diff --git a/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs b/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
index 6df579c0a..40c509fdc 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ use std::{
     pin::Pin,
     rc::Rc,
     task::{Context, Poll},
+    time::Duration,
 };
 
-use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, Decoder, Encoder, Framed, FramedParts};
-use actix_rt::time::{sleep_until, Instant, Sleep};
+use actix_codec::{Decoder, Encoder, Framed, FramedParts};
+use actix_rt::{
+    net::ActixStream,
+    time::{sleep_until, Instant, Sleep},
+};
 use actix_service::Service;
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use bytes::{Buf, BytesMut};
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ bitflags! {
         const SHUTDOWN           = 0b0000_0100;
         const READ_DISCONNECT    = 0b0000_1000;
         const WRITE_DISCONNECT   = 0b0001_0000;
+        const PAYLOAD_PENDING    = 0b0010_0000;
     }
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ enum PollResponse {
 
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> Dispatcher<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> InnerDispatcher<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
@@ -369,6 +374,9 @@ where
                     while this.write_buf.len() < super::payload::MAX_BUFFER_SIZE {
                         match stream.as_mut().poll_next(cx) {
                             Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(item))) => {
+                                // any state other than pending should
+                                // remove the PAYLOAD_PENDING flag
+                                this.flags.remove(Flags::PAYLOAD_PENDING);
                                 this.codec.encode(
                                     Message::Chunk(Some(item)),
                                     &mut this.write_buf,
@@ -376,6 +384,7 @@ where
                             }
 
                             Poll::Ready(None) => {
+                                this.flags.remove(Flags::PAYLOAD_PENDING);
                                 this.codec
                                     .encode(Message::Chunk(None), &mut this.write_buf)?;
                                 // payload stream finished.
@@ -385,10 +394,35 @@ where
                             }
 
                             Poll::Ready(Some(Err(err))) => {
-                                return Err(DispatchError::Service(err))
+                                this.flags.remove(Flags::PAYLOAD_PENDING);
+                                return Err(DispatchError::Service(err));
                             }
 
-                            Poll::Pending => return Ok(PollResponse::DoNothing),
+                            // Payload is pending. register a timer for wake up
+                            // dispatcher in interval and check connection status.
+                            Poll::Pending => {
+                                // write pending flag and configure ka_timer to the
+                                // nearest deadline
+                                if !this.flags.contains(Flags::PAYLOAD_PENDING) {
+                                    this.flags.insert(Flags::PAYLOAD_PENDING);
+
+                                    // pending check use 1 second timer interval.
+                                    let target = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(1);
+
+                                    // reset the ka_timer to be used as interval.
+                                    match this.ka_timer.as_mut().as_pin_mut() {
+                                        Some(timer) => timer.reset(target),
+                                        None => {
+                                            this.ka_timer.set(Some(sleep_until(target)))
+                                        }
+                                    }
+
+                                    // poll the timer to register the interval.
+                                    self.poll_keepalive(cx)?;
+                                }
+
+                                return Ok(PollResponse::DoNothing);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                     // buffer is beyond max size.
@@ -659,8 +693,19 @@ where
             Some(mut timer) => {
                 // only operate when keep-alive timer is resolved.
                 if timer.as_mut().poll(cx).is_ready() {
+                    // payload is pending and it's time to check the ready state of io.
+                    if this.flags.contains(Flags::PAYLOAD_PENDING) {
+                        // only interest in the error type.
+                        // The io is ready or not is not important.
+                        let _ =
+                            Pin::new(this.io.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_read_ready(cx)?;
+                        // reset the interval and check again after 1 second.
+                        timer
+                            .as_mut()
+                            .reset(Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(1));
+                        let _ = timer.poll(cx);
                     // got timeout during shutdown, drop connection
-                    if this.flags.contains(Flags::SHUTDOWN) {
+                    } else if this.flags.contains(Flags::SHUTDOWN) {
                         return Err(DispatchError::DisconnectTimeout);
                     // exceed deadline. check for any outstanding tasks
                     } else if timer.deadline() >= *this.ka_expire {
@@ -824,7 +869,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> Future for Dispatcher<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
diff --git a/actix-http/src/h1/service.rs b/actix-http/src/h1/service.rs
index b79453ebd..d8426305c 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/h1/service.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/h1/service.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use std::{fmt, net};
 
-use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, Framed};
-use actix_rt::net::TcpStream;
+use actix_codec::Framed;
+use actix_rt::net::{ActixStream, TcpStream};
 use actix_service::{pipeline_factory, IntoServiceFactory, Service, ServiceFactory};
 use futures_core::ready;
 use futures_util::future::ready;
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ mod openssl {
     use super::*;
 
     use actix_service::ServiceFactoryExt;
-    use actix_tls::accept::openssl::{Acceptor, SslAcceptor, SslError, SslStream};
+    use actix_tls::accept::openssl::{Acceptor, SslAcceptor, SslError, TlsStream};
     use actix_tls::accept::TlsError;
 
