diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Http/SocketOutput.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Http/SocketOutput.cs
index 5db2fb3ebc..894da621aa 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Http/SocketOutput.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Http/SocketOutput.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Http
     {
         public const int MaxPooledWriteReqs = 1024;
 
+        private const int _maxPendingWrites = 3;
         private const int _maxBytesPreCompleted = 65536;
         private const int _initialTaskQueues = 64;
         private const int _maxPooledWriteContexts = 32;
@@ -44,7 +45,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Http
 
         // The number of write operations that have been scheduled so far
         // but have not completed.
-        private bool _writePending = false;
+        private int _ongoingWrites = 0;
+        // Whether or not a write operation is pending to start on the uv thread.
+        // If this is true, there is no reason to schedule another write even if
+        // there aren't yet three ongoing write operations.
+        private bool _postingWrite = false;
+
         private bool _cancelled = false;
         private int _numBytesPreCompleted = 0;
         private Exception _lastWriteError;
@@ -185,9 +191,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Http
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (!_writePending)
+                if (!_postingWrite && _ongoingWrites < _maxPendingWrites)
                 {
-                    _writePending = true;
+                    _postingWrite = true;
+                    _ongoingWrites++;
                     scheduleWrite = true;
                 }
             }
@@ -325,13 +332,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Http
 
             if (Monitor.TryEnter(_contextLock))
             {
-                _writePending = false;
+                _postingWrite = false;
 
                 if (_nextWriteContext != null)
                 {
                     writingContext = _nextWriteContext;
                     _nextWriteContext = null;
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    _ongoingWrites--;
+                }
 
                 Monitor.Exit(_contextLock);
             }
@@ -379,6 +390,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Http
                 CompleteAllWrites();
                 _log.ConnectionError(_connectionId, error);
             }
+
+            if (!_postingWrite && _nextWriteContext != null)
+            {
+                _postingWrite = true;
+                ScheduleWrite();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _ongoingWrites--;
+            }
         }
 
         private void CompleteNextWrite(ref int bytesLeftToBuffer)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/SocketOutputTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/SocketOutputTests.cs
index 853b22f577..ccab2eafc3 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/SocketOutputTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/SocketOutputTests.cs
@@ -544,5 +544,122 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests
                     default(ArraySegment<byte>), default(CancellationToken), socketDisconnect: true);
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void OnlyAllowsUpToThreeConcurrentWrites()
+        {
+            var writeWh = new ManualResetEventSlim();
+            var completeQueue = new Queue<Action<int>>();
+
+            var mockLibuv = new MockLibuv
+            {
+                OnWrite = (socket, buffers, triggerCompleted) =>
+                {
+                    writeWh.Set();
+                    completeQueue.Enqueue(triggerCompleted);
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            };
+
+            using (var memory = new MemoryPool())
+            using (var kestrelEngine = new KestrelEngine(mockLibuv, new TestServiceContext()))
+            {
+                kestrelEngine.Start(count: 1);
+
+                var kestrelThread = kestrelEngine.Threads[0];
+                var socket = new MockSocket(mockLibuv, kestrelThread.Loop.ThreadId, new TestKestrelTrace());
+                var trace = new KestrelTrace(new TestKestrelTrace());
+                var ltp = new LoggingThreadPool(trace);
+                var socketOutput = new SocketOutput(kestrelThread, socket, memory, new MockConnection(), "0", trace, ltp, new Queue<UvWriteReq>());
+
+                var buffer = new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[1]);
+
+                // First three writes trigger uv_write
+                socketOutput.WriteAsync(buffer, CancellationToken.None);
+                Assert.True(writeWh.Wait(1000));
+                writeWh.Reset();
+                socketOutput.WriteAsync(buffer, CancellationToken.None);
+                Assert.True(writeWh.Wait(1000));
+                writeWh.Reset();
+                socketOutput.WriteAsync(buffer, CancellationToken.None);
+                Assert.True(writeWh.Wait(1000));
+                writeWh.Reset();
+
+                // The fourth write won't trigger uv_write since the first three haven't completed
+                socketOutput.WriteAsync(buffer, CancellationToken.None);
+                Assert.False(writeWh.Wait(1000));
+
+                // Complete 1st write allowing uv_write to be triggered again
+                completeQueue.Dequeue()(0);
+                Assert.True(writeWh.Wait(1000));
+
+                // Cleanup
+                var cleanupTask = socketOutput.WriteAsync(
+                    default(ArraySegment<byte>), default(CancellationToken), socketDisconnect: true);
+
+                foreach (var triggerCompleted in completeQueue)
+                {
+                    triggerCompleted(0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void WritesAreAggregated()
+        {
+            var writeWh = new ManualResetEventSlim();
+            var writeCount = 0;
+
+            var mockLibuv = new MockLibuv
+            {
+                OnWrite = (socket, buffers, triggerCompleted) =>
+                {
+                    writeCount++;
+                    triggerCompleted(0);
+                    writeWh.Set();
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            };
+
+            using (var memory = new MemoryPool())
+            using (var kestrelEngine = new KestrelEngine(mockLibuv, new TestServiceContext()))
+            {
+                kestrelEngine.Start(count: 1);
+
+                var kestrelThread = kestrelEngine.Threads[0];
+                var socket = new MockSocket(mockLibuv, kestrelThread.Loop.ThreadId, new TestKestrelTrace());
+                var trace = new KestrelTrace(new TestKestrelTrace());
+                var ltp = new LoggingThreadPool(trace);
+                var socketOutput = new SocketOutput(kestrelThread, socket, memory, new MockConnection(), "0", trace, ltp, new Queue<UvWriteReq>());
+
+                var blockThreadWh = new ManualResetEventSlim();
+                kestrelThread.Post(_ =>
+                {
+                    blockThreadWh.Wait();
+                }, state: null);
+
+                var buffer = new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[1]);
+
+                // Two calls to WriteAsync trigger uv_write once if both calls
+                // are made before write is scheduled
+                socketOutput.WriteAsync(buffer, CancellationToken.None);
+                socketOutput.WriteAsync(buffer, CancellationToken.None);
+
+                blockThreadWh.Set();
+
+                Assert.True(writeWh.Wait(1000));
+                writeWh.Reset();
+
+                // Write isn't called twice after the thread is unblocked
+                Assert.False(writeWh.Wait(1000));
+                Assert.Equal(1, writeCount);
+                // One call to ScheduleWrite + One call to Post to block the thread
+                Assert.Equal(2, mockLibuv.PostCount);
+
+                // Cleanup
+                var cleanupTask = socketOutput.WriteAsync(
+                    default(ArraySegment<byte>), default(CancellationToken), socketDisconnect: true);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockLibuv.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockLibuv.cs
index 745a3eca11..80b4befc3f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockLibuv.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockLibuv.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests.TestHelpers
 
             _uv_async_send = postHandle =>
             {
+                PostCount++;
                 _loopWh.Set();
 
                 return 0;
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests.TestHelpers
 
         public uv_read_cb ReadCallback { get; set; }
 
+        public int PostCount { get; set; }
+
         private int UvReadStart(UvStreamHandle handle, uv_alloc_cb allocCallback, uv_read_cb readCallback)
         {
             AllocCallback = allocCallback;