diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/AdaptedPipeline.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/AdaptedPipeline.cs
index fd8c35f037..4204469241 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/AdaptedPipeline.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/AdaptedPipeline.cs
@@ -79,15 +79,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal
                         }
                         else if (buffer.IsSingleSegment)
                         {
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+                            await stream.WriteAsync(buffer.First);
+#else
                             var array = buffer.First.GetArray();
                             await stream.WriteAsync(array.Array, array.Offset, array.Count);
+#endif
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             foreach (var memory in buffer)
                             {
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+                                await stream.WriteAsync(memory);
+#else
                                 var array = memory.GetArray();
                                 await stream.WriteAsync(array.Array, array.Offset, array.Count);
+#endif
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -125,10 +133,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal
 
                     var outputBuffer = Input.Writer.GetMemory(MinAllocBufferSize);
 
-                    var array = outputBuffer.GetArray();
                     try
                     {
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+                        var bytesRead = await stream.ReadAsync(outputBuffer);
+#else
+                        var array = outputBuffer.GetArray();
                         var bytesRead = await stream.ReadAsync(array.Array, array.Offset, array.Count);
+#endif
                         Input.Writer.Advance(bytesRead);
 
                         if (bytesRead == 0)
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/LoggingStream.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/LoggingStream.cs
index 584bf6301d..62f62a5d4c 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/LoggingStream.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/LoggingStream.cs
@@ -79,17 +79,35 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal
         public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
             int read = _inner.Read(buffer, offset, count);
-            Log("Read", read, buffer, offset);
+            Log("Read", new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(buffer, offset, read));
             return read;
         }
 
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override int Read(Span<byte> destination)
+        {
+            int read = _inner.Read(destination);
+            Log("Read", destination.Slice(0, read));
+            return read;
+        }
+#endif
+
         public async override Task<int> ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             int read = await _inner.ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
-            Log("ReadAsync", read, buffer, offset);
+            Log("ReadAsync", new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(buffer, offset, read));
             return read;
         }
 
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override async ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> destination, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            int read = await _inner.ReadAsync(destination, cancellationToken);
+            Log("ReadAsync", destination.Span.Slice(0, read));
+            return read;
+        }
+#endif
+
         public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
         {
             return _inner.Seek(offset, origin);
@@ -102,29 +120,45 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal
 
         public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
-            Log("Write", count, buffer, offset);
+            Log("Write", new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(buffer, offset, count));
             _inner.Write(buffer, offset, count);
         }
 
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override void Write(ReadOnlySpan<byte> source)
+        {
+            Log("Write", source);
+            _inner.Write(source);
+        }
+#endif
+
         public override Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            Log("WriteAsync", count, buffer, offset);
+            Log("WriteAsync", new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(buffer, offset, count));
             return _inner.WriteAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        private void Log(string method, int count, byte[] buffer, int offset)
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override Task WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> source, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
-            var builder = new StringBuilder($"{method}[{count}] ");
+            Log("WriteAsync", source.Span);
+            return _inner.WriteAsync(source, cancellationToken);
+        }
+#endif
+
+        private void Log(string method, ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer)
+        {
+            var builder = new StringBuilder($"{method}[{buffer.Length}] ");
 
             // Write the hex
-            for (int i = offset; i < offset + count; i++)
+            for (int i = 0; i < buffer.Length; i++)
             {
                 builder.Append(buffer[i].ToString("X2"));
                 builder.Append(" ");
             }
             builder.AppendLine();
             // Write the bytes as if they were ASCII
-            for (int i = offset; i < offset + count; i++)
+            for (int i = 0; i < buffer.Length; i++)
             {
                 builder.Append((char)buffer[i]);
             }
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/RawStream.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/RawStream.cs
index 87a0932c32..32fb757db2 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/RawStream.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Adapter/Internal/RawStream.cs
@@ -61,29 +61,44 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal
         {
             // ValueTask uses .GetAwaiter().GetResult() if necessary
             // https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/blob/f9da3b4af08214764a51b2331f3595ffaf162abe/src/System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions/src/System/Threading/Tasks/ValueTask.cs#L156
-            return ReadAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer, offset, count)).Result;
+            return ReadAsyncInternal(new Memory<byte>(buffer, offset, count)).Result;
         }
 
         public override Task<int> ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return ReadAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer, offset, count));
+            return ReadAsyncInternal(new Memory<byte>(buffer, offset, count)).AsTask();
         }
 
