diff --git a/lib/common/util.js b/lib/common/util.js
index a1df22a6232..77b0efb8fd0 100644
--- a/lib/common/util.js
+++ b/lib/common/util.js
@@ -197,57 +197,57 @@ util.parseApiResp = parseApiResp;
  * outgoing writable stream.
  *
  * @param {Duplexify} dup - Duplexify stream.
- * @param {object} options - Configuration object.
- * @param {module:common/connection} options.connection - A connection instance,
+ * @param {object} config - Configuration object.
+ * @param {module:common/connection} config.connection - A connection instance,
  *     used to get a token with and send the request through.
- * @param {object} options.metadata - Metadata to send at the head of the
+ * @param {object} config.metadata - Metadata to send at the head of the
  *     request.
- * @param {object} options.request - Request object, in the format of a standard
+ * @param {object} config.request - Request object, in the format of a standard
  *     Node.js http.request() object.
- * @param {string=} options.request.method - Default: "POST".
- * @param {string=} options.request.qs.uploadType - Default: "multipart".
- * @param {string=} options.streamContentType - Default:
+ * @param {string=} config.request.method - Default: "POST".
+ * @param {string=} config.request.qs.uploadType - Default: "multipart".
+ * @param {string=} config.streamContentType - Default:
  *     "application/octet-stream".
  * @param {function} onComplete - Callback, executed after the writable Request
  *     stream has completed.
  */
-function makeWritableStream(dup, options, onComplete) {
+function makeWritableStream(dup, config, onComplete) {
   onComplete = onComplete || noop;
-  options = options || {};
 
   var writeStream = through();
   dup.setWritable(writeStream);
 
+  var metadata = config.metadata || {};
+  var simpleUpload = config.simpleUpload;
+  var contentType = metadata.contentType || 'application/octet-stream';
+
   var defaultReqOpts = {
     method: 'POST',
     qs: {
-      uploadType: 'multipart'
+      uploadType: simpleUpload ? 'media' : 'multipart'
     }
   };
 
-  var metadata = options.metadata || {};
-
-  var reqOpts = extend(true, defaultReqOpts, options.request, {
-    multipart: [
-      {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        body: JSON.stringify(metadata)
-      },
-      {
-        'Content-Type': metadata.contentType || 'application/octet-stream',
-        body: writeStream
-      }
-    ]
-  });
+  if (simpleUpload) {
+    defaultReqOpts.headers = {
+      'Content-Type': contentType
+    };
 
-  options.makeAuthorizedRequest(reqOpts, {
+    if (metadata.contentLength) {
+      defaultReqOpts.headers['Content-Length'] = metadata.contentLength;
+    }
+  }
+
+  var reqOpts = extend(true, defaultReqOpts, config.request);
+
+  config.makeAuthorizedRequest(reqOpts, {
     onAuthorized: function(err, authorizedReqOpts) {
       if (err) {
         dup.destroy(err);
         return;
       }
 
-      request(authorizedReqOpts, function(err, resp, body) {
+      var req = request(authorizedReqOpts, function(err, resp, body) {
         util.handleResp(err, resp, body, function(err, data) {
           if (err) {
             dup.destroy(err);
@@ -257,6 +257,21 @@ function makeWritableStream(dup, options, onComplete) {
           onComplete(data);
         });
       });
+
+      if (simpleUpload) {
+        writeStream.pipe(req);
+      } else {
+        req.multipart([
+          {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify(metadata || {})
+          },
+          {
+            'Content-Type': contentType,
+            body: writeStream
+          }
+        ]);
+      }
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/lib/storage/bucket.js b/lib/storage/bucket.js
index 027eacb6e71..0edba87629d 100644
--- a/lib/storage/bucket.js
+++ b/lib/storage/bucket.js
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ Bucket.prototype.upload = function(localPath, options, callback) {
       }
 
       resumable = fd.size > RESUMABLE_THRESHOLD;
+      metadata.contentLength = fd.size;
 
