diff --git a/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx.go b/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx.go
index f8f9202b4..5b89f01d0 100644
--- a/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx.go
+++ b/app/vminsert/netstorage/insert_ctx.go
@@ -9,19 +9,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/consts"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/encoding"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/prompb"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/storage"
 	xxhash "github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2"
 	jump "github.com/lithammer/go-jump-consistent-hash"
 )
 
-// InsertCtx is a generic context for inserting data
+// InsertCtx is a generic context for inserting data.
+//
+// InsertCtx.Reset must be called before the first usage.
 type InsertCtx struct {
 	Labels        []prompb.Label
 	MetricNameBuf []byte
 
 	bufRowss  []bufRows
 	labelsBuf []byte
+
+	resultCh chan error
 }
 
 type bufRows struct {
@@ -61,6 +66,11 @@ func (ctx *InsertCtx) Reset() {
 		br.rows = 0
 	}
 	ctx.labelsBuf = ctx.labelsBuf[:0]
+	if ctx.resultCh == nil {
+		ctx.resultCh = make(chan error, len(storageNodes))
+	} else if len(ctx.resultCh) > 0 {
+		logger.Panicf("BUG: ctx.resultCh must be empty on Reset; got %d items", len(ctx.resultCh))
+	}
 }
 
 // AddLabel adds (name, value) label to ctx.Labels.
@@ -95,7 +105,7 @@ func (ctx *InsertCtx) WriteDataPointExt(at *auth.Token, storageNodeIdx int, metr
 	br := &ctx.bufRowss[storageNodeIdx]
 	sn := storageNodes[storageNodeIdx]
 	bufNew := storage.MarshalMetricRow(br.buf, metricNameRaw, timestamp, value)
-	if len(bufNew) >= maxStorageNodeBufSize {
+	if len(bufNew) >= consts.MaxInsertPacketSize {
 		// Send buf to storageNode, since it is too big.
 		if err := br.pushTo(sn); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -108,28 +118,29 @@ func (ctx *InsertCtx) WriteDataPointExt(at *auth.Token, storageNodeIdx int, metr
 	return nil
 }
 
-var maxStorageNodeBufSize = func() int {
-	n := 1024 * 1024
-	if n > consts.MaxInsertPacketSize {
-		n = consts.MaxInsertPacketSize
-	}
-	return n
-}()
-
 // FlushBufs flushes ctx bufs to remote storage nodes.
 func (ctx *InsertCtx) FlushBufs() error {
-	// Send per-storageNode bufs.
+	// Send per-storageNode bufs in parallel.
+	resultCh := ctx.resultCh
+	resultChLen := 0
 	for i := range ctx.bufRowss {
 		br := &ctx.bufRowss[i]
 		if len(br.buf) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		sn := storageNodes[i]
-		if err := br.pushTo(sn); err != nil {
-			return err
+		resultChLen++
+		go func(br *bufRows, sn *storageNode) {
+			resultCh <- br.pushTo(sn)
+		}(br, storageNodes[i])
+	}
+	var lastErr error
+	for i := 0; i < resultChLen; i++ {
+		err := <-resultCh
+		if err != nil {
+			lastErr = err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return lastErr
 }
 
 // GetStorageNodeIdx returns storage node index for the given at and labels.