diff --git a/src/conn.rs b/src/conn.rs
index a90fd8e..e2b7e04 100644
--- a/src/conn.rs
+++ b/src/conn.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ use crate::recv::ReceiveBuffer;
 use crate::send::SendBuffer;
 use crate::sent::SentPackets;
 use crate::seq::CircularRangeInclusive;
+use crate::stream::BUFFER_CAPACITY;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 enum Error {
+    BufferCapacityExceeded,
     EmptyDataPayload,
     InvalidAckNum,
     InvalidFin,
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ enum Error {
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         let s = match self {
+            Self::BufferCapacityExceeded => "data written exceeds buffer capacity",
             Self::EmptyDataPayload => "missing payload in DATA packet",
             Self::InvalidAckNum => "received ACK for unsent packet",
             Self::InvalidFin => "received multiple FIN packets with distinct sequence numbers",
@@ -52,8 +55,8 @@ impl From<Error> for io::ErrorKind {
     fn from(value: Error) -> Self {
         use Error::*;
         match value {
-            EmptyDataPayload | InvalidAckNum | InvalidFin | InvalidSeqNum | InvalidSyn
-            | SynFromAcceptor => io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+            BufferCapacityExceeded | EmptyDataPayload | InvalidAckNum | InvalidFin
+            | InvalidSeqNum | InvalidSyn | SynFromAcceptor => io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
             Reset => io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset,
             TimedOut => io::ErrorKind::TimedOut,
         }
@@ -461,6 +464,12 @@ impl<const N: usize, P: ConnectionPeer> Connection<N, P> {
                 send_buf.write(&data).unwrap();
                 let _ = tx.send(Ok(data.len()));
                 self.writable.notify_one();
+            } else if data.len() > BUFFER_CAPACITY {
+                // TODO: refactor SendBuffer so we have 1 send buffer instead of 2
+                let (_, tx) = self.pending_writes.pop_front().unwrap();
+                let _ = tx.send(Err(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::from(
+                    Error::BufferCapacityExceeded,
+                ))));
             } else {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index 1c331fd..4c38000 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::packet::Packet;
 
 /// The size of the send and receive buffers.
 // TODO: Make the buffer size configurable.
-const BUF: usize = 1024 * 1024;
+pub const BUFFER_CAPACITY: usize = 1024 * 1024;
 
 pub struct UtpStream<P> {
     cid: ConnectionId<P>,
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@ where
         stream_events: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<StreamEvent>,
         connected: oneshot::Sender<io::Result<()>>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let mut conn =
-            conn::Connection::<BUF, P>::new(cid.clone(), config, syn, connected, socket_events);
+        let mut conn = conn::Connection::<BUFFER_CAPACITY, P>::new(
+            cid.clone(),
+            config,
+            syn,
+            connected,
+            socket_events,
+        );
 
         let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = oneshot::channel();
         let (reads_tx, reads_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();