       upload();
     });
diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index dfeb29fc17c..74ced308d52 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -620,17 +620,25 @@ File.prototype.createResumableUpload = function(metadata, callback) {
  * NOTE: Writable streams will emit the `complete` event when the file is fully
  * uploaded.
  *
- * @resource [Upload Options (Simple or Resumable)]{@link https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api/v1/how-tos/upload#uploads}
+ * @resource [Upload Options (Simple, Multipart, or Resumable)]{@link https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api/v1/how-tos/upload#uploads}
  * @resource [Objects: insert API Documentation]{@link https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api/v1/objects/insert}
  *
  * @param {object=} options - Configuration object.
- * @param {boolean} options.gzip - Automatically gzip the file. This will set
  *     `options.metadata.contentEncoding` to `gzip`.
  * @param {object} options.metadata - Set the metadata for this file.
+ * @param {number} options.metadata.contentLength - The length of the content
+ *     being uploaded.
+ * @param {string} options.metadata.contentType - The type of content that
+ *     represents the file being uploaded. Default: `application/octet-stream`.
+ * @param {object} options.metadata.metadata - Custom metadata to set for this
+ *     file.
+ * @param {boolean} options.gzip - Automatically gzip the file. This will set
  * @param {boolean} options.resumable - Force a resumable upload. NOTE: When
  *     working with streams, the file format and size is unknown until it's
  *     completely consumed. Because of this, it's best for you to be explicit
  *     for what makes sense given your input.
+ * @param {boolean} options.simple - Use a simple upload technique. Metadata
+ *     other than
  * @param {string|boolean} options.validation - Possible values: `"md5"`,
  *     `"crc32c"`, or `false`. By default, data integrity is validated with an
  *     MD5 checksum for maximum reliability. CRC32c will provide better
@@ -648,7 +656,7 @@ File.prototype.createResumableUpload = function(metadata, callback) {
  * var fs = require('fs');
  * var image = myBucket.file('image.png');
  *
- * fs.createReadStream('/Users/stephen/Photos/birthday-at-the-zoo/panda.jpg')
+ * fs.createReadStream('panda.jpg')
  *   .pipe(image.createWriteStream())
  *   .on('error', function(err) {})
  *   .on('finish', function() {
@@ -661,7 +669,7 @@ File.prototype.createResumableUpload = function(metadata, callback) {
  * var fs = require('fs');
  * var htmlFile = myBucket.file('index.html');
  *
- * fs.createReadStream('/Users/stephen/site/index.html')
+ * fs.createReadStream('site/index.html')
  *   .pipe(htmlFile.createWriteStream({ gzip: true }))
  *   .on('error', function(err) {})
  *   .on('finish', function() {
@@ -684,7 +692,7 @@ File.prototype.createResumableUpload = function(metadata, callback) {
  * var fs = require('fs');
  * var image = myBucket.file('image.png');
  *
- * fs.createReadStream('/Users/stephen/Photos/birthday-at-the-zoo/panda.jpg')
+ * fs.createReadStream('panda.jpg')
  *   .pipe(image.createWriteStream({
  *     metadata: {
  *       contentType: 'image/jpeg',
@@ -697,6 +705,35 @@ File.prototype.createResumableUpload = function(metadata, callback) {
  *   .on('finish', function() {
  *     // The file upload is complete.
  *   });
+ *
+ * //-
+ * // <h4>Uploading a File using the Simple Upload Technique</h4>
+ * //
+ * // By default, streams will use a multipart upload with chunked transfer-
+ * // encoding when being piped to the remote endpoint. This can be convenient,
+ * // but unnecessary when you're only transferring small files, don't need to
+ * // set any metadata, and you know the size of the content ahead of time. You
+ * // can use a simple upload technique by setting `simple: true` and disable
+ * // chunked transfer-encoding by setting `metadata.contentLength`.
+ * //
+ * // *Metadata properties other than `metadata.contentLength` and
+ * // `metadata.contentType` will be ignored when using simple uploads.*
+ * //-
+ * var fs = require('fs');
+ * var image = myBucket.file('image.png');
+ *
+ * fs.createReadStream('panda.jpg')
+ *   .pipe(image.createWriteStream({
+ *     simple: true,
+ *     metadata: {
+ *       contentLength: 134888,
+ *       contentType: 'image/jpg'
+ *     }
+ *   }))
+ *   .on('error', function(err) {})
+ *   .on('finish', function() {
+ *     // The file upload is complete.
+ *   });
  */
 File.prototype.createWriteStream = function(options) {
   options = options || {};
@@ -736,8 +773,8 @@ File.prototype.createWriteStream = function(options) {
 
   // Wait until we've received data to determine what upload technique to use.
   stream.on('writing', function() {
-    if (options.resumable === false) {
-      self.startSimpleUpload_(fileWriteStream, metadata);
+    if (options.resumable === false || options.simple === true) {
+      self.startSimpleUpload_(fileWriteStream, metadata, options);
     } else {
       self.startResumableUpload_(fileWriteStream, metadata);
     }
@@ -1397,14 +1434,15 @@ File.prototype.startResumableUpload_ = function(dup, metadata) {
 /**
  * Takes a readable stream and pipes it to a remote file. Unlike
  * `startResumableUpload_`, which uses the resumable upload technique, this
- * method uses a simple upload (all or nothing).
+ * method uses a simple (or multipart) upload (all or nothing).
  *
  * @param {Duplexify} dup - Duplexify stream of data to pipe to the file.
- * @param {object=} metadata - Optional metadata to set on the file.
+ * @param {object} metadata - Optional metadata to set on the file.
+ * @param {object} options - The original options passed to `createWriteStream`.
  *
  * @private
  */
-File.prototype.startSimpleUpload_ = function(dup, metadata) {
+File.prototype.startSimpleUpload_ = function(dup, metadata, options) {
   var self = this;
 
   var reqOpts = {
@@ -1424,7 +1462,8 @@ File.prototype.startSimpleUpload_ = function(dup, metadata) {
   util.makeWritableStream(dup, {
     makeAuthorizedRequest: self.bucket.storage.makeAuthorizedRequest_,
     metadata: metadata,
-    request: reqOpts
+    request: reqOpts,
+    simpleUpload: options.simple
   }, function(data) {
     self.metadata = data;
     dup.emit('complete');
diff --git a/system-test/storage.js b/system-test/storage.js
index e7960f99ffd..8fad0dad3bc 100644
--- a/system-test/storage.js
+++ b/system-test/storage.js
@@ -590,6 +590,31 @@ describe('storage', function() {
           });
       });
 
+      it('should write without chunked transfer-encoding', function(done) {
+        var file = bucket.file('LargeFile');
+
+        fs.stat(files.big.path, function(err, fd) {
+          var metadata = {
+            contentLength: fd.size,
+            contentType: 'image/png'
+          };
+
+          var ws = file.createWriteStream({
+            simple: true,
+            metadata: metadata
+          });
+
+          fs.createReadStream(files.big.path)
+            .pipe(ws)
+            .on('error', done)
+            .on('finish', function() {
+              assert.equal(file.metadata.size, metadata.contentLength);
+              assert.equal(file.metadata.contentType, metadata.contentType);
+              file.delete(done);
+            });
+        });
+      });
+
       it('should write metadata', function(done) {
         var options = {
           metadata: { contentType: 'image/png' },