diff --git a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.toml b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.toml
index 680e22a06..fd35f2b1e 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.toml
+++ b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.toml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     [http.services.Service02]
       [http.services.Service02.mirroring]
         service = "foobar"
+        maxBodySize = 42
 
         [[http.services.Service02.mirroring.mirrors]]
           name = "foobar"
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.yaml b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.yaml
index deafc992a..432201fd7 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.yaml
+++ b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/file.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ http:
     Service02:
       mirroring:
         service: foobar
+        maxBodySize: 42
         mirrors:
         - name: foobar
           percent: 42
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kubernetes-crd-resource.yml b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kubernetes-crd-resource.yml
index fd6e4ce79..4e6968fa5 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kubernetes-crd-resource.yml
+++ b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kubernetes-crd-resource.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ spec:
     kind: TraefikService
     mirrors:
       - name: s2
+        # Optional
+        maxBodySize: 2000000000
         # Optional, as it is the default value
         kind: Service
         percent: 20
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kv-ref.md b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kv-ref.md
index 2ce8804e9..cbfa364c8 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kv-ref.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/dynamic-configuration/kv-ref.md
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 | `traefik/http/services/Service01/loadBalancer/sticky/cookie/httpOnly` | `true` |
 | `traefik/http/services/Service01/loadBalancer/sticky/cookie/name` | `foobar` |
 | `traefik/http/services/Service01/loadBalancer/sticky/cookie/secure` | `true` |
+| `traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/maxBodySize` | `42` |
 | `traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/mirrors/0/name` | `foobar` |
 | `traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/mirrors/0/percent` | `42` |
 | `traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/mirrors/1/name` | `foobar` |
diff --git a/docs/content/routing/services/index.md b/docs/content/routing/services/index.md
index 067ff63a5..1f8abc936 100644
--- a/docs/content/routing/services/index.md
+++ b/docs/content/routing/services/index.md
@@ -462,6 +462,8 @@ http:
 ### Mirroring (service)
 
 The mirroring is able to mirror requests sent to a service to other services.
+Please note that by default the whole request is buffered in memory while it is being mirrored.
+See the maxBodySize option in the example below for how to modify this behaviour.
 
 !!! info "Supported Providers"
     
@@ -473,6 +475,10 @@ The mirroring is able to mirror requests sent to a service to other services.
   [http.services.mirrored-api]
     [http.services.mirrored-api.mirroring]
       service = "appv1"
+      # maxBodySize is the maximum size in bytes allowed for the body of the request.
+      # If the body is larger, the request is not mirrored.
+      # Default value is -1, which means unlimited size.
+      maxBodySize = 1024
     [[http.services.mirrored-api.mirroring.mirrors]]
       name = "appv2"
       percent = 10
@@ -495,6 +501,10 @@ http:
     mirrored-api:
       mirroring:
         service: appv1
+        # maxBodySize is the maximum size allowed for the body of the request.
+        # If the body is larger, the request is not mirrored.
+        # Default value is -1, which means unlimited size.
+        maxBodySize = 1024
         mirrors:
         - name: appv2
           percent: 10
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/mirror.toml b/integration/fixtures/mirror.toml
index 9448eec7a..55d0cf040 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/mirror.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/mirror.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
     service = "mirror"
     rule = "Path(`/whoami`)"
 
+  [http.routers.router2]
+    service = "mirrorWithMaxBody"
+    rule = "Path(`/whoamiWithMaxBody`)"
+
+
 [http.services]
   [http.services.mirror.mirroring]
     service = "service1"
@@ -33,6 +38,17 @@
     name = "mirror2"
     percent = 50
 
