diff --git a/transport/control.go b/transport/control.go
index 3db471a08085..beff034c83da 100644
--- a/transport/control.go
+++ b/transport/control.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const (
 type windowUpdate struct {
 	streamID  uint32
 	increment uint32
+	flush     bool
 }
 
 func (*windowUpdate) item() {}
@@ -240,3 +241,11 @@ func (f *inFlow) onRead(n uint32) uint32 {
 	}
 	return 0
 }
+
+func (f *inFlow) resetPendingUpdate() uint32 {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	n := f.pendingUpdate
+	f.pendingUpdate = 0
+	return n
+}
diff --git a/transport/http2_client.go b/transport/http2_client.go
index 27a72a0e5566..92b5180e7f9c 100644
--- a/transport/http2_client.go
+++ b/transport/http2_client.go
@@ -813,7 +813,11 @@ func (t *http2Client) adjustWindow(s *Stream, n uint32) {
 		return
 	}
 	if w := s.fc.maybeAdjust(n); w > 0 {
-		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w})
+		// Piggyback conneciton's window update along.
+		if cw := t.fc.resetPendingUpdate(); cw > 0 {
+			t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, cw, false})
+		}
+		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w, true})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -827,7 +831,10 @@ func (t *http2Client) updateWindow(s *Stream, n uint32) {
 		return
 	}
 	if w := s.fc.onRead(n); w > 0 {
-		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w})
+		if cw := t.fc.resetPendingUpdate(); cw > 0 {
+			t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, cw, false})
+		}
+		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w, true})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -846,7 +853,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) handleData(f *http2.DataFrame) {
 	// active(fast) streams from starving in presence of slow or
 	// inactive streams.
 	if w := t.fc.onRead(uint32(size)); w > 0 {
-		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, w})
+		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, w, true})
 	}
 	// Select the right stream to dispatch.
 	s, ok := t.getStream(f)
@@ -869,7 +876,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) handleData(f *http2.DataFrame) {
 		}
 		if f.Header().Flags.Has(http2.FlagDataPadded) {
 			if w := s.fc.onRead(uint32(size) - uint32(len(f.Data()))); w > 0 {
-				t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w})
+				t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w, true})
 			}
 		}
 		s.mu.Unlock()
@@ -1185,7 +1192,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) controller() {
 			case <-t.writableChan:
 				switch i := i.(type) {
 				case *windowUpdate:
-					t.framer.writeWindowUpdate(true, i.streamID, i.increment)
+					t.framer.writeWindowUpdate(i.flush, i.streamID, i.increment)
 				case *settings:
 					if i.ack {
 						t.framer.writeSettingsAck(true)
diff --git a/transport/http2_server.go b/transport/http2_server.go
index 85590d2086c8..3a18f30798c9 100644
--- a/transport/http2_server.go
+++ b/transport/http2_server.go
@@ -449,7 +449,10 @@ func (t *http2Server) adjustWindow(s *Stream, n uint32) {
 		return
 	}
 	if w := s.fc.maybeAdjust(n); w > 0 {
-		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w})
+		if cw := t.fc.resetPendingUpdate(); cw > 0 {
+			t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, cw, false})
+		}
+		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w, true})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -463,7 +466,10 @@ func (t *http2Server) updateWindow(s *Stream, n uint32) {
 		return
 	}
 	if w := s.fc.onRead(n); w > 0 {
-		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w})
+		if cw := t.fc.resetPendingUpdate(); cw > 0 {
+			t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, cw, false})
+		}
+		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w, true})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -483,7 +489,7 @@ func (t *http2Server) handleData(f *http2.DataFrame) {
 	// active(fast) streams from starving in presence of slow or
 	// inactive streams.
 	if w := t.fc.onRead(uint32(size)); w > 0 {
-		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, w})
+		t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, w, true})
 	}
 	// Select the right stream to dispatch.
 	s, ok := t.getStream(f)
@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@ func (t *http2Server) handleData(f *http2.DataFrame) {
 		}
 		if f.Header().Flags.Has(http2.FlagDataPadded) {
 			if w := s.fc.onRead(uint32(size) - uint32(len(f.Data()))); w > 0 {
-				t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w})
+				t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{s.id, w, true})
 			}
 		}
 		s.mu.Unlock()
@@ -979,7 +985,7 @@ func (t *http2Server) controller() {
 			case <-t.writableChan:
 				switch i := i.(type) {
 				case *windowUpdate:
-					t.framer.writeWindowUpdate(true, i.streamID, i.increment)
+					t.framer.writeWindowUpdate(i.flush, i.streamID, i.increment)
 				case *settings:
 					if i.ack {
 						t.framer.writeSettingsAck(true)