diff --git a/src/stream_body_as.rs b/src/stream_body_as.rs
index 97b77ba..6cdba16 100644
--- a/src/stream_body_as.rs
+++ b/src/stream_body_as.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ impl<'a> StreamBodyAs<'a> {
         FMT: StreamingFormat<T>,
         S: Stream<Item = T> + 'a + Send,
     {
-        match options.buffering_ready_items {
-            Some(buffering_ready_items) => stream_format
+        match (options.buffering_ready_items, options.buffering_bytes) {
+            (Some(buffering_ready_items), _) => stream_format
                 .to_bytes_stream(Box::pin(stream))
                 .ready_chunks(buffering_ready_items)
                 .map(|chunks| {
@@ -83,7 +83,40 @@ impl<'a> StreamBodyAs<'a> {
                     Ok(Frame::data(buf.freeze()))
                 })
                 .boxed(),
-            None => stream_format
+            (_, Some(buffering_bytes)) => {
+                let bytes_stream =
+                    stream_format
+                        .to_bytes_stream(Box::pin(stream))
+                        .chain(futures::stream::once(futures::future::ready(Ok(
+                            bytes::Bytes::new(),
+                        ))));
+
+                bytes_stream
+                    .scan(
+                        BytesMut::with_capacity(buffering_bytes),
+                        move |current_buffer, maybe_bytes| {
+                            futures::future::ready(match maybe_bytes {
+                                Ok(bytes) if bytes.is_empty() => {
+                                    Some(vec![Ok(Frame::data(current_buffer.split().freeze()))])
+                                }
+                                Ok(bytes) => {
+                                    let mut frames = Vec::new();
+                                    current_buffer.extend_from_slice(&bytes);
+                                    while current_buffer.len() >= buffering_bytes {
+                                        let buffer =
+                                            current_buffer.split_to(buffering_bytes).freeze();
+                                        frames.push(Ok(Frame::data(buffer)));
+                                    }
+                                    Some(frames)
+                                }
+                                Err(_) => None,
+                            })
+                        },
+                    )
+                    .flat_map(|res| futures::stream::iter(res).boxed())
+                    .boxed()
+            }
+            (None, None) => stream_format
                 .to_bytes_stream(Box::pin(stream))
                 .map(|res| res.map(Frame::data))
                 .boxed(),
@@ -116,12 +149,14 @@ impl<'a> HttpBody for StreamBodyAs<'a> {
 
 pub struct StreamBodyAsOptions {
     pub buffering_ready_items: Option<usize>,
+    pub buffering_bytes: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl StreamBodyAsOptions {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             buffering_ready_items: None,
+            buffering_bytes: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -129,6 +164,11 @@ impl StreamBodyAsOptions {
         self.buffering_ready_items = Some(ready_items);
         self
     }
+
+    pub fn buffering_bytes(mut self, ready_bytes: usize) -> Self {
+        self.buffering_bytes = Some(ready_bytes);
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -164,7 +204,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_stream_body_as_buffering_item() {
+    async fn test_stream_body_as_buffering_items() {
         let stream = futures::stream::iter(vec![
             "First".to_string(),
             "Second".to_string(),
@@ -187,4 +227,33 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(data[0], Bytes::from("FirstSecond"));
         assert_eq!(data[1], Bytes::from("Third"));
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_stream_body_as_buffering_bytes() {
+        let stream = futures::stream::iter(vec![
+            "First".to_string(),
+            "Second".to_string(),
+            "Third".to_string(),
+        ])
+        .boxed();
+        let stream_body_as = StreamBodyAs::with_options(
+            TextStreamFormat::new(),
+            stream,
+            StreamBodyAsOptions::new().buffering_bytes(3),
+        );
+        let response = stream_body_as.into_response();
+        assert_eq!(
+            response.headers().get(http::header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
+            "text/plain; charset=utf-8"
+        );
+        let read = response.into_body().into_data_stream();
+        let data: Vec<Bytes> = read.try_collect().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data.len(), 6);
+        assert_eq!(data[0], Bytes::from("Fir"));
+        assert_eq!(data[1], Bytes::from("stS"));
+        assert_eq!(data[2], Bytes::from("eco"));
+        assert_eq!(data[3], Bytes::from("ndT"));
+        assert_eq!(data[4], Bytes::from("hir"));
+        assert_eq!(data[5], Bytes::from("d"));
+    }
 }