diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java
index e9a9a5b212..66351f7493 100644
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import javax.net.ssl.SSLException;
 import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
 import net.i2p.client.streaming.I2PSocket;
 import net.i2p.data.ByteArray;
+import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
 import net.i2p.util.ByteCache;
 import net.i2p.util.Clock;
 import net.i2p.util.I2PAppThread;
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ public class I2PTunnelRunner extends I2PAppThread implements I2PSocket.SocketErr
     protected InputStream getSocketIn() throws IOException { return s.getInputStream(); }
     protected OutputStream getSocketOut() throws IOException { return s.getOutputStream(); }
     
+    private static final byte[] POST = { 'P', 'O', 'S', 'T', ' ' };
+
     @Override
     public void run() {
         try {
@@ -159,8 +162,12 @@ public class I2PTunnelRunner extends I2PAppThread implements I2PSocket.SocketErr
                     // So we now get a fast return from flush(), and can do it here to save 250 ms.
                     // To make sure we are under the initial window size and don't hang waiting for accept,
                     // only flush if it fits in one message.
-                    if (initialI2PData.length <= 1730)   // ConnectionOptions.DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
-                        i2pout.flush();
+                    if (initialI2PData.length <= 1730) {  // ConnectionOptions.DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
+                        // Don't flush if POST, so we can get POST data into the initial packet
+                        if (initialI2PData.length < 5 ||
+                            !DataHelper.eq(POST, 0, initialI2PData, 0, 5))
+                            i2pout.flush();
+                    }
                 //}
             }
             if (initialSocketData != null) {
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 67672901f3..61b9197639 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-02-11 zzz
+ * HTTP client proxy: Don't flush after headers for a POST,
+   so the POST data is included in the SYN packet,
+   to improve speed and reliability of small POSTs
+
 2014-02-10 zzz
 Prop from i2p.i2p.zzz.test2:
  * Addressbook: Rewrite subscriptions.txt for new default URL
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 282c18b422..0725033fa6 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 2;
+    public final static long BUILD = 3;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";