+  [http.services.mirrorWithMaxBody.mirroring]
+    service = "service1"
+    maxBodySize = 8
+  [[http.services.mirrorWithMaxBody.mirroring.mirrors]]
+    name = "mirror1"
+    percent = 10
+  [[http.services.mirrorWithMaxBody.mirroring.mirrors]]
+    name = "mirror2"
+    percent = 50
+
+
   [http.services.service1.loadBalancer]
     [[http.services.service1.loadBalancer.servers]]
       url = "{{ .MainServer }}"
diff --git a/integration/simple_test.go b/integration/simple_test.go
index b72dd1088..4af8fdf39 100644
--- a/integration/simple_test.go
+++ b/integration/simple_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package integration
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -777,6 +778,129 @@ func (s *SimpleSuite) TestMirror(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(val2, checker.Equals, int32(5))
 }
 
+func (s *SimpleSuite) TestMirrorWithBody(c *check.C) {
+	var count, countMirror1, countMirror2 int32
+
+	body20 := make([]byte, 20)
+	_, err := rand.Read(body20)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	body5 := make([]byte, 5)
+	_, err = rand.Read(body5)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	verifyBody := func(req *http.Request) {
+		b, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+		switch req.Header.Get("Size") {
+		case "20":
+			if !bytes.Equal(b, body20) {
+				c.Fatalf("Not Equals \n%v \n%v", body20, b)
+			}
+		case "5":
+			if !bytes.Equal(b, body5) {
+				c.Fatalf("Not Equals \n%v \n%v", body5, b)
+			}
+		default:
+			c.Fatal("Size header not present")
+		}
+	}
+
+	main := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		verifyBody(req)
+		atomic.AddInt32(&count, 1)
+	}))
+
+	mirror1 := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		verifyBody(req)
+		atomic.AddInt32(&countMirror1, 1)
+	}))
+
+	mirror2 := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		verifyBody(req)
+		atomic.AddInt32(&countMirror2, 1)
+	}))
+
+	mainServer := main.URL
+	mirror1Server := mirror1.URL
+	mirror2Server := mirror2.URL
+
+	file := s.adaptFile(c, "fixtures/mirror.toml", struct {
+		MainServer    string
+		Mirror1Server string
+		Mirror2Server string
+	}{MainServer: mainServer, Mirror1Server: mirror1Server, Mirror2Server: mirror2Server})
+	defer os.Remove(file)
+
+	cmd, output := s.traefikCmd(withConfigFile(file))
+	defer output(c)
+
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
+
+	err = try.GetRequest("http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/http/services", 1000*time.Millisecond, try.BodyContains("mirror1", "mirror2", "service1"))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:8000/whoami", bytes.NewBuffer(body20))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	req.Header.Set("Size", "20")
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		response, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(response.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+
+	countTotal := atomic.LoadInt32(&count)
+	val1 := atomic.LoadInt32(&countMirror1)
+	val2 := atomic.LoadInt32(&countMirror2)
+
+	c.Assert(countTotal, checker.Equals, int32(10))
+	c.Assert(val1, checker.Equals, int32(1))
+	c.Assert(val2, checker.Equals, int32(5))
+
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&count, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&countMirror1, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&countMirror2, 0)
+
+	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:8000/whoamiWithMaxBody", bytes.NewBuffer(body5))
+	req.Header.Set("Size", "5")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		response, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(response.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+
+	countTotal = atomic.LoadInt32(&count)
+	val1 = atomic.LoadInt32(&countMirror1)
+	val2 = atomic.LoadInt32(&countMirror2)
+
+	c.Assert(countTotal, checker.Equals, int32(10))
+	c.Assert(val1, checker.Equals, int32(1))
+	c.Assert(val2, checker.Equals, int32(5))
+
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&count, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&countMirror1, 0)
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&countMirror2, 0)
+
+	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:8000/whoamiWithMaxBody", bytes.NewBuffer(body20))
+	req.Header.Set("Size", "20")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		response, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(response.StatusCode, checker.Equals, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+
+	countTotal = atomic.LoadInt32(&count)
+	val1 = atomic.LoadInt32(&countMirror1)
+	val2 = atomic.LoadInt32(&countMirror2)
+
+	c.Assert(countTotal, checker.Equals, int32(10))
+	c.Assert(val1, checker.Equals, int32(0))
+	c.Assert(val2, checker.Equals, int32(0))
+}
+
 func (s *SimpleSuite) TestMirrorCanceled(c *check.C) {
 	var count, countMirror1, countMirror2 int32
 