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> destination, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            return ReadAsyncInternal(destination);
+        }
+#endif
+
         public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
             WriteAsync(buffer, offset, count).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
         }
 
-        public override async Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken token)
+        public override async Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (buffer != null)
             {
                 _output.Write(new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(buffer, offset, count));
             }
 
-            await _output.FlushAsync(token);
+            await _output.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
         }
 
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override async Task WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> source, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            _output.Write(source.Span);
+            await _output.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
+        }
+#endif
+
         public override void Flush()
         {
             FlushAsync(CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
@@ -94,7 +109,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal
             return WriteAsync(null, 0, 0, cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        private async Task<int> ReadAsync(ArraySegment<byte> buffer)
+        private async ValueTask<int> ReadAsyncInternal(Memory<byte> destination)
         {
             while (true)
             {
@@ -105,9 +120,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Adapter.Internal
                     if (!readableBuffer.IsEmpty)
                     {
                         // buffer.Count is int
-                        var count = (int) Math.Min(readableBuffer.Length, buffer.Count);
+                        var count = (int) Math.Min(readableBuffer.Length, destination.Length);
                         readableBuffer = readableBuffer.Slice(0, count);
-                        readableBuffer.CopyTo(buffer);
+                        readableBuffer.CopyTo(destination.Span);
                         return count;
                     }
                     else if (result.IsCompleted)
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/Http1OutputProducer.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/Http1OutputProducer.cs
index f220e7c70f..dbc8cf0f52 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/Http1OutputProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/Http1OutputProducer.cs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 {
     public class Http1OutputProducer : IHttpOutputProducer
     {
-        private static readonly ArraySegment<byte> _continueBytes = new ArraySegment<byte>(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\r\n\r\n"));
+        private static readonly ReadOnlyMemory<byte> _continueBytes = new ReadOnlyMemory<byte>(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\r\n\r\n"));
         private static readonly byte[] _bytesHttpVersion11 = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("HTTP/1.1 ");
         private static readonly byte[] _bytesEndHeaders = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\n\r\n");
-        private static readonly ArraySegment<byte> _endChunkedResponseBytes = new ArraySegment<byte>(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("0\r\n\r\n"));
+        private static readonly ReadOnlyMemory<byte> _endChunkedResponseBytes = new ReadOnlyMemory<byte>(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("0\r\n\r\n"));
 
         private readonly string _connectionId;
         private readonly ITimeoutControl _timeoutControl;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             _flushCompleted = OnFlushCompleted;
         }
 
-        public Task WriteDataAsync(ArraySegment<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+        public Task WriteDataAsync(ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
         public Task WriteStreamSuffixAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return WriteAsync(_endChunkedResponseBytes, cancellationToken);
+            return WriteAsync(_endChunkedResponseBytes.Span, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         public Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
         public Task Write100ContinueAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return WriteAsync(_continueBytes, default(CancellationToken));
+            return WriteAsync(_continueBytes.Span, default(CancellationToken));
         }
 
         private Task WriteAsync(
-            ArraySegment<byte> buffer,
+            ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var writableBuffer = default(PipeWriter);
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
                 writableBuffer = _pipeWriter;
                 var writer = OutputWriter.Create(writableBuffer);
-                if (buffer.Count > 0)
+                if (buffer.Length > 0)
                 {
-                    writer.Write(new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(buffer.Array, buffer.Offset, buffer.Count));
-                    bytesWritten += buffer.Count;
+                    writer.Write(buffer);
+                    bytesWritten += buffer.Length;
                 }
 
