diff --git a/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk b/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
index cd8a345264..c0f9d69316 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.lib_deps.mk
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ DEPDIRS-accel_ioat := log ioat conf thread $(JSON_LIBS) accel
 DEPDIRS-env_dpdk_rpc := log $(JSON_LIBS)
 
 # module/sock
-DEPDIRS-sock_posix := log sock
+DEPDIRS-sock_posix := log sock util
 DEPDIRS-sock_vpp := log sock util thread
 
 # module/bdev
diff --git a/module/sock/posix/posix.c b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
index 4860d0a403..3d78769ea2 100644
--- a/module/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "spdk/log.h"
+#include "spdk/pipe.h"
 #include "spdk/sock.h"
+#include "spdk/util.h"
 #include "spdk_internal/sock.h"
 
 #define MAX_TMPBUF 1024
@@ -60,11 +62,19 @@ struct spdk_posix_sock {
 
 	uint32_t		sendmsg_idx;
 	bool			zcopy;
+
+	struct spdk_pipe	*recv_pipe;
+	void			*recv_buf;
+	int			recv_buf_sz;
+	bool			pending_recv;
+
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(spdk_posix_sock)	link;
 };
 
 struct spdk_posix_sock_group_impl {
 	struct spdk_sock_group_impl	base;
 	int				fd;
+	TAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_posix_sock)	pending_recv;
 };
 
 static int
@@ -175,6 +185,70 @@ enum spdk_posix_sock_create_type {
 	SPDK_SOCK_CREATE_CONNECT,
 };
 
+static int
+spdk_posix_sock_alloc_pipe(struct spdk_posix_sock *sock, int sz)
+{
+	uint8_t *new_buf;
+	struct spdk_pipe *new_pipe;
+	struct iovec siov[2];
+	struct iovec diov[2];
+	int sbytes;
+	ssize_t bytes;
+
+	if (sock->recv_buf_sz == sz) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* If the new size is 0, just free the pipe */
+	if (sz == 0) {
+		spdk_pipe_destroy(sock->recv_pipe);
+		free(sock->recv_buf);
+		sock->recv_pipe = NULL;
+		sock->recv_buf = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Round up to next 64 byte multiple */
+	new_buf = calloc(((sz + 1) >> 6) << 6, sizeof(uint8_t));
+	if (!new_buf) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("socket recv buf allocation failed\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	new_pipe = spdk_pipe_create(new_buf, sz + 1);
+	if (new_pipe == NULL) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("socket pipe allocation failed\n");
+		free(new_buf);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	if (sock->recv_pipe != NULL) {
+		/* Pull all of the data out of the old pipe */
+		sbytes = spdk_pipe_reader_get_buffer(sock->recv_pipe, sock->recv_buf_sz, siov);
+		if (sbytes > sz) {
+			/* Too much data to fit into the new pipe size */
+			spdk_pipe_destroy(new_pipe);
+			free(new_buf);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		sbytes = spdk_pipe_writer_get_buffer(new_pipe, sz, diov);
+		assert(sbytes == sz);
+
+		bytes = spdk_iovcpy(siov, 2, diov, 2);
+		spdk_pipe_writer_advance(new_pipe, bytes);
+
+		spdk_pipe_destroy(sock->recv_pipe);
+		free(sock->recv_buf);
+	}
+
+	sock->recv_buf_sz = sz;
+	sock->recv_buf = new_buf;
+	sock->recv_pipe = new_pipe;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 spdk_posix_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 {
@@ -219,8 +293,9 @@ static struct spdk_posix_sock *
 _spdk_posix_sock_alloc(int fd)
 {
 	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock;
+	int rc;
 #ifdef SPDK_ZEROCOPY
-	int flag, rc;
+	int flag;
 #endif
 
 	sock = calloc(1, sizeof(*sock));
@@ -231,6 +306,16 @@ _spdk_posix_sock_alloc(int fd)
 
 	sock->fd = fd;
 
+#ifndef __aarch64__
+	/* On ARM systems, this buffering does not help. Skip it. */
+	/* The size of the pipe is purely derived from benchmarks. It seems to work well. */
+	rc = spdk_posix_sock_alloc_pipe(sock, 8192);
+	if (rc) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("unable to allocate sufficient recvbuf\n");
+		free(sock);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+#endif
 
 #ifdef SPDK_ZEROCOPY
 	/* Try to turn on zero copy sends */
@@ -459,6 +544,8 @@ spdk_posix_sock_close(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 	 * memory. */
 	close(sock->fd);
 
+	spdk_pipe_destroy(sock->recv_pipe);
+	free(sock->recv_buf);
 	free(sock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -675,19 +762,108 @@ spdk_posix_sock_flush(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-spdk_posix_sock_recv(struct spdk_sock *_sock, void *buf, size_t len)
+spdk_posix_sock_recv_from_pipe(struct spdk_posix_sock *sock, struct iovec *diov, int diovcnt)
 {
-	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
+	struct iovec siov[2];
+	int sbytes;
+	ssize_t bytes;
+	struct spdk_posix_sock_group_impl *group;
 