diff --git a/integration/testdata/rawdata-consul.json b/integration/testdata/rawdata-consul.json
index 4f8e547bb..8f70cc3b4 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/rawdata-consul.json
+++ b/integration/testdata/rawdata-consul.json
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     "mirror@consul": {
       "mirroring": {
         "service": "simplesvc",
+        "maxBodySize": -1,
         "mirrors": [
           {
             "name": "srvcA",
diff --git a/integration/testdata/rawdata-etcd.json b/integration/testdata/rawdata-etcd.json
index 2cae91a68..d8e844220 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/rawdata-etcd.json
+++ b/integration/testdata/rawdata-etcd.json
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     "mirror@etcd": {
       "mirroring": {
         "service": "simplesvc",
+        "maxBodySize": -1,
         "mirrors": [
           {
             "name": "srvcA",
diff --git a/integration/testdata/rawdata-redis.json b/integration/testdata/rawdata-redis.json
index 46bf3bcb6..15a7a0396 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/rawdata-redis.json
+++ b/integration/testdata/rawdata-redis.json
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     "mirror@redis": {
       "mirroring": {
         "service": "simplesvc",
+        "maxBodySize": -1,
         "mirrors": [
           {
             "name": "srvcA",
diff --git a/integration/testdata/rawdata-zk.json b/integration/testdata/rawdata-zk.json
index dd84a60fd..494833760 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/rawdata-zk.json
+++ b/integration/testdata/rawdata-zk.json
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
     "mirror@zookeeper": {
       "mirroring": {
         "service": "simplesvc",
+        "maxBodySize": -1,
         "mirrors": [
           {
             "name": "srvcA",
diff --git a/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go b/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go
index ad4f3dcc1..dc999fa1d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go
@@ -58,8 +58,15 @@ type RouterTLSConfig struct {
 
 // Mirroring holds the Mirroring configuration.
 type Mirroring struct {
-	Service string          `json:"service,omitempty" toml:"service,omitempty" yaml:"service,omitempty"`
-	Mirrors []MirrorService `json:"mirrors,omitempty" toml:"mirrors,omitempty" yaml:"mirrors,omitempty"`
+	Service     string          `json:"service,omitempty" toml:"service,omitempty" yaml:"service,omitempty"`
+	MaxBodySize *int64          `json:"maxBodySize,omitempty" toml:"maxBodySize,omitempty" yaml:"maxBodySize,omitempty"`
+	Mirrors     []MirrorService `json:"mirrors,omitempty" toml:"mirrors,omitempty" yaml:"mirrors,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// SetDefaults Default values for a WRRService.
+func (m *Mirroring) SetDefaults() {
+	var defaultMaxBodySize int64 = -1
+	m.MaxBodySize = &defaultMaxBodySize
 }
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=true
diff --git a/pkg/config/dynamic/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/config/dynamic/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 65c120ac4..33cbef1b1 100644
--- a/pkg/config/dynamic/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/config/dynamic/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -762,6 +762,11 @@ func (in *MirrorService) DeepCopy() *MirrorService {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Mirroring) DeepCopyInto(out *Mirroring) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.MaxBodySize != nil {
+		in, out := &in.MaxBodySize, &out.MaxBodySize
+		*out = new(int64)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.Mirrors != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Mirrors, &out.Mirrors
 		*out = make([]MirrorService, len(*in))
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/kubernetes_http.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/kubernetes_http.go
index 3582951a1..d77b18fc6 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/kubernetes_http.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/kubernetes_http.go
@@ -240,8 +240,9 @@ func (c configBuilder) buildMirroring(ctx context.Context, tService *v1alpha1.Tr
 
