diff --git a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffer.java b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffer.java
index c129e3a770..f30ef3509e 100644
--- a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffer.java
+++ b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffer.java
@@ -1149,4 +1149,10 @@ public interface ActiveMQBuffer extends DataInput {
     * @return A converted NIO Buffer
     */
    ByteBuffer toByteBuffer(int index, int length);
+
+   /**
+   * Release any underlying resources held by this buffer
+   */
+   void release();
+
 }
diff --git a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffers.java b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffers.java
index 22f0f9a9a4..849c9214bf 100644
--- a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffers.java
+++ b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/core/ActiveMQBuffers.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.PooledByteBufAllocator;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.buffers.impl.ChannelBufferWrapper;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.buffers.impl.ChannelBufferWrapper;
  */
 public final class ActiveMQBuffers {
 
+
+   private static final PooledByteBufAllocator ALLOCATOR = new PooledByteBufAllocator();
+
    /**
     * Creates a <em>self-expanding</em> ActiveMQBuffer with the given initial size
     *
@@ -36,6 +40,11 @@ public final class ActiveMQBuffers {
       return new ChannelBufferWrapper(Unpooled.buffer(size));
    }
 
+   public static ActiveMQBuffer pooledBuffer(final int size) {
+      return new ChannelBufferWrapper(ALLOCATOR.heapBuffer(size),true, true);
+   }
+
+
    /**
     * Creates a <em>self-expanding</em> ActiveMQBuffer filled with the given byte array
     *
diff --git a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/buffers/impl/ChannelBufferWrapper.java b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/buffers/impl/ChannelBufferWrapper.java
index 60262f809b..c75be21c63 100644
--- a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/buffers/impl/ChannelBufferWrapper.java
+++ b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/buffers/impl/ChannelBufferWrapper.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class ChannelBufferWrapper implements ActiveMQBuffer {
 
    protected ByteBuf buffer; // NO_UCD (use final)
    private final boolean releasable;
-
+   private final boolean isPooled;
    public static ByteBuf unwrap(ByteBuf buffer) {
       ByteBuf parent;
       while ((parent = buffer.unwrap()) != null && parent != buffer) { // this last part is just in case the semantic
@@ -45,14 +45,18 @@ public class ChannelBufferWrapper implements ActiveMQBuffer {
    public ChannelBufferWrapper(final ByteBuf buffer) {
       this(buffer, false);
    }
-
    public ChannelBufferWrapper(final ByteBuf buffer, boolean releasable) {
+      this(buffer, releasable, false);
+   }
+   public ChannelBufferWrapper(final ByteBuf buffer, boolean releasable, boolean pooled) {
       if (!releasable) {
          this.buffer = Unpooled.unreleasableBuffer(buffer);
       } else {
          this.buffer = buffer;
       }
       this.releasable = releasable;
+      this.isPooled = pooled;
+
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -398,7 +402,19 @@ public class ChannelBufferWrapper implements ActiveMQBuffer {
 
    @Override
    public ActiveMQBuffer readSlice(final int length) {
-      return new ChannelBufferWrapper(buffer.readSlice(length), releasable);
+      if ( isPooled ) {
+         ByteBuf fromBuffer = buffer.readSlice(length);
+         ByteBuf newNettyBuffer = Unpooled.buffer(fromBuffer.capacity());
+         int read = fromBuffer.readerIndex();
+         int writ = fromBuffer.writerIndex();
+         fromBuffer.readerIndex(0);
+         fromBuffer.readBytes(newNettyBuffer,0,writ);
+         newNettyBuffer.setIndex(read,writ);
+         ActiveMQBuffer returnBuffer = new ChannelBufferWrapper(newNettyBuffer,releasable,false);
+         returnBuffer.setIndex(read,writ);
+         return returnBuffer;
+      }
+      return new ChannelBufferWrapper(buffer.readSlice(length), releasable, isPooled);
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -522,6 +538,13 @@ public class ChannelBufferWrapper implements ActiveMQBuffer {
       return buffer.nioBuffer(index, length);
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public void release() {
+      if ( this.isPooled ) {
+         buffer.release();
+      }
+   }
+
    @Override
    public boolean writable() {
       return buffer.isWritable();
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java
index 24b7f1e96d..55f912903d 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl.java
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ final class CompressedLargeMessageControllerImpl implements LargeMessageControll
       throw new IllegalAccessError(OPERATION_NOT_SUPPORTED);
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public void release() {
+      //no-op
+   }
+
    @Override
    public int readerIndex() {
       return 0;
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/LargeMessageControllerImpl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/LargeMessageControllerImpl.java
index 5a27f248e3..951aea2f62 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/LargeMessageControllerImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/client/impl/LargeMessageControllerImpl.java
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ public class LargeMessageControllerImpl implements LargeMessageController {
       throw new IllegalAccessError(LargeMessageControllerImpl.READ_ONLY_ERROR_MESSAGE);
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public void release() {
+      //no-op
+   }
+
    @Override
    public int readerIndex() {
       return (int) readerIndex;
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/message/impl/MessageImpl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/message/impl/MessageImpl.java
index 921f97d5a8..1e1981750b 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/message/impl/MessageImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/message/impl/MessageImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQBuffer;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQBuffers;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQException;
@@ -76,9 +77,9 @@ public abstract class MessageImpl implements MessageInternal {
 
