diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/erasure/coding/decode.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/erasure/coding/decode.rs
index 20eb535c4..a517e1e83 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/erasure/coding/decode.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/erasure/coding/decode.rs
@@ -1069,13 +1069,11 @@ where
         }
 
         // Pre-claim per-slot buffers so the `self.readers` borrow below stays
-        // disjoint from `self.buffers`.
-        let participating: Vec<bool> = (0..num_readers)
-            .map(|i| self.engaged[i] && self.readers[i].is_some())
-            .collect();
+        // disjoint from `self.buffers`; `Some(buffer)` also records which slots
+        // participate, avoiding a per-stripe sidecar allocation.
         let mut bufs: Vec<Option<Vec<u8>>> = Vec::with_capacity(num_readers);
-        for (i, participates) in participating.iter().enumerate() {
-            bufs.push(if *participates {
+        for i in 0..num_readers {
+            bufs.push(if self.engaged[i] && self.readers[i].is_some() {
                 Some(self.buffers.take(i, shard_size))
             } else {
                 None
@@ -1085,7 +1083,6 @@ where
         let data_shards = self.data_shards;
         let read_timeout = self.read_timeout;
         let metrics_path = self.metrics_path;
-        let read_costs = self.read_costs.clone();
         let locality_preference_enabled = self.locality_preference_enabled;
         let stripe_read_start = metrics_path.map(|_| Instant::now());
 
@@ -1100,19 +1097,21 @@ where
         // before the retirement pass mutates `self.readers` below.
         {
             let mut sets = FuturesUnordered::new();
-            let reader_iter = ReaderLaunchIter::new(&mut self.readers, &read_costs, locality_preference_enabled);
+            let reader_iter = ReaderLaunchIter::new(&mut self.readers, self.read_costs.as_slice(), locality_preference_enabled);
             for (i, reader) in reader_iter {
-                if reader.is_none() || !participating[i] {
+                if reader.is_none() {
                     continue;
                 }
-                let read_cost = read_costs.get(i).copied().unwrap_or(ShardReadCost::Unknown);
-                let recycled_buf = bufs[i].take();
+                let Some(recycled_buf) = bufs[i].take() else {
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let read_cost = self.read_costs.get(i).copied().unwrap_or(ShardReadCost::Unknown);
                 scheduled += 1;
                 sets.push(read_shard(
                     i,
                     read_cost,
                     reader,
-                    recycled_buf,
+                    Some(recycled_buf),
                     shard_size,
                     data_shards,
                     read_timeout,
@@ -1208,7 +1207,7 @@ where
         // covered by the stripe-aligned parity substitution below.
         if hedged {
             for i in 0..num_readers {
-                if participating[i] && shards[i].is_none() && errs[i].is_none() {
+                if self.engaged[i] && self.readers[i].is_some() && shards[i].is_none() && errs[i].is_none() {
                     errs[i] = Some(Error::from(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::TimedOut, "shard read hedged after a slow shard")));
                     retire_readers.push(i);
                 }
@@ -1237,7 +1236,7 @@ where
             if !self.try_engage_parity(idx, stripe_index) {
                 continue;
             }
-            let read_cost = read_costs.get(idx).copied().unwrap_or(ShardReadCost::Unknown);
+            let read_cost = self.read_costs.get(idx).copied().unwrap_or(ShardReadCost::Unknown);
             let recycled_buf = Some(self.buffers.take(idx, shard_size));
             scheduled += 1;
             let (i, _read_cost, result, _should_retire) = read_shard(
diff --git a/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/read.rs b/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/read.rs
index 1d31c0e27..548f6c655 100644
--- a/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/read.rs
+++ b/crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/read.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use metrics::counter;
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
     future::Future,
+    io::IoSlice,
     pin::Pin,
     sync::OnceLock,
     task::{Context, Poll},
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ impl<W: AsyncWrite + Unpin> AsyncWrite for GetObjectDownstreamWriter<W> {
             .map(|result| result.map_err(mark_get_object_downstream_closed))
     }
 
+    fn poll_write_vectored(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>]) -> Poll<std::io::Result<usize>> {
+        Pin::new(&mut self.inner)
+            .poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs)
+            .map(|result| result.map_err(mark_get_object_downstream_closed))
+    }
+
+    fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.is_write_vectored()
+    }
+
     fn poll_flush(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
         Pin::new(&mut self.inner)
             .poll_flush(cx)
@@ -3101,7 +3112,7 @@ mod metadata_cache_tests {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::erasure::coding::BitrotWriter;
-    use std::io::{Cursor, ErrorKind};
+    use std::io::{Cursor, ErrorKind, IoSlice};
     use std::sync::{
         Arc,
         atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
@@ -3128,6 +3139,63 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn downstream_writer_preserves_vectored_write_support() {
+        #[derive(Default)]
+        struct VectoredSink {
+            writes: usize,
+            vectored_writes: usize,
+            bytes: Vec<u8>,
+        }
+
+        impl AsyncWrite for VectoredSink {
+            fn poll_write(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>, buf: &[u8]) -> Poll<std::io::Result<usize>> {
+                self.writes += 1;
+                self.bytes.extend_from_slice(buf);
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(buf.len()))
+            }
+
+            fn poll_write_vectored(
+                mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+                _cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+                bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>],
+            ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<usize>> {
+                self.vectored_writes += 1;
+                let mut written = 0;
+                for buf in bufs {
+                    written += buf.len();
+                    self.bytes.extend_from_slice(buf);
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(written))
+            }
+
+            fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+                true
+            }
+
+            fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+            }
+
+            fn poll_shutdown(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
+                Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut writer = GetObjectDownstreamWriter::new(VectoredSink::default());
+        assert!(writer.is_write_vectored(), "downstream writer must preserve vectored-write capability");
+
+        let written = writer
+            .write_vectored(&[IoSlice::new(b"hello "), IoSlice::new(b"world")])
+            .await
+            .expect("vectored write through downstream adapter must succeed");
+
+        assert_eq!(written, 11);
+        assert_eq!(writer.inner.vectored_writes, 1);
+        assert_eq!(writer.inner.writes, 0);
+        assert_eq!(writer.inner.bytes, b"hello world");
+    }
+
     async fn local_test_disks(count: usize, bucket: &str) -> (Vec<tempfile::TempDir>, Vec<Option<crate::disk::DiskStore>>) {
         let mut dirs = Vec::with_capacity(count);
         let mut disks = Vec::with_capacity(count);
diff --git a/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs b/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs
index 4798a22df..e813b4001 100644
--- a/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs
+++ b/rustfs/src/app/object_usecase.rs
@@ -5109,7 +5109,7 @@ impl DefaultObjectUsecase {
         part_number: Option<usize>,
         has_range: bool,
         encryption_applied: bool,
-        buffered_body: Option<Bytes>,
+        mut buffered_body: Option<Bytes>,
         cache_hook_served: bool,
         cache_hook_probed: bool,
         cache_fill_allowed: bool,
@@ -5125,7 +5125,7 @@ impl DefaultObjectUsecase {
         // ODC-16 (backlog#1121): when the ecstore hook or shared cold fill
         // already supplied this body, the request-level plan was built before
         // the authoritative lookup. Serve it without planning a second time.
-        if cache_hook_served && let Some(bytes) = buffered_body.clone() {
+        if cache_hook_served && let Some(bytes) = buffered_body.take() {
             return Ok(Self::build_memory_bytes_blob(
                 bytes,
                 response_content_length,