 	conf[id] = &dynamic.Service{
 		Mirroring: &dynamic.Mirroring{
-			Service: fullNameMain,
-			Mirrors: mirrorServices,
+			Service:     fullNameMain,
+			Mirrors:     mirrorServices,
+			MaxBodySize: tService.Spec.Mirroring.MaxBodySize,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/service.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/service.go
index da29b6b5c..f86d6054d 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/service.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/service.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ type ServiceSpec struct {
 // load-balancer, and a list of mirrors.
 type Mirroring struct {
 	LoadBalancerSpec
-	Mirrors []MirrorService `json:"mirrors,omitempty"`
+	MaxBodySize *int64
+	Mirrors     []MirrorService `json:"mirrors,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=true
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index b1d58417a..69473f773 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kubernetes/crd/traefik/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -749,6 +749,11 @@ func (in *MirrorService) DeepCopy() *MirrorService {
 func (in *Mirroring) DeepCopyInto(out *Mirroring) {
 	*out = *in
 	in.LoadBalancerSpec.DeepCopyInto(&out.LoadBalancerSpec)
+	if in.MaxBodySize != nil {
+		in, out := &in.MaxBodySize, &out.MaxBodySize
+		*out = new(int64)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.Mirrors != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Mirrors, &out.Mirrors
 		*out = make([]MirrorService, len(*in))
diff --git a/pkg/provider/kv/kv_test.go b/pkg/provider/kv/kv_test.go
index 10de5d799..3ff8feb5d 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/kv/kv_test.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/kv/kv_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func Test_buildConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		"traefik/http/services/Service01/loadBalancer/servers/0/url":                                 "foobar",
 		"traefik/http/services/Service01/loadBalancer/servers/1/url":                                 "foobar",
 		"traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/service":                                          "foobar",
+		"traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/maxBodySize":                                      "42",
 		"traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/mirrors/0/name":                                   "foobar",
 		"traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/mirrors/0/percent":                                "42",
 		"traefik/http/services/Service02/mirroring/mirrors/1/name":                                   "foobar",
@@ -635,7 +636,8 @@ func Test_buildConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				"Service02": {
 					Mirroring: &dynamic.Mirroring{
-						Service: "foobar",
+						Service:     "foobar",
+						MaxBodySize: func(v int64) *int64 { return &v }(42),
 						Mirrors: []dynamic.MirrorService{
 							{
 								Name:    "foobar",
diff --git a/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror.go b/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror.go
index 60545090a..959ef5775 100644
--- a/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror.go
+++ b/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror.go
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@ package mirror
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/containous/traefik/v2/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/v2/pkg/middlewares/accesslog"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/v2/pkg/safe"
 )
@@ -19,16 +24,19 @@ type Mirroring struct {
 	rw             http.ResponseWriter
 	routinePool    *safe.Pool
 
+	maxBodySize int64
+
 	lock  sync.RWMutex
 	total uint64
 }
 
 // New returns a new instance of *Mirroring.
-func New(handler http.Handler, pool *safe.Pool) *Mirroring {
+func New(handler http.Handler, pool *safe.Pool, maxBodySize int64) *Mirroring {
 	return &Mirroring{
 		routinePool: pool,
 		handler:     handler,
-		rw:          blackholeResponseWriter{},
+		rw:          blackHoleResponseWriter{},
+		maxBodySize: maxBodySize,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -47,41 +55,73 @@ type mirrorHandler struct {
 	count uint64
 }
 