                 writableBuffer.Commit();
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpProtocol.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpProtocol.cs
index d0e90e1054..45bfa675ca 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpProtocol.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpProtocol.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
         private static readonly byte[] _bytesConnectionKeepAlive = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\nConnection: keep-alive");
         private static readonly byte[] _bytesTransferEncodingChunked = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\nTransfer-Encoding: chunked");
         private static readonly byte[] _bytesServer = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\nServer: " + Constants.ServerName);
-        private static readonly Action<PipeWriter, ArraySegment<byte>> _writeChunk = WriteChunk;
+        private static readonly Action<PipeWriter, ReadOnlyMemory<byte>> _writeChunk = WriteChunk;
 
         private readonly object _onStartingSync = new Object();
         private readonly object _onCompletedSync = new Object();
@@ -762,14 +762,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             await Output.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        public Task WriteAsync(ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+        public Task WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             // For the first write, ensure headers are flushed if WriteDataAsync isn't called.
             var firstWrite = !HasResponseStarted;
 
             if (firstWrite)
             {
-                var initializeTask = InitializeResponseAsync(data.Count);
+                var initializeTask = InitializeResponseAsync(data.Length);
                 // If return is Task.CompletedTask no awaiting is required
                 if (!ReferenceEquals(initializeTask, Task.CompletedTask))
                 {
@@ -778,14 +778,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             }
             else
             {
-                VerifyAndUpdateWrite(data.Count);
+                VerifyAndUpdateWrite(data.Length);
             }
 
             if (_canHaveBody)
             {
                 if (_autoChunk)
                 {
-                    if (data.Count == 0)
+                    if (data.Length == 0)
                     {
                         return !firstWrite ? Task.CompletedTask : FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
                     }
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
                 else
                 {
                     CheckLastWrite();
-                    return Output.WriteDataAsync(data, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+                    return Output.WriteDataAsync(data.Span, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task WriteAsyncAwaited(Task initializeTask, ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public async Task WriteAsyncAwaited(Task initializeTask, ReadOnlyMemory<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             await initializeTask;
 
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             {
                 if (_autoChunk)
                 {
-                    if (data.Count == 0)
+                    if (data.Length == 0)
                     {
                         await FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
                         return;
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
                 else
                 {
                     CheckLastWrite();
-                    await Output.WriteDataAsync(data, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+                    await Output.WriteDataAsync(data.Span, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -892,18 +892,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             }
         }
 
-        private Task WriteChunkedAsync(ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private Task WriteChunkedAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             return Output.WriteAsync(_writeChunk, data);
         }
 
-        private static void WriteChunk(PipeWriter writableBuffer, ArraySegment<byte> buffer)
+        private static void WriteChunk(PipeWriter writableBuffer, ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer)
         {
             var writer = OutputWriter.Create(writableBuffer);
-            if (buffer.Count > 0)
+            if (buffer.Length > 0)
             {
-                ChunkWriter.WriteBeginChunkBytes(ref writer, buffer.Count);
-                writer.Write(new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(buffer.Array, buffer.Offset, buffer.Count));
+                ChunkWriter.WriteBeginChunkBytes(ref writer, buffer.Length);
+                writer.Write(buffer.Span);
                 ChunkWriter.WriteEndChunkBytes(ref writer);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpRequestStream.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpRequestStream.cs
index 2f677704c3..4f325f4d38 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpRequestStream.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpRequestStream.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Protocols;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Infrastructure;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 {
@@ -105,20 +106,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
         public override Task<int> ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var task = ValidateState(cancellationToken);
-            if (task != null)
-            {
-                return task;
-            }
+            ValidateState(cancellationToken);
 
-            return ReadAsyncInternal(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
+            return ReadAsyncInternal(new Memory<byte>(buffer, offset, count), cancellationToken).AsTask();
         }
 
