diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
index fe472afba..ceb53b9e6 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class VelocityServerConnection implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation,
     public CompletableFuture<ConnectionRequestBuilder.Result> connect() {
         CompletableFuture<ConnectionRequestBuilder.Result> result = new CompletableFuture<>();
         server.initializeGenericBootstrap()
+                .option(ChannelOption.TCP_NODELAY, true)
                 .handler(new ChannelInitializer<Channel>() {
                     @Override
                     protected void initChannel(Channel ch) throws Exception {