diff --git a/lbrynet/stream/reflector/server.py b/lbrynet/stream/reflector/server.py
index fd43f0c3a..0a01f397e 100644
--- a/lbrynet/stream/reflector/server.py
+++ b/lbrynet/stream/reflector/server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ReflectorServerProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
-    def __init__(self, blob_manager: 'BlobManager'):
+    def __init__(self, blob_manager: 'BlobManager', response_chunk_size: int = 10000):
         self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self.blob_manager = blob_manager
         self.server_task: asyncio.Task = None
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class ReflectorServerProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         self.sd_blob: typing.Optional['BlobFile'] = None
         self.received = []
         self.incoming = asyncio.Event(loop=self.loop)
+        self.chunk_size = response_chunk_size
 
     def connection_made(self, transport):
         self.transport = transport
@@ -47,7 +48,15 @@ class ReflectorServerProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         self.loop.create_task(self.handle_request(request))
 
     def send_response(self, response: typing.Dict):
-        self.transport.write(json.dumps(response).encode())
+        def chunk_response(remaining: bytes):
+            f = self.loop.create_future()
+            f.add_done_callback(lambda _: self.transport.write(remaining[:self.chunk_size]))
+            if len(remaining) > self.chunk_size:
+                f.add_done_callback(lambda _: self.loop.call_soon(chunk_response, remaining[self.chunk_size:]))
+            self.loop.call_soon(f.set_result, None)
+
+        response_bytes = json.dumps(response).encode()
+        chunk_response(response_bytes)
 
     async def handle_request(self, request: typing.Dict):
         if self.client_version is None:
@@ -121,11 +130,12 @@ class ReflectorServerProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
 
 
 class ReflectorServer:
-    def __init__(self, blob_manager: 'BlobManager'):
+    def __init__(self, blob_manager: 'BlobManager', response_chunk_size: int = 10000):
         self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self.blob_manager = blob_manager
-        self.server_task: asyncio.Task = None
+        self.server_task: typing.Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
         self.started_listening = asyncio.Event(loop=self.loop)
+        self.response_chunk_size = response_chunk_size
 
     def start_server(self, port: int, interface: typing.Optional[str] = '0.0.0.0'):
         if self.server_task is not None:
@@ -133,7 +143,7 @@ class ReflectorServer:
 
         async def _start_server():
             server = await self.loop.create_server(
-                lambda: ReflectorServerProtocol(self.blob_manager),
+                lambda: ReflectorServerProtocol(self.blob_manager, self.response_chunk_size),
                 interface, port
             )
             self.started_listening.set()
diff --git a/tests/unit/stream/test_reflector.py b/tests/unit/stream/test_reflector.py
index 2034b5af9..1d820f009 100644
--- a/tests/unit/stream/test_reflector.py
+++ b/tests/unit/stream/test_reflector.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class TestStreamAssembler(AsyncioTestCase):
 
         self.stream = await self.stream_manager.create_stream(file_path)
 
-    async def test_reflect_stream(self):
-        reflector = ReflectorServer(self.server_blob_manager)
+    async def _test_reflect_stream(self, response_chunk_size):
+        reflector = ReflectorServer(self.server_blob_manager, response_chunk_size=response_chunk_size)
         reflector.start_server(5566, '127.0.0.1')
         await reflector.started_listening.wait()
         self.addCleanup(reflector.stop_server)
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ class TestStreamAssembler(AsyncioTestCase):
         sent = await self.stream.upload_to_reflector('127.0.0.1', 5566)
         self.assertListEqual(sent, [])
 
+    async def test_reflect_stream(self):
+        return await asyncio.wait_for(self._test_reflect_stream(response_chunk_size=50), 3, loop=self.loop)
+
+    async def test_reflect_stream_small_response_chunks(self):
+        return await asyncio.wait_for(self._test_reflect_stream(response_chunk_size=30), 3, loop=self.loop)
+
     async def test_announces(self):
         to_announce = await self.storage.get_blobs_to_announce()
         self.assertIn(self.stream.sd_hash, to_announce, "sd blob not set to announce")