-        private async Task<int> ReadAsyncInternal(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> destination, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            ValidateState(cancellationToken);
+
+            return ReadAsyncInternal(destination, cancellationToken);
+        }
+#endif
+
+        private async ValueTask<int> ReadAsyncInternal(Memory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             try
             {
-                return await _body.ReadAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer, offset, count), cancellationToken);
+                return await _body.ReadAsync(buffer, cancellationToken);
             }
             catch (ConnectionAbortedException ex)
             {
@@ -137,11 +143,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
                 throw new ArgumentException(CoreStrings.PositiveNumberRequired, nameof(bufferSize));
             }
 
-            var task = ValidateState(cancellationToken);
-            if (task != null)
-            {
-                return task;
-            }
+            ValidateState(cancellationToken);
 
             return CopyToAsyncInternal(destination, cancellationToken);
         }
@@ -193,24 +195,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             }
         }
 
-        private Task<int> ValidateState(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private void ValidateState(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             switch (_state)
             {
                 case HttpStreamState.Open:
                     if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                     {
-                        return Task.FromCanceled<int>(cancellationToken);
+                        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                     }
                     break;
                 case HttpStreamState.Closed:
                     throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(HttpRequestStream));
                 case HttpStreamState.Aborted:
-                    return _error != null ?
-                        Task.FromException<int>(_error) :
-                        Task.FromCanceled<int>(new CancellationToken(true));
+                    if (_error != null)
+                    {
+                        ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(_error).Throw();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        throw new TaskCanceledException();
+                    }
+                    break;
             }
-            return null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpResponseStream.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpResponseStream.cs
index e1c44d645f..93cea42956 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpResponseStream.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/HttpResponseStream.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
         public override Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var task = ValidateState(cancellationToken);
-            if (task == null)
-            {
-                return _httpResponseControl.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
-            }
-            return task;
+            ValidateState(cancellationToken);
+
+            return _httpResponseControl.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
         }
 
         public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
@@ -109,14 +106,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
         public override Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var task = ValidateState(cancellationToken);
-            if (task == null)
-            {
-                return _httpResponseControl.WriteAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer, offset, count), cancellationToken);
-            }
-            return task;
+            ValidateState(cancellationToken);
+
+            return _httpResponseControl.WriteAsync(new ReadOnlyMemory<byte>(buffer, offset, count), cancellationToken);
         }
 
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+        public override Task WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> source, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            ValidateState(cancellationToken);
+
+            return _httpResponseControl.WriteAsync(source, cancellationToken);
+        }
+#endif
+
         public void StartAcceptingWrites()
         {
             // Only start if not aborted
@@ -147,14 +150,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
             }
         }
 
-        private Task ValidateState(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private void ValidateState(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             switch (_state)
             {
                 case HttpStreamState.Open:
                     if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                     {
-                        return Task.FromCanceled(cancellationToken);
+                        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                     }
                     break;
                 case HttpStreamState.Closed:
@@ -163,11 +166,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
                     if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                     {
                         // Aborted state only throws on write if cancellationToken requests it
-                        return Task.FromCanceled(cancellationToken);
+                        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                     }
                     break;
             }
-            return null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpOutputProducer.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpOutputProducer.cs
index 019fa9fe77..abc2b4454a 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpOutputProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpOutputProducer.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
         Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         Task Write100ContinueAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         void WriteResponseHeaders(int statusCode, string ReasonPhrase, HttpResponseHeaders responseHeaders);
-        Task WriteDataAsync(ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        // The reason this is ReadOnlySpan and not ReadOnlyMemory is because writes are always
+        // synchronous. Flushing to get back pressure is the only time we truly go async but
+        // that's after the buffer is copied
+        Task WriteDataAsync(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         Task WriteStreamSuffixAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpResponseControl.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpResponseControl.cs
index fac6b11c0b..9a42aa6116 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpResponseControl.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/IHttpResponseControl.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
     public interface IHttpResponseControl
     {
         void ProduceContinue();
-        Task WriteAsync(ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        Task WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/MessageBody.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/MessageBody.cs
index 5d05eacf43..ad330f2c92 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/MessageBody.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http/MessageBody.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
         protected IKestrelTrace Log => _context.ServiceContext.Log;
 
