diff --git a/core/content/proxy/content_writer.go b/core/content/proxy/content_writer.go
index 214a0a335..98818f234 100644
--- a/core/content/proxy/content_writer.go
+++ b/core/content/proxy/content_writer.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/content"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/defaults"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/protobuf"
 )
 
@@ -76,27 +77,37 @@ func (rw *remoteWriter) Digest() digest.Digest {
 }
 
 func (rw *remoteWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	offset := rw.offset
+	const maxBufferSize = defaults.DefaultMaxSendMsgSize >> 1
+	for i := 0; i < len(p); i += maxBufferSize {
+		offset := rw.offset
 
-	resp, err := rw.send(&contentapi.WriteContentRequest{
-		Action: contentapi.WriteAction_WRITE,
-		Offset: offset,
-		Data:   p,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to send write: %w", errgrpc.ToNative(err))
-	}
+		end := i + maxBufferSize
+		if end > len(p) {
+			end = len(p)
+		}
+		data := p[i:end]
 
-	n = int(resp.Offset - offset)
-	if n < len(p) {
-		err = io.ErrShortWrite
-	}
+		resp, err := rw.send(&contentapi.WriteContentRequest{
+			Action: contentapi.WriteAction_WRITE,
+			Offset: offset,
+			Data:   data,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to send write: %w", errgrpc.ToNative(err))
+		}
 
-	rw.offset += int64(n)
-	if resp.Digest != "" {
-		rw.digest = digest.Digest(resp.Digest)
+		written := int(resp.Offset - offset)
+		rw.offset += int64(written)
+		if resp.Digest != "" {
+			rw.digest = digest.Digest(resp.Digest)
+		}
+		n += written
+
+		if written < len(data) {
+			return n, io.ErrShortWrite
+		}
 	}
-	return
+	return n, nil
 }
 
 func (rw *remoteWriter) Commit(ctx context.Context, size int64, expected digest.Digest, opts ...content.Opt) (err error) {
diff --git a/core/content/testsuite/testsuite.go b/core/content/testsuite/testsuite.go
index 3221a355d..fc3e2a500 100644
--- a/core/content/testsuite/testsuite.go
+++ b/core/content/testsuite/testsuite.go
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ func checkContentStoreWriter(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs content.Store
 	}
 	defer w4.Close()
 
+	c5, d5 := createContent(16 << 21)
+	w5, err := content.OpenWriter(ctx, cs, content.WithRef("c5"), content.WithDescriptor(ocispec.Descriptor{Size: int64(len(c5)), Digest: d5}))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer w5.Close()
+
 	smallbuf := make([]byte, 32)
 	for _, s := range []struct {
 		content []byte
@@ -201,6 +208,11 @@ func checkContentStoreWriter(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs content.Store
 			digest:  d4,
 			writer:  w4,
 		},
+		{
+			content: c5,
+			digest:  d5,
+			writer:  w5,
+		},
 	} {
 		n, err := io.CopyBuffer(s.writer, bytes.NewReader(s.content), smallbuf)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -647,7 +659,6 @@ func checkLabels(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs content.Store) {
 	if err := checkInfo(ctx, cs, d1, info, preCommit, postCommit, preUpdate, postUpdate); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Check info failed: %+v", err)
 	}
-
 }
 
 func checkResume(rf func(context.Context, content.Writer, []byte, int64, int64, digest.Digest) error) func(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs content.Store) {
@@ -734,7 +745,6 @@ func resumeDiscard(ctx context.Context, w content.Writer, b []byte, written, siz
 	}
 	if err := w.Commit(ctx, size, dgst); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("commit failed: %w", err)
-
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -931,7 +941,6 @@ func checkCrossNSAppend(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs content.Store) {
 	if err := checkContent(ctx2, cs, d2, info2, t1, t3, t1, t3); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
 }
 
 func checkCrossNSIsolate(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs content.Store) {
@@ -1129,6 +1138,7 @@ func checkInfo(ctx context.Context, cs content.Store, d digest.Digest, expected
 
 	return nil
 }
+
 func checkContent(ctx context.Context, cs content.Store, d digest.Digest, expected content.Info, c1, c2, u1, u2 time.Time) error {
 	if err := checkInfo(ctx, cs, d, expected, c1, c2, u1, u2); err != nil {
 		return err