diff --git a/cmd/erasure-multipart.go b/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
index 50b981681..c3899d51f 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/klauspost/readahead"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/set"
 	xhttp "github.com/minio/minio/internal/http"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/logger"
@@ -568,7 +569,22 @@ func (er erasureObjects) PutObjectPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uplo
 		writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, minioMetaTmpBucket, tmpPartPath, erasure.ShardFileSize(data.Size()), DefaultBitrotAlgorithm, erasure.ShardSize())
 	}
 
-	n, err := erasure.Encode(pctx, data, writers, buffer, writeQuorum)
+	toEncode := io.Reader(data)
+	if data.Size() > bigFileThreshold {
+		// Add input readahead.
+		// We use 2 buffers, so we always have a full buffer of input.
+		bufA := er.bp.Get()
+		bufB := er.bp.Get()
+		defer er.bp.Put(bufA)
+		defer er.bp.Put(bufB)
+		ra, err := readahead.NewReaderBuffer(data, [][]byte{bufA[:fi.Erasure.BlockSize], bufB[:fi.Erasure.BlockSize]})
+		if err == nil {
+			toEncode = ra
+			defer ra.Close()
+		}
+	}
+
+	n, err := erasure.Encode(pctx, toEncode, writers, buffer, writeQuorum)
 	closeBitrotWriters(writers)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pi, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index 615b3bdc9..9fb548711 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/klauspost/readahead"
 	"github.com/minio/madmin-go"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/tags"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/bucket/lifecycle"
@@ -884,7 +885,21 @@ func (er erasureObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object st
 		writers[i] = newBitrotWriter(disk, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempErasureObj, shardFileSize, DefaultBitrotAlgorithm, erasure.ShardSize())
 	}
 
-	n, erasureErr := erasure.Encode(ctx, data, writers, buffer, writeQuorum)
+	toEncode := io.Reader(data)
+	if data.Size() > bigFileThreshold {
+		// We use 2 buffers, so we always have a full buffer of input.
+		bufA := er.bp.Get()
+		bufB := er.bp.Get()
+		defer er.bp.Put(bufA)
+		defer er.bp.Put(bufB)
+		ra, err := readahead.NewReaderBuffer(data, [][]byte{bufA[:fi.Erasure.BlockSize], bufB[:fi.Erasure.BlockSize]})
+		if err == nil {
+			toEncode = ra
+			defer ra.Close()
+		}
+		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
+	}
+	n, erasureErr := erasure.Encode(ctx, toEncode, writers, buffer, writeQuorum)
 	closeBitrotWriters(writers)
 	if erasureErr != nil {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(erasureErr, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempErasureObj)
diff --git a/cmd/xl-storage.go b/cmd/xl-storage.go
index 9ea010248..34a1e5d9d 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-storage.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-storage.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ const (
 	// For hardrives it is possible to set this to a lower value to avoid any
 	// spike in latency. But currently we are simply keeping it optimal for SSDs.
 
+	// bigFileThreshold is the point where we add readahead to put operations.
+	bigFileThreshold = 128 * humanize.MiByte
+
 	// XL metadata file carries per object metadata.
 	xlStorageFormatFile = "xl.meta"
 )
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dacde7f00..13c7229f1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.13.6
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9
 	github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.5
-	github.com/klauspost/readahead v1.3.1
+	github.com/klauspost/readahead v1.4.0
 	github.com/klauspost/reedsolomon v1.9.15
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.9.0
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.43
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8b184fddf..824f17ae8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -955,8 +955,8 @@ github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9 h1:lgaqFMSdTdQYdZ04uHyN2d/eKdOMyi2YLSvlQIBF
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:FInQzS24/EEf25PyTYn52gqo7WaD8xa0213Md/qVLRg=
 github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.5 h1:qnWYvvKqedOF2ulHpMG72XQol4ILEJ8k2wwRl/Km8oE=
 github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.5/go.mod h1:Ch1tH69qFZu15pkjo5kYi6mth2Zzwzt50oCQKQE9RUs=
-github.com/klauspost/readahead v1.3.1 h1:QqXNYvm+VvqYcbrRT4LojUciM0XrznFRIDrbHiJtu/0=
-github.com/klauspost/readahead v1.3.1/go.mod h1:AH9juHzNH7xqdqFHrMRSHeH2Ps+vFf+kblDqzPFiLJg=
+github.com/klauspost/readahead v1.4.0 h1:w4hQ3BpdLjBnRQkZyNi+nwdHU7eGP9buTexWK9lU7gY=
+github.com/klauspost/readahead v1.4.0/go.mod h1:7bolpMKhT5LKskLwYXGSDOyA2TYtMFgdgV0Y8gy7QhA=
 github.com/klauspost/reedsolomon v1.9.15 h1:g2erWKD2M6rgnPf89fCji6jNlhMKMdXcuNHMW1SYCIo=
 github.com/klauspost/reedsolomon v1.9.15/go.mod h1:eqPAcE7xar5CIzcdfwydOEdcmchAKAP/qs14y4GCBOk=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=