diff --git a/dbsim/db_client_service.hpp b/dbsim/db_client_service.hpp
index be6f9ad8..1af29f6b 100644
--- a/dbsim/db_client_service.hpp
+++ b/dbsim/db_client_service.hpp
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ namespace db
         {
             return true;
         }
-        int prepare_fragment_for_replication(wsrep::mutable_buffer&,
-                                             size_t& position) override
+        int prepare_fragment_for_replication(wsrep::mutable_buffer&) override
         {
-            position = 0;
             return 0;
         }
         int remove_fragments() override { return 0; }
diff --git a/include/wsrep/client_service.hpp b/include/wsrep/client_service.hpp
index d47396df..1f83e4d1 100644
--- a/include/wsrep/client_service.hpp
+++ b/include/wsrep/client_service.hpp
@@ -88,17 +88,13 @@ namespace wsrep
 
         /**
          * Prepare a buffer containing data for the next fragment to replicate.
-         * The caller may set log_position to record the database specific
-         * position corresponding to changes contained in the buffer.
-         * When the call returns, the log_position will be available to read
-         * from streaming_context::log_position().
          *
          * @return Zero in case of success, non-zero on failure.
          *         If there is no data to replicate, the method shall return
          *         zero and leave the buffer empty.
          */
-        virtual int prepare_fragment_for_replication(wsrep::mutable_buffer& buffer,
-                                                     size_t& log_position) = 0;
+        virtual int
+        prepare_fragment_for_replication(wsrep::mutable_buffer& buffer) = 0;
 
         /**
          * Remove fragments from the storage within current transaction.
diff --git a/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp b/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp
index d8449d7a..6d247a78 100644
--- a/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp
+++ b/include/wsrep/client_state.hpp
@@ -354,6 +354,14 @@ namespace wsrep
          */
         int after_row();
 
+        /**
+         * Force a streaming step
+         *
+         * This method can be used to replicate a fragment in the
+         * current context.
+         */
+        int stream();
+
         /**
          * Set streaming parameters.
          *
diff --git a/include/wsrep/streaming_context.hpp b/include/wsrep/streaming_context.hpp
index 2b0ef0f3..7796418b 100644
--- a/include/wsrep/streaming_context.hpp
+++ b/include/wsrep/streaming_context.hpp
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ namespace wsrep
 
         streaming_context()
             : fragments_certified_()
+            , bytes_certified_()
             , fragments_()
             , rollback_replicated_for_()
             , fragment_unit_()
             , fragment_size_()
             , unit_counter_()
-            , log_position_()
         { }
 
         /**
@@ -78,10 +78,14 @@ namespace wsrep
         /** Disable streaming replication. */
         void disable();
 
-        /** Increment counter for certified fragments. */
-        void certified()
+        /**
+         *  Increment counter for certified fragments and total
+         *  number of bytes.
+         */
+        void certified(size_t bytes)
         {
             ++fragments_certified_;
+            bytes_certified_ += bytes;
         }
 
         /** Return number of certified fragments. */
@@ -90,6 +94,12 @@ namespace wsrep
             return fragments_certified_;
         }
 
+        /** Return total number of bytes replicated. */
+        size_t bytes_certified() const
+        {
+            return bytes_certified_;
+        }
+
         /** Mark fragment with seqno as stored in fragment store. */
         void stored(wsrep::seqno seqno);
 
@@ -137,18 +147,6 @@ namespace wsrep
             unit_counter_ = 0;
         }
 
-        /** Return current log position. */
-        size_t log_position() const
-        {
-            return log_position_;
-        }
-
-        /** Set log position. */
-        void set_log_position(size_t position)
-        {
-            log_position_ = position;
-        }
-
         /** Return vector of stored fragments. */
         const std::vector<wsrep::seqno>& fragments() const
         {
@@ -168,12 +166,12 @@ namespace wsrep
         void check_fragment_seqno(wsrep::seqno seqno);
 
         size_t fragments_certified_;
+        size_t bytes_certified_;
         std::vector<wsrep::seqno> fragments_;
         wsrep::transaction_id rollback_replicated_for_;
         enum fragment_unit fragment_unit_;
         size_t fragment_size_;
         size_t unit_counter_;
-        size_t log_position_;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp b/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
index 3328c093..0cea1bc9 100644
--- a/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
+++ b/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ namespace wsrep
 
         int after_row();
 
+        int stream();
+
         int before_prepare(wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex>&);
 
         int after_prepare(wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex>&);
diff --git a/src/client_state.cpp b/src/client_state.cpp
index 99c4222f..68e23e9e 100644
--- a/src/client_state.cpp
+++ b/src/client_state.cpp
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@ int wsrep::client_state::after_row()
                 : 0);
 }
 
