diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/ArrayBufferReader.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/ArrayBufferReader.js
index 2d542a6dd..ea3a00952 100644
--- a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/ArrayBufferReader.js
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/ArrayBufferReader.js
@@ -39,13 +39,27 @@ Guacamole.ArrayBufferReader = function(stream) {
     // Receive blobs as array buffers
     stream.onblob = function(data) {
 
-        // Convert to ArrayBuffer
-        var binary = window.atob(data);
-        var arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(binary.length);
-        var bufferView = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+        var arrayBuffer, bufferView;
 
-        for (var i=0; i<binary.length; i++)
-            bufferView[i] = binary.charCodeAt(i);
+        // Use native methods for directly decoding base64 to an array buffer
+        // when possible
+        if (Uint8Array.fromBase64) {
+            bufferView = Uint8Array.fromBase64(data);
+            arrayBuffer = bufferView.buffer;
+        }
+
+        // Rely on binary strings and manual conversions where native methods
+        // like fromBase64() are not available
+        else {
+
+            var binary = window.atob(data);
+            arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(binary.length);
+            bufferView = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+
+            for (var i=0; i<binary.length; i++)
+                bufferView[i] = binary.charCodeAt(i);
+
+        }
 
         // Call handler, if present
         if (guac_reader.ondata)
diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Display.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Display.js
index 374a7620d..dcb1e320c 100644
--- a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Display.js
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Display.js
@@ -185,19 +185,6 @@ Guacamole.Display = function() {
      */
     var frames = [];
 
-    /**
-     * The ID of the animation frame request returned by the last call to
-     * requestAnimationFrame(). This value will only be set if the browser
-     * supports requestAnimationFrame(), if a frame render is currently
-     * pending, and if the current browser tab is currently focused (likely to
-     * handle requests for animation frames). In all other cases, this will be
-     * null.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @type {number}
-     */
-    var inProgressFrame = null;
-
     /**
      * Flushes all pending frames synchronously. This function will block until
      * all pending frames have rendered. If a frame is currently blocked by an
@@ -239,45 +226,6 @@ Guacamole.Display = function() {
 
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Flushes all pending frames asynchronously. This function returns
-     * immediately, relying on requestAnimationFrame() to dictate when each
-     * frame should be flushed.
-     *
-     * @private
-     */
-    var asyncFlush = function asyncFlush() {
-
-        var continueFlush = function continueFlush() {
-
-            // We're no longer waiting to render a frame
-            inProgressFrame = null;
-
-            // Nothing to do if there are no frames remaining
-            if (!frames.length)
-                return;
-
-            // Flush the next frame only if it is ready (not awaiting
-            // completion of some asynchronous operation like an image load)
-            if (frames[0].isReady()) {
-                var frame = frames.shift();
-                frame.flush();
-                notifyFlushed(frame.localTimestamp, frame.remoteTimestamp, frame.logicalFrames);
-            }
-
-            // Request yet another animation frame if frames remain to be
-            // flushed
-            if (frames.length)
-                inProgressFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame(continueFlush);
-
-        };
-
-        // Begin flushing frames if not already waiting to render a frame
-        if (!inProgressFrame)
-            inProgressFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame(continueFlush);
-
-    };
-
     /**
      * Recently-gathered display render statistics, as made available by calls
      * to notifyFlushed(). The contents of this array will be trimmed to
@@ -373,33 +321,12 @@ Guacamole.Display = function() {
 
     };
 
-    // Switch from asynchronous frame handling to synchronous frame handling if
-    // requestAnimationFrame() is unlikely to be usable (browsers may not
-    // invoke the animation frame callback if the relevant tab is not focused)
-    window.addEventListener('blur', function switchToSyncFlush() {
-        if (inProgressFrame && !document.hasFocus()) {
-
-            // Cancel pending asynchronous processing of frame ...
-            window.cancelAnimationFrame(inProgressFrame);
-            inProgressFrame = null;
-
-            // ... and instead process it synchronously
-            syncFlush();
-
-        }
-    }, true);
-
     /**
      * Flushes all pending frames.
      * @private
      */
     function __flush_frames() {
-
-        if (window.requestAnimationFrame && document.hasFocus())
-            asyncFlush();
-        else
-            syncFlush();
-
+        syncFlush();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -553,7 +480,10 @@ Guacamole.Display = function() {
         this.unblock = function() {
             if (task.blocked) {
                 task.blocked = false;
-                __flush_frames();
+
+                if (frames.length)
+                    __flush_frames();
+
             }
         };
 
@@ -978,17 +908,38 @@ Guacamole.Display = function() {
      */
     this.drawStream = function drawStream(layer, x, y, stream, mimetype) {
 
