diff --git a/fshandler.go b/fshandler.go
index cc88571..cfbb2dd 100644
--- a/fshandler.go
+++ b/fshandler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package fasthttp
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ type fsHandler struct {
 	pendingFiles []*fsFile
 	cacheLock    sync.Mutex
 
-	fileReaderPool sync.Pool
+	smallFileReaderPool sync.Pool
 }
 
 type fsFile struct {
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ type fsFile struct {
 
 	t            time.Time
 	readersCount int
+
+	bigFiles     []*bigFileReader
+	bigFilesLock sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func (ff *fsFile) Reader(incrementReaders bool) io.Reader {
@@ -93,53 +97,152 @@ func (ff *fsFile) Reader(incrementReaders bool) io.Reader {
 		ff.h.cacheLock.Unlock()
 	}
 
-	v := ff.h.fileReaderPool.Get()
+	if ff.isBig() {
+		return ff.bigFileReader()
+	}
+	return ff.smallFileReader()
+}
+
+func (ff *fsFile) smallFileReader() io.Reader {
+	v := ff.h.smallFileReaderPool.Get()
 	if v == nil {
-		r := &fsFileReader{
+		r := &fsSmallFileReader{
 			ff: ff,
 		}
 		r.v = r
 		return r
 	}
-	r := v.(*fsFileReader)
+	r := v.(*fsSmallFileReader)
 	r.ff = ff
 	if r.offset > 0 {
-		panic("BUG: fsFileReader with non-nil offset found in the pool")
+		panic("BUG: fsSmallFileReader with non-nil offset found in the pool")
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+const maxSmallFileSize = 4096
+
+func (ff *fsFile) isBig() bool {
+	return ff.contentLength > maxSmallFileSize && len(ff.dirIndex) == 0
+}
+
+func (ff *fsFile) bigFileReader() io.Reader {
+	if ff.f == nil {
+		panic("BUG: ff.f must be non-nil in bigFileReader")
 	}
 
-	return r
+	var r io.Reader
+
+	ff.bigFilesLock.Lock()
+	n := len(ff.bigFiles)
+	if n > 0 {
+		r = ff.bigFiles[n-1]
+		ff.bigFiles = ff.bigFiles[:n-1]
+	}
+	ff.bigFilesLock.Unlock()
+
+	if r != nil {
+		return r
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Open(ff.f.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("BUG: cannot open already opened file %s: %s", ff.f.Name(), err))
+	}
+	return &bigFileReader{
+		f:  f,
+		ff: ff,
+	}
 }
 
 func (ff *fsFile) Release() {
 	if ff.f != nil {
 		ff.f.Close()
+
+		if ff.isBig() {
+			ff.bigFilesLock.Lock()
+			for _, r := range ff.bigFiles {
+				r.f.Close()
+			}
+			ff.bigFilesLock.Unlock()
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-type fsFileReader struct {
-	ff     *fsFile
-	offset int64
-
-	v interface{}
-}
-
-func (r *fsFileReader) Close() error {
-	ff := r.ff
-
+func (ff *fsFile) decReadersCount() {
 	ff.h.cacheLock.Lock()
 	ff.readersCount--
 	if ff.readersCount < 0 {
 		panic("BUG: negative fsFile.readersCount!")
 	}
 	ff.h.cacheLock.Unlock()
+}
 
+// bigFileReader attempts to trigger sendfile
+// for sending big files over the wire.
+type bigFileReader struct {
+	f  *os.File
+	ff *fsFile
+}
+
+func (r *bigFileReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return r.f.Read(p)
+}
+
+func (r *bigFileReader) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
+	// fast path
+	if rf, ok := w.(io.ReaderFrom); ok {
+		// This is a hack for triggering sendfile path in bufio.Writer:
+		// the buffer must be empty before calling ReadFrom.
+		var n int
+		if bw, ok := w.(*bufio.Writer); ok && bw.Buffered() > 0 {
+			n = bw.Buffered()
+			if err := bw.Flush(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		nn, err := rf.ReadFrom(r.f)
+		return nn + int64(n), err
+	}
+
+	// slow path
+	return copyZeroAlloc(w, r.f)
+}
+
+func (r *bigFileReader) Close() error {
+	n, err := r.f.Seek(0, 0)
+	if err == nil {
+		if n != 0 {
+			panic("BUG: File.Seek(0,0) returned (non-zero, nil)")
+		}
+
+		ff := r.ff
+		ff.bigFilesLock.Lock()
+		ff.bigFiles = append(ff.bigFiles, r)
+		ff.bigFilesLock.Unlock()
+	} else {
+		r.f.Close()
+	}
+	r.ff.decReadersCount()
+	return err
+}
+
+type fsSmallFileReader struct {
+	ff     *fsFile
+	offset int64
+
+	v interface{}
+}
+
+func (r *fsSmallFileReader) Close() error {
+	r.ff.decReadersCount()
 	r.ff = nil
 	r.offset = 0
-	ff.h.fileReaderPool.Put(r.v)
+	r.ff.h.smallFileReaderPool.Put(r.v)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *fsFileReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+func (r *fsSmallFileReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	ff := r.ff
 
 	if ff.f != nil {
@@ -156,7 +259,7 @@ func (r *fsFileReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	return n, nil
 }
 
-func (r *fsFileReader) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
+func (r *fsSmallFileReader) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	if r.offset != 0 {
 		panic("BUG: non-zero offset! Read() mustn't be called before WriteTo()")
 	}
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index d2404f5..24faff8 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -541,19 +541,21 @@ func writeBodyChunked(w *bufio.Writer, r io.Reader) error {
 }
 
 func writeBodyFixedSize(w *bufio.Writer, r io.Reader, size int) error {
-	vbuf := copyBufPool.Get()
-	buf := vbuf.([]byte)
-
-	n, err := io.CopyBuffer(w, r, buf)
-
-	copyBufPool.Put(vbuf)
-
+	n, err := copyZeroAlloc(w, r)
 	if n != int64(size) && err == nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("read %d bytes from BodyStream instead of %d bytes", n, size)
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
+func copyZeroAlloc(w io.Writer, r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
+	vbuf := copyBufPool.Get()
+	buf := vbuf.([]byte)
+	n, err := io.CopyBuffer(w, r, buf)
+	copyBufPool.Put(vbuf)
+	return n, err
+}
+
 var copyBufPool = sync.Pool{
 	New: func() interface{} {
 		return make([]byte, 4096)