diff --git a/src/body_writer.rs b/src/body_writer.rs
index c7aea69..6385139 100644
--- a/src/body_writer.rs
+++ b/src/body_writer.rs
@@ -111,15 +111,37 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// A body writer that buffers internally and emits chunks as expected by the
+/// `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` header specification.
+///
+/// Each emittted chunk has a header that specifies the size of the chunk,
+/// and the last chunk has size equal to zero, indicating the end of the request.
+///
+/// The writer can be seeded with a buffer that is already pre-written. This is
+/// typical if for example the request header is already written to the buffer.
+/// The writer will in this case start appending a chunk to the end of the pre-written
+/// buffer data leaving the pre-written data as-is.
+///
+/// To minimize the number of write calls to the underlying connection the writer
+/// works by pre-allocating the chunk header in the buffer. The written body data is
+/// then appended after this pre-allocated header. Depending on the number of bytes
+/// actually written to the current chunk before the writer is terminated (indicating
+/// the end of the request body), the pre-allocated header may be too large. If this
+/// is the case, then the chunk payload is moved into the pre-allocated header region
+/// such that the header and payload can be written to the underlying connection in
+/// a single write.
+///
 pub struct BufferingChunkedBodyWriter<'a, C: Write> {
     conn: C,
     buf: &'a mut [u8],
     /// The position where the allocated chunk header starts
     header_pos: usize,
     /// The size of the allocated header (the final header may be smaller)
+    /// This may be 0 if the pre-written bytes in `buf` is too large to fit a header.
     allocated_header: usize,
     /// The position of the data in the chunk
     pos: usize,
+    terminated: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a, C> BufferingChunkedBodyWriter<'a, C>
@@ -136,33 +158,37 @@ where
             header_pos: written,
             pos: written + allocated_header,
             allocated_header,
+            terminated: false,
         }
     }
 
     /// Terminate the request body by writing an empty chunk
     pub async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), C::Error> {
-        assert!(self.allocated_header > 0);
+        assert!(!self.terminated);
 
         if self.pos > self.header_pos + self.allocated_header {
             // There are bytes written in the current chunk
             self.finish_current_chunk();
+        }
 
-            if self.header_pos + EMPTY_CHUNK.len() > self.buf.len() {
-                // There is not enough space to fit the empty chunk in the buffer
-                self.emit_finished_chunks().await?;
-            }
+        if self.header_pos + EMPTY_CHUNK.len() > self.buf.len() {
+            // There is not enough space to fit the empty chunk in the buffer
+            self.emit_buffered().await?;
         }
 
         self.buf[self.header_pos..self.header_pos + EMPTY_CHUNK.len()].copy_from_slice(EMPTY_CHUNK);
         self.header_pos += EMPTY_CHUNK.len();
         self.allocated_header = 0;
         self.pos = self.header_pos + self.allocated_header;
-        self.emit_finished_chunks().await
+        self.emit_buffered().await?;
+        self.terminated = true;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Append to the buffer
+    /// Append data to the current chunk and return the number of bytes appended.
+    /// This returns 0 if there is no current chunk to append to.
     fn append_current_chunk(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> usize {
-        let buffered = usize::min(buf.len(), self.buf.len() - NEWLINE.len() - self.pos);
+        let buffered = usize::min(buf.len(), self.buf.len().saturating_sub(NEWLINE.len() + self.pos));
         if buffered > 0 {
             self.buf[self.pos..self.pos + buffered].copy_from_slice(&buf[..buffered]);
             self.pos += buffered;
@@ -196,7 +222,7 @@ where
         self.pos = self.header_pos + self.allocated_header;
     }
 
-    async fn emit_finished_chunks(&mut self) -> Result<(), C::Error> {
+    async fn emit_buffered(&mut self) -> Result<(), C::Error> {
         self.conn.write_all(&self.buf[..self.header_pos]).await?;
         self.header_pos = 0;
         self.allocated_header = get_max_chunk_header_size(self.buf.len());
@@ -217,10 +243,20 @@ where
     C: Write,
 {
     async fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, Self::Error> {
-        let written = self.append_current_chunk(buf);
+        if buf.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+
+        let mut written = self.append_current_chunk(buf);
+        if written == 0 {
+            // Unable to append any data to the buffer
+            // This can happen if the writer was pre-loaded with data
+            self.emit_buffered().await.map_err(|e| e.kind())?;
+            written = self.append_current_chunk(buf);
+        }
         if written < buf.len() {
             self.finish_current_chunk();
-            self.emit_finished_chunks().await.map_err(|e| e.kind())?;
+            self.emit_buffered().await.map_err(|e| e.kind())?;
         }
         Ok(written)
     }
@@ -229,7 +265,11 @@ where
         if self.pos > self.header_pos + self.allocated_header {
             // There are bytes written in the current chunk
             self.finish_current_chunk();
-            self.emit_finished_chunks().await.map_err(|e| e.kind())?;
+            self.emit_buffered().await.map_err(|e| e.kind())?;
+        } else if self.header_pos > 0 {
+            // There are pre-written bytes in the buffer but no current chunk
+            // (the number of pre-written was so large that the space for a header could not be allocated)
+            self.emit_buffered().await.map_err(|e| e.kind())?;
         }
         self.conn.flush().await.map_err(|e| e.kind())
     }
@@ -280,6 +320,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn can_get_max_chunk_header_size() {
+        assert_eq!(0, get_max_chunk_header_size(0));
+        assert_eq!(0, get_max_chunk_header_size(1));
+        assert_eq!(0, get_max_chunk_header_size(2));
         assert_eq!(0, get_max_chunk_header_size(3));
         assert_eq!(3, get_max_chunk_header_size(0x00 + 2 + 2));
         assert_eq!(3, get_max_chunk_header_size(0x01 + 2 + 2));
@@ -337,6 +380,87 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(b"HELLO4\r\nBODY\r\n0\r\n\r\n", conn.as_slice());
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn write_when_entire_buffer_is_prewritten() {
+        // Given
+        let mut conn = Vec::new();
+        let mut buf = [0; 10];
+        buf.copy_from_slice(b"HELLOHELLO");
+
+        // When
+        let mut writer = BufferingChunkedBodyWriter::new_with_data(&mut conn, &mut buf, 10);
+        writer.write_all(b"BODY").await.unwrap(); // Cannot fit
+        writer.terminate().await.unwrap();
+
+        // Then
+        print!("{:?}", conn.as_slice());
+        assert_eq!(b"HELLOHELLO4\r\nBODY\r\n0\r\n\r\n", conn.as_slice());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn flush_empty_body_when_entire_buffer_is_prewritten() {
+        // Given
+        let mut conn = Vec::new();
+        let mut buf = [0; 10];
+        buf.copy_from_slice(b"HELLOHELLO");
+
+        // When
+        let mut writer = BufferingChunkedBodyWriter::new_with_data(&mut conn, &mut buf, 10);
+        writer.flush().await.unwrap();
+
+        // Then
+        print!("{:?}", conn.as_slice());
+        assert_eq!(b"HELLOHELLO", conn.as_slice());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn terminate_empty_body_when_entire_buffer_is_prewritten() {
+        // Given
+        let mut conn = Vec::new();
+        let mut buf = [0; 10];
+        buf.copy_from_slice(b"HELLOHELLO");
+
+        // When
+        let mut writer = BufferingChunkedBodyWriter::new_with_data(&mut conn, &mut buf, 10);
+        writer.terminate().await.unwrap();
+
+        // Then
+        print!("{:?}", conn.as_slice());
+        assert_eq!(b"HELLOHELLO0\r\n\r\n", conn.as_slice());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn flush_when_entire_buffer_is_nearly_prewritten() {
+        // Given
+        let mut conn = Vec::new();
+        let mut buf = [0; 11];
+        buf[..10].copy_from_slice(b"HELLOHELLO");
+
+        // When
+        let mut writer = BufferingChunkedBodyWriter::new_with_data(&mut conn, &mut buf, 10);
+        writer.flush().await.unwrap();
+
+        // Then
+        print!("{:?}", conn.as_slice());
+        assert_eq!(b"HELLOHELLO", conn.as_slice());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn flushes_already_written_bytes_if_first_cannot_fit() {
+        // Given
+        let mut conn = Vec::new();
+        let mut buf = [0; 10];
+        buf[..5].copy_from_slice(b"HELLO");
+
+        // When
+        let mut writer = BufferingChunkedBodyWriter::new_with_data(&mut conn, &mut buf, 5);
+        writer.write_all(b"BODY").await.unwrap(); // Cannot fit
+        writer.terminate().await.unwrap(); // Can fit
+
+        // Then
+        assert_eq!(b"HELLO4\r\nBODY\r\n0\r\n\r\n", conn.as_slice());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn current_chunk_is_emitted_before_empty_chunk_is_emitted() {
         // Given