diff --git a/src/stream_base-inl.h b/src/stream_base-inl.h
index 35e49dfea2c721..392dc2c87c3ca3 100644
--- a/src/stream_base-inl.h
+++ b/src/stream_base-inl.h
@@ -194,13 +194,15 @@ inline StreamWriteResult StreamBase::Write(
   Environment* env = stream_env();
   int err;
 
+  size_t total_bytes = 0;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i)
-    bytes_written_ += bufs[i].len;
+    total_bytes += bufs[i].len;
+  bytes_written_ += total_bytes;
 
   if (send_handle == nullptr) {
     err = DoTryWrite(&bufs, &count);
     if (err != 0 || count == 0) {
-      return StreamWriteResult { false, err, nullptr };
+      return StreamWriteResult { false, err, nullptr, total_bytes };
     }
   }
 
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ inline StreamWriteResult StreamBase::Write(
     ClearError();
   }
 
-  return StreamWriteResult { async, err, req_wrap };
+  return StreamWriteResult { async, err, req_wrap, total_bytes };
 }
 
 template <typename OtherBase>
diff --git a/src/stream_base.cc b/src/stream_base.cc
index 7b27a48c16f4a4..263943d2b03420 100644
--- a/src/stream_base.cc
+++ b/src/stream_base.cc
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ int StreamBase::Shutdown(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 inline void SetWriteResultPropertiesOnWrapObject(
     Environment* env,
     Local<Object> req_wrap_obj,
-    const StreamWriteResult& res,
-    size_t bytes) {
+    const StreamWriteResult& res) {
   req_wrap_obj->Set(
       env->context(),
       env->bytes_string(),
-      Number::New(env->isolate(), bytes)).FromJust();
+      Number::New(env->isolate(), res.bytes)).FromJust();
   req_wrap_obj->Set(
       env->context(),
       env->async(),
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ int StreamBase::Writev(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   MaybeStackBuffer<uv_buf_t, 16> bufs(count);
 
   size_t storage_size = 0;
-  uint32_t bytes = 0;
   size_t offset;
 
   if (!all_buffers) {
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ int StreamBase::Writev(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       Local<Value> chunk = chunks->Get(i);
       bufs[i].base = Buffer::Data(chunk);
       bufs[i].len = Buffer::Length(chunk);
-      bytes += bufs[i].len;
     }
   }
 
@@ -140,7 +137,6 @@ int StreamBase::Writev(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       if (Buffer::HasInstance(chunk)) {
         bufs[i].base = Buffer::Data(chunk);
         bufs[i].len = Buffer::Length(chunk);
-        bytes += bufs[i].len;
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -160,12 +156,11 @@ int StreamBase::Writev(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       bufs[i].base = str_storage;
       bufs[i].len = str_size;
       offset += str_size;
-      bytes += str_size;
     }
   }
 
   StreamWriteResult res = Write(*bufs, count, nullptr, req_wrap_obj);
-  SetWriteResultPropertiesOnWrapObject(env, req_wrap_obj, res, bytes);
+  SetWriteResultPropertiesOnWrapObject(env, req_wrap_obj, res);
   if (res.wrap != nullptr && storage) {
     res.wrap->SetAllocatedStorage(storage.release(), storage_size);
   }
@@ -193,7 +188,7 @@ int StreamBase::WriteBuffer(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   if (res.async)
     req_wrap_obj->Set(env->context(), env->buffer_string(), args[1]).FromJust();
-  SetWriteResultPropertiesOnWrapObject(env, req_wrap_obj, res, buf.len);
+  SetWriteResultPropertiesOnWrapObject(env, req_wrap_obj, res);
 
   return res.err;
 }
@@ -228,6 +223,7 @@ int StreamBase::WriteString(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   // Try writing immediately if write size isn't too big
   char stack_storage[16384];  // 16kb
   size_t data_size;
+  size_t synchronously_written = 0;
   uv_buf_t buf;
 
   bool try_write = storage_size <= sizeof(stack_storage) &&
@@ -243,7 +239,11 @@ int StreamBase::WriteString(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     uv_buf_t* bufs = &buf;
     size_t count = 1;
     err = DoTryWrite(&bufs, &count);
-    bytes_written_ += data_size;
+    // Keep track of the bytes written here, because we're taking a shortcut
+    // by using `DoTryWrite()` directly instead of using the utilities
+    // provided by `Write()`.
+    synchronously_written = count == 0 ? data_size : data_size - buf.len;
+    bytes_written_ += synchronously_written;
 
     // Immediate failure or success
     if (err != 0 || count == 0) {
@@ -299,8 +299,9 @@ int StreamBase::WriteString(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
 
   StreamWriteResult res = Write(&buf, 1, send_handle, req_wrap_obj);
+  res.bytes += synchronously_written;
 
-  SetWriteResultPropertiesOnWrapObject(env, req_wrap_obj, res, data_size);
+  SetWriteResultPropertiesOnWrapObject(env, req_wrap_obj, res);
   if (res.wrap != nullptr) {
     res.wrap->SetAllocatedStorage(data.release(), data_size);
   }
diff --git a/src/stream_base.h b/src/stream_base.h
index 4fe4a8c48c31bc..dfce7df44a5ebf 100644
--- a/src/stream_base.h
+++ b/src/stream_base.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct StreamWriteResult {
   bool async;
   int err;
   WriteWrap* wrap;
+  size_t bytes;
 };