diff --git a/webapp/graphite/finders/remote.py b/webapp/graphite/finders/remote.py
index 71e894f94..85295c54c 100644
--- a/webapp/graphite/finders/remote.py
+++ b/webapp/graphite/finders/remote.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from graphite.logger import log
 from graphite.node import LeafNode, BranchNode
 from graphite.render.hashing import compactHash
-from graphite.util import unpickle, logtime, is_local_interface, json, msgpack
+from graphite.util import unpickle, logtime, is_local_interface, json, msgpack, BufferedHTTPReader
 
 from graphite.finders.utils import BaseFinder
 from graphite.readers.remote import RemoteReader
@@ -108,9 +108,11 @@ def find_nodes(self, query, timer=None):
 
             try:
                 if result.getheader('content-type') == 'application/x-msgpack':
-                  results = msgpack.load(result)
+                  results = msgpack.load(BufferedHTTPReader(
+                    result, buffer_size=settings.REMOTE_BUFFER_SIZE))
                 else:
-                  results = unpickle.load(result)
+                  results = unpickle.load(BufferedHTTPReader(
+                    result, buffer_size=settings.REMOTE_BUFFER_SIZE))
             except Exception as err:
                 self.fail()
                 log.exception(
diff --git a/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py.example b/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py.example
index 3d0351bf6..325f13e8d 100644
--- a/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py.example
+++ b/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py.example
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ DEFAULT_XFILES_FACTOR = 0
 
 #REMOTE_STORE_USE_POST = False    # Use POST instead of GET for remote requests
 
+# Size of the buffer used for streaming remote cluster responses
+#REMOTE_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 1024
+
 # During a rebalance of a consistent hash cluster, after a partition event on a replication > 1 cluster,
 # or in other cases we might receive multiple TimeSeries data for a metric key.  Merge them together rather
 # that choosing the "most complete" one (pre-0.9.14 behaviour).
diff --git a/webapp/graphite/readers/remote.py b/webapp/graphite/readers/remote.py
index 5ec2e85e9..56919b8c8 100644
--- a/webapp/graphite/readers/remote.py
+++ b/webapp/graphite/readers/remote.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from graphite.logger import log
 from graphite.readers.utils import BaseReader
-from graphite.util import unpickle, msgpack
+from graphite.util import unpickle, msgpack, BufferedHTTPReader
 
 
 class RemoteReader(BaseReader):
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ def fetch_multi(self, startTime, endTime, now=None, requestContext=None):
 
         try:
             if result.getheader('content-type') == 'application/x-msgpack':
-              data = msgpack.load(result)
+              data = msgpack.load(BufferedHTTPReader(
+                result, buffer_size=settings.REMOTE_BUFFER_SIZE))
             else:
-              data = unpickle.load(result)
+              data = unpickle.load(BufferedHTTPReader(
+                result, buffer_size=settings.REMOTE_BUFFER_SIZE))
         except Exception as err:
             self.finder.fail()
             log.exception(
diff --git a/webapp/graphite/settings.py b/webapp/graphite/settings.py
index fef6366ae..cb373856c 100644
--- a/webapp/graphite/settings.py
+++ b/webapp/graphite/settings.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 REMOTE_STORE_MERGE_RESULTS = True
 REMOTE_STORE_FORWARD_HEADERS = []
 REMOTE_STORE_USE_POST = False
+REMOTE_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 1024
 CARBON_METRIC_PREFIX='carbon'
 CARBONLINK_HOSTS = ["127.0.0.1:7002"]
 CARBONLINK_TIMEOUT = 1.0
diff --git a/webapp/graphite/util.py b/webapp/graphite/util.py
index 4c980cf79..0da9ce76f 100644
--- a/webapp/graphite/util.py
+++ b/webapp/graphite/util.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 limitations under the License."""
 
 import imp
+import io
 import socket
 import time
 import sys
@@ -257,3 +258,25 @@ def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
       timer.stop()
 
   return wrapped_f
+
+
+class BufferedHTTPReader(io.IOBase):
+  def __init__(self, response, buffer_size=1048576):
+    self.response = response
+    self.buffer_size = buffer_size
+    self.buffer = ''
+    self.pos = 0
+
+  def read(self, amt=None):
+    if amt is None:
+      return self.response.read()
+    if len(self.buffer) - self.pos < amt:
+      self.buffer = self.buffer[self.pos:]
+      self.pos = 0
+      self.buffer += self.response.read(self.buffer_size)
+    data = self.buffer[self.pos:self.pos + amt]
+    self.pos += amt
+    if self.pos >= len(self.buffer):
+      self.pos = 0
+      self.buffer = ''
+    return data