diff --git a/src/worker.c b/src/worker.c
index 7e1414c3..0c3bd45f 100644
--- a/src/worker.c
+++ b/src/worker.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "private.h"
 #include "tjs.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 extern const uint8_t tjs__worker_bootstrap[];
@@ -46,12 +47,24 @@ typedef struct {
         uv_stream_t stream;
         uv_tcp_t tcp;
     } h;
+    struct {
+        union {
+            uint64_t u64;
+            uint8_t u8[8];
+        } total_size;
+        uint8_t *data;
+        uint64_t nread;
+    } reading;
     JSValue events[MSGPIPE_EVENT_MAX];
 } TJSMessagePipe;
 
 typedef struct {
     uv_write_t req;
     uint8_t *data;
+    union {
+        uint64_t u64;
+        uint8_t u8[8];
+    } data_size;
 } TJSMessagePipeWriteReq;
 
 static void uv__close_cb(uv_handle_t *handle) {
@@ -117,8 +130,14 @@ static void uv__alloc_cb(uv_handle_t *handle, size_t suggested_size, uv_buf_t *b
     TJSMessagePipe *p = handle->data;
     CHECK_NOT_NULL(p);
 
-    buf->base = js_malloc(p->ctx, suggested_size);
-    buf->len = suggested_size;
+    if (p->reading.data) {
+        buf->base = (char *) p->reading.data + p->reading.nread;
+        uint64_t remaining = p->reading.total_size.u64 - p->reading.nread;
+        buf->len = remaining > suggested_size ? suggested_size : remaining;
+    } else {
+        buf->base = (char *) p->reading.total_size.u8;
+        buf->len = sizeof(p->reading.total_size.u8);
+    }
 }
 
 static void uv__read_cb(uv_stream_t *handle, ssize_t nread, const uv_buf_t *buf) {
@@ -129,7 +148,9 @@ static void uv__read_cb(uv_stream_t *handle, ssize_t nread, const uv_buf_t *buf)
 
     if (nread < 0) {
         uv_read_stop(&p->h.stream);
-        js_free(ctx, buf->base);
+        if (p->reading.data)
+            js_free(ctx, p->reading.data);
+        memset(&p->reading, 0, sizeof(p->reading));
         if (nread != UV_EOF) {
             JSValue error = tjs_new_error(ctx, nread);
             emit_msgpipe_event(p, MSGPIPE_EVENT_MESSAGE_ERROR, error);
@@ -138,15 +159,43 @@ static void uv__read_cb(uv_stream_t *handle, ssize_t nread, const uv_buf_t *buf)
         return;
     }
 
-    // TODO: the entire object might not have come in a single packet.
+    if (!p->reading.data) {
+        size_t len_size = sizeof(p->reading.total_size.u8);
+
+        /* This is a bogus read, likely a zero-read. Just return the buffer. */
+        if (nread != len_size)
+            return;
+
+        uint64_t total_size = p->reading.total_size.u64;
+        CHECK_GE(total_size, 0);
+        p->reading.data = js_malloc(ctx, total_size);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* We are continuing a partial read. */
+    uint64_t total_size = p->reading.total_size.u64;
+    p->reading.nread += nread;
+
+    if (p->reading.nread < total_size) {
+        /* We still need to read more. */
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    CHECK_EQ(p->reading.nread, total_size);
+
+    /* We have a complete buffer now. */
     int flags = JS_READ_OBJ_REFERENCE;
-    JSValue obj = JS_ReadObject(ctx, (const uint8_t *) buf->base, buf->len, flags);
+    JSValue obj = JS_ReadObject(ctx, (const uint8_t *) p->reading.data, total_size, flags);
     if (JS_IsException(obj))
         emit_msgpipe_event(p, MSGPIPE_EVENT_MESSAGE_ERROR, JS_GetException(ctx));
     else
         emit_msgpipe_event(p, MSGPIPE_EVENT_MESSAGE, obj);
     JS_FreeValue(ctx, obj);
-    js_free(ctx, buf->base);
+
+    js_free(ctx, p->reading.data);
+    memset(&p->reading, 0, sizeof(p->reading));
 }
 
 static JSValue tjs_new_msgpipe(JSContext *ctx, uv_os_sock_t fd) {
@@ -211,9 +260,11 @@ static JSValue tjs_msgpipe_postmessage(JSContext *ctx, JSValue this_val, int arg
 
     wr->req.data = wr;
     wr->data = buf;
+    wr->data_size.u64 = len;
 
-    uv_buf_t b = uv_buf_init((char *) buf, len);
-    int r = uv_write(&wr->req, &p->h.stream, &b, 1, uv__write_cb);
+    uv_buf_t bufs[2] = { uv_buf_init((char *) wr->data_size.u8, sizeof(wr->data_size.u8)),
+                         uv_buf_init((char *) buf, len) };
+    int r = uv_write(&wr->req, &p->h.stream, bufs, 2, uv__write_cb);
     if (r != 0) {
         js_free(ctx, buf);
         js_free(ctx, wr);
diff --git a/tests/helpers/worker-echo.js b/tests/helpers/worker-echo.js
index 5dd2e859..10def5d9 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/worker-echo.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/worker-echo.js
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ addEventListener('message', function(e) {
     postMessage(e.data);
 });
 
+addEventListener('messageerror', function(e) {
+    throw new Error(`Opps! ${e}`);
+});
diff --git a/tests/test-worker-large-payload.js b/tests/test-worker-large-payload.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea68fb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-worker-large-payload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import assert from 'tjs:assert';
+import path from 'tjs:path';
+
+
+const data = {
+    x: new Array(65536).fill('x').join(''),
+    y: new Array(65536).fill('y').join(''),
+    z: 1234
+};
+const w = new Worker(path.join(import.meta.dirname, 'helpers', 'worker-echo.js'));
+const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+    w.terminate();
+    assert.fail('Timeout out waiting for worker');
+}, 10000);
+w.onmessage = event => {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    const recvData = event.data;
+    assert.eq(data.x, recvData.x, 'Message received matches');
+    assert.eq(data.y, recvData.y, 'Message received matches');
+    assert.eq(data.z, recvData.z, 'Message received matches');
+    w.terminate();
+};
+w.onmessageerror = event => {
+    assert.fail(`Error receiving message from worker: ${event}`);
+};
+w.postMessage(data);