diff --git a/buffer/buffer.go b/buffer/buffer.go
index 2b1165c5..30ff1f03 100644
--- a/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ var errHandler utils.ErrorHandler = &SizeErrHandler{}
 // Buffer is responsible for buffering requests and responses
 // It buffers large requests and responses to disk,.
 type Buffer struct {
+	disableRequest      bool
 	maxRequestBodyBytes int64
 	memRequestBodyBytes int64
 
+	disableResponse      bool
 	maxResponseBodyBytes int64
 	memResponseBodyBytes int64
 
@@ -109,6 +111,12 @@ func (b *Buffer) Wrap(next http.Handler) error {
 }
 
 func (b *Buffer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	if b.disableRequest && b.disableResponse {
+		b.next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+		return
+	}
+
 	if b.verbose {
 		dump := utils.DumpHTTPRequest(req)
 
@@ -116,60 +124,75 @@ func (b *Buffer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		defer b.log.Debug("vulcand/oxy/buffer: completed ServeHttp on request: %s", dump)
 	}
 
-	if err := b.checkLimit(req); err != nil {
-		b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: request body over limit, err: %v", err)
-		b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, err)
+	var body multibuf.MultiReader
 
-		return
-	}
+	var totalSize int64
 
-	// Read the body while keeping limits in mind. This reader controls the maximum bytes
-	// to read into memory and disk. This reader returns an error if the total request size exceeds the
-	// predefined MaxSizeBytes. This can occur if we got chunked request, in this case ContentLength would be set to -1
-	// and the reader would be unbounded bufio in the http.Server
-	body, err := multibuf.New(req.Body, multibuf.MaxBytes(b.maxRequestBodyBytes), multibuf.MemBytes(b.memRequestBodyBytes))
-	if err != nil || body == nil {
-		if req.Context().Err() != nil {
-			b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: error when reading request body, err: %v", req.Context().Err())
-			b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, req.Context().Err())
+	outReq := req
+
+	if !b.disableRequest {
+		if err := b.checkLimit(req); err != nil {
+			b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: request body over limit, err: %v", err)
+			b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, err)
 
 			return
 		}
 
-		b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: error when reading request body, err: %v", err)
-		b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, err)
+		// Read the body while keeping limits in mind. This reader controls the maximum bytes
+		// to read into memory and disk. This reader returns an error if the total request size exceeds the
+		// predefined MaxSizeBytes. This can occur if we got chunked request, in this case ContentLength would be set to -1
+		// and the reader would be unbounded bufio in the http.Server
+		var err error
 
-		return
-	}
+		body, err = multibuf.New(req.Body, multibuf.MaxBytes(b.maxRequestBodyBytes), multibuf.MemBytes(b.memRequestBodyBytes))
+		if err != nil || body == nil {
+			if req.Context().Err() != nil {
+				b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: error when reading request body, err: %v", req.Context().Err())
+				b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, req.Context().Err())
 
-	// Set request body to buffered reader that can replay the read and execute Seek
-	// Note that we don't change the original request body as it's handled by the http server
-	// and we don't want to mess with standard library
-	defer func() {
-		if body != nil {
-			errClose := body.Close()
-			if errClose != nil {
-				b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: failed to close body, err: %v", errClose)
+				return
+			}
+
+			b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: error when reading request body, err: %v", err)
+			b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, err)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Set request body to buffered reader that can replay the read and execute Seek
+		// Note that we don't change the original request body as it's handled by the http server
+		// and we don't want to mess with standard library
+		defer func() {
+			if body != nil {
+				errClose := body.Close()
+				if errClose != nil {
+					b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: failed to close body, err: %v", errClose)
+				}
 			}
+		}()
+
+		// We need to set ContentLength based on known request size. The incoming request may have been
+		// set without content length or using chunked TransferEncoding
+		totalSize, err = body.Size()
+		if err != nil {
+			b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: failed to get request size, err: %v", err)
+			b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, err)
+
+			return
 		}
-	}()
 
-	// We need to set ContentLength based on known request size. The incoming request may have been
-	// set without content length or using chunked TransferEncoding
-	totalSize, err := body.Size()
-	if err != nil {
-		b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: failed to get request size, err: %v", err)
-		b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, err)
+		if totalSize == 0 {
+			body = nil
+		}
 
-		return
+		outReq = b.copyRequest(req, body, totalSize)
 	}
 
-	if totalSize == 0 {
-		body = nil
+	if b.disableResponse {
+		b.next.ServeHTTP(w, outReq)
+		return
 	}
 
-	outReq := b.copyRequest(req, body, totalSize)
-
 	attempt := 1
 
 	for {
@@ -220,7 +243,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			reader = rdr
 		}
 
