diff --git a/src/sctp.c b/src/sctp.c
index 139c66f..1822af2 100644
--- a/src/sctp.c
+++ b/src/sctp.c
@@ -287,8 +287,14 @@ int sctp_client_write(struct worker_t *self, struct client_t *c, char *p, int le
 		if (client_buffer_outgoing_data(self, c, p, len) == -12)
 			return -12;
 		clientaccount_add( c, IPPROTO_SCTP, 0, 0, len, 0, 0, 0);
+		if (c->obuf_writes > obuf_writes_threshold) {
+			// Lots and lots of writes, switch to buffering...
+			if (c->obuf_flushsize == 0) {
+				c->obuf_flushsize = c->obuf_size / 2;
+			}
+		}
 	}
-	
+
 	/* Is it over the flush size ? */
 	if (c->obuf_end > c->obuf_flushsize || ((len == 0) && (c->obuf_end > c->obuf_start))) {
 		int to_send = c->obuf_end - c->obuf_start;
diff --git a/src/worker.h b/src/worker.h
index 0eddcf6..7729306 100644
--- a/src/worker.h
+++ b/src/worker.h
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ extern void workers_start(void);
 extern int keepalive_interval;
 extern int fileno_limit;
 
+extern int obuf_writes_threshold;
+
 extern struct client_udp_t *udpclients;
 extern struct client_udp_t *udppeers;
 extern void client_udp_free(struct client_udp_t *u);