diff --git a/src/async_impl/client.rs b/src/async_impl/client.rs
index 1faa3b46e..c726a8be8 100644
--- a/src/async_impl/client.rs
+++ b/src/async_impl/client.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct Config {
     #[cfg(feature = "__tls")]
     tls: TlsBackend,
     http2_only: bool,
+    http1_writev: Option<bool>,
     http1_title_case_headers: bool,
     http2_initial_stream_window_size: Option<u32>,
     http2_initial_connection_window_size: Option<u32>,
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
                 #[cfg(feature = "__tls")]
                 tls: TlsBackend::default(),
                 http2_only: false,
+                http1_writev: None,
                 http1_title_case_headers: false,
                 http2_initial_stream_window_size: None,
                 http2_initial_connection_window_size: None,
@@ -299,6 +301,10 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
             builder.http2_only(true);
         }
 
+        if let Some(http1_writev) = config.http1_writev {
+            builder.http1_writev(http1_writev);
+        }
+
         if let Some(http2_initial_stream_window_size) = config.http2_initial_stream_window_size {
             builder.http2_initial_stream_window_size(http2_initial_stream_window_size);
         }
@@ -632,6 +638,14 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Force hyper to use either queued(if true), or flattened(if false) write strategy
+    /// This may eliminate unnecessary cloning of buffers for some TLS backends
+    /// By default hyper will try to guess which strategy to use
+    pub fn http1_writev(mut self, writev: bool) -> ClientBuilder {
+        self.config.http1_writev = Some(writev);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Only use HTTP/2.
     pub fn http2_prior_knowledge(mut self) -> ClientBuilder {
         self.config.http2_only = true;