diff --git a/infra/conf/transport_internet.go b/infra/conf/transport_internet.go
index b4458096b458..b726ef0aca13 100644
--- a/infra/conf/transport_internet.go
+++ b/infra/conf/transport_internet.go
@@ -230,13 +230,14 @@ type SplitHTTPConfig struct {
 	SeqKey               string            `json:"seqKey"`
 	UplinkDataPlacement  string            `json:"uplinkDataPlacement"`
 	UplinkDataKey        string            `json:"uplinkDataKey"`
-	UplinkChunkSize      uint32            `json:"uplinkChunkSize"`
+	UplinkChunkSize      Int32Range        `json:"uplinkChunkSize"`
 	NoGRPCHeader         bool              `json:"noGRPCHeader"`
 	NoSSEHeader          bool              `json:"noSSEHeader"`
 	ScMaxEachPostBytes   Int32Range        `json:"scMaxEachPostBytes"`
 	ScMinPostsIntervalMs Int32Range        `json:"scMinPostsIntervalMs"`
 	ScMaxBufferedPosts   int64             `json:"scMaxBufferedPosts"`
 	ScStreamUpServerSecs Int32Range        `json:"scStreamUpServerSecs"`
+	ServerMaxHeaderBytes int32             `json:"serverMaxHeaderBytes"`
 	Xmux                 XmuxConfig        `json:"xmux"`
 	DownloadSettings     *StreamConfig     `json:"downloadSettings"`
 	Extra                json.RawMessage   `json:"extra"`
@@ -316,9 +317,9 @@ func (c *SplitHTTPConfig) Build() (proto.Message, error) {
 
 	switch c.UplinkDataPlacement {
 	case "":
-		c.UplinkDataPlacement = "body"
-	case "body":
-	case "cookie", "header":
+		c.UplinkDataPlacement = splithttp.PlacementAuto
+	case splithttp.PlacementAuto, splithttp.PlacementBody:
+	case splithttp.PlacementCookie, splithttp.PlacementHeader:
 		if c.Mode != "packet-up" {
 			return nil, errors.New("UplinkDataPlacement can be " + c.UplinkDataPlacement + " only in packet-up mode")
 		}
@@ -347,9 +348,6 @@ func (c *SplitHTTPConfig) Build() (proto.Message, error) {
 	case "":
 		c.SeqPlacement = "path"
 	case "path", "cookie", "header", "query":
-		if c.SessionPlacement == "path" {
-			return nil, errors.New("SeqPlacement must be path when SessionPlacement is path")
-		}
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("unsupported seq placement: " + c.SeqPlacement)
 	}
@@ -372,24 +370,17 @@ func (c *SplitHTTPConfig) Build() (proto.Message, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if c.UplinkDataPlacement != "body" && c.UplinkDataKey == "" {
+	if c.UplinkDataPlacement != splithttp.PlacementBody && c.UplinkDataKey == "" {
 		switch c.UplinkDataPlacement {
-		case "cookie":
+		case splithttp.PlacementCookie:
 			c.UplinkDataKey = "x_data"
-		case "header":
+		case splithttp.PlacementAuto, splithttp.PlacementHeader:
 			c.UplinkDataKey = "X-Data"
 		}
 	}
 
-	if c.UplinkChunkSize == 0 {
-		switch c.UplinkDataPlacement {
-		case "cookie":
-			c.UplinkChunkSize = 3 * 1024 // 3KB
-		case "header":
-			c.UplinkChunkSize = 4 * 1024 // 4KB
-		}
-	} else if c.UplinkChunkSize < 64 {
-		c.UplinkChunkSize = 64
+	if c.ServerMaxHeaderBytes < 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid negative value of maxHeaderBytes")
 	}
 
 	if c.Xmux.MaxConnections.To > 0 && c.Xmux.MaxConcurrency.To > 0 {
@@ -422,13 +413,14 @@ func (c *SplitHTTPConfig) Build() (proto.Message, error) {
 		SeqKey:               c.SeqKey,
 		UplinkDataPlacement:  c.UplinkDataPlacement,
 		UplinkDataKey:        c.UplinkDataKey,
-		UplinkChunkSize:      c.UplinkChunkSize,
+		UplinkChunkSize:      newRangeConfig(c.UplinkChunkSize),
 		NoGRPCHeader:         c.NoGRPCHeader,
 		NoSSEHeader:          c.NoSSEHeader,
 		ScMaxEachPostBytes:   newRangeConfig(c.ScMaxEachPostBytes),
 		ScMinPostsIntervalMs: newRangeConfig(c.ScMinPostsIntervalMs),
 		ScMaxBufferedPosts:   c.ScMaxBufferedPosts,
 		ScStreamUpServerSecs: newRangeConfig(c.ScStreamUpServerSecs),
+		ServerMaxHeaderBytes: c.ServerMaxHeaderBytes,
 		Xmux: &splithttp.XmuxConfig{
 			MaxConcurrency:   newRangeConfig(c.Xmux.MaxConcurrency),
 			MaxConnections:   newRangeConfig(c.Xmux.MaxConnections),
diff --git a/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.go b/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.go
index 1991284d607f..be2f137edc2b 100644
--- a/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.go
+++ b/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type task struct {
 	Method string `json:"method"`
 	URL    string `json:"url"`
 	Extra  any    `json:"extra,omitempty"`
+	StreamResponse bool `json:"streamResponse"`
 }
 
 var conns chan *websocket.Conn
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func init() {
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
+				w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
 				w.Write(webpage)
 			}
 		}))
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ func DialWS(uri string, ed []byte) (*websocket.Conn, error) {
 	task := task{
 		Method: "WS",
 		URL:    uri,
+		StreamResponse: true,
 	}
 
 	if ed != nil {
@@ -84,9 +87,10 @@ func DialWS(uri string, ed []byte) (*websocket.Conn, error) {
 type httpExtra struct {
 	Referrer string            `json:"referrer,omitempty"`
 	Headers  map[string]string `json:"headers,omitempty"`
+	Cookies  map[string]string `json:"cookies,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func httpExtraFromHeaders(headers http.Header) *httpExtra {
+func httpExtraFromHeadersAndCookies(headers http.Header, cookies []*http.Cookie) *httpExtra {
 	if len(headers) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -104,24 +108,37 @@ func httpExtraFromHeaders(headers http.Header) *httpExtra {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(cookies) > 0 {
+		extra.Cookies = make(map[string]string)
+		for _, cookie := range cookies {
+			extra.Cookies[cookie.Name] = cookie.Value
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &extra
 }
 
-func DialGet(uri string, headers http.Header) (*websocket.Conn, error) {
+func DialGet(uri string, headers http.Header, cookies []*http.Cookie) (*websocket.Conn, error) {
 	task := task{
 		Method: "GET",
 		URL:    uri,
-		Extra:  httpExtraFromHeaders(headers),
+		Extra:  httpExtraFromHeadersAndCookies(headers, cookies),
+		StreamResponse: true,
 	}
 
 	return dialTask(task)
 }
 
-func DialPost(uri string, headers http.Header, payload []byte) error {
+func DialPacket(method string, uri string, headers http.Header, cookies []*http.Cookie, payload []byte) error {
+	return dialWithBody(method, uri, headers, cookies, payload)
+}
+
+func dialWithBody(method string, uri string, headers http.Header, cookies []*http.Cookie, payload []byte) error {
 	task := task{
-		Method: "POST",
+		Method: method,
 		URL:    uri,
-		Extra:  httpExtraFromHeaders(headers),
+		Extra:  httpExtraFromHeadersAndCookies(headers, cookies),
+		StreamResponse: false,
 	}
 
 	conn, err := dialTask(task)
diff --git a/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.html b/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.html
index c62135ae6b70..5a0df4892b81 100644
--- a/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.html
+++ b/transport/internet/browser_dialer/dialer.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <html>
 <head>
 	<title>Browser Dialer</title>
+	<link rel="icon" href="data:">
 </head>
 <body>
 	<script>
@@ -29,9 +30,37 @@
 				requestInit.headers = extra.headers;
 			}
 
+			if (extra.cookies) {
+				requestInit.credentials = 'include';
+			}
+
 			return requestInit;
 		}
 
+		function setCookiesFromTask(task) {
+			if (!task.extra.cookies) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const url = new URL(task.url);
+
+			for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(task.extra.cookies)) {
+				document.cookie = encodeURIComponent(name) + '=' + encodeURIComponent(value) + '; path=' + url.pathname;
+			}
+		}
+
+		function clearCookiesFromTask(task) {
+			if (!task.extra.cookies) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const url = new URL(task.url);
+
+			for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(task.extra.cookies)) {
+				document.cookie = encodeURIComponent(name) + '=; path=' + url.pathname + '; Max-Age=0';
+			}
+		}
+
 		let check = function () {
 			if (clientIdleCount > 0) {
 				return;
@@ -48,116 +77,121 @@
 			ws.onmessage = function (event) {
 				clientIdleCount -= 1;
 				let task = JSON.parse(event.data);
-				switch (task.method) {
-					case "WS": {
-						upstreamWsCount += 1;
-						console.log("Dial WS", task.url, task.extra.protocol);
-						const wss = new WebSocket(task.url, task.extra.protocol);
-						wss.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
-						let opened = false;
-						ws.onmessage = function (event) {
-							wss.send(event.data)
-						};
-						wss.onopen = function (event) {
-							opened = true;
-							ws.send("ok")
-						};
-						wss.onmessage = function (event) {
-							ws.send(event.data)
-						};
-						wss.onclose = function (event) {
-							upstreamWsCount -= 1;
-							console.log("Dial WS DONE, remaining: ", upstreamWsCount);
-							ws.close()
-						};
-						wss.onerror = function (event) {
-							!opened && ws.send("fail")
-							wss.close()
-						};
-						ws.onclose = function (event) {
-							wss.close()
-						};
-						break;
-					}
-					case "GET": {
-						(async () => {
-							const requestInit = prepareRequestInit(task.extra);
-
-							console.log("Dial GET", task.url);
-							ws.send("ok");
-							const controller = new AbortController();
-
-							/*
-							Aborting a streaming response in JavaScript
-							requires two levers to be pulled:
-
-							First, the streaming read itself has to be cancelled using
-							reader.cancel(), only then controller.abort() will actually work.
-
-							If controller.abort() alone is called while a
-							reader.read() is ongoing, it will block until the server closes the
-							response, the page is refreshed or the network connection is lost.
-							*/
-
-							let reader = null;
-							ws.onclose = (event) => {
-								try {
-									reader && reader.cancel();
-								} catch(e) {}
-
-								try {
-									controller.abort();
-								} catch(e) {}
-							};
+				if (task.method == "WS") {
+					upstreamWsCount += 1;
+					console.log("Dial WS", task.url, task.extra.protocol);
+					const wss = new WebSocket(task.url, task.extra.protocol);
+					wss.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
+					let opened = false;
+					ws.onmessage = function (event) {
+						wss.send(event.data)
+					};
+					wss.onopen = function (event) {
+						opened = true;
+						ws.send("ok")
+					};
+					wss.onmessage = function (event) {
+						ws.send(event.data)
+					};
+					wss.onclose = function (event) {
+						upstreamWsCount -= 1;
+						console.log("Dial WS DONE, remaining: ", upstreamWsCount);
+						ws.close()
+					};
+					wss.onerror = function (event) {
+						!opened && ws.send("fail")
+						wss.close()
+					};
+					ws.onclose = function (event) {
+						wss.close()
+					};
+				}
+				else if (task.method == "GET" && task.streamResponse) {
+					(async () => {
+						const requestInit = prepareRequestInit(task.extra);
+
+						console.log("Dial GET", task.url);
+						ws.send("ok");
+						const controller = new AbortController();
+
+						/*
+						Aborting a streaming response in JavaScript
+						requires two levers to be pulled:
+
+						First, the streaming read itself has to be cancelled using
+						reader.cancel(), only then controller.abort() will actually work.
+
+						If controller.abort() alone is called while a
+						reader.read() is ongoing, it will block until the server closes the
+						response, the page is refreshed or the network connection is lost.
+						*/
+
+						let reader = null;
+						ws.onclose = (event) => {
+							try {
+								reader && reader.cancel();
+							} catch(e) {}
 
 							try {
-								upstreamGetCount += 1;
-
-								requestInit.signal = controller.signal;
-								const response = await fetch(task.url, requestInit);
-
-								const body = await response.body;
-								reader = body.getReader();
-
-								while (true) {
-									const { done, value } = await reader.read();
-									if (value) ws.send(value);  // don't send back "undefined" string when received nothing
-									if (done) break;
-								}
-							} finally {
-								upstreamGetCount -= 1;
-								console.log("Dial GET DONE, remaining: ", upstreamGetCount);
-								ws.close();
+								controller.abort();
+							} catch(e) {}
+						};
+
+						try {
+							upstreamGetCount += 1;
+
+							requestInit.signal = controller.signal;
+							setCookiesFromTask(task);
+							const response = await fetch(task.url, requestInit);
+							clearCookiesFromTask(task);
+
+							const body = await response.body;
+							reader = body.getReader();
+
+							while (true) {
+								const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+								if (value) ws.send(value);  // don't send back "undefined" string when received nothing
+								if (done) break;
 							}
-						})();
-						break;
-					}
-					case "POST": {
-						upstreamPostCount += 1;
+						} finally {
+							upstreamGetCount -= 1;
+							console.log("Dial GET DONE, remaining: ", upstreamGetCount);
+							ws.close();
+						}
+					})();
+				}
+				else if (!task.streamResponse) {
+					upstreamPostCount += 1;
 
-						const requestInit = prepareRequestInit(task.extra);
-						requestInit.method = "POST";
+					const requestInit = prepareRequestInit(task.extra);
+					requestInit.method = task.method;
 
-						console.log("Dial POST", task.url);
-						ws.send("ok");
-						ws.onmessage = async (event) => {
-							try {
+					console.log("Dial", task.method, task.url);
+					ws.send("ok");
+					ws.onmessage = async (event) => {
+						try {
+							if (event.data.byteLength > 0) {
 								requestInit.body = event.data;
-								const response = await fetch(task.url, requestInit);
-								if (response.ok) {
-									ws.send("ok");
-								} else {
-									console.error("bad status code");
-									ws.send("fail");
-								}
-							} finally {
-								upstreamPostCount -= 1;
-								console.log("Dial POST DONE, remaining: ", upstreamPostCount);
-								ws.close();
 							}
-						};
-						break;
-					}
+							setCookiesFromTask(task);
+							const response = await fetch(task.url, requestInit);
+							clearCookiesFromTask(task);
+							if (response.ok) {
+								ws.send("ok");
+							} else {
+								console.error("bad status code");
+								ws.send("fail");
+							}
+						} finally {
+							upstreamPostCount -= 1;
+							console.log("Dial", task.method, "packet DONE, remaining: ", upstreamPostCount);
+							ws.close();
+						}
+					};
+				}
+				else {
+					console.error(`Incorrect task method=${task.method} streamResponse=${task.streamResponse}.`);
+					ws.close();
 				}
 
 				check();
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/browser_client.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/browser_client.go
index f39f94ba680c..1ae3ae95410e 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/browser_client.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/browser_client.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package splithttp
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/errors"
 	"github.com/xtls/xray-core/common/net"
@@ -19,35 +20,19 @@ func (c *BrowserDialerClient) IsClosed() bool {
 	panic("not implemented yet")
 }
 
-func (c *BrowserDialerClient) OpenStream(ctx context.Context, url string, _ string, body io.Reader, uploadOnly bool) (io.ReadCloser, net.Addr, net.Addr, error) {
+func (c *BrowserDialerClient) OpenStream(ctx context.Context, url string, sessionId string, body io.Reader, uploadOnly bool) (io.ReadCloser, net.Addr, net.Addr, error) {
 	if body != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, errors.New("bidirectional streaming for browser dialer not implemented yet")
 	}
 
-	header := c.transportConfig.GetRequestHeader()
-	length := int(c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedXPaddingBytes().rand())
-	config := XPaddingConfig{Length: length}
-
-	if c.transportConfig.XPaddingObfsMode {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: c.transportConfig.XPaddingPlacement,
-			Key:       c.transportConfig.XPaddingKey,
-			Header:    c.transportConfig.XPaddingHeader,
-			RawURL:    url,
-		}
-		config.Method = PaddingMethod(c.transportConfig.XPaddingMethod)
-	} else {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: PlacementQueryInHeader,
-			Key:       "x_padding",
-			Header:    "Referer",
-			RawURL:    url,
-		}
+	request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	c.transportConfig.ApplyXPaddingToHeader(header, config)
+	c.transportConfig.FillStreamRequest(request, sessionId, "")
 
-	conn, err := browser_dialer.DialGet(url, header)
+	conn, err := browser_dialer.DialGet(request.URL.String(), request.Header, request.Cookies())
 	dummyAddr := &net.IPAddr{}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, dummyAddr, dummyAddr, err
@@ -56,36 +41,28 @@ func (c *BrowserDialerClient) OpenStream(ctx context.Context, url string, _ stri
 	return websocket.NewConnection(conn, dummyAddr, nil, 0), conn.RemoteAddr(), conn.LocalAddr(), nil
 }
 
-func (c *BrowserDialerClient) PostPacket(ctx context.Context, url string, _ string, _ string, body io.Reader, contentLength int64) error {
-	bytes, err := io.ReadAll(body)
+func (c *BrowserDialerClient) PostPacket(ctx context.Context, url string, sessionId string, seqStr string, body io.Reader, contentLength int64) error {
+	method := c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedUplinkHTTPMethod()
+	request, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	header := c.transportConfig.GetRequestHeader()
-	length := int(c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedXPaddingBytes().rand())
-	config := XPaddingConfig{Length: length}
+	request.ContentLength = contentLength
+	err = c.transportConfig.FillPacketRequest(request, sessionId, seqStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-	if c.transportConfig.XPaddingObfsMode {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: c.transportConfig.XPaddingPlacement,
-			Key:       c.transportConfig.XPaddingKey,
-			Header:    c.transportConfig.XPaddingHeader,
-			RawURL:    url,
-		}
-		config.Method = PaddingMethod(c.transportConfig.XPaddingMethod)
-	} else {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: PlacementQueryInHeader,
-			Key:       "x_padding",
-			Header:    "Referer",
-			RawURL:    url,
+	var bytes []byte
+	if (request.Body != nil) {
+		bytes, err = io.ReadAll(request.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	c.transportConfig.ApplyXPaddingToHeader(header, config)
-
-	err = browser_dialer.DialPost(url, header, bytes)
+	err = browser_dialer.DialPacket(method, request.URL.String(), request.Header, request.Cookies(), bytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/client.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/client.go
index e26aea730a9b..38990c1ad6a5 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/client.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/client.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package splithttp
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -60,33 +59,7 @@ func (c *DefaultDialerClient) OpenStream(ctx context.Context, url string, sessio
 		method = c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedUplinkHTTPMethod() // stream-up/one
 	}
 	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), method, url, body)
-	req.Header = c.transportConfig.GetRequestHeader()
-	length := int(c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedXPaddingBytes().rand())
-	config := XPaddingConfig{Length: length}
-
-	if c.transportConfig.XPaddingObfsMode {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: c.transportConfig.XPaddingPlacement,
-			Key:       c.transportConfig.XPaddingKey,
-			Header:    c.transportConfig.XPaddingHeader,
-			RawURL:    url,
-		}
-		config.Method = PaddingMethod(c.transportConfig.XPaddingMethod)
-	} else {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: PlacementQueryInHeader,
-			Key:       "x_padding",
-			Header:    "Referer",
-			RawURL:    url,
-		}
-	}
-
-	c.transportConfig.ApplyXPaddingToRequest(req, config)
-	c.transportConfig.ApplyMetaToRequest(req, sessionId, "")
-
-	if method == c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedUplinkHTTPMethod() && !c.transportConfig.NoGRPCHeader {
-		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/grpc")
-	}
+	c.transportConfig.FillStreamRequest(req, sessionId, "")
 
 	wrc = &WaitReadCloser{Wait: make(chan struct{})}
 	go func() {
@@ -117,82 +90,13 @@ func (c *DefaultDialerClient) OpenStream(ctx context.Context, url string, sessio
 }
 
 func (c *DefaultDialerClient) PostPacket(ctx context.Context, url string, sessionId string, seqStr string, body io.Reader, contentLength int64) error {
-	var encodedData string
-	dataPlacement := c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedUplinkDataPlacement()
-
-	if dataPlacement != PlacementBody {
-		data, err := io.ReadAll(body)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		encodedData = base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(data)
-		body = nil
-		contentLength = 0
-	}
-
 	method := c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedUplinkHTTPMethod()
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), method, url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	req.ContentLength = contentLength
-	req.Header = c.transportConfig.GetRequestHeader()
-
-	if dataPlacement != PlacementBody {
-		key := c.transportConfig.UplinkDataKey
-		chunkSize := int(c.transportConfig.UplinkChunkSize)
-
-		switch dataPlacement {
-		case PlacementHeader:
-			for i := 0; i < len(encodedData); i += chunkSize {
-				end := i + chunkSize
-				if end > len(encodedData) {
-					end = len(encodedData)
-				}
-				chunk := encodedData[i:end]
-				headerKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", key, i/chunkSize)
-				req.Header.Set(headerKey, chunk)
-			}
-
-			req.Header.Set(key+"-Length", fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(encodedData)))
-			req.Header.Set(key+"-Upstream", "1")
-		case PlacementCookie:
-			for i := 0; i < len(encodedData); i += chunkSize {
-				end := i + chunkSize
-				if end > len(encodedData) {
-					end = len(encodedData)
-				}
-				chunk := encodedData[i:end]
-				cookieName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d", key, i/chunkSize)
-				req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: cookieName, Value: chunk})
-			}
-
-			req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: key + "_upstream", Value: "1"})
-		}
-	}
-
-	length := int(c.transportConfig.GetNormalizedXPaddingBytes().rand())
-	config := XPaddingConfig{Length: length}
-
-	if c.transportConfig.XPaddingObfsMode {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: c.transportConfig.XPaddingPlacement,
-			Key:       c.transportConfig.XPaddingKey,
-			Header:    c.transportConfig.XPaddingHeader,
-			RawURL:    url,
-		}
-		config.Method = PaddingMethod(c.transportConfig.XPaddingMethod)
-	} else {
-		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
-			Placement: PlacementQueryInHeader,
-			Key:       "x_padding",
-			Header:    "Referer",
-			RawURL:    url,
-		}
-	}
-
-	c.transportConfig.ApplyXPaddingToRequest(req, config)
-	c.transportConfig.ApplyMetaToRequest(req, sessionId, seqStr)
+	c.transportConfig.FillPacketRequest(req, sessionId, seqStr)
 
 	if c.httpVersion != "1.1" {
 		resp, err := c.client.Do(req)
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/common.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/common.go
index 20596180f551..d49a5afdbdb0 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/common.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/common.go
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ const (
 	PlacementQuery         = "query"
 	PlacementPath          = "path"
 	PlacementBody          = "body"
+	PlacementAuto          = "auto"
 )
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/config.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/config.go
index 1819f0e9daef..3954f8f0d70d 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/config.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package splithttp
 
 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -54,11 +57,72 @@ func (c *Config) GetRequestHeader() http.Header {
 	return header
 }
 
-func (c *Config) WriteResponseHeader(writer http.ResponseWriter) {
+
+func (c *Config) GetRequestHeaderWithPayload(payload []byte) http.Header {
+	header := c.GetRequestHeader()
+
+	key := c.UplinkDataKey
+	encodedData := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(payload)
+
+	for i := 0; len(encodedData) > 0; i++ {
+		chunkSize := min(int(c.GetNormalizedUplinkChunkSize().rand()), len(encodedData))
+		chunk := encodedData[:chunkSize]
+		encodedData = encodedData[chunkSize:]
+		headerKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", key, i)
+		header.Set(headerKey, chunk)
+	}
+
+	return header
+}
+
+func (c *Config) GetRequestCookiesWithPayload(payload []byte) []*http.Cookie {
+	cookies := []*http.Cookie{}
+
+	key := c.UplinkDataKey
+	encodedData := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(payload)
+
+	for i := 0; len(encodedData) > 0; i++ {
+		chunkSize := min(int(c.GetNormalizedUplinkChunkSize().rand()), len(encodedData))
+		chunk := encodedData[:chunkSize]
+		encodedData = encodedData[chunkSize:]
+		cookieName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d", key, i)
+		cookies = append(cookies, &http.Cookie{Name: cookieName, Value: chunk})
+	}
+
+	return cookies
+}
+
+func (c *Config) WriteResponseHeader(writer http.ResponseWriter, requestMethod string, requestHeader http.Header) {
 	// CORS headers for the browser dialer
-	writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
-	writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "*")
-	// writer.Header().Set("X-Version", core.Version())
+	if origin := requestHeader.Get("Origin"); origin == "" {
+		writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+	} else {
+		// Chrome says: The value of the 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header in the response must not be the wildcard '*' when the request's credentials mode is 'include'.
+		writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin)
+	}
+
+	if c.GetNormalizedSessionPlacement() == PlacementCookie ||
+	   c.GetNormalizedSeqPlacement() == PlacementCookie ||
+	   c.XPaddingPlacement == PlacementCookie ||
+	   c.GetNormalizedUplinkDataPlacement() == PlacementCookie {
+		writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true")
+	}
+
+	if requestMethod == "OPTIONS" {
+		requestedMethod := requestHeader.Get("Access-Control-Request-Method")
+		if requestedMethod != "" {
+			writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", requestedMethod)
+		} else {
+			writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "*")
+		}
+
+		requestedHeaders := requestHeader.Get("Access-Control-Request-Headers")
+		if requestedHeaders == "" {
+			writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "*")
+		} else {
+			writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", requestedHeaders)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *Config) GetNormalizedUplinkHTTPMethod() string {
@@ -110,6 +174,40 @@ func (c *Config) GetNormalizedScStreamUpServerSecs() RangeConfig {
 	return *c.ScStreamUpServerSecs
 }
 
+func (c *Config) GetNormalizedUplinkChunkSize() RangeConfig {
+	if c.UplinkChunkSize == nil || c.UplinkChunkSize.To == 0 {
+		switch c.UplinkDataPlacement {
+		case PlacementCookie:
+			return RangeConfig{
+				From: 2 * 1024, // 2 KiB
+				To:   3 * 1024, // 3 KiB
+			}
+		case PlacementHeader:
+			return RangeConfig{
+				From: 3 * 1000, // 3 KB
+				To:   4 * 1000, // 4 KB
+			}
+		default:
+			return c.GetNormalizedScMaxEachPostBytes()
+		}
+	} else if c.UplinkChunkSize.From < 64 {
+		return RangeConfig{
+			From: 64,
+			To:   max(64, c.UplinkChunkSize.To),
+		}
+	}
+
+	return *c.UplinkChunkSize
+}
+
+func (c *Config) GetNormalizedServerMaxHeaderBytes() int {
+	if c.ServerMaxHeaderBytes <= 0 {
+		return 8192
+	} else {
+		return int(c.ServerMaxHeaderBytes)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Config) GetNormalizedSessionPlacement() string {
 	if c.SessionPlacement == "" {
 		return PlacementPath
@@ -196,24 +294,107 @@ func (c *Config) ApplyMetaToRequest(req *http.Request, sessionId string, seqStr
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Config) FillStreamRequest(request *http.Request, sessionId string, seqStr string) {
+	request.Header = c.GetRequestHeader()
+	length := int(c.GetNormalizedXPaddingBytes().rand())
+	config := XPaddingConfig{Length: length}
+
+	if c.XPaddingObfsMode {
+		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
+			Placement: c.XPaddingPlacement,
+			Key:       c.XPaddingKey,
+			Header:    c.XPaddingHeader,
+			RawURL:    request.URL.String(),
+		}
+		config.Method = PaddingMethod(c.XPaddingMethod)
+	} else {
+		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
+			Placement: PlacementQueryInHeader,
+			Key:       "x_padding",
+			Header:    "Referer",
+			RawURL:    request.URL.String(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.ApplyXPaddingToRequest(request, config)
+	c.ApplyMetaToRequest(request, sessionId, "")
+
+	if request.Body != nil && !c.NoGRPCHeader { // stream-up/one
+		request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/grpc")
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Config) FillPacketRequest(request *http.Request, sessionId string, seqStr string) error {
+	dataPlacement := c.GetNormalizedUplinkDataPlacement()
+
+	if dataPlacement == PlacementBody || dataPlacement == PlacementAuto {
+		request.Header = c.GetRequestHeader()
+	} else {
+		var data []byte
+		var err error
+		if request.Body != nil {
+			data, err = io.ReadAll(request.Body)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		request.Body = nil
+		request.ContentLength = 0
+		switch dataPlacement {
+		case PlacementHeader:
+			request.Header = c.GetRequestHeaderWithPayload(data)
+		case PlacementCookie:
+			request.Header = c.GetRequestHeader()
+			for _, cookie := range c.GetRequestCookiesWithPayload(data) {
+				request.AddCookie(cookie)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	length := int(c.GetNormalizedXPaddingBytes().rand())
+	config := XPaddingConfig{Length: length}
+
+	if c.XPaddingObfsMode {
+		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
+			Placement: c.XPaddingPlacement,
+			Key:       c.XPaddingKey,
+			Header:    c.XPaddingHeader,
+			RawURL:    request.URL.String(),
+		}
+		config.Method = PaddingMethod(c.XPaddingMethod)
+	} else {
+		config.Placement = XPaddingPlacement{
+			Placement: PlacementQueryInHeader,
+			Key:       "x_padding",
+			Header:    "Referer",
+			RawURL:    request.URL.String(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.ApplyXPaddingToRequest(request, config)
+	c.ApplyMetaToRequest(request, sessionId, seqStr)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Config) ExtractMetaFromRequest(req *http.Request, path string) (sessionId string, seqStr string) {
 	sessionPlacement := c.GetNormalizedSessionPlacement()
 	seqPlacement := c.GetNormalizedSeqPlacement()
 	sessionKey := c.GetNormalizedSessionKey()
 	seqKey := c.GetNormalizedSeqKey()
 
-	if sessionPlacement == PlacementPath && seqPlacement == PlacementPath {
-		subpath := strings.Split(req.URL.Path[len(path):], "/")
-		if len(subpath) > 0 {
-			sessionId = subpath[0]
-		}
-		if len(subpath) > 1 {
-			seqStr = subpath[1]
-		}
-		return sessionId, seqStr
+	var subpath []string
+	pathPart := 0
+	if sessionPlacement == PlacementPath || seqPlacement == PlacementPath {
+		subpath = strings.Split(req.URL.Path[len(path):], "/")
 	}
 
 	switch sessionPlacement {
+	case PlacementPath:
+		if len(subpath) > pathPart {
+			sessionId = subpath[pathPart]
+			pathPart += 1
+		}
 	case PlacementQuery:
 		sessionId = req.URL.Query().Get(sessionKey)
 	case PlacementHeader:
@@ -225,6 +406,11 @@ func (c *Config) ExtractMetaFromRequest(req *http.Request, path string) (session
 	}
 
 	switch seqPlacement {
+	case PlacementPath:
+		if len(subpath) > pathPart {
+			seqStr = subpath[pathPart]
+			pathPart += 1
+		}
 	case PlacementQuery:
 		seqStr = req.URL.Query().Get(seqKey)
 	case PlacementHeader:
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/config.pb.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/config.pb.go
index 553532155341..4e99d8a8c42a 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/config.pb.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/config.pb.go
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	SeqKey               string                 `protobuf:"bytes,23,opt,name=seqKey,proto3" json:"seqKey,omitempty"`
 	UplinkDataPlacement  string                 `protobuf:"bytes,24,opt,name=uplinkDataPlacement,proto3" json:"uplinkDataPlacement,omitempty"`
 	UplinkDataKey        string                 `protobuf:"bytes,25,opt,name=uplinkDataKey,proto3" json:"uplinkDataKey,omitempty"`
-	UplinkChunkSize      uint32                 `protobuf:"varint,26,opt,name=uplinkChunkSize,proto3" json:"uplinkChunkSize,omitempty"`
+	UplinkChunkSize      *RangeConfig           `protobuf:"bytes,26,opt,name=uplinkChunkSize,proto3" json:"uplinkChunkSize,omitempty"`
+	ServerMaxHeaderBytes int32                  `protobuf:"varint,27,opt,name=serverMaxHeaderBytes,proto3" json:"serverMaxHeaderBytes,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields        protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache            protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -395,10 +396,17 @@ func (x *Config) GetUplinkDataKey() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (x *Config) GetUplinkChunkSize() uint32 {
+func (x *Config) GetUplinkChunkSize() *RangeConfig {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.UplinkChunkSize
 	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (x *Config) GetServerMaxHeaderBytes() int32 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ServerMaxHeaderBytes
+	}
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -417,8 +425,7 @@ const file_transport_internet_splithttp_config_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\x0ecMaxReuseTimes\x18\x03 \x01(\v2..xray.transport.internet.splithttp.RangeConfigR\x0ecMaxReuseTimes\x12Z\n" +
 	"\x10hMaxRequestTimes\x18\x04 \x01(\v2..xray.transport.internet.splithttp.RangeConfigR\x10hMaxRequestTimes\x12Z\n" +
 	"\x10hMaxReusableSecs\x18\x05 \x01(\v2..xray.transport.internet.splithttp.RangeConfigR\x10hMaxReusableSecs\x12*\n" +
-	"\x10hKeepAlivePeriod\x18\x06 \x01(\x03R\x10hKeepAlivePeriod\"\xde\n" +
-	"\n" +
+	"\x10hKeepAlivePeriod\x18\x06 \x01(\x03R\x10hKeepAlivePeriod\"\xc2\v\n" +
 	"\x06Config\x12\x12\n" +
 	"\x04host\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x04host\x12\x12\n" +
 	"\x04path\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x04path\x12\x12\n" +
@@ -447,8 +454,9 @@ const file_transport_internet_splithttp_config_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\fseqPlacement\x18\x16 \x01(\tR\fseqPlacement\x12\x16\n" +
 	"\x06seqKey\x18\x17 \x01(\tR\x06seqKey\x120\n" +
 	"\x13uplinkDataPlacement\x18\x18 \x01(\tR\x13uplinkDataPlacement\x12$\n" +
-	"\ruplinkDataKey\x18\x19 \x01(\tR\ruplinkDataKey\x12(\n" +
-	"\x0fuplinkChunkSize\x18\x1a \x01(\rR\x0fuplinkChunkSize\x1a:\n" +
+	"\ruplinkDataKey\x18\x19 \x01(\tR\ruplinkDataKey\x12X\n" +
+	"\x0fuplinkChunkSize\x18\x1a \x01(\v2..xray.transport.internet.splithttp.RangeConfigR\x0fuplinkChunkSize\x122\n" +
+	"\x14serverMaxHeaderBytes\x18\x1b \x01(\x05R\x14serverMaxHeaderBytes\x1a:\n" +
 	"\fHeadersEntry\x12\x10\n" +
 	"\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x03key\x12\x14\n" +
 	"\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x05value:\x028\x01B\x85\x01\n" +
@@ -487,11 +495,12 @@ var file_transport_internet_splithttp_config_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	0,  // 9: xray.transport.internet.splithttp.Config.scStreamUpServerSecs:type_name -> xray.transport.internet.splithttp.RangeConfig
 	1,  // 10: xray.transport.internet.splithttp.Config.xmux:type_name -> xray.transport.internet.splithttp.XmuxConfig
 	4,  // 11: xray.transport.internet.splithttp.Config.downloadSettings:type_name -> xray.transport.internet.StreamConfig
-	12, // [12:12] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	12, // [12:12] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	12, // [12:12] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	12, // [12:12] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:12] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	0,  // 12: xray.transport.internet.splithttp.Config.uplinkChunkSize:type_name -> xray.transport.internet.splithttp.RangeConfig
+	13, // [13:13] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	13, // [13:13] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	13, // [13:13] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	13, // [13:13] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:13] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_transport_internet_splithttp_config_proto_init() }
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/config.proto b/transport/internet/splithttp/config.proto
index 684717713aa1..4c303d293222 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/config.proto
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/config.proto
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ message Config {
   string seqKey = 23;
   string uplinkDataPlacement = 24;
   string uplinkDataKey = 25;
-  uint32 uplinkChunkSize = 26;
+  RangeConfig uplinkChunkSize = 26;
+  int32 serverMaxHeaderBytes = 27;
 }
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/dialer.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/dialer.go
index 4d02a67169c2..816a72f8b9e4 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/dialer.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/dialer.go
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ func Dial(ctx context.Context, dest net.Destination, streamSettings *internet.Me
 	scMaxEachPostBytes := transportConfiguration.GetNormalizedScMaxEachPostBytes()
 	scMinPostsIntervalMs := transportConfiguration.GetNormalizedScMinPostsIntervalMs()
 
-	if scMaxEachPostBytes.From <= buf.Size {
-		panic("`scMaxEachPostBytes` should be bigger than " + strconv.Itoa(buf.Size))
+	if scMaxEachPostBytes.From <= 0 {
+		panic("`scMaxEachPostBytes` should be bigger than 0")
 	}
 
 	maxUploadSize := scMaxEachPostBytes.rand()
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func Dial(ctx context.Context, dest net.Destination, streamSettings *internet.Me
 	// code relies on this behavior. Subtract 1 so that together with
 	// uploadWriter wrapper, exact size limits can be enforced
 	// uploadPipeReader, uploadPipeWriter := pipe.New(pipe.WithSizeLimit(maxUploadSize - 1))
-	uploadPipeReader, uploadPipeWriter := pipe.New(pipe.WithSizeLimit(maxUploadSize - buf.Size))
+	uploadPipeReader, uploadPipeWriter := pipe.New(pipe.WithSizeLimit(max(0, maxUploadSize - buf.Size)))
 
 	conn.writer = uploadWriter{
 		uploadPipeWriter,
@@ -417,57 +417,64 @@ func Dial(ctx context.Context, dest net.Destination, streamSettings *internet.Me
 		var lastWrite time.Time
 
 		for {
-			wroteRequest := done.New()
-
-			ctx := httptrace.WithClientTrace(ctx, &httptrace.ClientTrace{
-				WroteRequest: func(httptrace.WroteRequestInfo) {
-					wroteRequest.Close()
-				},
-			})
-
-			// this intentionally makes a shallow-copy of the struct so we
-			// can reassign Path (potentially concurrently)
-			url := requestURL
-			seqStr := strconv.FormatInt(seq, 10)
-			seq += 1
-
-			if scMinPostsIntervalMs.From > 0 {
-				time.Sleep(time.Duration(scMinPostsIntervalMs.rand())*time.Millisecond - time.Since(lastWrite))
-			}
-
 			// by offloading the uploads into a buffered pipe, multiple conn.Write
 			// calls get automatically batched together into larger POST requests.
 			// without batching, bandwidth is extremely limited.
-			chunk, err := uploadPipeReader.ReadMultiBuffer()
+			remainder, err := uploadPipeReader.ReadMultiBuffer()
 			if err != nil {
 				break
 			}
 
-			lastWrite = time.Now()
+			doSplit := atomic.Bool{}
+			for doSplit.Store(true); doSplit.Load(); {
+				var chunk buf.MultiBuffer
+				remainder, chunk = buf.SplitSize(remainder, maxUploadSize)
+				if chunk.IsEmpty() {
+					break
+				}
 
-			if xmuxClient != nil && (xmuxClient.LeftRequests.Add(-1) <= 0 ||
-				(xmuxClient.UnreusableAt != time.Time{} && lastWrite.After(xmuxClient.UnreusableAt))) {
-				httpClient, xmuxClient = getHTTPClient(ctx, dest, streamSettings)
-			}
+				wroteRequest := done.New()
 
-			go func() {
-				err := httpClient.PostPacket(
-					ctx,
-					url.String(),
-					sessionId,
-					seqStr,
-					&buf.MultiBufferContainer{MultiBuffer: chunk},
-					int64(chunk.Len()),
-				)
-				wroteRequest.Close()
-				if err != nil {
-					errors.LogInfoInner(ctx, err, "failed to send upload")
-					uploadPipeReader.Interrupt()
+				ctx := httptrace.WithClientTrace(ctx, &httptrace.ClientTrace{
+					WroteRequest: func(httptrace.WroteRequestInfo) {
+						wroteRequest.Close()
+					},
+				})
+
+				seqStr := strconv.FormatInt(seq, 10)
+				seq += 1
+
+				if scMinPostsIntervalMs.From > 0 {
+					time.Sleep(time.Duration(scMinPostsIntervalMs.rand())*time.Millisecond - time.Since(lastWrite))
 				}
-			}()
 
-			if _, ok := httpClient.(*DefaultDialerClient); ok {
-				<-wroteRequest.Wait()
+				lastWrite = time.Now()
+
+				if xmuxClient != nil && (xmuxClient.LeftRequests.Add(-1) <= 0 ||
+					(xmuxClient.UnreusableAt != time.Time{} && lastWrite.After(xmuxClient.UnreusableAt))) {
+					httpClient, xmuxClient = getHTTPClient(ctx, dest, streamSettings)
+				}
+
+				go func() {
+					err := httpClient.PostPacket(
+						ctx,
+						requestURL.String(),
+						sessionId,
+						seqStr,
+						&buf.MultiBufferContainer{MultiBuffer: chunk},
+						int64(chunk.Len()),
+					)
+					wroteRequest.Close()
+					if err != nil {
+						errors.LogInfoInner(ctx, err, "failed to send upload")
+						uploadPipeReader.Interrupt()
+						doSplit.Store(false)
+					}
+				}()
+
+				if _, ok := httpClient.(*DefaultDialerClient); ok {
+					<-wroteRequest.Wait()
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}()
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/hub.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/hub.go
index 7e15724646c5..d3cfd225779e 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/hub.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/hub.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func (h *requestHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Req
 		return
 	}
 
-	h.config.WriteResponseHeader(writer)
+	h.config.WriteResponseHeader(writer, request.Method, request.Header)
 	length := int(h.config.GetNormalizedXPaddingBytes().rand())
 	config := XPaddingConfig{Length: length}
 
@@ -118,7 +119,12 @@ func (h *requestHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Req
 		}
 	}
 
-	h.config.ApplyXPaddingToHeader(writer.Header(), config)
+	h.config.ApplyXPaddingToResponse(writer, config)
+
+	if request.Method == "OPTIONS" {
+		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		return
+	}
 
 	/*
 		clientVer := []int{0, 0, 0}
@@ -183,27 +189,17 @@ func (h *requestHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Req
 		currentSession = h.upsertSession(sessionId)
 	}
 	scMaxEachPostBytes := int(h.ln.config.GetNormalizedScMaxEachPostBytes().To)
-	uplinkHTTPMethod := h.config.GetNormalizedUplinkHTTPMethod()
 	isUplinkRequest := false
 
-	if uplinkHTTPMethod != "GET" && request.Method == uplinkHTTPMethod {
+	switch request.Method {
+	case "GET":
+		isUplinkRequest = seqStr != ""
+	default:
 		isUplinkRequest = true
 	}
 
-	uplinkDataPlacement := h.config.GetNormalizedUplinkDataPlacement()
 	uplinkDataKey := h.config.UplinkDataKey
 
-	switch uplinkDataPlacement {
-	case PlacementHeader:
-		if request.Header.Get(uplinkDataKey+"-Upstream") == "1" {
-			isUplinkRequest = true
-		}
-	case PlacementCookie:
-		if c, _ := request.Cookie(uplinkDataKey + "_upstream"); c != nil && c.Value == "1" {
-			isUplinkRequest = true
-		}
-	}
-
 	if isUplinkRequest && sessionId != "" { // stream-up, packet-up
 		if seqStr == "" {
 			if h.config.Mode != "" && h.config.Mode != "auto" && h.config.Mode != "stream-up" {
@@ -254,75 +250,64 @@ func (h *requestHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Req
 			return
 		}
 
