
+	buf := make([]byte, 1)
+	for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
+		n, err := c.Read(buf)
+		if n != len(buf) || err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Read: %v, %v", n, err)
+		}
+	}
+	cWrites := cTransport.getWriteCount() - cWritesInit
+	// reading 1 KiB should not cause any window updates to be sent, but allow
+	// for some unexpected writes
+	if cWrites > 30 {
+		t.Fatalf("reading 1 KiB from channel caused %v writes", cWrites)
+	}
+}
+
 // Don't ship code with debug=true.
 func TestDebug(t *testing.T) {
 	if debugMux {