+func (m *Mirroring) getActiveMirrors() []http.Handler {
+	total := m.inc()
+
+	var mirrors []http.Handler
+	for _, handler := range m.mirrorHandlers {
+		handler.lock.Lock()
+		if handler.count*100 < total*uint64(handler.percent) {
+			handler.count++
+			handler.lock.Unlock()
+			mirrors = append(mirrors, handler)
+		} else {
+			handler.lock.Unlock()
+		}
+	}
+	return mirrors
+}
+
 func (m *Mirroring) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	m.handler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+	mirrors := m.getActiveMirrors()
+	if len(mirrors) == 0 {
+		m.handler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+		return
+	}
+
+	logger := log.FromContext(req.Context())
+	rr, bytesRead, err := newReusableRequest(req, m.maxBodySize)
+	if err != nil && err != errBodyTooLarge {
+		http.Error(rw, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError)+
+			fmt.Sprintf("error creating reusable request: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err == errBodyTooLarge {
+		req.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(io.MultiReader(bytes.NewReader(bytesRead), req.Body))
+		m.handler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+		logger.Debugf("no mirroring, request body larger than allowed size")
+		return
+	}
+
+	m.handler.ServeHTTP(rw, rr.clone(req.Context()))
 
 	select {
 	case <-req.Context().Done():
 		// No mirroring if request has been canceled during main handler ServeHTTP
+		logger.Warn("no mirroring, request has been canceled during main handler ServeHTTP")
 		return
 	default:
 	}
 
 	m.routinePool.GoCtx(func(_ context.Context) {
-		total := m.inc()
-		for _, handler := range m.mirrorHandlers {
-			handler.lock.Lock()
-			if handler.count*100 < total*uint64(handler.percent) {
-				handler.count++
-				handler.lock.Unlock()
+		for _, handler := range mirrors {
+			// prepare request, update body from buffer
+			r := rr.clone(req.Context())
 
-				// In ServeHTTP, we rely on the presence of the accesslog datatable found in the
-				// request's context to know whether we should mutate said datatable (and
-				// contribute some fields to the log). In this instance, we do not want the mirrors
-				// mutating (i.e. changing the service name in) the logs related to the mirrored
-				// server. Especially since it would result in unguarded concurrent reads/writes on
-				// the datatable. Therefore, we reset any potential datatable key in the new
-				// context that we pass around.
-				ctx := context.WithValue(req.Context(), accesslog.DataTableKey, nil)
+			// In ServeHTTP, we rely on the presence of the accessLog datatable found in the request's context
+			// to know whether we should mutate said datatable (and contribute some fields to the log).
+			// In this instance, we do not want the mirrors mutating (i.e. changing the service name in)
+			// the logs related to the mirrored server.
+			// Especially since it would result in unguarded concurrent reads/writes on the datatable.
+			// Therefore, we reset any potential datatable key in the new context that we pass around.
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), accesslog.DataTableKey, nil)
 
-				// When a request served by m.handler is successful, req.Context will be canceled,
-				// which would trigger a cancellation of the ongoing mirrored requests.
-				// Therefore, we give a new, non-cancellable context  to each of the mirrored calls,
-				// so they can terminate by themselves.
-				handler.ServeHTTP(m.rw, req.WithContext(contextStopPropagation{ctx}))
-			} else {
-				handler.lock.Unlock()
-			}
+			// When a request served by m.handler is successful, req.Context will be canceled,
+			// which would trigger a cancellation of the ongoing mirrored requests.
+			// Therefore, we give a new, non-cancellable context  to each of the mirrored calls,
+			// so they can terminate by themselves.
+			handler.ServeHTTP(m.rw, r.WithContext(contextStopPropagation{ctx}))
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -95,23 +135,23 @@ func (m *Mirroring) AddMirror(handler http.Handler, percent int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type blackholeResponseWriter struct{}
+type blackHoleResponseWriter struct{}
 
-func (b blackholeResponseWriter) Flush() {}
+func (b blackHoleResponseWriter) Flush() {}
 
-func (b blackholeResponseWriter) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
-	return nil, nil, errors.New("connection on blackholeResponseWriter cannot be hijacked")
+func (b blackHoleResponseWriter) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	return nil, nil, errors.New("connection on blackHoleResponseWriter cannot be hijacked")
 }
 