-	return recv(sock->fd, buf, len, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+	sbytes = spdk_pipe_reader_get_buffer(sock->recv_pipe, sock->recv_buf_sz, siov);
+	if (sbytes < 0) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	} else if (sbytes == 0) {
+		errno = EAGAIN;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	bytes = spdk_iovcpy(siov, 2, diov, diovcnt);
+
+	if (bytes == 0) {
+		/* The only way this happens is if diov is 0 length */
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	spdk_pipe_reader_advance(sock->recv_pipe, bytes);
+
+	/* If we drained the pipe, take it off the level-triggered list */
+	if (sock->base.group_impl && spdk_pipe_reader_bytes_available(sock->recv_pipe) == 0) {
+		group = __posix_group_impl(sock->base.group_impl);
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&group->pending_recv, sock, link);
+		sock->pending_recv = false;
+	}
+
+	return bytes;
+}
+
+static inline ssize_t
+_spdk_posix_sock_read(struct spdk_posix_sock *sock)
+{
+	struct iovec iov[2];
+	int bytes;
+	struct spdk_posix_sock_group_impl *group;
+
+	bytes = spdk_pipe_writer_get_buffer(sock->recv_pipe, sock->recv_buf_sz, iov);
+
+	if (bytes > 0) {
+		bytes = readv(sock->fd, iov, 2);
+		if (bytes > 0) {
+			spdk_pipe_writer_advance(sock->recv_pipe, bytes);
+			if (sock->base.group_impl) {
+				group = __posix_group_impl(sock->base.group_impl);
+				TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&group->pending_recv, sock, link);
+				sock->pending_recv = true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return bytes;
 }
 
 static ssize_t
 spdk_posix_sock_readv(struct spdk_sock *_sock, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt)
 {
 	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
+	int rc, i;
+	size_t len;
 
-	return readv(sock->fd, iov, iovcnt);
+	if (sock->recv_pipe == NULL) {
+		return readv(sock->fd, iov, iovcnt);
+	}
+
+	len = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < iovcnt; i++) {
+		len += iov[i].iov_len;
+	}
+
+	if (spdk_pipe_reader_bytes_available(sock->recv_pipe) == 0) {
+		/* If the user is receiving a sufficiently large amount of data,
+		 * receive directly to their buffers. */
+		if (len >= 1024) {
+			return readv(sock->fd, iov, iovcnt);
+		}
+
+		/* Otherwise, do a big read into our pipe */
+		rc = _spdk_posix_sock_read(sock);
+		if (rc <= 0) {
+			return rc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return spdk_posix_sock_recv_from_pipe(sock, iov, iovcnt);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+spdk_posix_sock_recv(struct spdk_sock *sock, void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct iovec iov[1];
+
+	iov[0].iov_base = buf;
+	iov[0].iov_len = len;
+
+	return spdk_posix_sock_readv(sock, iov, 1);
 }
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -867,6 +1043,7 @@ spdk_posix_sock_group_impl_create(void)
 	}
 
 	group_impl->fd = fd;
+	TAILQ_INIT(&group_impl->pending_recv);
 
 	return &group_impl->base;
 }
@@ -905,6 +1082,13 @@ spdk_posix_sock_group_impl_remove_sock(struct spdk_sock_group_impl *_group, stru
 	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
 	int rc;
 
+	if (sock->recv_pipe != NULL) {
+		if (spdk_pipe_reader_bytes_available(sock->recv_pipe) > 0) {
+			TAILQ_REMOVE(&group->pending_recv, sock, link);
+			sock->pending_recv = false;
+		}
+	}
+
 #if defined(__linux__)
 	struct epoll_event event;
 
@@ -934,7 +1118,8 @@ spdk_posix_sock_group_impl_poll(struct spdk_sock_group_impl *_group, int max_eve
 {
 	struct spdk_posix_sock_group_impl *group = __posix_group_impl(_group);
 	struct spdk_sock *sock, *tmp;
-	int num_events, i, j, rc;
+	int num_events, i, rc;
+	struct spdk_posix_sock *psock, *ptmp;
 #if defined(__linux__)
 	struct epoll_event events[MAX_EVENTS_PER_POLL];
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
@@ -962,9 +1147,10 @@ spdk_posix_sock_group_impl_poll(struct spdk_sock_group_impl *_group, int max_eve
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < num_events; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < num_events; i++) {
 #if defined(__linux__)
 		sock = events[i].data.ptr;
+		psock = __posix_sock(sock);
 
 #ifdef SPDK_ZEROCOPY
 		if (events[i].events & EPOLLERR) {
@@ -977,18 +1163,48 @@ spdk_posix_sock_group_impl_poll(struct spdk_sock_group_impl *_group, int max_eve
 			}
 		}
 #endif
-
-		if (events[i].events & EPOLLIN) {
-			socks[j++] = sock;
+		if ((events[i].events & EPOLLIN) == 0) {
+			continue;
 		}
 
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
-		socks[j++] = events[i].udata;
+		sock = events[i].udata;
+		psock = __posix_sock(sock);
 #endif
 
+		/* If the socket does not already have recv pending, add it now */
+		if (!psock->pending_recv) {
+			psock->pending_recv = true;
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&group->pending_recv, psock, link);
+		}
+	}
+
+	num_events = 0;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(psock, &group->pending_recv, link, ptmp) {
+		if (num_events == max_events) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		socks[num_events++] = &psock->base;
+	}
+
+	/* Cycle the pending_recv list so that each time we poll things aren't
+	 * in the same order. */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_events; i++) {
+		psock = __posix_sock(socks[i]);
+
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&group->pending_recv, psock, link);
+
+		if (psock->recv_pipe != NULL || spdk_pipe_reader_bytes_available(psock->recv_pipe) == 0) {
+			psock->pending_recv = false;
+		} else {
+			TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&group->pending_recv, psock, link);
+		}
+
 	}
 
-	return j;
+	return num_events;
 }
 
 static int