diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Frame.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Frame.cs
index 13546271e5..8f1c804926 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Frame.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Frame.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
         private readonly object _onStartingSync = new Object();
         private readonly object _onCompletedSync = new Object();
         private readonly FrameRequestHeaders _requestHeaders = new FrameRequestHeaders();
+        private readonly byte[] _nullBuffer = new byte[4096];
         private readonly FrameResponseHeaders _responseHeaders = new FrameResponseHeaders();
 
         private List<KeyValuePair<Func<object, Task>, object>> _onStarting;
@@ -197,8 +198,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
 
                             await ProduceEnd();
 
-                            // Finish reading the request body in case the app did not.
-                            await RequestBody.CopyToAsync(Stream.Null);
+                            while (await RequestBody.ReadAsync(_nullBuffer, 0, _nullBuffer.Length) != 0)
+                            {
+                                // Finish reading the request body in case the app did not.
+                            }
                         }
 
                         terminated = !_keepAlive;