diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 99f4451..fba94ef 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -259,15 +259,17 @@ func (s *Session) recvLoop() {
 				}
 				s.streamLock.Unlock()
 			case cmdPSH:
-				var written int64
+				var written int
 				var err error
 				s.streamLock.Lock()
 				if stream, ok := s.streams[sid]; ok {
-					written, err = stream.receiveBytes(s.conn, int64(hdr.Length()))
-					atomic.AddInt32(&s.bucket, -int32(written))
-					stream.notifyReadEvent()
+					if hdr.Length() > 0 {
+						written, err = stream.receiveBytes(s.conn, int(hdr.Length()))
+						atomic.AddInt32(&s.bucket, -int32(written))
+						stream.notifyReadEvent()
+					}
 				} else { // discard
-					written, err = io.CopyN(ioutil.Discard, s.conn, int64(hdr.Length()))
+					_, err = io.CopyN(ioutil.Discard, s.conn, int64(hdr.Length()))
 				}
 				s.streamLock.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index a77e799..8323a06 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package smux
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ type Stream struct {
 	id            uint32
 	rstflag       int32
 	sess          *Session
-	buffer        *bytes.Buffer
+	buffers       [][]byte
 	bufferLock    sync.Mutex
 	frameSize     int
 	chReadEvent   chan struct{} // notify a read event
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ func newStream(id uint32, frameSize int, sess *Session) *Stream {
 	s.frameSize = frameSize
 	s.sess = sess
 	s.die = make(chan struct{})
-	s.buffer = new(bytes.Buffer)
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +61,14 @@ func (s *Stream) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 
 READ:
 	s.bufferLock.Lock()
-	n, _ = s.buffer.Read(b)
+	if len(s.buffers) > 0 {
+		n = copy(b, s.buffers[0])
+		s.buffers[0] = s.buffers[0][n:]
+		if len(s.buffers[0]) == 0 {
+			s.buffers[0] = nil
+			s.buffers = s.buffers[1:]
+		}
+	}
 	s.bufferLock.Unlock()
 
 	if n > 0 {
@@ -205,20 +210,24 @@ func (s *Stream) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
 }
 
 // receiveBytes receive from the reader and write into the buffer
-func (s *Stream) receiveBytes(r io.Reader, sz int64) (written int64, err error) {
+func (s *Stream) receiveBytes(r io.Reader, sz int) (written int, err error) {
+	newbuf := make([]byte, sz)
+	written, err = io.ReadFull(r, newbuf)
 	s.bufferLock.Lock()
-	written, err = io.CopyN(s.buffer, r, sz)
+	s.buffers = append(s.buffers, newbuf)
 	s.bufferLock.Unlock()
 	return
 }
 
 // recycleTokens transform remaining bytes to tokens(will truncate buffer)
 func (s *Stream) recycleTokens() (n int) {
+	total := 0
 	s.bufferLock.Lock()
-	n = s.buffer.Len()
-	s.buffer.Reset()
+	for k := range s.buffers {
+		total += len(s.buffers[k])
+	}
 	s.bufferLock.Unlock()
-	return
+	return total
 }
 
 // notify read event