2 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/flows.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/flows.rb
index b5e2c5d37d..995a0b51e4 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/flows.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/flows.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ module ActionView
     def append(key, value)
       @content[key] << value
     end
+
+    def append!(key, value)
+      @content[key] << value
+    end
   end
 
   class StreamingFlow < OutputFlow
@@ -58,6 +62,11 @@ module ActionView
     # by provides and resumes back to the fiber if it is
     # the key it is waiting for.
     def set(key, value)
+      @content[key] = (ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer.new << value)
+    end
+
+    # Append but also resume the fiber if it provided the right key.
+    def append!(key, value)
       super
       @fiber.resume if @waiting_for == key
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
index 148d814ac7..0139714240 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ module ActionView
       # The same as +content_for+ but when used with streaming flushes
       # straight back to the layout. In other words, if you want to
       # concatenate several times to the same buffer when rendering a given
-      # template, you should use +content_for+, if not, use +provide+ as it
-      # has better streaming support.
+      # template, you should use +content_for+, if not, use +provide+ to tell
+      # the layout to stop looking for more contents.
       def provide(name, content = nil, &block)
         content = capture(&block) if block_given?
-        @_view_flow.set(name, content) if content
-        content
+        result = @_view_flow.append!(name, content) if content
+        result unless content
       end
 
       # content_for? simply checks whether any content has been captured yet using content_for