-		var payload []byte
-
-		if uplinkDataPlacement != PlacementBody {
-			var encodedStr string
-			switch uplinkDataPlacement {
-			case PlacementHeader:
-				dataLenStr := request.Header.Get(uplinkDataKey + "-Length")
-
-				if dataLenStr != "" {
-					dataLen, _ := strconv.Atoi(dataLenStr)
-					var chunks []string
-					i := 0
-
-					for {
-						chunk := request.Header.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", uplinkDataKey, i))
-						if chunk == "" {
-							break
-						}
-						chunks = append(chunks, chunk)
-						i++
-					}
-
-					encodedStr = strings.Join(chunks, "")
-					if len(encodedStr) != dataLen {
-						encodedStr = ""
-					}
-				}
-			case PlacementCookie:
-				var chunks []string
-				i := 0
-
-				for {
-					cookieName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d", uplinkDataKey, i)
-					if c, _ := request.Cookie(cookieName); c != nil {
-						chunks = append(chunks, c.Value)
-						i++
-					} else {
-						break
-					}
+		dataPlacement := h.config.GetNormalizedUplinkDataPlacement()
+		var headerPayload []byte
+		if dataPlacement == PlacementAuto || dataPlacement == PlacementHeader {
+			var headerPayloadChunks [] string
+			for i := 0; true; i++ {
+				chunk := request.Header.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", uplinkDataKey, i))
+				if chunk == "" {
+					break
 				}
+				headerPayloadChunks = append(headerPayloadChunks, chunk)
+			}
+			headerPayloadEncoded := strings.Join(headerPayloadChunks, "")
+			headerPayload, err = base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(headerPayloadEncoded)
+			if err != nil {
+				errors.LogInfo(context.Background(), "Invalid base64 in header's payload: ", err.Error())
+				writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
+		}
 
-				if len(chunks) > 0 {
-					encodedStr = strings.Join(chunks, "")
+		var cookiePayload []byte
+		if dataPlacement == PlacementAuto || dataPlacement == PlacementCookie {
+			var cookiePayloadChunks []string
+			for i := 0; true; i++ {
+				cookieName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d", uplinkDataKey, i)
+				if c, _ := request.Cookie(cookieName); c != nil {
+					cookiePayloadChunks = append(cookiePayloadChunks, c.Value)
+				} else {
+					break
 				}
 			}
+			cookiePayloadEncoded := strings.Join(cookiePayloadChunks, "")
+			cookiePayload, err = base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(cookiePayloadEncoded)
+			if err != nil {
+				errors.LogInfo(context.Background(), "Invalid base64 in cookies' payload: ", err.Error())
+				writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
+		}
 
-			if encodedStr != "" {
-				payload, err = base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(encodedStr)
-			} else {
-				errors.LogInfoInner(context.Background(), err, "failed to extract data from key "+uplinkDataKey+" placed in "+uplinkDataPlacement)
+		var bodyPayload []byte
+		if dataPlacement == PlacementAuto || dataPlacement == PlacementBody {
+			bodyPayload, err = io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(request.Body, int64(scMaxEachPostBytes)+1))
+			if err != nil {
+				errors.LogInfoInner(context.Background(), err, "failed to upload (ReadAll)")
 				writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 				return
 			}
-		} else {
-			payload, err = io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(request.Body, int64(scMaxEachPostBytes)+1))
 		}
 
+		payload := slices.Concat(headerPayload, cookiePayload, bodyPayload)
+
 		if len(payload) > scMaxEachPostBytes {
 			errors.LogInfo(context.Background(), "Too large upload. scMaxEachPostBytes is set to ", scMaxEachPostBytes, "but request size exceed it. Adjust scMaxEachPostBytes on the server to be at least as large as client.")
 			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge)
 			return
 		}
 
-		if err != nil {
-			errors.LogInfoInner(context.Background(), err, "failed to upload (ReadAll)")
-			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-
 		seq, err := strconv.ParseUint(seqStr, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			errors.LogInfoInner(context.Background(), err, "failed to upload (ParseUint)")
@@ -341,6 +326,11 @@ func (h *requestHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Req
 			return
 		}
 
+		if len(bodyPayload) == 0 {
+			// Methods without a body are usually cached by default.
+			writer.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-store")
+		}
+
 		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	} else if request.Method == "GET" || sessionId == "" { // stream-down, stream-one
 		if sessionId != "" {
@@ -519,7 +509,7 @@ func ListenXH(ctx context.Context, address net.Address, port net.Port, streamSet
 		l.server = http.Server{
 			Handler:           handler,
 			ReadHeaderTimeout: time.Second * 4,
-			MaxHeaderBytes:    8192,
+			MaxHeaderBytes:    l.config.GetNormalizedServerMaxHeaderBytes(),
 			Protocols:         protocols,
 		}
 		go func() {
diff --git a/transport/internet/splithttp/xpadding.go b/transport/internet/splithttp/xpadding.go
index ce22436969f2..1dcbc3e2f05b 100644
--- a/transport/internet/splithttp/xpadding.go
+++ b/transport/internet/splithttp/xpadding.go
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@ func ApplyPaddingToCookie(req *http.Request, name, value string) {
 	})
 }
 
+func ApplyPaddingToResponseCookie(writer http.ResponseWriter, name, value string) {
+	if name == "" || value == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	http.SetCookie(writer, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:  name,
+		Value: value,
+		Path:  "/",
+	})
+}
+
 func ApplyPaddingToQuery(u *url.URL, key, value string) {
 	if u == nil || key == "" || value == "" {
 		return
@@ -221,6 +232,22 @@ func (c *Config) ApplyXPaddingToRequest(req *http.Request, config XPaddingConfig
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Config) ApplyXPaddingToResponse(writer http.ResponseWriter, config XPaddingConfig) {
+	placement := config.Placement.Placement
+
+	if placement == PlacementHeader || placement == PlacementQueryInHeader {
+		c.ApplyXPaddingToHeader(writer.Header(), config)
+		return
+	}
+
+	paddingValue := GeneratePadding(config.Method, config.Length)
+
+	switch placement {
+	case PlacementCookie:
+		ApplyPaddingToResponseCookie(writer, config.Placement.Key, paddingValue)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Config) ExtractXPaddingFromRequest(req *http.Request, obfsMode bool) (string, string) {
 	if req == nil {
 		return "", ""