-        // If createImageBitmap() is available, load the image as a blob so
-        // that function can be used
-        if (window.createImageBitmap) {
-            var reader = new Guacamole.BlobReader(stream, mimetype);
-            reader.onend = function drawImageBlob() {
-                guac_display.drawBlob(layer, x, y, reader.getBlob());
-            };
+        // Leverage ImageDecoder to decode the image stream as it is received
+        // whenever possible, as this reduces latency that might otherwise be
+        // caused by waiting for the full image to be received
+        if (window.ImageDecoder && window.ReadableStream) {
+
+            var imageDecoder = new ImageDecoder({
+                type: mimetype,
+                data: stream.toReadableStream()
+            });
+
+            var decodedFrame = null;
+
+            // Draw image once loaded
+            var task = scheduleTask(function drawImageBitmap() {
+                layer.drawImage(x, y, decodedFrame);
+            }, true);
+
+            imageDecoder.decode({ completeFramesOnly: true }).then(function bitmapLoaded(result) {
+                decodedFrame = result.image;
+                task.unblock();
+            });
+
         }
 
-        // Lacking createImageBitmap(), fall back to data URIs and the Image
-        // object
+        // NOTE: We do not use Blobs and createImageBitmap() here, as doing so
+        // is very latent compared to the old data URI method and the new
+        // ImageDecoder object. The new ImageDecoder object is currently
+        // supported by most browsers, with other browsers being much faster if
+        // data URIs are used. The iOS version of Safari is particularly laggy
+        // if Blobs and createImageBitmap() are used instead.
+
+        // Lacking ImageDecoder, fall back to data URIs and the Image object
         else {
             var reader = new Guacamole.DataURIReader(stream, mimetype);
             reader.onend = function drawImageDataURI() {
diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js
index 7bda1330b..58798a700 100644
--- a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js
@@ -76,4 +76,66 @@ Guacamole.InputStream = function(client, index) {
         client.sendAck(guac_stream.index, message, code);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new ReadableStream that receives the data sent to this stream
+     * by the Guacamole server. This function may be invoked at most once per
+     * stream, and invoking this function will overwrite any installed event
+     * handlers on this stream.
+     * 
+     * A ReadableStream is a JavaScript object defined by the "Streams"
+     * standard. It is supported by most browsers, but not necessarily all
+     * browsers. The caller should verify this support is present before
+     * invoking this function. The behavior of this function when the browser
+     * does not support ReadableStream is not defined.
+     *
+     * @see {@link https://streams.spec.whatwg.org/#rs-class}
+     *
+     * @returns {!ReadableStream}
+     *     A new ReadableStream that receives the bytes sent along this stream
+     *     by the Guacamole server.
+     */
+    this.toReadableStream = function toReadableStream() {
+        return new ReadableStream({
+            type: 'bytes',
+            start: function startStream(controller) {
+
+                var reader = new Guacamole.ArrayBufferReader(guac_stream);
+
+                // Provide any received blocks of data to the ReadableStream
+                // controller, such that they will be read by whatever is
+                // consuming the ReadableStream
+                reader.ondata = function dataReceived(data) {
+
+                    if (controller.byobRequest) {
+
+                        var view = controller.byobRequest.view;
+                        var length = Math.min(view.byteLength, data.byteLength);
+                        var byobBlock = new Uint8Array(data, 0, length);
+
+                        view.buffer.set(byobBlock);
+                        controller.byobRequest.respond(length);
+
+                        if (length < data.byteLength) {
+                            controller.enqueue(data.slice(length));
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                    else {
+                        controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array(data));
+                    }
+
+                };
+
+                // Notify the ReadableStream when the end of the stream is
+                // reached
+                reader.onend = function dataComplete() {
+                    controller.close();
+                };
+
+            }
+        });
+
+    };
+
 };
diff --git a/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/InetGuacamoleSocket.java b/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/InetGuacamoleSocket.java
index 29ad5b3cd..d10ce58f7 100644
--- a/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/InetGuacamoleSocket.java
+++ b/guacamole-common/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/InetGuacamoleSocket.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
+import java.net.StandardSocketOptions;
 import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleException;
 import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleServerException;
 import org.apache.guacamole.GuacamoleUpstreamTimeoutException;
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ public class InetGuacamoleSocket implements GuacamoleSocket {
             // Set read timeout
             sock.setSoTimeout(SOCKET_TIMEOUT);
 
+            // Set TCP_NODELAY to avoid any latency that would otherwise be
+            // added by the networking stack and Nagle's algorithm
+            sock.setTcpNoDelay(true);
+
             // On successful connect, retrieve I/O streams
             reader = new ReaderGuacamoleReader(new InputStreamReader(sock.getInputStream(),   "UTF-8"));
             writer = new WriterGuacamoleWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(sock.getOutputStream(), "UTF-8"));