    protected byte priority;
 
-   protected ActiveMQBuffer buffer;
+   protected volatile ActiveMQBuffer buffer;
 
-   protected ResetLimitWrappedActiveMQBuffer bodyBuffer;
+   protected volatile ResetLimitWrappedActiveMQBuffer bodyBuffer;
 
    protected volatile boolean bufferValid;
 
@@ -434,12 +435,16 @@ public abstract class MessageImpl implements MessageInternal {
 
    @Override
    public void decodeFromBuffer(final ActiveMQBuffer buffer) {
-      this.buffer = buffer;
+
+      this.buffer = copyMessageBuffer(buffer);
 
       decode();
 
+      //synchronize indexes
+      buffer.setIndex(this.buffer.readerIndex(),this.buffer.writerIndex());
+
       // Setting up the BodyBuffer based on endOfBodyPosition set from decode
-      ResetLimitWrappedActiveMQBuffer tmpbodyBuffer = new ResetLimitWrappedActiveMQBuffer(BODY_OFFSET, buffer, null);
+      ResetLimitWrappedActiveMQBuffer tmpbodyBuffer = new ResetLimitWrappedActiveMQBuffer(BODY_OFFSET, this.buffer, null);
       tmpbodyBuffer.readerIndex(BODY_OFFSET);
       tmpbodyBuffer.writerIndex(endOfBodyPosition);
       // only set this after the writer and reader is set,
@@ -449,6 +454,30 @@ public abstract class MessageImpl implements MessageInternal {
 
    }
 
+   private ActiveMQBuffer copyMessageBuffer(ActiveMQBuffer buffer) {
+      ActiveMQBuffer copiedBuffer;
+
+      ByteBuf newNettyBuffer = Unpooled.buffer( buffer.byteBuf().capacity() );
+
+      int read = buffer.byteBuf().readerIndex();
+      int writ = buffer.byteBuf().writerIndex();
+
+      int readArt = buffer.readerIndex();
+      int writArt = buffer.writerIndex();
+      buffer.byteBuf().readerIndex( 0 );
+
+      buffer.byteBuf().readBytes( newNettyBuffer, 0, buffer.byteBuf().writerIndex() );
+      buffer.byteBuf().setIndex( read, writ );
+      newNettyBuffer.setIndex( read, writ );
+
+      copiedBuffer = new ChannelBufferWrapper( newNettyBuffer );
+
+      buffer.setIndex( readArt, writArt );
+      copiedBuffer.setIndex( readArt, writArt );
+
+      return copiedBuffer;
+   }
+
    @Override
    public void bodyChanged() {
       bufferValid = false;
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/Packet.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/Packet.java
index ddb734ee80..d7ae5b3496 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/Packet.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/Packet.java
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ public interface Packet {
     */
    ActiveMQBuffer encode(RemotingConnection connection);
 
+   /**
+    * Encodes the packet and returns a {@link ActiveMQBuffer} containing the data
+    *
+    * @param connection the connection
+    * @param usePooled if the returned buffer should be pooled or unpooled
+    * @return the buffer to encode to
+    */
+   ActiveMQBuffer encode(RemotingConnection connection, boolean usePooled);
+
    /**
     * decodes the buffer into this packet
     *
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ActiveMQSessionContext.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ActiveMQSessionContext.java
index 92f291c1d3..0bd1cff218 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ActiveMQSessionContext.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ActiveMQSessionContext.java
@@ -919,6 +919,8 @@ public class ActiveMQSessionContext extends SessionContext {
       ActiveMQBuffer buffer = packet.encode(this.getCoreConnection());
 
       conn.write(buffer, false, false);
+
+      buffer.release();
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ChannelImpl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ChannelImpl.java
index 5f20f462fb..5d1e37ae3a 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ChannelImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/ChannelImpl.java
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ public final class ChannelImpl implements Channel {
          // buffer is full, preventing any incoming buffers being handled and blocking failover
          connection.getTransportConnection().write(buffer, flush, batch);
 
