diff --git a/neo4j/bolt/io.py b/neo4j/bolt/io.py
index 296b736e7..6b32c3d4e 100644
--- a/neo4j/bolt/io.py
+++ b/neo4j/bolt/io.py
@@ -64,24 +64,31 @@ def read_int(self):
     def read(self, n):
         if n == 0 or self._current_pane == -1:
             return _empty_view
-        p, q = self._panes[self._current_pane]
-        size = q - p
-        remaining = size - self._current_offset
-        if n <= remaining:
+        value = bytearray(b"\x00" * n)
+        value_end = 0
+        while n > 0 and self._current_pane >= 0:
+            p, q = self._panes[self._current_pane]
+            size = q - p
+            remaining = size - self._current_offset
             start = p + self._current_offset
-            end = start + n
-            if n < remaining:
-                self._current_offset += n
+            if n <= remaining:
+                end = start + n
+                if n < remaining:
+                    self._current_offset += n
+                else:
+                    self._next_pane()
             else:
+                end = q
                 self._next_pane()
-            return memoryview(self._view[start:end])
-        start = p + self._current_offset
-        end = q
-        value = bytearray(self._view[start:end])
-        self._next_pane()
-        if len(value) < n and self._current_pane >= 0:
-            value.extend(self.read(n - (end - start)))
-        return value
+            part_size = end - start
+            next_value_end = value_end + part_size
+            value[value_end:next_value_end] = self._view[start:end]
+            n -= part_size
+            value_end = next_value_end
+            continue
+        if n > 0:
+            value = value[:value_end]
+        return memoryview(value)
 
 
 class ChunkedInputBuffer(object):
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ def frame_message(self):
             p += 2
             if chunk_size == 0:
                 self._limit = p
-                self._frame = MessageFrame(memoryview(self._view[origin:self._limit]), panes)
+                self._frame = MessageFrame(memoryview(self._data[origin:self._limit]), panes)
                 return True
             q = p + chunk_size
             panes.append((p - origin, q - origin))
@@ -224,23 +231,25 @@ def clear(self):
         self._data[0:2] = b"\x00\x00"
 
     def write(self, b):
-        data = self._data
+        new_data_start = 0
         new_data_size = len(b)
-        chunk_size = self._end - self._start
-        max_chunk_size = self._max_chunk_size
-        chunk_remaining = max_chunk_size - chunk_size
-        if new_data_size > max_chunk_size:
-            self.write(b[:chunk_remaining])
-            self.chunk()
-            self.write(b[chunk_remaining:])
-            return
-        if new_data_size > chunk_remaining:
-            self.chunk()
-        new_end = self._end + new_data_size
-        new_chunk_size = new_end - self._start
-        data[self._end:new_end] = b
-        self._end = new_end
-        data[self._header:(self._header + 2)] = struct_pack(">H", new_chunk_size)
+        data_size = self._end - self._start
+        if data_size > new_data_size:
+            new_end = self._end + new_data_size
+            self._data[self._end:new_end] = bytearray(data_size)
+        while new_data_start < new_data_size:
+            chunk_occupied = self._end - self._start
+            chunk_remaining = self._max_chunk_size - chunk_occupied
+            if chunk_remaining == 0:
+                self.chunk()
+                chunk_remaining = self._max_chunk_size
+            chunk_write_size = min(chunk_remaining, new_data_size - new_data_start)
+            new_end = self._end + chunk_write_size
+            new_chunk_size = new_end - self._start
+            self._data[self._end:new_end] = b[new_data_start:(new_data_start + chunk_write_size)]
+            new_data_start += chunk_write_size
+            self._end = new_end
+            self._data[self._header:(self._header + 2)] = struct_pack(">H", new_chunk_size)
 
     def chunk(self):
         self._header = self._end
diff --git a/test/performance/stress.py b/test/performance/stress.py
index 70f09e990..c17fb1df2 100644
--- a/test/performance/stress.py
+++ b/test/performance/stress.py
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ def run(self):
         self.create_nodes()
         self.create_index()
         self.match_nodes()
+        self.read_large()
+
+    def read_large(self):
+        for i in range(1, 7):
+            t0 = time()
+            with self.driver.session() as session:
+                try:
+                    session.run("RETURN '{}'".format("x" * (i * 2 ** 20))).consume()
+                except CypherError:
+                    pass
+            t1 = time()
+            stderr.write("Read %d MB in %fs\n" % (i, t1 - t0))
 
     def drop_index(self):
         with self.driver.session() as session: