diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts
index a27fcbc23e..39bc82fb0e 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts
@@ -854,6 +854,32 @@ Deno.test({ permissions: { net: true } }, async function httpServerPanic() {
   listener.close();
 });
 
+Deno.test(
+  { permissions: { net: true, write: true, read: true } },
+  async function httpServerCorrectSizeResponse() {
+    const tmpFile = await Deno.makeTempFile();
+    const file = await Deno.open(tmpFile, { write: true, read: true });
+    await file.write(new Uint8Array(70 * 1024).fill(1)); // 70kb sent in 64kb + 6kb chunks
+    file.close();
+    const promise = (async () => {
+      const listener = Deno.listen({ port: 4503 });
+      const conn = await listener.accept();
+      const httpConn = Deno.serveHttp(conn);
+      const ev = await httpConn.nextRequest();
+      const { respondWith } = ev!;
+      const f = await Deno.open(tmpFile, { read: true });
+      await respondWith(new Response(f.readable, { status: 200 }));
+      httpConn.close();
+      listener.close();
+      f.close();
+    })();
+    const resp = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:4503/");
+    const body = await resp.arrayBuffer();
+    assertEquals(body.byteLength, 70 * 1024);
+    await promise;
+  },
+);
+
 Deno.test(
   { permissions: { net: true, write: true, read: true } },
   async function httpServerClosedStream() {
diff --git a/ext/http/01_http.js b/ext/http/01_http.js
index 152241522c..5c9deb5a34 100644
--- a/ext/http/01_http.js
+++ b/ext/http/01_http.js
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@
                 throw error;
               }
             }
+          }
 
-            try {
-              await core.opAsync("op_http_shutdown", streamRid);
-            } catch (error) {
-              await reader.cancel(error);
-              throw error;
-            }
+          try {
+            await core.opAsync("op_http_shutdown", streamRid);
+          } catch (error) {
+            await reader.cancel(error);
+            throw error;
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/ext/http/lib.rs b/ext/http/lib.rs
index b4a2f0c452..28689654e6 100644
--- a/ext/http/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/http/lib.rs
@@ -729,7 +729,9 @@ async fn op_http_write_resource(
         }
       }
       HttpResponseWriter::BodyUncompressed(body) => {
-        if let Err(err) = body.send_data(Bytes::from(buf.to_temp())).await {
+        let mut buf = buf.to_temp();
+        buf.truncate(nread);
+        if let Err(err) = body.send_data(Bytes::from(buf)).await {
           assert!(err.is_closed());
           // Pull up the failure associated with the transport connection instead.
           http_stream.conn.closed().await?;
@@ -740,19 +742,6 @@ async fn op_http_write_resource(
       _ => unreachable!(),
     };
   }
-
-  let wr = take(&mut *wr);
-  if let HttpResponseWriter::Body(mut body_writer) = wr {
-    match body_writer.shutdown().await {
-      Ok(_) => {}
-      Err(err) => {
-        assert_eq!(err.kind(), std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe);
-        // Don't return "broken pipe", that's an implementation detail.
-        // Pull up the failure associated with the transport connection instead.
-        http_stream.conn.closed().await?;
-      }
-    }
-  }
   Ok(())
 }