diff --git a/quic/api/QuicTransportBase.cpp b/quic/api/QuicTransportBase.cpp
index 775442a69..5ec1af3ba 100644
--- a/quic/api/QuicTransportBase.cpp
+++ b/quic/api/QuicTransportBase.cpp
@@ -2212,15 +2212,21 @@ uint64_t QuicTransportBase::maxWritableOnStream(
     const QuicStreamState& stream) const {
   auto connWritableBytes = maxWritableOnConn();
   auto streamFlowControlBytes = getSendStreamFlowControlBytesAPI(stream);
-  auto flowControlAllowedBytes =
-      std::min(streamFlowControlBytes, connWritableBytes);
-  return flowControlAllowedBytes;
+  return std::min(streamFlowControlBytes, connWritableBytes);
 }
 
 uint64_t QuicTransportBase::maxWritableOnConn() const {
   auto connWritableBytes = getSendConnFlowControlBytesAPI(*conn_);
   auto availableBufferSpace = bufferSpaceAvailable();
-  return std::min(connWritableBytes, availableBufferSpace);
+  uint64_t ret = std::min(connWritableBytes, availableBufferSpace);
+  uint8_t multiplier = conn_->transportSettings.backpressureHeadroomFactor;
+  if (multiplier > 0) {
+    auto headRoom = multiplier * congestionControlWritableBytes(*conn_);
+    auto bufferLen = conn_->flowControlState.sumCurStreamBufferLen;
+    headRoom -= bufferLen > headRoom ? headRoom : bufferLen;
+    ret = std::min(ret, headRoom);
+  }
+  return ret;
 }
 
 QuicSocket::WriteResult QuicTransportBase::writeChain(
diff --git a/quic/api/test/QuicTransportTest.cpp b/quic/api/test/QuicTransportTest.cpp
index 879ada827..7325d9223 100644
--- a/quic/api/test/QuicTransportTest.cpp
+++ b/quic/api/test/QuicTransportTest.cpp
@@ -3929,6 +3929,27 @@ TEST_F(QuicTransportTest, NotifyPendingWriteConnImmediate) {
   evb_.loop();
 }
 
+TEST_F(QuicTransportTest, NotifyPendingWriteConnWritableBytesBacpressure) {
+  auto& conn = transport_->getConnectionState();
+  conn.transportSettings.backpressureHeadroomFactor = 1;
+  EXPECT_CALL(
+      writeCallback_, onConnectionWriteReady(10 * kDefaultUDPSendPacketLen));
+  auto mockCongestionController =
+      std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockCongestionController>>();
+  auto rawCongestionController = mockCongestionController.get();
+  conn.congestionController = std::move(mockCongestionController);
+  EXPECT_CALL(*rawCongestionController, getWritableBytes())
+      .WillRepeatedly(Return(10 * kDefaultUDPSendPacketLen));
+  transport_->notifyPendingWriteOnConnection(&writeCallback_);
+  evb_.loop();
+  Mock::VerifyAndClearExpectations(&writeCallback_);
+  EXPECT_CALL(
+      writeCallback_, onConnectionWriteReady(20 * kDefaultUDPSendPacketLen));
+  conn.transportSettings.backpressureHeadroomFactor = 2;
+  transport_->notifyPendingWriteOnConnection(&writeCallback_);
+  evb_.loop();
+}
+
 TEST_F(QuicTransportTest, NotifyPendingWriteStreamImmediate) {
   auto stream = transport_->createBidirectionalStream().value();
   EXPECT_CALL(writeCallback_, onStreamWriteReady(stream, _));
@@ -4137,6 +4158,51 @@ TEST_F(QuicTransportTest, NotifyPendingWriteStreamAsyncConnBlocked) {
       NetworkData(IOBuf::copyBuffer("fake data"), Clock::now()));
 }
 
+TEST_F(QuicTransportTest, NotifyPendingWriteStreamWritableBytesBackpressure) {
+  auto streamId = transport_->createBidirectionalStream().value();
+  auto& conn = transport_->getConnectionState();
+  conn.transportSettings.backpressureHeadroomFactor = 1;
+
+  auto stream = conn.streamManager->getStream(streamId);
+  // Artificially restrict the conn flow control to have no bytes remaining.
+  updateFlowControlOnWriteToStream(
+      *stream, conn.flowControlState.peerAdvertisedMaxOffset);
+  updateFlowControlOnWriteToSocket(
+      *stream, conn.flowControlState.peerAdvertisedMaxOffset);
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(writeCallback_, onStreamWriteReady(stream->id, _)).Times(0);
+  transport_->notifyPendingWriteOnStream(stream->id, &writeCallback_);
+  evb_.loop();
+  Mock::VerifyAndClearExpectations(&writeCallback_);
+
+  transport_->onNetworkData(
+      SocketAddress("::1", 10000),
+      NetworkData(IOBuf::copyBuffer("fake data"), Clock::now()));
+
+  auto mockCongestionController =
+      std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockCongestionController>>();
+  auto rawCongestionController = mockCongestionController.get();
+  conn.congestionController = std::move(mockCongestionController);
+  EXPECT_CALL(*rawCongestionController, getWritableBytes())
+      .WillRepeatedly(Return(10 * kDefaultUDPSendPacketLen));
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(
+      writeCallback_,
+      onStreamWriteReady(stream->id, 10 * kDefaultUDPSendPacketLen));
+
+  PacketNum num = 10;
+  // Give the conn some headroom.
+  handleConnWindowUpdate(
+      conn,
+      MaxDataFrame(
+          conn.flowControlState.peerAdvertisedMaxOffset +
+          1000 * kDefaultUDPSendPacketLen),
+      num);
+  transport_->onNetworkData(
+      SocketAddress("::1", 10000),
+      NetworkData(IOBuf::copyBuffer("fake data"), Clock::now()));
+}
+
 TEST_F(QuicTransportTest, NotifyPendingWriteStreamAsyncStreamBlocked) {
   auto streamId = transport_->createBidirectionalStream().value();
   auto& conn = transport_->getConnectionState();
diff --git a/quic/state/TransportSettings.h b/quic/state/TransportSettings.h
index 117577888..502cfce9c 100644
--- a/quic/state/TransportSettings.h
+++ b/quic/state/TransportSettings.h
@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ struct TransportSettings {
   uint64_t maxReceiveTimestampsPerAckStored{kMaxReceivedPktsTimestampsStored};
   // Close the connection completely if a migration occurs during the handshake.
   bool closeIfMigrationDuringHandshake{true};
+  // Whether to use writable bytes to apply app backpressure via the callbacks
+  // for the max writable on stream or connection. The value is a multiplier
+  // for the writable bytes given in the callback, which may be useful for
+  // allowing cwnd growth. 0 disables. The amount given to callbacks has the
+  // current amount of stream bytes buffered subtracted from it.
+  uint8_t backpressureHeadroomFactor{0};
 };
 
 } // namespace quic