diff --git a/base/stream.jl b/base/stream.jl
index ef2ce91558d13..37d229aac87be 100644
--- a/base/stream.jl
+++ b/base/stream.jl
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ end
 
 macro uv_write(n,call)
     esc(quote
+        check_open(s)
         uvw = c_malloc(_sizeof_uv_write+$(n))
         err = $call
         if err < 0
@@ -661,7 +662,6 @@ function write!{T}(s::AsyncStream, a::Array{T})
     end
 end
 function write!(s::AsyncStream, p::Ptr, nb::Integer)
-    check_open(s)
     @uv_write nb ccall(:jl_write_no_copy, Int32, (Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}, Uint, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), handle(s), p, nb, uvw, uv_jl_writecb::Ptr{Void})
     return nb
 end
@@ -672,9 +672,21 @@ function _uv_hook_writecb(s::AsyncStream, req::Ptr{Void}, status::Int32)
     nothing
 end
 
+# Do not task-block TTY methods. These writes are process-blocking anyway, so we use the non-copying versions
+write(t::TTY, b::Uint8) = @uv_write 1 ccall(:jl_putc_copy, Int32, (Uint8, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), b, handle(s), uvw, uv_jl_writecb::Ptr{Void})
+write(s::TTY, c::Char) = @uv_write utf8sizeof(c) ccall(:jl_pututf8_copy, Int32, (Ptr{Void},Uint32, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), handle(s), c, uvw, uv_jl_writecb::Ptr{Void})
+function write{T}(s::TTY, a::Array{T}) 
+    if isbits(T)
+        n = uint(length(a)*sizeof(T))
+        @uv_write n ccall(:jl_write_no_copy, Int32, (Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}, Uint, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), handle(s), a, n, uvw, uv_jl_writecb::Ptr{Void})
+    else
+        check_open(s)
+        invoke(write,(IO,Array),s,a)
+    end
+end
+write(s::TTY, p::Ptr, nb::Integer) = @uv_write nb ccall(:jl_write_no_copy, Int32, (Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}, Uint, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), handle(s), p, nb, uvw, uv_jl_writecb::Ptr{Void})
 
 function write(s::AsyncStream, b::Uint8)
-    check_open(s)
     if isdefined(Main.Base,:Scheduler) && current_task() != Main.Base.Scheduler
         @uv_write 1 ccall(:jl_putc_copy, Int32, (Uint8, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), b, handle(s), uvw, uv_jl_writecb_task::Ptr{Void})
         uv_req_set_data(uvw,current_task())
@@ -685,7 +697,6 @@ function write(s::AsyncStream, b::Uint8)
     return 1
 end
 function write(s::AsyncStream, c::Char)
-    check_open(s)
     if isdefined(Main.Base,:Scheduler) && current_task() != Main.Base.Scheduler
         @uv_write utf8sizeof(c) ccall(:jl_pututf8_copy, Int32, (Ptr{Void},Uint32, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), handle(s), c, uvw, uv_jl_writecb_task::Ptr{Void})
         uv_req_set_data(uvw,current_task())
@@ -696,7 +707,6 @@ function write(s::AsyncStream, c::Char)
     return utf8sizeof(c)
 end
 function write{T}(s::AsyncStream, a::Array{T})
-    check_open(s)
     if isbits(T)
         if isdefined(Main.Base,:Scheduler) && current_task() != Main.Base.Scheduler
             n = uint(length(a)*sizeof(T))
@@ -708,16 +718,17 @@ function write{T}(s::AsyncStream, a::Array{T})
         end
         return int(length(a)*sizeof(T))
     else
+        check_open(s)
         invoke(write,(IO,Array),s,a)
     end
 end
 function write(s::AsyncStream, p::Ptr, nb::Integer)
-    check_open(s)
     if isdefined(Main.Base,:Scheduler) && current_task() != Main.Base.Scheduler
         @uv_write nb ccall(:jl_write_no_copy, Int32, (Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}, Uint, Ptr{Void}, Ptr{Void}), handle(s), p, nb, uvw, uv_jl_writecb_task::Ptr{Void})
         uv_req_set_data(uvw,current_task())
         wait()
     else
+        check_open(s)
         ccall(:jl_write, Uint, (Ptr{Void},Ptr{Void},Uint), handle(s), p, uint(nb))
     end
     return int(nb)