-    impl<S, B, X, U> H1Service<SslStream<TcpStream>, S, B, X, U>
+    impl<S, B, X, U> H1Service<TlsStream<TcpStream>, S, B, X, U>
     where
         S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = ()>,
         S::Error: Into<Error>,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ mod openssl {
         X::Error: Into<Error>,
         X::InitError: fmt::Debug,
         U: ServiceFactory<
-            (Request, Framed<SslStream<TcpStream>, Codec>),
+            (Request, Framed<TlsStream<TcpStream>, Codec>),
             Config = (),
             Response = (),
         >,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ mod openssl {
                     .map_err(TlsError::Tls)
                     .map_init_err(|_| panic!()),
             )
-            .and_then(|io: SslStream<TcpStream>| {
+            .and_then(|io: TlsStream<TcpStream>| {
                 let peer_addr = io.get_ref().peer_addr().ok();
                 ready(Ok((io, peer_addr)))
             })
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ where
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> ServiceFactory<(T, Option<net::SocketAddr>)>
     for H1Service<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = ()>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> Future for H1ServiceResponse<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: ServiceFactory<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ where
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> Service<(T, Option<net::SocketAddr>)>
     for H1ServiceHandler<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
     S::Response: Into<Response<B>>,
diff --git a/actix-http/src/h2/service.rs b/actix-http/src/h2/service.rs
index e00c8d968..0984b3f23 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/h2/service.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/h2/service.rs
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "openssl")]
 mod openssl {
     use actix_service::{fn_factory, fn_service, ServiceFactoryExt};
-    use actix_tls::accept::openssl::{Acceptor, SslAcceptor, SslError, SslStream};
+    use actix_tls::accept::openssl::{Acceptor, SslAcceptor, SslError, TlsStream};
     use actix_tls::accept::TlsError;
 
     use super::*;
 
-    impl<S, B> H2Service<SslStream<TcpStream>, S, B>
+    impl<S, B> H2Service<TlsStream<TcpStream>, S, B>
     where
         S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = ()>,
         S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ mod openssl {
                     .map_init_err(|_| panic!()),
             )
             .and_then(fn_factory(|| {
-                ok::<_, S::InitError>(fn_service(|io: SslStream<TcpStream>| {
+                ok::<_, S::InitError>(fn_service(|io: TlsStream<TcpStream>| {
                     let peer_addr = io.get_ref().peer_addr().ok();
                     ok((io, peer_addr))
                 }))
diff --git a/actix-http/src/service.rs b/actix-http/src/service.rs
index fee26dcc3..0e399bdbf 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/service.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/service.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use std::{fmt, net, rc::Rc};
 
-use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, Framed};
-use actix_rt::net::TcpStream;
+use actix_codec::Framed;
+use actix_rt::net::{ActixStream, TcpStream};
 use actix_service::{pipeline_factory, IntoServiceFactory, Service, ServiceFactory};
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures_core::{ready, Future};
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ where
 mod openssl {
     use super::*;
     use actix_service::ServiceFactoryExt;
-    use actix_tls::accept::openssl::{Acceptor, SslAcceptor, SslError, SslStream};
+    use actix_tls::accept::openssl::{Acceptor, SslAcceptor, SslError, TlsStream};
     use actix_tls::accept::TlsError;
 
-    impl<S, B, X, U> HttpService<SslStream<TcpStream>, S, B, X, U>
+    impl<S, B, X, U> HttpService<TlsStream<TcpStream>, S, B, X, U>
     where
         S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = ()>,
         S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ mod openssl {
         X::InitError: fmt::Debug,
         <X::Service as Service<Request>>::Future: 'static,
         U: ServiceFactory<
-            (Request, Framed<SslStream<TcpStream>, h1::Codec>),
+            (Request, Framed<TlsStream<TcpStream>, h1::Codec>),
             Config = (),
             Response = (),
         >,
         U::Error: fmt::Display + Into<Error>,
         U::InitError: fmt::Debug,
-        <U::Service as Service<(Request, Framed<SslStream<TcpStream>, h1::Codec>)>>::Future: 'static,
+        <U::Service as Service<(Request, Framed<TlsStream<TcpStream>, h1::Codec>)>>::Future: 'static,
     {
         /// Create openssl based service
         pub fn openssl(
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ mod openssl {
                     .map_err(TlsError::Tls)
                     .map_init_err(|_| panic!()),
             )
-            .and_then(|io: SslStream<TcpStream>| async {
+            .and_then(|io: TlsStream<TcpStream>| async {
                 let proto = if let Some(protos) = io.ssl().selected_alpn_protocol() {
                     if protos.windows(2).any(|window| window == b"h2") {
                         Protocol::Http2
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ mod rustls {
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> ServiceFactory<(T, Protocol, Option<net::SocketAddr>)>
     for HttpService<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: ServiceFactory<Request, Config = ()>,
     S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
     S::InitError: fmt::Debug,
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> Future for HttpServiceResponse<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: ServiceFactory<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
     S::InitError: fmt::Debug,
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ where
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> Service<(T, Protocol, Option<net::SocketAddr>)>
     for HttpServiceHandler<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
     S::Future: 'static,
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ where
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Future: 'static,
     S::Error: Into<Error>,
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     B: MessageBody,
     X: Service<Request, Response = Request>,
     X::Error: Into<Error>,
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ where
 #[pin_project]
 pub struct HttpServiceHandlerResponse<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
     S::Future: 'static,
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T, S, B, X, U> Future for HttpServiceHandlerResponse<T, S, B, X, U>
 where
-    T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
+    T: ActixStream,
     S: Service<Request>,
     S::Error: Into<Error> + 'static,
     S::Future: 'static,
diff --git a/actix-http/src/test.rs b/actix-http/src/test.rs
index 870a656df..77bd459f1 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/test.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/test.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
+use actix_rt::net::ActixStream;
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use http::{Method, Uri, Version};
 
@@ -396,3 +397,23 @@ impl AsyncWrite for TestSeqBuffer {
         Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
     }
 }
+
+impl ActixStream for TestBuffer {
+    fn poll_read_ready(&self, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write_ready(&self, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl ActixStream for TestSeqBuffer {
+    fn poll_read_ready(&self, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write_ready(&self, _: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+}