-        public virtual async Task<int> ReadAsync(ArraySegment<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+        public virtual async ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             TryInit();
 
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
                     if (!readableBuffer.IsEmpty)
                     {
                         //  buffer.Count is int
-                        var actual = (int) Math.Min(readableBuffer.Length, buffer.Count);
+                        var actual = (int) Math.Min(readableBuffer.Length, buffer.Length);
                         var slice = readableBuffer.Slice(0, actual);
                         consumed = readableBuffer.GetPosition(readableBuffer.Start, actual);
-                        slice.CopyTo(buffer);
+                        slice.CopyTo(buffer.Span);
                         return actual;
                     }
                     else if (result.IsCompleted)
@@ -84,8 +84,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
                     {
                         foreach (var memory in readableBuffer)
                         {
+                            // REVIEW: This *could* be slower if 2 things are true
+                            // - The WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte>) isn't overridden on the destination
+                            // - We change the Kestrel Memory Pool to not use pinned arrays but instead use native memory
+#if NETCOREAPP2_1
+                            await destination.WriteAsync(memory);
+#else
                             var array = memory.GetArray();
                             await destination.WriteAsync(array.Array, array.Offset, array.Count, cancellationToken);
+#endif
                         }
                     }
                     else if (result.IsCompleted)
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http
 
             public override bool IsEmpty => true;
 
-            public override Task<int> ReadAsync(ArraySegment<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken)) => Task.FromResult(0);
+            public override ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken)) => new ValueTask<int>(0);
 
             public override Task CopyToAsync(Stream destination, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken)) => Task.CompletedTask;
 
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2Frame.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2Frame.cs
index e0dbf8bd09..0d693c0ced 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2Frame.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2Frame.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http2
 
         private readonly byte[] _data = new byte[HeaderLength + MinAllowedMaxFrameSize];
 
-        public ArraySegment<byte> Raw => new ArraySegment<byte>(_data, 0, HeaderLength + Length);
+        public Span<byte> Raw => new Span<byte>(_data, 0, HeaderLength + Length);
 
         public int Length
         {
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2FrameWriter.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2FrameWriter.cs
index 0540beb0fa..362bdc9759 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2FrameWriter.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2FrameWriter.cs
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http2
             }
         }
 
-        public Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, Span<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             => WriteDataAsync(streamId, data, endStream: false, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
 
-        public Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, Span<byte> data, bool endStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, bool endStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var tasks = new List<Task>();
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http2
             }
         }
 
-        public Task WritePingAsync(Http2PingFrameFlags flags, Span<byte> payload)
+        public Task WritePingAsync(Http2PingFrameFlags flags, ReadOnlySpan<byte> payload)
         {
             lock (_writeLock)
             {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http2
         }
 
         // Must be called with _writeLock
-        private void Append(ArraySegment<byte> data)
+        private void Append(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
         {
             if (_completed)
             {
@@ -194,15 +194,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http2
         }
 
         // Must be called with _writeLock
-        private async Task WriteAsync(ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+        private Task WriteAsync(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             if (_completed)
             {
-                return;
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
             }
 
             _outputWriter.Write(data);
-            await _outputWriter.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
+            return FlushAsync(_outputWriter, cancellationToken);
+        }
+
+        private async Task FlushAsync(PipeWriter outputWriter, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            await outputWriter.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
         }
 
         private static IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> EnumerateHeaders(IHeaderDictionary headers)
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2OutputProducer.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2OutputProducer.cs
index d1aa31df72..571f5a32d2 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2OutputProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/Http2OutputProducer.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http2
 
         public Task Write100ContinueAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => _frameWriter.Write100ContinueAsync(_streamId);
 
