diff --git a/ipfs/src/handler.rs b/ipfs/src/handler.rs
index 7dd83da47..5197e8a1a 100644
--- a/ipfs/src/handler.rs
+++ b/ipfs/src/handler.rs
@@ -36,23 +36,25 @@ pub enum Out {
 
 /// Request/response handler
 pub struct IpfsHandler {
+	/// Reference to the Blockchain Client
 	client: Arc<BlockChainClient>,
-	out: Out,
+
+	/// Response to send out
+	pub out: Out,
+
+	/// How many bytes from the response have been written
+	pub out_progress: usize,
 }
 
 impl IpfsHandler {
 	pub fn new(client: Arc<BlockChainClient>) -> Self {
 		IpfsHandler {
 			client: client,
-			out: Out::Bad("Invalid Request")
+			out: Out::Bad("Invalid Request"),
+			out_progress: 0,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/// Exposes the outgoing state. The outgoing state should be immutable from the outside.
-	pub fn out(&self) -> &Out {
-		&self.out
-	}
-
 	/// Route path + query string to a specialized method
 	pub fn route(&mut self, path: &str, query: Option<&str>) -> Next {
 		self.out = match path {
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 		let _ = handler.route("/api/v0/block/get", Some("arg=z43AaGF5tmkT9SEX6urrhwpEW5ZSaACY73Vw357ZXTsur2fR8BM"));
 
-		assert_eq!(handler.out(), &Out::NotFound("Block not found"));
+		assert_eq!(handler.out, Out::NotFound("Block not found"));
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 		let _ = handler.route("/api/v0/block/get", None);
 
-		assert_eq!(handler.out(), &Out::Bad("CID parsing failed"));
+		assert_eq!(handler.out, Out::Bad("CID parsing failed"));
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ mod tests {
 
 		let _ = handler.route("/api/v0/block/get", Some("arg=foobarz43AaGF5tmkT9SEX6urrhwpEW5ZSaACY73Vw357ZXTsur2fR8BM"));
 
-		assert_eq!(handler.out(), &Out::Bad("CID parsing failed"));
+		assert_eq!(handler.out, Out::Bad("CID parsing failed"));
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -243,6 +245,6 @@ mod tests {
 
 		let _ = handler.route("/foo/bar/baz", Some("arg=z43AaGF5tmkT9SEX6urrhwpEW5ZSaACY73Vw357ZXTsur2fR8BM"));
 
-		assert_eq!(handler.out(), &Out::NotFound("Route not found"));
+		assert_eq!(handler.out, Out::NotFound("Route not found"));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ipfs/src/lib.rs b/ipfs/src/lib.rs
index 776dfe85d..5c95fe88e 100644
--- a/ipfs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ipfs/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ extern crate ethcore_util as util;
 mod error;
 mod handler;
 
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use error::ServerError;
 use handler::{IpfsHandler, Out};
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ impl Handler<HttpStream> for IpfsHandler {
 	fn on_response(&mut self, res: &mut Response) -> Next {
 		use Out::*;
 
-		match *self.out() {
+		match self.out {
 			OctetStream(ref bytes) => {
 				use mime::{Mime, TopLevel, SubLevel};
 
@@ -97,20 +98,33 @@ impl Handler<HttpStream> for IpfsHandler {
 	fn on_response_writable(&mut self, transport: &mut Encoder<HttpStream>) -> Next {
 		use Out::*;
 
-		match *self.out() {
-			OctetStream(ref bytes) => {
-				// Nothing to do here
-				let _ = transport.write(&bytes);
+		// Get the data to write as a byte slice
+		let data = match self.out {
+			OctetStream(ref bytes) => &bytes,
+			NotFound(reason) | Bad(reason) => reason.as_bytes(),
+		};
 
-				Next::end()
-			},
-			NotFound(reason) | Bad(reason) => {
-				// Nothing to do here
-				let _ = transport.write(reason.as_bytes());
+		write_chunk(transport, &mut self.out_progress, data)
+	}
+}
 
-				Next::end()
-			}
-		}
+fn write_chunk<W: Write>(transport: &mut W, progress: &mut usize, data: &[u8]) -> Next {
+	// Skip any bytes that have already been written
+	let chunk = &data[*progress..];
+
+	// Write an get written count
+	let written = match transport.write(chunk) {
+		Ok(written) => written,
+		Err(_) => return Next::end(),
+	};
+
+	*progress += written;
+
+	// Close the connection if the entire chunk has been written, otherwise increment progress
+	if written < chunk.len() {
+		Next::write()
+	} else {
+		Next::end()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -130,3 +144,54 @@ pub fn start_server(client: Arc<BlockChainClient>) -> Result<Listening, ServerEr
 			})?
 	)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+
+	#[test]
+	fn write_chunk_to_vec() {
+		let mut transport = Vec::new();
+		let mut progress = 0;
+
+		let _ = write_chunk(&mut transport, &mut progress, b"foobar");
+
+		assert_eq!(b"foobar".to_vec(), transport);
+		assert_eq!(6, progress);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn write_chunk_to_vec_part() {
+		let mut transport = Vec::new();
+		let mut progress = 3;
+
+		let _ = write_chunk(&mut transport, &mut progress, b"foobar");
+
+		assert_eq!(b"bar".to_vec(), transport);
+		assert_eq!(6, progress);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn write_chunk_to_array() {
+		use std::io::Cursor;
+
+		let mut buf = [0u8; 3];
+		let mut progress = 0;
+
+		{
+			let mut transport: Cursor<&mut [u8]> = Cursor::new(&mut buf);
+			let _ = write_chunk(&mut transport, &mut progress, b"foobar");
+		}
+
+		assert_eq!(*b"foo", buf);
+		assert_eq!(3, progress);
+
+		{
+			let mut transport: Cursor<&mut [u8]> = Cursor::new(&mut buf);
+			let _ = write_chunk(&mut transport, &mut progress, b"foobar");
+		}
+
+		assert_eq!(*b"bar", buf);
+		assert_eq!(6, progress);
+	}
+}