-		if (b.retryPredicate == nil || attempt > DefaultMaxRetryAttempts) ||
+		if body == nil || (b.retryPredicate == nil || attempt > DefaultMaxRetryAttempts) ||
 			!b.retryPredicate(&context{r: req, attempt: attempt, responseCode: bw.code}) {
 			utils.CopyHeaders(w.Header(), bw.Header())
 			w.WriteHeader(bw.code)
@@ -236,7 +259,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 		if body != nil {
 			if _, err := body.Seek(0, 0); err != nil {
-				b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: failed to rewind response body, err: %v", err)
+				b.log.Error("vulcand/oxy/buffer: failed to rewind request body, err: %v", err)
 				b.errHandler.ServeHTTP(w, req, err)
 
 				return
diff --git a/buffer/buffer_test.go b/buffer/buffer_test.go
index e172e7e1..2e0d1569 100644
--- a/buffer/buffer_test.go
+++ b/buffer/buffer_test.go
@@ -496,3 +496,92 @@ func TestBuffer_GRPC_OKResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, re.StatusCode)
 	assert.Equal(t, "grpc-body", string(body))
 }
+
+func TestBuffer_disableRequestBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		reqBody          string
+		contentLength    int64
+		actuallyBuffered bool
+	)
+
+	srv := testutils.NewHandler(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		reqBody = string(body)
+		contentLength = req.ContentLength
+		// When buffering is disabled, chunked requests should preserve their transfer encoding, and have no content-length.
+		actuallyBuffered = contentLength > 0 || len(req.TransferEncoding) == 0
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("response"))
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
+
+	fwd := forward.New(false)
+	rdr := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		req.URL = testutils.MustParseRequestURI(srv.URL)
+		fwd.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	})
+
+	// buffer with disabled request buffering.
+	st, err := New(rdr, DisableRequestBuffer())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	proxy := httptest.NewServer(st)
+	t.Cleanup(proxy.Close)
+
+	// Send a chunked request - when buffering is disabled, it should remain chunked.
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", testutils.MustParseRequestURI(proxy.URL).Host)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+	})
+
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(conn, "POST / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: %s\r\nTransfer-Encoding: chunked\r\n\r\n4\r\ntest\r\n0\r\n\r\n", testutils.MustParseRequestURI(proxy.URL).Host)
+	status, err := bufio.NewReader(conn).ReadString('\n')
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n", status)
+	assert.Equal(t, "test", reqBody)
+	// When buffering is disabled, chunked encoding should be preserved (not converted to Content-Length).
+	assert.False(t, actuallyBuffered, "Request should not have been buffered")
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(-1), contentLength, "Content-Length should be -1 for chunked requests when not buffered")
+}
+
+func TestBuffer_disableResponseBuffer(t *testing.T) {
+	largeResponseBody := strings.Repeat("A", 1000)
+	srv := testutils.NewHandler(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(largeResponseBody))
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
+
+	fwd := forward.New(false)
+	rdr := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		req.URL = testutils.MustParseRequestURI(srv.URL)
+		fwd.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	})
+
+	// buffer with a small max response size.
+	st, err := New(rdr, MaxResponseBodyBytes(4))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	proxy := httptest.NewServer(st)
+	t.Cleanup(proxy.Close)
+
+	resp, _, err := testutils.Get(proxy.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// Response should not pass through as it exceeds the limit.
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, resp.StatusCode)
+
+	// buffer with disabled response buffering and a small max response size.
+	st, err = New(rdr, DisableResponseBuffer(), MaxResponseBodyBytes(4))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	proxy2 := httptest.NewServer(st)
+	t.Cleanup(proxy2.Close)
+
+	resp2, body, err := testutils.Get(proxy2.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// Response should pass through even though it exceeds the limit, because buffering has been disabled.
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp2.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, largeResponseBody, string(body))
+}
diff --git a/buffer/options.go b/buffer/options.go
index 0ba9d83a..1a16747f 100644
--- a/buffer/options.go
+++ b/buffer/options.go
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ func ErrorHandler(h utils.ErrorHandler) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// DisableRequestBuffer disables request buffering.
+func DisableRequestBuffer() Option {
+	return func(b *Buffer) error {
+		b.disableRequest = true
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// DisableResponseBuffer disables response buffering.
+func DisableResponseBuffer() Option {
+	return func(b *Buffer) error {
+		b.disableResponse = true
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // MaxRequestBodyBytes sets the maximum request body size in bytes.
 func MaxRequestBodyBytes(m int64) Option {
 	return func(b *Buffer) error {