--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 
 #include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_freebsd_init.h>
 
-#include <ngx_core.h>
-#include <ngx_types.h>
-#include <ngx_alloc.h>
-#include <ngx_array.h>
-#include <ngx_hunk.h>
-#include <ngx_connection.h>
-#include <ngx_sendv.h>
-#include <ngx_sendfile.h>
-#include <ngx_freebsd_init.h>
+
+/*
+   sendfile() often sends 4K pages over ethernet in 3 packets: 2x1460 and 1176
+   or in 6 packets: 5x1460 and 892.  Besides although sendfile() allows
+   to pass the header and the trailer it never sends the header or the trailer
+   with the part of the file in one packet.  So we use TCP_NOPUSH (similar
+   to Linux's TCP_CORK) to postpone the sending - it not only sends the header
+   and the first part of the file in one packet but also sends 4K pages
+   in the full packets.
+
+   The turning TCP_NOPUSH off flushes any pending data at least in FreeBSD 4.2,
+   although there's special fix in src/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c just before
+   FreeBSD 4.5.
+*/
 
 
 ngx_chain_t *ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in)
 {
-    int              rc;
+    int              rc, eintr, tcp_nopush;
     char            *prev;
     size_t           hsize, size;
     off_t            sent;
@@ -23,160 +30,208 @@ ngx_chain_t *ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(
     ngx_err_t        err;
     ngx_array_t      header, trailer;
     ngx_hunk_t      *file;
-    ngx_chain_t     *ce;
+    ngx_chain_t     *ce, *tail;
+
+    tcp_nopush = 0;
+
+    do {
+        ce = in;
+        file = NULL;
+        hsize = 0;
+        eintr = 0;
+
+        ngx_init_array(header, c->pool, 10, sizeof(struct iovec),
+                       NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+        ngx_init_array(trailer, c->pool, 10, sizeof(struct iovec),
+                       NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+
+        /* create the header iovec */
+        if (ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+            prev = NULL;
+            iov = NULL;
+
+            /* create the iovec and coalesce the neighbouring chain entries */
+            while (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
 
-    ce = in;
-    file = NULL;
-    hsize = 0;
+                if (prev == ce->hunk->pos) {
+                    iov->iov_len += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                    prev = ce->hunk->last;
+
+                } else {
+                    ngx_test_null(iov, ngx_push_array(&header),
+                                  NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+                    iov->iov_base = ce->hunk->pos;
+                    iov->iov_len = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                    prev = ce->hunk->last;
+                }
 
-    ngx_init_array(header, c->pool, 10, sizeof(struct iovec), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
-    ngx_init_array(trailer, c->pool, 10, sizeof(struct iovec), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+                hsize += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+
+                ce = ce->next;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* TODO: coalesce the neighbouring file hunks */
+        if (ce && (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE)) {
+            file = ce->hunk;
+            ce = ce->next;
+        }
 
-    /* create the header iovec */
-    if (ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
-        prev = NULL;
-        iov = NULL;
+        /* create the trailer iovec */
+        if (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+            prev = NULL;
+            iov = NULL;
+
+            /* create the iovec and coalesce the neighbouring chain entries */
+            while (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+
+                if (prev == ce->hunk->pos) {
+                    iov->iov_len += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                    prev = ce->hunk->last;
 
-        /* create the iovec and coalesce the neighbouring chain entries */
-        while (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+                } else {
+                    ngx_test_null(iov, ngx_push_array(&trailer),
+                                  NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+                    iov->iov_base = ce->hunk->pos;
+                    iov->iov_len = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                    prev = ce->hunk->last;
+                }
+
+                ce = ce->next;
+            }
+        }
 
-            if (prev == ce->hunk->pos) {
-                iov->iov_len += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
-                prev = ce->hunk->last;
+        tail = ce;
+
+        if (file) {
 
-            } else {
-                ngx_test_null(iov, ngx_push_array(&header), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
-                iov->iov_base = ce->hunk->pos;
-                iov->iov_len = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
-                prev = ce->hunk->last;
+            if (tcp_nopush == 0) {
+                tcp_nopush = 1;
+                if (setsockopt(c->fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NOPUSH,
+                               (const void *) &tcp_nopush,
+                               sizeof(int)) == -1)
+                {
+                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, ngx_errno,
+                                  "setsockopt(TCP_NO_PUSH) failed");
+                    return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+
+            hdtr.headers = (struct iovec *) header.elts;
+            hdtr.hdr_cnt = header.nelts;
+            hdtr.trailers = (struct iovec *) trailer.elts;
+            hdtr.trl_cnt = trailer.nelts;
+
+            if (ngx_freebsd_sendfile_nbytes_bug == 0) {
+                hsize = 0;
             }
 
-            if (ngx_freebsd_sendfile_nbytes_bug) {
-                hsize += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+            rc = sendfile(file->file->fd, c->fd, file->file_pos,
+                          (size_t) (file->file_last - file->file_pos) + hsize,
+                          &hdtr, &sent, 0);
+
+            if (rc == -1) {
+                err = ngx_errno;
+
+                if (err == NGX_EINTR) {
+                    eintr = 1;
+                }
+
+                if (err == NGX_EAGAIN || err == NGX_EINTR) {
+                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err,
+                                  "sendfile() sent only %qd bytes", sent);
+
+                } else {
+                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, err,
+                                  "sendfile() failed");
+                    return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+
+#if (NGX_DEBUG_WRITE_CHAIN)
+            ngx_log_debug(c->log, "sendfile: %d, @%qd %qd:%d" _
+                          rc _ file->file_pos _ sent _
+                          (size_t) (file->file_last - file->file_pos) + hsize);
+#endif
+
+        } else {
+            rc = writev(c->fd, (struct iovec *) header.elts, header.nelts);
+
+            if (rc == -1) {
+                err = ngx_errno;
+                if (err == NGX_EAGAIN) {
+                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "writev() EAGAIN");
+
+                } else if (err == NGX_EINTR) {
+                    eintr = 1;
+                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "writev() EINTR");
+
+                } else {
+                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, err, "writev() failed");
+                    return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+                }
             }
 
-            ce = ce->next;
-        }
-    }
+            sent = rc > 0 ? rc : 0;
 
-    /* TODO: coalesce the neighbouring file hunks */
-    if (ce && (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE)) {
-        file = ce->hunk;
-        ce = ce->next;
-    }
+#if (NGX_DEBUG_WRITE_CHAIN)
+            ngx_log_debug(c->log, "writev: %qd" _ sent);
+#endif
+        }
 
-    /* create the trailer iovec */
-    if (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
-        prev = NULL;
-        iov = NULL;
+        c->sent += sent;
 
-        /* create the iovec and coalesce the neighbouring chain entries */
-        while (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+        for (ce = in; ce && sent > 0; ce = ce->next) {
 
-            if (prev == ce->hunk->pos) {
-                iov->iov_len += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
-                prev = ce->hunk->last;
-
+            if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
+                size = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
             } else {
-                ngx_test_null(iov, ngx_push_array(&trailer), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
-                iov->iov_base = ce->hunk->pos;
-                iov->iov_len = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
-                prev = ce->hunk->last;
+                size = ce->hunk->file_last - ce->hunk->file_pos;
             }
 
-            ce = ce->next;
+            if (sent >= size) {
+                sent -= size;
+
+                if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
+                    ce->hunk->pos = ce->hunk->last;
+                }
+
+                if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE) {
+                    ce->hunk->file_pos = ce->hunk->file_last;
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
+                ce->hunk->pos += sent;
+            }
+
+            if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE) {
+                ce->hunk->file_pos += sent;
+            }
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        ngx_destroy_array(&trailer);
+        ngx_destroy_array(&header);
+
+        in = ce;
+
+    } while ((tail && tail == ce) || eintr);
+
+    if (tcp_nopush == 1) {
+        tcp_nopush = 0;
+        if (setsockopt(c->fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NOPUSH,
+                       (const void *) &tcp_nopush,
+                       sizeof(int)) == -1)
+        {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, ngx_errno,
+                          "setsockopt(!TCP_NO_PUSH) failed");
+            return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
         }
     }
 
-    if (file) {
-        hdtr.headers = (struct iovec *) header.elts;
-        hdtr.hdr_cnt = header.nelts;
-        hdtr.trailers = (struct iovec *) trailer.elts;
-        hdtr.trl_cnt = trailer.nelts;
-
-        rc = sendfile(file->file->fd, c->fd, file->file_pos,
-                      (size_t) (file->file_last - file->file_pos) + hsize,
-                      &hdtr, &sent, 0);
-
-        if (rc == -1) {
-            err = ngx_errno;
-            if (err == NGX_EAGAIN || err == NGX_EINTR) {
-                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err,
-                              "sendfile() sent only %qd bytes", sent);
-
-            } else {
-                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, err, "sendfile() failed");
-                return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
-            }
-        }
-
-#if (NGX_DEBUG_WRITE_CHAIN)
-        ngx_log_debug(c->log, "sendfile: %d, @%qd %qd:%d" _
-                      rc _ file->file_pos _ sent _
-                      (size_t) (file->file_last - file->file_pos) + hsize);
-#endif
-
-    } else {
-        rc = writev(c->fd, (struct iovec *) header.elts, header.nelts);
-
-        if (rc == -1) {
-            err = ngx_errno;
-            if (err == NGX_EAGAIN) {
-                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "writev() EAGAIN");
-
-            } else if (err == NGX_EINTR) {
-                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "writev() EINTR");
-
-            } else {
-                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, err, "writev() failed");
-                return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
-            }
-        }
-
-        sent = rc > 0 ? rc : 0;
-    }
-
-#if (NGX_DEBUG_WRITE_CHAIN)
-    ngx_log_debug(c->log, "sendv: %qd" _ sent);
-#endif
-
-    c->sent += sent;
-
-    for (ce = in; ce && sent > 0; ce = ce->next) {
-
-        if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
-            size = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
-        } else {
-            size = ce->hunk->file_last - ce->hunk->file_pos;
-        }
-
-        if (sent >= size) {
-            sent -= size;
-
-            if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
-                ce->hunk->pos = ce->hunk->last;
-            }
-
-            if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE) {
-                ce->hunk->file_pos = ce->hunk->file_last;
-            }
-
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
-            ce->hunk->pos += sent;
-        }
-
-        if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE) {
-            ce->hunk->file_pos += sent;
-        }
-
-        break;
-    }
-
-    ngx_destroy_array(&trailer);
-    ngx_destroy_array(&header);
-
     return ce;
 }