diff --git a/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Internal/DuplexPipeStreamAdapter.cs b/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Internal/DuplexPipeStreamAdapter.cs
index 77f4bfd24e..592eeb67c7 100644
--- a/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Internal/DuplexPipeStreamAdapter.cs
+++ b/src/Servers/Kestrel/Core/src/Middleware/Internal/DuplexPipeStreamAdapter.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Pipelines;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Connections;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
@@ -15,10 +16,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
     /// <typeparam name="TStream"></typeparam>
     internal class DuplexPipeStreamAdapter<TStream> : DuplexPipeStream, IDuplexPipe where TStream : Stream
     {
+        private readonly Pipe _input;
         private readonly Pipe _output;
+        private Task _inputTask;
         private Task _outputTask;
         private bool _disposed;
         private readonly object _disposeLock = new object();
+        private readonly int _minAllocBufferSize;
 
         public DuplexPipeStreamAdapter(IDuplexPipe duplexPipe, Func<Stream, TStream> createStream) :
             this(duplexPipe, new StreamPipeReaderOptions(leaveOpen: true), new StreamPipeWriterOptions(leaveOpen: true), createStream)
@@ -26,10 +30,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
         }
 
         public DuplexPipeStreamAdapter(IDuplexPipe duplexPipe, StreamPipeReaderOptions readerOptions, StreamPipeWriterOptions writerOptions, Func<Stream, TStream> createStream) :
-            base(duplexPipe.Input, duplexPipe.Output)
+            base(duplexPipe.Input, duplexPipe.Output, throwOnCancelled: true)
         {
             Stream = createStream(this);
 
+            var inputOptions = new PipeOptions(pool: readerOptions.Pool,
+                readerScheduler: PipeScheduler.ThreadPool,
+                writerScheduler: PipeScheduler.Inline,
+                pauseWriterThreshold: 1,
+                resumeWriterThreshold: 1,
+                minimumSegmentSize: readerOptions.Pool.GetMinimumSegmentSize(),
+                useSynchronizationContext: false);
+
             var outputOptions = new PipeOptions(pool: writerOptions.Pool,
                                                 readerScheduler: PipeScheduler.Inline,
                                                 writerScheduler: PipeScheduler.Inline,
@@ -38,7 +50,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
                                                 minimumSegmentSize: writerOptions.MinimumBufferSize,
                                                 useSynchronizationContext: false);
 
-            Input = PipeReader.Create(Stream, readerOptions);
+            _minAllocBufferSize = writerOptions.MinimumBufferSize;
+
+            _input = new Pipe(inputOptions);
 
             // We're using a pipe here because the HTTP/2 stack in Kestrel currently makes assumptions
             // about when it is ok to write to the PipeWriter. This should be reverted back to PipeWriter.Create once
@@ -50,7 +64,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
 
         public TStream Stream { get; }
 
-        public PipeReader Input { get; }
+        public PipeReader Input
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_inputTask == null)
+                {
+                    RunAsync();
+                }
+
+                return _input.Reader;
+            }
+        }
 
         public PipeWriter Output
         {
@@ -58,35 +83,93 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
             {
                 if (_outputTask == null)
                 {
-                    _outputTask = WriteOutputAsync();
+                    RunAsync();
                 }
 
                 return _output.Writer;
             }
         }
 
-        public override ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+        public void RunAsync()
+        {
+            _inputTask = ReadInputAsync();
+            _outputTask = WriteOutputAsync();
+        }
+
+        public override async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
         {
             lock (_disposeLock)
             {
                 if (_disposed)
                 {
-                    return default;
+                    return;
                 }
                 _disposed = true;
             }
 
-            Input.Complete();
             _output.Writer.Complete();
+            _input.Reader.Complete();
 
-            if (_outputTask == null || _outputTask.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+            if (_outputTask == null)
             {
-                // Wait for the output task to complete, this ensures that we've copied
-                // the application data to the underlying stream
-                return default;
+                return;
             }
 
-            return new ValueTask(_outputTask);
+            if (_outputTask != null)
+            {
+                await _outputTask;
+            }
+            
+            CancelPendingRead();
+            
+            if (_inputTask != null)
+            {
+                await _inputTask;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async Task ReadInputAsync()
+        {
+            Exception error = null;
+            try
+            {
+                while (true)
+                {
+                    var outputBuffer = _input.Writer.GetMemory(_minAllocBufferSize);
+
+                    var bytesRead = await Stream.ReadAsync(outputBuffer);
+                    _input.Writer.Advance(bytesRead);
+
+                    if (bytesRead == 0)
+                    {
+                        // FIN
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    var result = await _input.Writer.FlushAsync();
+
+                    if (result.IsCompleted)
+                    {
+                        // flushResult should not be canceled.
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException ex)
+            {
+                // Propagate the exception if it's ConnectionAbortedException	
+                error = ex as ConnectionAbortedException;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                // Don't rethrow the exception. It should be handled by the Pipeline consumer.	
+                error = ex;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _input.Writer.Complete(error);
+            }
         }
 
         private async Task WriteOutputAsync()