diff --git a/src/raft.rs b/src/raft.rs
index 6339921c1..2fe1888f0 100644
--- a/src/raft.rs
+++ b/src/raft.rs
@@ -484,19 +484,56 @@ impl<T: Storage> Raft<T> {
         m.set_entries(RepeatedField::from_vec(ents));
         m.set_commit(self.raft_log.committed);
         if !m.get_entries().is_empty() {
-            match pr.state {
-                ProgressState::Replicate => {
-                    let last = m.get_entries().last().unwrap().get_index();
-                    pr.optimistic_update(last);
-                    pr.ins.add(last);
+            let last = m.get_entries().last().unwrap().get_index();
+            self.update_progress_state(last, pr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn update_progress_state(&mut self, last: u64, pr: &mut Progress) {
+        match pr.state {
+            ProgressState::Replicate => {
+                pr.optimistic_update(last);
+                pr.ins.add(last);
+            }
+            ProgressState::Probe => pr.pause(),
+            _ => panic!(
+                "{} is sending append in unhandled state {:?}",
+                self.tag, pr.state
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn try_batching(
+        &mut self,
+        to: u64,
+        pr: &mut Progress,
+        ents: &mut Vec<Entry>,
+        term: u64,
+    ) -> (bool, bool, u64) {
+        // if MsgAppend for the reciver already exists, try_batching
+        // will append the entries to the existing MsgAppend
+        for msg in &mut self.msgs {
+            if msg.get_log_term() == term
+                && msg.get_msg_type() == MessageType::MsgAppend
+                && msg.get_to() == to
+            {
+                msg.set_index(pr.next_idx - 1);
+                msg.set_commit(self.raft_log.committed);
+                let mut batched_entries = msg.take_entries().into_vec();
+                batched_entries.append(ents);
+                msg.set_entries(RepeatedField::from_vec(batched_entries));
+                let is_empty = msg.get_entries().is_empty();
+                if !is_empty {
+                    return (
+                        true,
+                        is_empty,
+                        msg.get_entries().last().unwrap().get_index(),
+                    );
                 }
-                ProgressState::Probe => pr.pause(),
-                _ => panic!(
-                    "{} is sending append in unhandled state {:?}",
-                    self.tag, pr.state
-                ),
+                return (true, true, 0);
             }
         }
+        return (false, true, 0);
     }
 
     /// Sends RPC, with entries to the given peer.
@@ -514,7 +551,16 @@ impl<T: Storage> Raft<T> {
                 return;
             }
         } else {
-            self.prepare_send_entries(&mut m, pr, term.unwrap(), ents.unwrap());
+            let mut ents = ents.unwrap();
+            let term = term.unwrap();
+            let (batched, is_ents_empty, last_index) = self.try_batching(to, pr, &mut ents, term);
+            if batched {
+                if !is_ents_empty {
+                    self.update_progress_state(last_index, pr)
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            self.prepare_send_entries(&mut m, pr, term, ents);
         }
         self.send(m);
     }