diff --git a/wal.go b/wal.go
index 5c6e78d2..1dfce3f6 100644
--- a/wal.go
+++ b/wal.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 package tsdb
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"hash"
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/alin-sinpalean/concurrent-writer/concurrent"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ type SegmentWAL struct {
 	segmentSize   int64
 
 	crc32 hash.Hash32
-	cur   *bufio.Writer
+	cur   *concurrent.Writer
 	curN  int64
 
 	stopc   chan struct{}
@@ -551,15 +551,20 @@ func (w *SegmentWAL) createSegmentFile(name string) (*os.File, error) {
 
 // cut finishes the currently active segments and opens the next one.
 // The encoder is reset to point to the new segment.
-func (w *SegmentWAL) cut() error {
+// Optionally, a channel may be provided to allow the caller to wait on the
+// current segment having been finished, as this is done asynchronously.
+func (w *SegmentWAL) cut(done chan interface{}) error {
 	// Sync current head to disk and close.
 	if hf := w.head(); hf != nil {
-		if err := w.flush(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		cur := w.cur
 		// Finish last segment asynchronously to not block the WAL moving along
 		// in the new segment.
 		go func() {
+			if cur != nil {
+				if err := cur.Flush(); err != nil {
+					w.logger.Log("msg", "finish old segment", "segment", hf.Name(), "err", err)
+				}
+			}
 			off, err := hf.Seek(0, os.SEEK_CUR)
 			if err != nil {
 				level.Error(w.logger).Log("msg", "finish old segment", "segment", hf.Name(), "err", err)
@@ -573,6 +578,9 @@ func (w *SegmentWAL) cut() error {
 			if err := hf.Close(); err != nil {
 				level.Error(w.logger).Log("msg", "finish old segment", "segment", hf.Name(), "err", err)
 			}
+			if done != nil {
+				close(done)
+			}
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -594,7 +602,7 @@ func (w *SegmentWAL) cut() error {
 	w.files = append(w.files, newSegmentFile(f))
 
 	// TODO(gouthamve): make the buffer size a constant.
-	w.cur = bufio.NewWriterSize(f, 8*1024*1024)
+	w.cur = concurrent.NewWriterSize(f, 8*1024*1024)
 	w.curN = 8
 
 	return nil
@@ -609,52 +617,32 @@ func (w *SegmentWAL) head() *segmentFile {
 
 // Sync flushes the changes to disk.
 func (w *SegmentWAL) Sync() error {
-	var head *segmentFile
-	var err error
+	// Retrieve references to the head segment and current writer under mutex lock.
+	w.mtx.Lock()
+	cur := w.cur
+	head := w.head()
+	w.mtx.Unlock()
 
-	// Flush the writer and retrieve the reference to the head segment under mutex lock.
-	func() {
-		w.mtx.Lock()
-		defer w.mtx.Unlock()
-		if err = w.flush(); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		head = w.head()
-	}()
-	if err != nil {
+	// But only flush and fsync after releasing the mutex as it will block on disk I/O.
+	return syncImpl(cur, head, w.metrics.fsyncDuration)
+}
+
+func syncImpl(cur *concurrent.Writer, head *segmentFile, fsyncDuration prometheus.Summary) error {
+	if cur == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := cur.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "flush buffer")
 	}
 	if head != nil {
-		// But only fsync the head segment after releasing the mutex as it will block on disk I/O.
 		start := time.Now()
 		err := fileutil.Fdatasync(head.File)
-		w.metrics.fsyncDuration.Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
+		fsyncDuration.Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (w *SegmentWAL) sync() error {
-	if err := w.flush(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if w.head() == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	start := time.Now()
-	err := fileutil.Fdatasync(w.head().File)
-	w.metrics.fsyncDuration.Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
-	return err
-}
-
-func (w *SegmentWAL) flush() error {
-	if w.cur == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return w.cur.Flush()
-}
-
 func (w *SegmentWAL) run(interval time.Duration) {
 	var tick <-chan time.Time
 
@@ -683,14 +671,16 @@ func (w *SegmentWAL) Close() error {
 	<-w.donec
 
 	w.mtx.Lock()
-	defer w.mtx.Unlock()
+	cur := w.cur
+	hf := w.head()
+	w.mtx.Unlock()
 
-	if err := w.sync(); err != nil {
+	if err := syncImpl(cur, hf, w.metrics.fsyncDuration); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// On opening, a WAL must be fully consumed once. Afterwards
 	// only the current segment will still be open.
-	if hf := w.head(); hf != nil {
+	if hf != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(hf.Close(), "closing WAL head %s", hf.Name())
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -716,7 +706,7 @@ func (w *SegmentWAL) write(t WALEntryType, flag uint8, buf []byte) error {
 	// XXX(fabxc): this currently cuts a new file whenever the WAL was newly opened.
 	// Probably fine in general but may yield a lot of short files in some cases.
 	if w.cur == nil || w.curN > w.segmentSize || newsz > w.segmentSize && sz <= w.segmentSize {
-		if err := w.cut(); err != nil {
+		if err := w.cut(nil); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/wal_test.go b/wal_test.go
index aadce89d..86a3fcc8 100644
--- a/wal_test.go
+++ b/wal_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ func TestSegmentWAL_cut(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, w.write(WALEntrySeries, 1, []byte("Hello World!!")))
 
-	require.NoError(t, w.cut(), "cut failed")
+	done := make(chan interface{})
+	require.NoError(t, w.cut(done), "cut failed")
+	<-done
 
 	// Cutting creates a new file.
 	require.Equal(t, 2, len(w.files))
@@ -389,17 +391,15 @@ func TestWALRestoreCorrupted(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, w.LogSamples([]RefSample{{T: 1, V: 2}}))
 			require.NoError(t, w.LogSamples([]RefSample{{T: 2, V: 3}}))
 
-			require.NoError(t, w.cut())
+			done := make(chan interface{})
+			require.NoError(t, w.cut(done))
+			<-done
 
 			require.NoError(t, w.LogSamples([]RefSample{{T: 3, V: 4}}))
 			require.NoError(t, w.LogSamples([]RefSample{{T: 5, V: 6}}))
 
 			require.NoError(t, w.Close())
 
-			// cut() truncates and fsyncs the first segment async. If it happens after
-			// the corruption we apply below, the corruption will be overwritten again.
-			// Fire and forget a sync to avoid flakyness.
-			w.files[0].Sync()
 			// Corrupt the second entry in the first file.
 			// After re-opening we must be able to read the first entry
 			// and the rest, including the second file, must be truncated for clean further