+         buffer.release();
+
          return true;
       }
    }
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ public final class ChannelImpl implements Channel {
             }
          } finally {
             lock.unlock();
+            buffer.release();
          }
 
          return response;
@@ -634,6 +637,9 @@ public final class ChannelImpl implements Channel {
       final ActiveMQBuffer buffer = packet.encode(connection);
 
       connection.getTransportConnection().write(buffer, false, false);
+
+      buffer.release();
+
    }
 
    private void addResendPacket(Packet packet) {
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/PacketImpl.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/PacketImpl.java
index 646eb28602..9025210c7a 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/PacketImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/PacketImpl.java
@@ -304,7 +304,13 @@ public class PacketImpl implements Packet {
 
    @Override
    public ActiveMQBuffer encode(final RemotingConnection connection) {
-      ActiveMQBuffer buffer = connection.createTransportBuffer(PacketImpl.INITIAL_PACKET_SIZE);
+      return encode(connection,true);
+   }
+
+
+   @Override
+   public ActiveMQBuffer encode(final RemotingConnection connection, boolean usePooled) {
+      ActiveMQBuffer buffer = connection.createTransportBuffer(PacketImpl.INITIAL_PACKET_SIZE, usePooled);
 
       // The standard header fields
 
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionReceiveMessage.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionReceiveMessage.java
index 02ed2bf383..ce76186531 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionReceiveMessage.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionReceiveMessage.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class SessionReceiveMessage extends MessagePacket {
    public ActiveMQBuffer encode(final RemotingConnection connection) {
       ActiveMQBuffer buffer = message.getEncodedBuffer();
 
-      ActiveMQBuffer bufferWrite = connection.createTransportBuffer(buffer.writerIndex());
+      ActiveMQBuffer bufferWrite = connection.createTransportBuffer(buffer.writerIndex(), true);
       bufferWrite.writeBytes(buffer, 0, bufferWrite.capacity());
       bufferWrite.setIndex(buffer.readerIndex(), buffer.writerIndex());
 
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionSendMessage.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionSendMessage.java
index 91d43a565b..c7bb30ebb9 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionSendMessage.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/SessionSendMessage.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class SessionSendMessage extends MessagePacket {
          // this is for unit tests only
          bufferWrite = buffer.copy(0, buffer.capacity());
       } else {
-         bufferWrite = connection.createTransportBuffer(buffer.writerIndex() + 1); // 1 for the requireResponse
+         bufferWrite = connection.createTransportBuffer(buffer.writerIndex() + 1, true); // 1 for the requireResponse
       }
       bufferWrite.writeBytes(buffer, 0, buffer.writerIndex());
       bufferWrite.setIndex(buffer.readerIndex(), buffer.writerIndex());
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java
index 0b307eff5d..33dbf4b8b4 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ public class NettyConnection implements Connection {
 
    @Override
    public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(final int size) {
+      return createTransportBuffer(size, false);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(final int size, boolean pooled) {
       return new ChannelBufferWrapper(PartialPooledByteBufAllocator.INSTANCE.directBuffer(size), true);
    }
 
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/AbstractRemotingConnection.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/AbstractRemotingConnection.java
index a9e12aa6c2..6884243ee4 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/AbstractRemotingConnection.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/AbstractRemotingConnection.java
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractRemotingConnection implements RemotingConnection {
       return transportConnection.createTransportBuffer(size);
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(final int size, boolean pooled) {
+      return transportConnection.createTransportBuffer(size, pooled);
+   }
+
    @Override
    public Connection getTransportConnection() {
       return transportConnection;
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/RemotingConnection.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/RemotingConnection.java
index 39ecdf6260..a68999b8be 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/RemotingConnection.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/protocol/RemotingConnection.java
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ public interface RemotingConnection extends BufferHandler {
     */
    ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size);
 
+   ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size, boolean pooled);
+
    /**
     * called when the underlying connection fails.
     *
diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/Connection.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/Connection.java
index 7ab0c40986..a5fcf875b1 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/Connection.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/remoting/Connection.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public interface Connection {
     */
    ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size);
 
