diff --git a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/CompositeByteBuf.java b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/CompositeByteBuf.java
index 0017cd5f87..37d37ca435 100644
--- a/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/CompositeByteBuf.java
+++ b/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty/buffer/CompositeByteBuf.java
@@ -721,11 +721,16 @@ public class CompositeByteBuf extends AbstractReferenceCountedByteBuf {
     @Override
     public int getBytes(int index, GatheringByteChannel out, int length)
             throws IOException {
-        long writtenBytes = out.write(nioBuffers(index, length));
-        if (writtenBytes > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-            return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        int count = nioBufferCount();
+        if (count == 1) {
+            return out.write(internalNioBuffer(index, length));
         } else {
-            return (int) writtenBytes;
+            long writtenBytes = out.write(nioBuffers(index, length));
+            if (writtenBytes > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
+                return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+            } else {
+                return (int) writtenBytes;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractCompositeByteBufTest.java b/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractCompositeByteBufTest.java
index 8b4ac0c952..f5cb599ec5 100644
--- a/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractCompositeByteBufTest.java
+++ b/buffer/src/test/java/io/netty/buffer/AbstractCompositeByteBufTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ package io.netty.buffer;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.nio.channels.Channels;
+import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -598,9 +603,237 @@ public abstract class AbstractCompositeByteBufTest extends AbstractByteBufTest {
         assertEquals(1, buf.numComponents());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesHeap() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWrites(buffer().order(order), buffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesDirect() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWrites(directBuffer().order(order), directBuffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesMixes() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWrites(buffer().order(order), directBuffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesHeapPooled() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWrites(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesDirectPooled() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWrites(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesMixesPooled() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWrites(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    private static void testGatheringWrites(ByteBuf buf1, ByteBuf buf2) throws Exception {
+        CompositeByteBuf buf = freeLater(compositeBuffer());
+        buf.addComponent(buf1.writeBytes(new byte[]{1, 2}));
+        buf.addComponent(buf2.writeBytes(new byte[]{1, 2}));
+        buf.writerIndex(3);
+        buf.readerIndex(1);
+
+        TestGatheringByteChannel channel = new TestGatheringByteChannel();
+
+        buf.readBytes(channel, 2);
+
+        byte[] data = new byte[2];
+        buf.getBytes(1, data);
+        assertArrayEquals(data, channel.writtenBytes());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialHeap() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(buffer().order(order), buffer().order(order), false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialDirect() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(directBuffer().order(order), directBuffer().order(order), false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialMixes() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(buffer().order(order), directBuffer().order(order), false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialHeapSlice() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(buffer().order(order), buffer().order(order), true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialDirectSlice() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(directBuffer().order(order), directBuffer().order(order), true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialMixesSlice() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(buffer().order(order), directBuffer().order(order), true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialHeapPooled() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order), false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialDirectPooled() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order), false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialMixesPooled() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order), false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialHeapPooledSliced() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order), true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialDirectPooledSliced() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order), true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesPartialMixesPooledSliced() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesPartial(PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.heapBuffer().order(order),
+                PooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.directBuffer().order(order), true);
+    }
+
+    private static void testGatheringWritesPartial(ByteBuf buf1, ByteBuf buf2, boolean slice) throws Exception {
+        CompositeByteBuf buf = freeLater(compositeBuffer());
+        buf1.writeBytes(new byte[]{1, 2, 3, 4});
+        buf2.writeBytes(new byte[]{1, 2, 3, 4});
+        if (slice) {
+            buf1 = buf1.readerIndex(1).slice();
+            buf2 = buf2.writerIndex(3).slice();
+            buf.addComponent(buf1);
+            buf.addComponent(buf2);
+            buf.writerIndex(6);
+        } else {
+            buf.addComponent(buf1);
+            buf.addComponent(buf2);
+            buf.writerIndex(7);
+            buf.readerIndex(1);
+        }
+
+        TestGatheringByteChannel channel = new TestGatheringByteChannel(1);
+
+        while (buf.isReadable()) {
+            System.out.println(buf.nioBuffers().length);
+            buf.readBytes(channel, buf.readableBytes());
+        }
+
+        byte[] data = new byte[6];
+
+        if (slice) {
+            buf.getBytes(0, data);
+        } else {
+            buf.getBytes(1, data);
+        }
+        assertArrayEquals(data, channel.writtenBytes());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesSingleHeap() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesSingleBuf(buffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGatheringWritesSingleDirect() throws Exception {
+        testGatheringWritesSingleBuf(directBuffer().order(order));
+    }
+
+    private static void testGatheringWritesSingleBuf(ByteBuf buf1) throws Exception {
+        CompositeByteBuf buf = freeLater(compositeBuffer());
+        buf.addComponent(buf1.writeBytes(new byte[]{1, 2, 3, 4}));
+        buf.writerIndex(3);
+        buf.readerIndex(1);
+
+        TestGatheringByteChannel channel = new TestGatheringByteChannel();
+        buf.readBytes(channel, 2);
+
+        byte[] data = new byte[2];
+        buf.getBytes(1, data);
+        assertArrayEquals(data, channel.writtenBytes());
+    }
+
     @Override
     @Test
     public void testInternalNioBuffer() {
         // ignore
     }
+
+    private static final class TestGatheringByteChannel implements GatheringByteChannel {
+        private final ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        private final WritableByteChannel channel = Channels.newChannel(out);
+        private final int limit;
+        TestGatheringByteChannel(int limit) {
+            this.limit = limit;
+        }
+
+        TestGatheringByteChannel() {
+            this(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs, int offset, int length) throws IOException {
+            long written = 0;
+            for (; offset < length; offset++) {
+                written += write(srcs[offset]);
+                if (written >= limit) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return written;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public long write(ByteBuffer[] srcs) throws IOException {
+            return write(srcs, 0, srcs.length);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int write(ByteBuffer src) throws IOException {
+            int oldLimit = src.limit();
+            if (limit < src.remaining()) {
+                src.limit(src.position() + limit);
+            }
+            int w = channel.write(src);
+            src.limit(oldLimit);
+            return w;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isOpen() {
+            return channel.isOpen();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            channel.close();
+        }
+
+        public byte[] writtenBytes() {
+            return out.toByteArray();
+        }
+    }
 }