-        public Task WriteDataAsync(ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public Task WriteDataAsync(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             return _frameWriter.WriteDataAsync(_streamId, data, cancellationToken);
         }
diff --git a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/IHttp2FrameWriter.cs b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/IHttp2FrameWriter.cs
index 21a8192a44..aa7b23330b 100644
--- a/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/IHttp2FrameWriter.cs
+++ b/src/Kestrel.Core/Internal/Http2/IHttp2FrameWriter.cs
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal.Http2
         Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
         Task Write100ContinueAsync(int streamId);
         void WriteResponseHeaders(int streamId, int statusCode, IHeaderDictionary headers);
-        Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, Span<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
-        Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, Span<byte> data, bool endStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        Task WriteDataAsync(int streamId, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, bool endStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         Task WriteRstStreamAsync(int streamId, Http2ErrorCode errorCode);
         Task WriteSettingsAckAsync();
-        Task WritePingAsync(Http2PingFrameFlags flags, Span<byte> payload);
+        Task WritePingAsync(Http2PingFrameFlags flags, ReadOnlySpan<byte> payload);
         Task WriteGoAwayAsync(int lastStreamId, Http2ErrorCode errorCode);
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/Http2ConnectionTests.cs b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/Http2ConnectionTests.cs
index e88add0081..5c5a0c2925 100644
--- a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/Http2ConnectionTests.cs
+++ b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/Http2ConnectionTests.cs
@@ -2136,10 +2136,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
             return Task.WhenAll(_runningStreams.Values.Select(tcs => tcs.Task)).TimeoutAfter(TestConstants.DefaultTimeout);
         }
 
-        private async Task SendAsync(ArraySegment<byte> span)
+        private Task SendAsync(ReadOnlySpan<byte> span)
         {
             var writableBuffer = _pair.Application.Output;
             writableBuffer.Write(span);
+            return FlushAsync(writableBuffer);
+        }
+
+        private static async Task FlushAsync(PipeWriter writableBuffer)
+        {
             await writableBuffer.FlushAsync();
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpRequestStreamTests.cs b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpRequestStreamTests.cs
index a4baec6303..98c3d7ef68 100644
--- a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpRequestStreamTests.cs
+++ b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpRequestStreamTests.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
             var mockBodyControl = new Mock<IHttpBodyControlFeature>();
             mockBodyControl.Setup(m => m.AllowSynchronousIO).Returns(() => allowSynchronousIO);
             var mockMessageBody = new Mock<MessageBody>((HttpProtocol)null);
-            mockMessageBody.Setup(m => m.ReadAsync(It.IsAny<ArraySegment<byte>>(), CancellationToken.None)).ReturnsAsync(0);
+            mockMessageBody.Setup(m => m.ReadAsync(It.IsAny<Memory<byte>>(), CancellationToken.None)).Returns(new ValueTask<int>(0));
 