+   ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size, boolean pooled);
+
    RemotingConnection getProtocolConnection();
 
    void setProtocolConnection(RemotingConnection connection);
diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/TestConversions.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/TestConversions.java
index 6beee36414..08c46be797 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/TestConversions.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/TestConversions.java
@@ -765,5 +765,10 @@ public class TestConversions extends Assert {
       public ByteBuffer toByteBuffer(int index, int length) {
          return null;
       }
+
+      @Override
+      public void release() {
+         //no-op
+      }
    }
 }
diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTConnection.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTConnection.java
index 446e362016..6143cf7409 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTConnection.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-mqtt-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/mqtt/MQTTConnection.java
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ public class MQTTConnection implements RemotingConnection {
 
    @Override
    public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size) {
+      return createTransportBuffer(size, false);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size, boolean pooled) {
       return transportConnection.createTransportBuffer(size);
    }
 
diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-stomp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/stomp/StompConnection.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-stomp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/stomp/StompConnection.java
index 5dafe6075c..0eb81b9d5c 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-stomp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/stomp/StompConnection.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-stomp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/stomp/StompConnection.java
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ public final class StompConnection implements RemotingConnection {
 
    @Override
    public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size) {
+      return createTransportBuffer(size, false);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(int size, boolean pooled) {
       return ActiveMQBuffers.dynamicBuffer(size);
    }
 
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/QuorumVoteMessage.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/QuorumVoteMessage.java
index f80834918d..78ebcb927e 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/QuorumVoteMessage.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/core/impl/wireformat/QuorumVoteMessage.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.impl.PacketImpl;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.qourum.QuorumVoteHandler;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.qourum.Vote;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.protocol.RemotingConnection;
 
 public class QuorumVoteMessage extends PacketImpl {
 
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ public class QuorumVoteMessage extends PacketImpl {
       this.vote = vote;
    }
 
+   @Override
+   public ActiveMQBuffer encode(final RemotingConnection connection) {
+      return encode(connection,false);
+   }
+
    @Override
    public void encodeRest(ActiveMQBuffer buffer) {
       super.encodeRest(buffer);
diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMConnection.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMConnection.java
index 27fc5440ed..24931d3cc3 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMConnection.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/invm/InVMConnection.java
@@ -146,7 +146,16 @@ public class InVMConnection implements Connection {
 
    @Override
    public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(final int size) {
-      return ActiveMQBuffers.dynamicBuffer(size);
+      return createTransportBuffer(size, false);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public ActiveMQBuffer createTransportBuffer(final int size, boolean pooled) {
+      if ( pooled ) {
+         return ActiveMQBuffers.pooledBuffer( size );
+      } else {
+         return ActiveMQBuffers.dynamicBuffer( size );
+      }
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -173,9 +182,13 @@ public class InVMConnection implements Connection {
                      final boolean flush,
                      final boolean batch,
                      final ChannelFutureListener futureListener) {
-      final ActiveMQBuffer copied = buffer.copy(0, buffer.capacity());
 
-      copied.setIndex(buffer.readerIndex(), buffer.writerIndex());
+      final ActiveMQBuffer copied = ActiveMQBuffers.pooledBuffer(buffer.capacity());
+      int read = buffer.readerIndex();
+      int writ = buffer.writerIndex();
+      copied.writeBytes(buffer,read,writ - read);
+      copied.setIndex(read,writ);
+      buffer.setIndex(read,writ);
 
       try {
          executor.execute(new Runnable() {
@@ -201,6 +214,10 @@ public class InVMConnection implements Connection {
                   if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
                      logger.trace(InVMConnection.this + "::packet sent done");
                   }
+                  copied.release();
+//                  if ( copied.byteBuf().refCnt() > 0 ) {
+//                     copied.release();
+//                  }
                }
             }
          });
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/message/impl/MessageImplTest.java b/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/message/impl/MessageImplTest.java
index c559bf9a61..252b0eb57c 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/message/impl/MessageImplTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/unit/core/message/impl/MessageImplTest.java
@@ -286,13 +286,18 @@ public class MessageImplTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
             }
 
             for (int i = 0; i < RUNS; i++) {
+               ActiveMQBuffer buf = null;
                try {
                   SessionSendMessage ssm = new SessionSendMessage(msg);
-                  ActiveMQBuffer buf = ssm.encode(null);
+                  buf = ssm.encode(null);
                   simulateRead(buf);
                } catch (Throwable e) {
                   e.printStackTrace();
                   errors.incrementAndGet();
+               } finally {
+                  if ( buf != null ) {
+                     buf.release();
+                  }
                }
             }
          }