diff --git a/src/blob.rs b/src/blob.rs
index b4f702e..c7e3b51 100644
--- a/src/blob.rs
+++ b/src/blob.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 //! incremental BLOB I/O
 use std::io;
+use std::cmp::min;
 use std::mem;
 use std::ptr;
 
 use super::ffi;
-use {Error, Result, Connection, DatabaseName};
+use {Result, Connection, DatabaseName};
 
 /// Handle to an open BLOB
 pub struct Blob<'conn> {
@@ -96,20 +97,10 @@ impl<'conn> io::Read for Blob<'conn> {
     ///
     /// # Failure
     ///
-    /// Will return `Err` if `buf` length > i32 max value or if the underlying SQLite read call fails.
+    /// Will return `Err` if the underlying SQLite read call fails.
     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        if buf.len() > ::std::i32::MAX as usize {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                                      Error {
-                                          code: ffi::SQLITE_TOOBIG,
-                                          message: "buffer too long".to_string(),
-                                      }));
-        }
-        let mut n = buf.len() as i32;
-        let size = self.size();
-        if self.pos + n > size {
-            n = size - self.pos;
-        }
+        let max_allowed_len = (self.size() - self.pos) as usize;
+        let n = min(buf.len(), max_allowed_len) as i32;
         if n <= 0 {
             return Ok(0);
         }
@@ -129,32 +120,15 @@ impl<'conn> io::Read for Blob<'conn> {
 impl<'conn> io::Write for Blob<'conn> {
     /// Write data into a BLOB incrementally
     ///
-    /// This function may only modify the contents of the BLOB; it is not possible to increase the size of a BLOB using this API.
+    /// This function may only modify the contents of the BLOB; it is not possible to increase
+    /// the size of a BLOB using this API.
     ///
     /// # Failure
     ///
-    /// Will return `Err` if `buf` length > i32 max value or if `buf` length + offset > BLOB size
-    /// or if the underlying SQLite write call fails.
+    /// Will return `Err` if the underlying SQLite write call fails.
     fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        if buf.len() > ::std::i32::MAX as usize {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                                      Error {
-                                          code: ffi::SQLITE_TOOBIG,
-                                          message: "buffer too long".to_string(),
-                                      }));
-        }
-        let n = buf.len() as i32;
-        let size = self.size();
-        if self.pos + n > size {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                                      Error {
-                                          code: ffi::SQLITE_MISUSE,
-                                          message: format!("pos = {} + n = {} > size = {}",
-                                                           self.pos,
-                                                           n,
-                                                           size),
-                                      }));
-        }
+        let max_allowed_len = (self.size() - self.pos) as usize;
+        let n = min(buf.len(), max_allowed_len) as i32;
         if n <= 0 {
             return Ok(0);
         }
@@ -206,7 +180,7 @@ impl<'conn> Drop for Blob<'conn> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use std::io::{BufReader, BufRead, Read, Write, Seek, SeekFrom};
+    use std::io::{BufReader, BufRead, BufWriter, Read, Write, Seek, SeekFrom};
     use {Connection, DatabaseName, Result};
 
     #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
@@ -227,8 +201,8 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut blob = db.blob_open(DatabaseName::Main, "test", "content", rowid, false).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(4, blob.write(b"Clob").unwrap());
-        assert!(blob.write(b"5678901").is_err()); // cannot write past 10
-        assert_eq!(4, blob.write(b"5678").unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(6, blob.write(b"567890xxxxxx").unwrap()); // cannot write past 10
+        assert_eq!(0, blob.write(b"5678").unwrap());         // still cannot write past 10
 
         blob.reopen(rowid).unwrap();
         blob.close().unwrap();
@@ -238,20 +212,21 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(5, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
         assert_eq!(&bytes, b"Clob5");
         assert_eq!(5, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(&bytes, b"678\0\0");
+        assert_eq!(&bytes, b"67890");
         assert_eq!(0, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
 
         blob.seek(SeekFrom::Start(2)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(5, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
         assert_eq!(&bytes, b"ob567");
 
-        blob.seek(SeekFrom::Current(-6)).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(5, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(&bytes, b"lob56");
+        // only first 4 bytes of `bytes` should be read into
+        blob.seek(SeekFrom::Current(-1)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(4, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(&bytes, b"78907");
 
         blob.seek(SeekFrom::End(-6)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(5, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(&bytes, b"5678\0");
+        assert_eq!(&bytes, b"56789");
 
         blob.reopen(rowid).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(5, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
@@ -280,4 +255,44 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(2, reader.read_line(&mut line).unwrap());
         assert_eq!("\0\0", line);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_blob_in_bufwriter() {
+        let (db, rowid) = db_with_test_blob().unwrap();
+
+        {
+            let blob = db.blob_open(DatabaseName::Main, "test", "content", rowid, false).unwrap();
+            let mut writer = BufWriter::new(blob);
+
+            // trying to write too much and then flush should fail
+            assert_eq!(8, writer.write(b"01234567").unwrap());
+            assert_eq!(8, writer.write(b"01234567").unwrap());
+            assert!(writer.flush().is_err());
+        }
+
+        {
+            // ... but it should've written the first 10 bytes
+            let mut blob = db.blob_open(DatabaseName::Main, "test", "content", rowid, false).unwrap();
+            let mut bytes = [0u8; 10];
+            assert_eq!(10, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
+            assert_eq!(b"0123456701", &bytes);
+        }
+
+        {
+            let blob = db.blob_open(DatabaseName::Main, "test", "content", rowid, false).unwrap();
+            let mut writer = BufWriter::new(blob);
+
+            // trying to write_all too much should fail
+            writer.write_all(b"aaaaaaaaaabbbbb").unwrap();
+            assert!(writer.flush().is_err());
+        }
+
+        {
+            // ... but it should've written the first 10 bytes
+            let mut blob = db.blob_open(DatabaseName::Main, "test", "content", rowid, false).unwrap();
+            let mut bytes = [0u8; 10];
+            assert_eq!(10, blob.read(&mut bytes[..]).unwrap());
+            assert_eq!(b"aaaaaaaaaa", &bytes);
+        }
+    }
 }