diff --git a/tractor/ipc/_ringbuf.py b/tractor/ipc/_ringbuf.py
index 09c955ac..7d96eeda 100644
--- a/tractor/ipc/_ringbuf.py
+++ b/tractor/ipc/_ringbuf.py
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ class RingBuffReceiver(trio.abc.ReceiveStream):
         except EFDReadCancelled:
             ...
 
+        except trio.Cancelled:
+            ...
+
     async def receive_some(self, max_bytes: int | None = None) -> bytes:
         '''
         Receive up to `max_bytes`, if no `max_bytes` is provided
@@ -480,16 +483,41 @@ class RingBuffBytesSender(trio.abc.SendChannel[bytes]):
     which decodes into a uint32 indicating the actual size of the
     next payload.
 
+    Optional batch mode:
+
+    If `batch_size` > 1 messages wont get sent immediately but will be
+    stored until `batch_size` messages are pending, then it will send
+    them all at once.
+
+    `batch_size` can be changed dynamically but always call, `flush()`
+    right before.
+
     '''
     def __init__(
         self,
-        sender: RingBuffSender
+        sender: RingBuffSender,
+        batch_size: int = 1
     ):
         self._sender = sender
+        self.batch_size = batch_size
+        self._batch_msg_len = 0
+        self._batch: bytes = b''
+
+    async def flush(self) -> None:
+        await self._sender.send_all(self._batch)
+        self._batch = b''
+        self._batch_msg_len = 0
 
     async def send(self, value: bytes) -> None:
-        size: bytes = struct.pack("<I", len(value))
-        return await self._sender.send_all(size + value)
+        msg: bytes = struct.pack("<I", len(value)) + value
+        if self.batch_size == 1:
+            await self._sender.send_all(msg)
+
+        self._batch += msg
+        self._batch_msg_len += 1
+        if self._batch_msg_len == self.batch_size:
+            await self.flush()
+
 
     async def aclose(self) -> None:
         await self._sender.aclose()
@@ -559,7 +587,8 @@ async def attach_to_ringbuf_rchannel(
 @acm
 async def attach_to_ringbuf_schannel(
     token: RBToken,
-    cleanup: bool = True
+    cleanup: bool = True,
+    batch_size: int = 1,
 ) -> AsyncContextManager[RingBuffBytesSender]:
     '''
     Attach a RingBuffBytesSender from a previously opened
@@ -568,7 +597,7 @@ async def attach_to_ringbuf_schannel(
     async with attach_to_ringbuf_sender(
         token, cleanup=cleanup
     ) as sender:
-        yield RingBuffBytesSender(sender)
+        yield RingBuffBytesSender(sender, batch_size=batch_size)
 
 
 class RingBuffChannel(trio.abc.Channel[bytes]):