+int wsrep::client_state::stream()
+{
+    assert(mode_ == m_local);
+    assert(state_ == s_exec);
+    return transaction_.stream();
+}
+
 void wsrep::client_state::fragment_applied(wsrep::seqno seqno)
 {
     assert(mode_ == m_high_priority);
diff --git a/src/streaming_context.cpp b/src/streaming_context.cpp
index c5423079..2fef179d 100644
--- a/src/streaming_context.cpp
+++ b/src/streaming_context.cpp
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ void wsrep::streaming_context::rolled_back(wsrep::transaction_id id)
 void wsrep::streaming_context::cleanup()
 {
     fragments_certified_ = 0;
+    bytes_certified_ = 0;
     fragments_.clear();
     rollback_replicated_for_ = wsrep::transaction_id::undefined();
     unit_counter_ = 0;
-    log_position_ = 0;
 }
 
 void wsrep::streaming_context::check_fragment_seqno(
diff --git a/src/transaction.cpp b/src/transaction.cpp
index 451e94dd..a555de97 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/transaction.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,15 @@ int wsrep::transaction::after_row()
     return ret;
 }
 
+int wsrep::transaction::stream()
+{
+    wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex> lock(client_state_.mutex());
+    debug_log_state("stream_enter");
+    int ret(streaming_step(lock, true));
+    debug_log_state("stream_leave");
+    return ret;
+}
+
 int wsrep::transaction::before_prepare(
     wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex>& lock)
 {
@@ -1416,24 +1425,23 @@ int wsrep::transaction::streaming_step(wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex>& lock,
                                        bool force)
 {
     assert(lock.owns_lock());
-    assert(streaming_context_.fragment_size() || is_xa());
+    assert(streaming_context_.fragment_size() || force);
+
+    const size_t bytes_generated(client_service_.bytes_generated());
+    const size_t bytes_certified(streaming_context_.bytes_certified());
 
-    if (client_service_.bytes_generated() <
-        streaming_context_.log_position())
+    if (bytes_generated < bytes_certified)
     {
         /* Something went wrong on DBMS side in keeping track of
            generated bytes. Return an error to abort the transaction. */
-        wsrep::log_warning() << "Bytes generated "
-                             << client_service_.bytes_generated()
-                             << " less than bytes certified "
-                             << streaming_context_.log_position()
+        wsrep::log_warning() << "Bytes generated " << bytes_generated
+                             << " less than bytes certified " << bytes_certified
                              << ", aborting streaming transaction";
         return 1;
     }
-    int ret(0);
 
-    const size_t bytes_to_replicate(client_service_.bytes_generated() -
-                                    streaming_context_.log_position());
+    int ret(0);
+    const size_t bytes_to_replicate(bytes_generated - bytes_certified);
 
     switch (streaming_context_.fragment_unit())
     {
@@ -1500,15 +1508,13 @@ int wsrep::transaction::certify_fragment(
     }
 
     wsrep::mutable_buffer data;
-    size_t log_position(0);
-    if (client_service_.prepare_fragment_for_replication(data, log_position))
+    if (client_service_.prepare_fragment_for_replication(data))
     {
         lock.lock();
         state(lock, s_must_abort);
         client_state_.override_error(wsrep::e_error_during_commit);
         return 1;
     }
-    streaming_context_.set_log_position(log_position);
 
     if (data.size() == 0)
     {
@@ -1616,7 +1622,7 @@ int wsrep::transaction::certify_fragment(
             case wsrep::provider::success:
                 ++fragments_certified_for_statement_;
                 assert(sr_ws_meta.seqno().is_undefined() == false);
-                streaming_context_.certified();
+                streaming_context_.certified(data.size());
                 if (storage_service.update_fragment_meta(sr_ws_meta))
                 {
                     storage_service.rollback(wsrep::ws_handle(),
@@ -1656,7 +1662,7 @@ int wsrep::transaction::certify_fragment(
                 // we take a risk of sending one rollback fragment for nothing.
                 storage_service.rollback(wsrep::ws_handle(),
                                          wsrep::ws_meta());
-                streaming_context_.certified();
+                streaming_context_.certified(data.size());
                 ret = 1;
                 error = wsrep::e_deadlock_error;
                 break;
@@ -2147,7 +2153,6 @@ void wsrep::transaction::debug_log_state(
         << ", unit: " << streaming_context_.fragment_unit()
         << ", size: " << streaming_context_.fragment_size()
         << ", counter: " << streaming_context_.unit_counter()
-        << ", log_pos: " << streaming_context_.log_position()
         << ", sr_rb: " << streaming_context_.rolled_back()
         << "\n    own: " << (client_state_.owning_thread_id_ == wsrep::this_thread::get_id())
         << " thread_id: " << client_state_.owning_thread_id_
diff --git a/test/mock_client_state.hpp b/test/mock_client_state.hpp
index 73b27755..af77a854 100644
--- a/test/mock_client_state.hpp
+++ b/test/mock_client_state.hpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace wsrep
 
         bool statement_allowed_for_streaming() const WSREP_OVERRIDE
         { return true; }
-        int prepare_fragment_for_replication(wsrep::mutable_buffer& buffer, size_t& position)
+        int prepare_fragment_for_replication(wsrep::mutable_buffer& buffer)
             WSREP_OVERRIDE
         {
             if (error_during_prepare_data_)
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ namespace wsrep
             static const char buf[1] = { 1 };
             buffer.push_back(&buf[0], &buf[1]);
             wsrep::const_buffer data(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
-            position = buffer.size();
             return client_state_->append_data(data);
         }