diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java
index ed2936b7f..93278a12d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http1xClientConnection.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.extensions.WebSocketClientExtensio
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.extensions.compression.DeflateFrameClientExtensionHandshaker;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.extensions.compression.PerMessageDeflateClientExtensionHandshaker;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.extensions.compression.PerMessageDeflateServerExtensionHandshaker;
+import io.netty.util.concurrent.FutureListener;
 import io.vertx.core.*;
 import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
 import io.vertx.core.http.*;
@@ -324,21 +325,15 @@ class Http1xClientConnection extends Http1xConnectionBase<WebSocketImpl> impleme
           request = new AssembledHttpRequest(request, buf);
         }
       }
-      beginRequest(request, handler == null ? null : context.promise(handler));
+      writeHead(request, handler == null ? null : context.promise(handler));
     }
 
-    private void beginRequest(HttpRequest request, Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> handler) {
+    private void writeHead(HttpRequest request, Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> handler) {
       EventLoop eventLoop = conn.context.nettyEventLoop();
       if (eventLoop.inEventLoop()) {
         conn.beginRequest(this, request, handler);
       } else {
-        eventLoop.execute(() -> conn.beginRequest(this, request, handler));
-      }
-    }
-
-    void handleChunk(Buffer buff) {
-      if (!queue.write(buff)) {
-        conn.doPause();
+        eventLoop.execute(() -> writeHead(request, handler));
       }
     }
 
@@ -357,9 +352,18 @@ class Http1xClientConnection extends Http1xConnectionBase<WebSocketImpl> impleme
       } else {
         msg = new DefaultHttpContent(buff);
       }
-      conn.writeToChannel(msg, handler == null ? null : context.promise(handler));
-      if (end) {
-        endRequest();
+      writeBuffer(msg, handler == null ? null : context.promise(handler));
+    }
+
+    private void writeBuffer(HttpContent content, FutureListener<Void> listener) {
+      EventLoop eventLoop = conn.context.nettyEventLoop();
+      if (eventLoop.inEventLoop()) {
+        conn.writeToChannel(content, listener);
+        if (content instanceof LastHttpContent) {
+          conn.endRequest(this);
+        }
+      } else {
+        eventLoop.execute(() -> writeBuffer(content, listener));
       }
     }
 
@@ -399,29 +403,16 @@ class Http1xClientConnection extends Http1xConnectionBase<WebSocketImpl> impleme
       handleException(cause);
       EventLoop eventLoop = conn.context.nettyEventLoop();
       if (eventLoop.inEventLoop()) {
-        doReset();
+        reset();
       } else {
-        eventLoop.execute(this::doReset);
+        eventLoop.execute(this::reset);
       }
     }
 
-    private void doReset() {
+    private void reset() {
       conn.resetRequest(this);
     }
 
-    private void endRequest() {
-      EventLoop eventLoop = conn.context.nettyEventLoop();
-      if (eventLoop.inEventLoop()) {
-        doEndRequest();
-      } else {
-        eventLoop.execute(this::doEndRequest);
-      }
-    }
-
-    private void doEndRequest() {
-      conn.endRequest(this);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public StreamPriority priority() {
       return null;
@@ -451,6 +442,12 @@ class Http1xClientConnection extends Http1xConnectionBase<WebSocketImpl> impleme
       request.handleResponse(response);
     }
 
+    void handleChunk(Buffer buff) {
+      if (!queue.write(buff)) {
+        conn.doPause();
+      }
+    }
+
     void handleEnd(LastHttpContent trailer) {
       queue.write(new HeadersAdaptor(trailer.trailingHeaders()));
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpTest.java b/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpTest.java
index 34bf50f97..ac24e6072 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpTest.java
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
 import io.vertx.core.dns.AddressResolverOptions;
 import io.vertx.core.file.AsyncFile;
 import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HeadersAdaptor;
+import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpClientImpl;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ContextInternal;
 import io.vertx.core.net.*;
 import io.vertx.core.streams.Pump;
 import io.vertx.test.core.Repeat;
 import io.vertx.test.core.TestUtils;
+import io.vertx.test.fakestream.FakeStream;
 import io.vertx.test.netty.TestLoggerFactory;
 import org.junit.Assume;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
@@ -5113,35 +5115,6 @@ public abstract class HttpTest extends HttpTestBase {
     await();
   }
 
-  // This test check that ending an HttpClientRequest will not hold a lock when sending Netty messages
-  // holding suck lock might deadlock when the ChannelOutboundBuffer is full and becomes drained
-  // doing an HttpClientRequest reentrant during the drain
-  @Repeat(times = 30)
-  @Test
-  public void testClientRequestEndDeadlock() throws Exception {
-    server.requestHandler(req -> req.endHandler(v -> req.response().end()));
-    startServer(testAddress);
-    Context ctx = vertx.getOrCreateContext();
-    ctx.runOnContext(v1 -> {
-      HttpClientRequest request = client.request(HttpMethod.POST, testAddress, DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT, DEFAULT_HTTP_HOST, DEFAULT_TEST_URI, onSuccess(resp -> {
-        resp.endHandler(v2 -> {
-          testComplete();
-        });
-      }))
-        .setChunked(true);
-      new Thread(() -> {
-        Buffer s = randomBuffer(256);
-        while (!request.writeQueueFull()) {
-          request.write(s);
-        }
-        ctx.runOnContext(v2 -> {
-          request.end();
-        });
-      }).start();
-    });
-    await();
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testServerResponseWriteSuccess() throws Exception {
     testServerResponseWriteSuccess((resp, handler) -> resp.write(TestUtils.randomBuffer(1024), handler));
@@ -5646,4 +5619,37 @@ public abstract class HttpTest extends HttpTestBase {
     }));
     await();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testClientRequestWithLargeBodyInSmallChunks() throws Exception {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    FakeStream<Buffer> src = new FakeStream<>();
+    src.pause();
+    int numChunks = 1024;
+    int chunkLength = 1024;
+    for (int i = 0;i < numChunks;i++) {
+      String chunk = randomAlphaString(chunkLength);
+      sb.append(chunk);
+      src.write(Buffer.buffer(chunk));
+    }
+    src.end();
+    String expected = sb.toString();
+    waitFor(2);
+    server.requestHandler(req -> {
+      req.bodyHandler(body -> {
+        assertEquals(HttpMethod.PUT, req.method());
+        assertEquals(Buffer.buffer(expected), body);
+        complete();
+        req.response().end();
+      });
+    });
+    startServer();
+    HttpClientRequest stream = client.put(DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT, DEFAULT_HTTP_HOST, DEFAULT_TEST_URI, onSuccess(resp -> {
+      assertEquals(200, resp.statusCode());
+      complete();
+    }));
+    stream.putHeader(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_LENGTH, "" + numChunks * chunkLength);
+    src.pipeTo(stream);
+    await();
+  }
 }