-func (b blackholeResponseWriter) Header() http.Header {
+func (b blackHoleResponseWriter) Header() http.Header {
 	return http.Header{}
 }
 
-func (b blackholeResponseWriter) Write(bytes []byte) (int, error) {
+func (b blackHoleResponseWriter) Write(bytes []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(bytes), nil
 }
 
-func (b blackholeResponseWriter) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {}
+func (b blackHoleResponseWriter) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {}
 
 type contextStopPropagation struct {
 	context.Context
@@ -120,3 +160,65 @@ type contextStopPropagation struct {
 func (c contextStopPropagation) Done() <-chan struct{} {
 	return make(chan struct{})
 }
+
+// reusableRequest keeps in memory the body of the given request,
+// so that the request can be fully cloned by each mirror.
+type reusableRequest struct {
+	req  *http.Request
+	body []byte
+}
+
+var errBodyTooLarge = errors.New("request body too large")
+
+// if the returned error is errBodyTooLarge, newReusableRequest also returns the
+// bytes that were already consumed from the request's body.
+func newReusableRequest(req *http.Request, maxBodySize int64) (*reusableRequest, []byte, error) {
+	if req == nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("nil input request")
+	}
+	if req.Body == nil {
+		return &reusableRequest{req: req}, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// unbounded body size
+	if maxBodySize < 0 {
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		return &reusableRequest{
+			req:  req,
+			body: body,
+		}, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// we purposefully try to read _more_ than maxBodySize to detect whether
+	// the request body is larger than what we allow for the mirrors.
+	body := make([]byte, maxBodySize+1)
+	n, err := io.ReadFull(req.Body, body)
+	if err != nil && err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	// we got an ErrUnexpectedEOF, which means there was less than maxBodySize data to read,
+	// which permits us sending also to all the mirrors later.
+	if err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+		return &reusableRequest{
+			req:  req,
+			body: body[:n],
+		}, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// err == nil , which means data size > maxBodySize
+	return nil, body[:n], errBodyTooLarge
+}
+
+func (rr reusableRequest) clone(ctx context.Context) *http.Request {
+	req := rr.req.Clone(ctx)
+
+	if rr.body != nil {
+		req.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(rr.body))
+	}
+
+	return req
+}
diff --git a/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror_test.go b/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror_test.go
index f223d72fd..f2e8da9d1 100644
--- a/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/service/loadbalancer/mirror/mirror_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package mirror
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -11,13 +13,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+const defaultMaxBodySize int64 = -1
+
 func TestMirroringOn100(t *testing.T) {
 	var countMirror1, countMirror2 int32
 	handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
 	pool := safe.NewPool(context.Background())
-	mirror := New(handler, pool)
+	mirror := New(handler, pool, defaultMaxBodySize)
 	err := mirror.AddMirror(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		atomic.AddInt32(&countMirror1, 1)
 	}), 10)
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ func TestMirroringOn10(t *testing.T) {
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
 	pool := safe.NewPool(context.Background())
-	mirror := New(handler, pool)
+	mirror := New(handler, pool, defaultMaxBodySize)
 	err := mirror.AddMirror(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		atomic.AddInt32(&countMirror1, 1)
 	}), 10)
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ func TestMirroringOn10(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInvalidPercent(t *testing.T) {
-	mirror := New(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {}), safe.NewPool(context.Background()))
+	mirror := New(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {}), safe.NewPool(context.Background()), defaultMaxBodySize)
 	err := mirror.AddMirror(nil, -1)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ func TestHijack(t *testing.T) {
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
 	pool := safe.NewPool(context.Background())
-	mirror := New(handler, pool)
+	mirror := New(handler, pool, defaultMaxBodySize)
 
