diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 11f2fe5..7716d1a 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #1798: Fixed label attributes for array fields (zhuravljov)
 - Bug #1800: Better check for `$_SERVER['HTTPS']` in `yii\web\Request::getIsSecureConnection()` (ginus, samdark)
 - Bug #1827: Debugger toolbar is loaded twice if an action is calling `run()` to execute another action (qiangxue)
-- Bug #1844: Calling `Response::sendFile()` would cause sending the response twice (qiangxue)
 - Bug: Fixed `Call to a member function registerAssetFiles() on a non-object` in case of wrong `sourcePath` for an asset bundle (samdark)
 - Bug: Fixed incorrect event name for `yii\jui\Spinner` (samdark)
 - Bug: Json::encode() did not handle objects that implement JsonSerializable interface correctly (cebe)
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Chg #1796: Removed `yii\base\Controller::getActionParams()` (samdark)
 - Chg #1835: `CheckboxColumn` now renders checkboxes whose values are the corresponding data key values (qiangxue)
 - Chg #1821: Changed default values for yii\db\Connection username and password to null (cebe)
+- Chg #1844: `Response::sendFile()` and other file sending methods will not send the response (qiangxue)
 - Chg: Renamed `yii\jui\Widget::clientEventsMap` to `clientEventMap` (qiangxue)
 - Chg: Renamed `ActiveRecord::getPopulatedRelations()` to `getRelatedRecords()` (qiangxue)
 - Chg: Renamed `attributeName` and `className` to `targetAttribute` and `targetClass` for `UniqueValidator` and `ExistValidator` (qiangxue)
diff --git a/framework/yii/web/Response.php b/framework/yii/web/Response.php
index a28f381..660183d 100644
--- a/framework/yii/web/Response.php
+++ b/framework/yii/web/Response.php
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 	 */
 	public $content;
 	/**
+	 * @var resource|array the stream to be sent. This can be a stream handle or an array of stream handle,
+	 * the begin position and the end position. Note that when this property is set, the [[data]] and [[content]]
+	 * properties will be ignored by [[send()]].
+	 */
+	public $stream;
+	/**
 	 * @var string the charset of the text response. If not set, it will use
 	 * the value of [[Application::charset]].
 	 */
@@ -308,6 +314,7 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 		$this->_statusCode = 200;
 		$this->statusText = 'OK';
 		$this->data = null;
+		$this->stream = null;
 		$this->content = null;
 		$this->isSent = false;
 	}
@@ -361,14 +368,44 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 	 */
 	protected function sendContent()
 	{
-		echo $this->content;
+		if ($this->stream === null) {
+			echo $this->content;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		set_time_limit(0); // Reset time limit for big files
+		$chunkSize = 8 * 1024 * 1024; // 8MB per chunk
+
+		if (is_array($this->stream)) {
+			list ($handle, $begin, $end) = $this->stream;
+			fseek($handle, $begin);
+			while (!feof($handle) && ($pos = ftell($handle)) <= $end) {
+				if ($pos + $chunkSize > $end) {
+					$chunkSize = $end - $pos + 1;
+				}
+				echo fread($handle, $chunkSize);
+				flush(); // Free up memory. Otherwise large files will trigger PHP's memory limit.
+			}
+			fclose($handle);
+		} else {
+			while (!feof($this->stream)) {
+				echo fread($this->stream, $chunkSize);
+				flush();
+			}
+			fclose($this->stream);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Sends a file to the browser.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this method only prepares the response for file sending. The file is not sent
+	 * until [[send()]] is called explicitly or implicitly. The latter is done after you return from a controller action.
+	 *
 	 * @param string $filePath the path of the file to be sent.
 	 * @param string $attachmentName the file name shown to the user. If null, it will be determined from `$filePath`.
 	 * @param string $mimeType the MIME type of the content. If null, it will be guessed based on `$filePath`
+	 * @return static the response object itself
 	 */
 	public function sendFile($filePath, $attachmentName = null, $mimeType = null)
 	{
@@ -380,13 +417,20 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 		}
 		$handle = fopen($filePath, 'rb');
 		$this->sendStreamAsFile($handle, $attachmentName, $mimeType);
+
+		return $this;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Sends the specified content as a file to the browser.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this method only prepares the response for file sending. The file is not sent
+	 * until [[send()]] is called explicitly or implicitly. The latter is done after you return from a controller action.
+	 *
 	 * @param string $content the content to be sent. The existing [[content]] will be discarded.
 	 * @param string $attachmentName the file name shown to the user.
 	 * @param string $mimeType the MIME type of the content.
+	 * @return static the response object itself
 	 * @throws HttpException if the requested range is not satisfiable
 	 */
 	public function sendContentAsFile($content, $attachmentName, $mimeType = 'application/octet-stream')
@@ -419,14 +463,20 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 		}
 
 		$this->format = self::FORMAT_RAW;
-		$this->send();
+
+		return $this;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Sends the specified stream as a file to the browser.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this method only prepares the response for file sending. The file is not sent
+	 * until [[send()]] is called explicitly or implicitly. The latter is done after you return from a controller action.
+	 *
 	 * @param resource $handle the handle of the stream to be sent.
 	 * @param string $attachmentName the file name shown to the user.
 	 * @param string $mimeType the MIME type of the stream content.
+	 * @return static the response object itself
 	 * @throws HttpException if the requested range cannot be satisfied.
 	 */
 	public function sendStreamAsFile($handle, $attachmentName, $mimeType = 'application/octet-stream')
@@ -460,20 +510,9 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 			->setDefault('Content-Length', $length)
 			->setDefault('Content-Disposition', "attachment; filename=\"$attachmentName\"");
 		$this->format = self::FORMAT_RAW;
-		$this->data = $this->content = null;
-		$this->send();
+		$this->stream = [$handle, $begin, $end];
 
-		fseek($handle, $begin);
-		set_time_limit(0); // Reset time limit for big files
-		$chunkSize = 8 * 1024 * 1024; // 8MB per chunk
-		while (!feof($handle) && ($pos = ftell($handle)) <= $end) {
-			if ($pos + $chunkSize > $end) {
-				$chunkSize = $end - $pos + 1;
-			}
-			echo fread($handle, $chunkSize);
-			flush(); // Free up memory. Otherwise large files will trigger PHP's memory limit.
-		}
-		fclose($handle);
+		return $this;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -559,6 +598,7 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 	 * @param string $mimeType the MIME type of the file. If null, it will be determined based on `$filePath`.
 	 * @param string $attachmentName file name shown to the user. If null, it will be determined from `$filePath`.
 	 * @param string $xHeader the name of the x-sendfile header.
+	 * @return static the response object itself
 	 */
 	public function xSendFile($filePath, $attachmentName = null, $mimeType = null, $xHeader = 'X-Sendfile')
 	{
@@ -574,7 +614,7 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 			->setDefault('Content-Type', $mimeType)
 			->setDefault('Content-Disposition', "attachment; filename=\"$attachmentName\"");
 
-		$this->send();
+		return $this;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -785,7 +825,7 @@ class Response extends \yii\base\Response
 	 */
 	protected function prepare()
 	{
-		if ($this->data === null) {
+		if ($this->stream !== null || $this->data === null) {
 			return;
 		}