diff --git a/CHANGES-FCGID b/CHANGES-FCGID
index 17d4a70..541662a 100644
--- a/CHANGES-FCGID
+++ b/CHANGES-FCGID
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
                                                          -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 Changes with mod_fcgid 2.3.10
 
+  *) Fix memory consumption for large requests.  PR 51747.
+     [Dominic Benson, Jan Stürtz]
+
   *) Use an alternate, lower severity log message when a failure to
      forward a response is due to the client connection being aborted.
      [Eric Covener]
diff --git a/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_unix.c b/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_unix.c
index 218f3f7..7f37495 100644
--- a/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_unix.c
+++ b/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_unix.c
@@ -762,14 +762,18 @@
     struct iovec vec[FCGID_VEC_COUNT];
     int nvec = 0;
     apr_bucket *e;
+    apr_bucket_brigade *tmpbb = apr_brigade_create(output_brigade->p,
+                                                   output_brigade->bucket_alloc);
 
-    for (e = APR_BRIGADE_FIRST(output_brigade);
-         e != APR_BRIGADE_SENTINEL(output_brigade);
-         e = APR_BUCKET_NEXT(e)) {
+    while (!APR_BRIGADE_EMPTY(output_brigade))
+    {
+        e = APR_BRIGADE_FIRST(output_brigade);
+
         apr_size_t len;
         const char* base;
 
         if (APR_BUCKET_IS_METADATA(e)) {
+            apr_bucket_delete(e);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -780,6 +784,9 @@
             return rv;
         }
 
+        APR_BUCKET_REMOVE(e);
+        APR_BRIGADE_INSERT_TAIL(tmpbb, e);
+
         vec[nvec].iov_len = len;
         vec[nvec].iov_base = (char*) base;
         if (nvec == (FCGID_VEC_COUNT - 1)) {
@@ -789,6 +796,7 @@
                                FCGID_VEC_COUNT)) != APR_SUCCESS)
                 return rv;
             nvec = 0;
+            apr_brigade_cleanup(tmpbb);
         }
         else
             nvec++;
@@ -800,6 +808,7 @@
             return rv;
     }
 
+    apr_brigade_destroy(tmpbb);
     return APR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_win.c b/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_win.c
index 60b26a6..5b3b33a 100644
--- a/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_win.c
+++ b/modules/fcgid/fcgid_proc_win.c
@@ -380,19 +380,22 @@
     apr_bucket *bucket_request;
     apr_status_t rv;
     DWORD transferred;
+    apr_bucket_brigade *tmpbb = apr_brigade_create(birgade_send->p, 
+                                                   birgade_send->bucket_alloc);
 
     handle_info = (fcgid_namedpipe_handle *) ipc_handle->ipc_handle_info;
 
-    for (bucket_request = APR_BRIGADE_FIRST(birgade_send);
-         bucket_request != APR_BRIGADE_SENTINEL(birgade_send);
-         bucket_request = APR_BUCKET_NEXT(bucket_request))
-    {
+    while (!APR_BRIGADE_EMPTY(birgade_send)) {
         const char *write_buf;
         apr_size_t write_buf_len;
         apr_size_t has_write;
 
-        if (APR_BUCKET_IS_METADATA(bucket_request))
+        bucket_request = APR_BRIGADE_FIRST(birgade_send);
+
+        if (APR_BUCKET_IS_METADATA(bucket_request)) {
+            apr_bucket_delete(bucket_request);
             continue;
+        }
 
         if ((rv = apr_bucket_read(bucket_request, &write_buf, &write_buf_len,
                                   APR_BLOCK_READ)) != APR_SUCCESS) {
@@ -401,6 +404,9 @@
             return rv;
         }
 
+        APR_BUCKET_REMOVE(bucket_request);
+        APR_BRIGADE_INSERT_TAIL(tmpbb, bucket_request);
+
         /* Write the buffer to fastcgi server */
         has_write = 0;
         while (has_write < write_buf_len) {
@@ -411,6 +417,7 @@
                           write_buf_len - has_write,
                           &byteswrite, &handle_info->overlap_write)) {
                 has_write += byteswrite;
+                apr_brigade_cleanup(tmpbb);
                 continue;
             } else if ((rv = GetLastError()) != ERROR_IO_PENDING) {
                 ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING,
@@ -437,6 +444,7 @@
                         return APR_ESPIPE;
                     }
                     has_write += transferred;
+                    apr_brigade_cleanup(tmpbb);
                     continue;
                 } else {
                     ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING, 0,
@@ -448,6 +456,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    apr_brigade_destroy(tmpbb);
     return APR_SUCCESS;
 }