 	var mirrorRequest bool
 	err := mirror.AddMirror(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ func TestFlush(t *testing.T) {
 		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	})
 	pool := safe.NewPool(context.Background())
-	mirror := New(handler, pool)
+	mirror := New(handler, pool, defaultMaxBodySize)
 
 	var mirrorRequest bool
 	err := mirror.AddMirror(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
@@ -131,3 +135,121 @@ func TestFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	pool.Stop()
 	assert.Equal(t, true, mirrorRequest)
 }
+
+func TestMirroringWithBody(t *testing.T) {
+	const numMirrors = 10
+
+	var (
+		countMirror int32
+		body        = []byte(`body`)
+	)
+
+	pool := safe.NewPool(context.Background())
+
+	handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.NotNil(t, r.Body)
+		bb, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, body, bb)
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+
+	mirror := New(handler, pool, defaultMaxBodySize)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numMirrors; i++ {
+		err := mirror.AddMirror(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			assert.NotNil(t, r.Body)
+			bb, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, body, bb)
+			atomic.AddInt32(&countMirror, 1)
+		}), 100)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", bytes.NewBuffer(body))
+
+	mirror.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), req)
+
+	pool.Stop()
+
+	val := atomic.LoadInt32(&countMirror)
+	assert.Equal(t, numMirrors, int(val))
+}
+
+func TestCloneRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("http request body is nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", nil)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		ctx := req.Context()
+		rr, _, err := newReusableRequest(req, defaultMaxBodySize)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// first call
+		cloned := rr.clone(ctx)
+		assert.Equal(t, cloned, req)
+		assert.Nil(t, cloned.Body)
+
+		// second call
+		cloned = rr.clone(ctx)
+		assert.Equal(t, cloned, req)
+		assert.Nil(t, cloned.Body)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("http request body is not nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bb := []byte(`¯\_(ツ)_/¯`)
+		contentLength := len(bb)
+
+		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(bb)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", buf)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		ctx := req.Context()
+		req.ContentLength = int64(contentLength)
+
+		rr, _, err := newReusableRequest(req, defaultMaxBodySize)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// first call
+		cloned := rr.clone(ctx)
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(cloned.Body)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, bb, body)
+
+		// second call
+		cloned = rr.clone(ctx)
+		body, err = ioutil.ReadAll(cloned.Body)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, bb, body)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("failed case", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bb := []byte(`1234567890`)
+		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(bb)
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", buf)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, expectedBytes, err := newReusableRequest(req, 2)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, bb[:3], expectedBytes)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("valid case with maxBodySize", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bb := []byte(`1234567890`)
+		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(bb)
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", buf)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, expectedBytes, err := newReusableRequest(req, 20)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, expectedBytes)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no request given", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, _, err := newReusableRequest(nil, defaultMaxBodySize)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/server/service/service.go b/pkg/server/service/service.go
index 3182234ae..ff5c510f4 100644
--- a/pkg/server/service/service.go
+++ b/pkg/server/service/service.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const (
 	defaultHealthCheckTimeout  = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
+const defaultMaxBodySize int64 = -1
+
 // NewManager creates a new Manager
 func NewManager(configs map[string]*runtime.ServiceInfo, defaultRoundTripper http.RoundTripper, metricsRegistry metrics.Registry, routinePool *safe.Pool) *Manager {
 	return &Manager{
@@ -123,7 +125,11 @@ func (m *Manager) getMirrorServiceHandler(ctx context.Context, config *dynamic.M
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	handler := mirror.New(serviceHandler, m.routinePool)
+	maxBodySize := defaultMaxBodySize
+	if config.MaxBodySize != nil {
+		maxBodySize = *config.MaxBodySize
+	}
+	handler := mirror.New(serviceHandler, m.routinePool, maxBodySize)
 	for _, mirrorConfig := range config.Mirrors {
 		mirrorHandler, err := m.BuildHTTP(ctx, mirrorConfig.Name, responseModifier)
 		if err != nil {