             var stream = new HttpRequestStream(mockBodyControl.Object);
             stream.StartAcceptingReads(mockMessageBody.Object);
@@ -136,25 +136,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void AbortCausesReadToCancel()
+        public async Task AbortCausesReadToCancel()
         {
             var stream = new HttpRequestStream(Mock.Of<IHttpBodyControlFeature>());
             stream.StartAcceptingReads(null);
             stream.Abort();
-            var task = stream.ReadAsync(new byte[1], 0, 1);
-            Assert.True(task.IsCanceled);
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TaskCanceledException>(() => stream.ReadAsync(new byte[1], 0, 1));
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void AbortWithErrorCausesReadToCancel()
+        public async Task AbortWithErrorCausesReadToCancel()
         {
             var stream = new HttpRequestStream(Mock.Of<IHttpBodyControlFeature>());
             stream.StartAcceptingReads(null);
             var error = new Exception();
             stream.Abort(error);
-            var task = stream.ReadAsync(new byte[1], 0, 1);
-            Assert.True(task.IsFaulted);
-            Assert.Same(error, task.Exception.InnerException);
+            var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<Exception>(() => stream.ReadAsync(new byte[1], 0, 1));
+            Assert.Same(error, exception);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -167,25 +165,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void AbortCausesCopyToAsyncToCancel()
+        public async Task AbortCausesCopyToAsyncToCancel()
         {
             var stream = new HttpRequestStream(Mock.Of<IHttpBodyControlFeature>());
             stream.StartAcceptingReads(null);
             stream.Abort();
-            var task = stream.CopyToAsync(Mock.Of<Stream>());
-            Assert.True(task.IsCanceled);
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TaskCanceledException>(() => stream.CopyToAsync(Mock.Of<Stream>()));
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void AbortWithErrorCausesCopyToAsyncToCancel()
+        public async Task AbortWithErrorCausesCopyToAsyncToCancel()
         {
             var stream = new HttpRequestStream(Mock.Of<IHttpBodyControlFeature>());
             stream.StartAcceptingReads(null);
             var error = new Exception();
             stream.Abort(error);
-            var task = stream.CopyToAsync(Mock.Of<Stream>());
-            Assert.True(task.IsFaulted);
-            Assert.Same(error, task.Exception.InnerException);
+            var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<Exception>(() => stream.CopyToAsync(Mock.Of<Stream>()));
+            Assert.Same(error, exception);
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpResponseStreamTests.cs b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpResponseStreamTests.cs
index 06bd3436cd..5e49e8a5a2 100644
--- a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpResponseStreamTests.cs
+++ b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/HttpResponseStreamTests.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
             var mockBodyControl = new Mock<IHttpBodyControlFeature>();
             mockBodyControl.Setup(m => m.AllowSynchronousIO).Returns(() => allowSynchronousIO);
             var mockHttpResponseControl = new Mock<IHttpResponseControl>();
-            mockHttpResponseControl.Setup(m => m.WriteAsync(It.IsAny<ArraySegment<byte>>(), CancellationToken.None)).Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
+            mockHttpResponseControl.Setup(m => m.WriteAsync(It.IsAny<ReadOnlyMemory<byte>>(), CancellationToken.None)).Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
 
             var stream = new HttpResponseStream(mockBodyControl.Object, mockHttpResponseControl.Object);
             stream.StartAcceptingWrites();
diff --git a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/MessageBodyTests.cs b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/MessageBodyTests.cs
index ad6ac1237e..41d0724bd0 100644
--- a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/MessageBodyTests.cs
+++ b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/MessageBodyTests.cs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
         {
             var writeCount = 0;
             var writeTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<byte[]>();
-            var mockDestination = new Mock<Stream>();
+            var mockDestination = new Mock<Stream>() { CallBase = true };
 
             mockDestination
                 .Setup(m => m.WriteAsync(It.IsAny<byte[]>(), It.IsAny<int>(), It.IsAny<int>(), CancellationToken.None))
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
                 // Time out on the next read
                 input.Http1Connection.SendTimeoutResponse();
 
-                var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<BadHttpRequestException>(() => body.ReadAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[1])));
+                var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<BadHttpRequestException>(async () => await body.ReadAsync(new Memory<byte>(new byte[1])));
                 Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status408RequestTimeout, exception.StatusCode);
 
                 await body.StopAsync();
diff --git a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/TestHelpers/MockHttpResponseControl.cs b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/TestHelpers/MockHttpResponseControl.cs
index 2ff611f49e..738a070635 100644
--- a/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/TestHelpers/MockHttpResponseControl.cs
+++ b/test/Kestrel.Core.Tests/TestHelpers/MockHttpResponseControl.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests.TestHelpers
         {
         }
 
-        public Task WriteAsync(ArraySegment<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public Task WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }