diff --git a/lib/test.js b/lib/test.js
index 2de4a56..3301002 100644
--- a/lib/test.js
+++ b/lib/test.js
@@ -135,6 +135,63 @@ class Test extends Request {
     return protocol + '://' + host + ':' + port + path;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Delay raw writes until the ephemeral server has an address. Returning false
+   * pauses piped sources instead of buffering an entire upload before listening.
+   *
+   * @param {Buffer|String} data
+   * @param {String} encoding
+   * @return {Boolean}
+   * @api public
+   */
+  write(data, encoding) {
+    const server = this._server;
+    const state = server && serverStates.get(server);
+    if (!state || !state.starting) {
+      if (this._serverPath !== undefined && server.address()) {
+        this.url = this.formatServerUrl(server, server.address(), this._serverPath);
+        this._serverPath = undefined;
+      }
+      return super.write(data, encoding);
+    }
+
+    if (!this._pendingWrites) {
+      this._pendingWrites = [];
+      const cleanup = () => {
+        server.removeListener('listening', onListening);
+        server.removeListener('error', cleanup);
+        server.removeListener('close', cleanup);
+        this.removeListener('abort', cleanup);
+        this._pendingWrites = undefined;
+      };
+      const onListening = () => {
+        const writes = this._pendingWrites;
+        cleanup();
+        if (this._aborted) return;
+        if (this._serverPath !== undefined) {
+          this.url = this.formatServerUrl(server, server.address(), this._serverPath);
+          this._serverPath = undefined;
+        }
+        let writable = true;
+        writes.forEach(write => {
+          writable = super.write(write.data, write.encoding);
+        });
+        // SuperAgent forwards only the first drain. Piped uploads can fill the
+        // request repeatedly, so forward later drains without duplicating it.
+        this.req.once('drain', () => {
+          this.req.on('drain', () => this.emit('drain'));
+        });
+        if (writable) this.emit('drain');
+      };
+      server.once('listening', onListening);
+      server.once('error', cleanup);
+      server.once('close', cleanup);
+      this.once('abort', cleanup);
+    }
+    this._pendingWrites.push({ data, encoding });
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Expectations:
    *
diff --git a/test/streaming.js b/test/streaming.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01f8d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/streaming.js
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const http = require('http');
+const https = require('https');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { Readable } = require('stream');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const should = require('should');
+const request = require('../index');
+
+function echo(req, res) {
+  req.pipe(res);
+}
+
+describe('streaming request bodies', function () {
+  it('should write chunks before an ephemeral server is listening', function (done) {
+    const test = request(echo).post('/');
+    test.write('first ');
+    test.write(Buffer.from('second'));
+    test.expect(200, 'first second').end(done);
+  });
+
+  it('should resume a piped upload after the server starts', function (done) {
+    const test = request(echo).post('/');
+    test.expect(200, 'first second');
+    const end = test.end;
+    test.end = function () { return end.call(this, done); };
+    Readable.from(['first ', Buffer.from('second')]).pipe(test);
+  });
+
+  it('should resolve the URL when the first write is after listening', function (done) {
+    const test = request(echo).post('/');
+    test._server.once('listening', function () {
+      test.write('hello');
+      test.expect(200, 'hello').end(done);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve query strings and encoded chunks', function (done) {
+    const test = request(function (req, res) {
+      req.url.should.equal('/?value=a%20b');
+      echo(req, res);
+    }).post('/').query('value=a%20b');
+    test.write('636166c3a9', 'hex');
+    test.expect(200, 'café').end(done);
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve streaming to an already-listening server', function (done) {
+    const server = http.createServer(echo);
+    server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', function () {
+      const test = request(server).post('/');
+      test.write('hello');
+      test.expect(200, 'hello').end(function (err) {
+        server.listening.should.equal(true);
+        server.close(function () { done(err); });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should stream with an agent', function (done) {
+    const test = request.agent(echo).post('/');
+    test.write('hello');
+    test.expect(200, 'hello').end(done);
+  });
+
+  it('should stream over HTTPS before listening', function (done) {
+    const server = https.createServer({
+      key: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/test_key.pem')),
+      cert: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/test_cert.pem'))
+    }, echo);
+    const test = request(server).post('/').disableTLSCerts();
+    test.write('hello');
+    test.expect(200, 'hello').end(done);
+  });
+
+  it('should pause a piped source until listening and preserve backpressure', function (done) {
+    const server = http.createServer(echo);
+    const listen = server.listen;
+    let start;
+    sinon.stub(server, 'listen').callsFake(function () {
+      const args = arguments;
+      start = function () { listen.apply(server, args); };
+      return server;
+    });
+    const chunks = Array.from({ length: 8 }, function () { return Buffer.alloc(65536, 'x'); });
+    const expected = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString();
+    const test = request(server).post('/');
+    const end = test.end;
+    test.end = function () { return end.call(this, done); };
+    test.expect(200, expected);
+    Readable.from(chunks).pipe(test);
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      test._pendingWrites.length.should.equal(1);
+      should.not.exist(test.req);
+      start();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should finish exactly once when the server fails to start', function (done) {
+    const server = http.createServer(echo);
+    const failure = new Error('listen failed');
+    sinon.stub(server, 'listen').callsFake(function () {
+      process.nextTick(function () { server.emit('error', failure); });
+      return server;
+    });
+    const test = request(server).post('/');
+    test.write('hello');
+    let calls = 0;
+    test.end(function (err) {
+      calls += 1;
+      err.should.equal(failure);
+      should.not.exist(test._pendingWrites);
+      should.not.exist(test.req);
+      process.nextTick(function () {
+        calls.should.equal(1);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should discard queued writes when aborted before listening', function (done) {
+    const test = request(echo).post('/');
+    test.write('hello');
+    test.abort();
+    should.not.exist(test._pendingWrites);
+    test.end(function (err) {
+      err.message.should.match(/aborted/);
+      test._server.listening.should.equal(false);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should stream to HTTP/2 ephemeral servers', function (done) {
+    const test = request(echo, { http2: true }).post('/');
+    test.write('hello');
+    test.expect(200, 'hello').end(done);
+  });
+  it('should retain normal buffered sends', function (done) {
+    const test = request(echo).post('/');
+    test.send(Buffer.from('hello'));
+    test.expect(200, 'hello').end(done);
+  });
+
+  it('should close the server before the callback after queued writes', function (done) {
+    const test = request(echo).post('/');
+    test.write('hello');
+    let closed = false;
+    test._server.once('close', function () { closed = true; });
+    test.expect(200, 'hello').end(function (err) {
+      closed.should.equal(true);
+      should.not.exist(test._pendingWrites);
+      done(err);
+    });
+  });
+});