diff --git a/backend/putio/error.go b/backend/putio/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fdfc2f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/putio/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package putio
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/putdotio/go-putio/putio"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
+)
+
+func checkStatusCode(resp *http.Response, expected int) error {
+	if resp.StatusCode != expected {
+		return &statusCodeError{response: resp}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type statusCodeError struct {
+	response *http.Response
+}
+
+func (e *statusCodeError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("unexpected status code (%d) response while doing %s to %s", e.response.StatusCode, e.response.Request.Method, e.response.Request.URL.String())
+}
+
+func (e *statusCodeError) Temporary() bool {
+	return e.response.StatusCode == 429 || e.response.StatusCode >= 500
+}
+
+// shouldRetry returns a boolean as to whether this err deserves to be
+// retried.  It returns the err as a convenience
+func shouldRetry(err error) (bool, error) {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	if perr, ok := err.(*putio.ErrorResponse); ok {
+		err = &statusCodeError{response: perr.Response}
+	}
+	if fserrors.ShouldRetry(err) {
+		return true, err
+	}
+	return false, err
+}
diff --git a/backend/putio/fs.go b/backend/putio/fs.go
index 8de5eff5a..27e73d7ca 100644
--- a/backend/putio/fs.go
+++ b/backend/putio/fs.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/putdotio/go-putio/putio"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/hash"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/dircache"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/oauthutil"
@@ -58,23 +57,6 @@ func (f *Fs) Features() *fs.Features {
 	return f.features
 }
 
-// shouldRetry returns a boolean as to whether this err deserves to be
-// retried.  It returns the err as a convenience
-func shouldRetry(err error) (bool, error) {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	if fserrors.ShouldRetry(err) {
-		return true, err
-	}
-	if perr, ok := err.(*putio.ErrorResponse); ok {
-		if perr.Response.StatusCode == 429 || perr.Response.StatusCode >= 500 {
-			return true, err
-		}
-	}
-	return false, err
-}
-
 // NewFs constructs an Fs from the path, container:path
 func NewFs(name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (f fs.Fs, err error) {
 	// defer log.Trace(name, "root=%v", root)("f=%+v, err=%v", &f, &err)
@@ -318,66 +300,125 @@ func (f *Fs) createUpload(ctx context.Context, name string, size int64, parentID
 }
 
 func (f *Fs) sendUpload(ctx context.Context, location string, size int64, in io.Reader) (fileID int64, err error) {
-	// defer log.Trace(f, "location=%v, size=%v", location, size)("fileID=%v, err=%v", fileID, &err)
+	// defer log.Trace(f, "location=%v, size=%v", location, size)("fileID=%v, err=%v", &fileID, &err)
 	if size == 0 {
 		err = f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
 			fs.Debugf(f, "Sending zero length chunk")
-			fileID, err = f.transferChunk(ctx, location, 0, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}), 0)
+			_, fileID, err = f.transferChunk(ctx, location, 0, bytes.NewReader([]byte{}), 0)
 			return shouldRetry(err)
 		})
 		return
 	}
-	var start int64
+	var clientOffset int64
+	var offsetMismatch bool
 	buf := make([]byte, defaultChunkSize)
-	for start < size {
-		reqSize := size - start
-		if reqSize >= int64(defaultChunkSize) {
-			reqSize = int64(defaultChunkSize)
+	for clientOffset < size {
+		chunkSize := size - clientOffset
+		if chunkSize >= int64(defaultChunkSize) {
+			chunkSize = int64(defaultChunkSize)
 		}
-		chunk := readers.NewRepeatableLimitReaderBuffer(in, buf, reqSize)
+		chunk := readers.NewRepeatableLimitReaderBuffer(in, buf, chunkSize)
+		chunkStart := clientOffset
+		reqSize := chunkSize
+		transferOffset := clientOffset
+		fs.Debugf(f, "chunkStart: %d, reqSize: %d", chunkStart, reqSize)
 
 		// Transfer the chunk
 		err = f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
-			fs.Debugf(f, "Sending chunk. start: %d length: %d", start, reqSize)
-			// TODO get file offset and seek to the position
-			fileID, err = f.transferChunk(ctx, location, start, chunk, reqSize)
+			if offsetMismatch {
+				// Get file offset and seek to the position
+				offset, err := f.getServerOffset(ctx, location)
+				if err != nil {
+					return shouldRetry(err)
+				}
+				sentBytes := offset - chunkStart
+				fs.Debugf(f, "sentBytes: %d", sentBytes)
+				_, err = chunk.Seek(sentBytes, io.SeekStart)
+				if err != nil {
+					return shouldRetry(err)
+				}
+				transferOffset = offset
+				reqSize = chunkSize - sentBytes
+				offsetMismatch = false
+			}
+			fs.Debugf(f, "Sending chunk. transferOffset: %d length: %d", transferOffset, reqSize)
+			var serverOffset int64
+			serverOffset, fileID, err = f.transferChunk(ctx, location, transferOffset, chunk, reqSize)
+			if cerr, ok := err.(*statusCodeError); ok && cerr.response.StatusCode == 409 {
+				offsetMismatch = true
+				return true, err
+			}
+			if serverOffset != (transferOffset + reqSize) {
+				offsetMismatch = true
+				return true, errors.New("connection broken")
+			}
 			return shouldRetry(err)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
-		start += reqSize
+		clientOffset += chunkSize
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (f *Fs) transferChunk(ctx context.Context, location string, start int64, chunk io.ReadSeeker, chunkSize int64) (fileID int64, err error) {
-	// defer log.Trace(f, "location=%v, start=%v, chunkSize=%v", location, start, chunkSize)("fileID=%v, err=%v", fileID, &err)
-	_, _ = chunk.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
+func (f *Fs) getServerOffset(ctx context.Context, location string) (offset int64, err error) {
+	// defer log.Trace(f, "location=%v", location)("offset=%v, err=%v", &offset, &err)
+	req, err := f.makeUploadHeadRequest(ctx, location)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	resp, err := f.oAuthClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	err = checkStatusCode(resp, 200)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return strconv.ParseInt(resp.Header.Get("upload-offset"), 10, 64)
+}
+
+func (f *Fs) transferChunk(ctx context.Context, location string, start int64, chunk io.ReadSeeker, chunkSize int64) (serverOffset, fileID int64, err error) {
+	// defer log.Trace(f, "location=%v, start=%v, chunkSize=%v", location, start, chunkSize)("fileID=%v, err=%v", &fileID, &err)
 	req, err := f.makeUploadPatchRequest(ctx, location, chunk, start, chunkSize)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+		return
 	}
-	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
-	res, err := f.oAuthClient.Do(req)
+	resp, err := f.oAuthClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+		return
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		_ = res.Body.Close()
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
 	}()
-	if res.StatusCode != 204 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code while transferring chunk: %d", res.StatusCode)
+	err = checkStatusCode(resp, 204)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
 	}
-	sfid := res.Header.Get("putio-file-id")
+	serverOffset, err = strconv.ParseInt(resp.Header.Get("upload-offset"), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	sfid := resp.Header.Get("putio-file-id")
 	if sfid != "" {
 		fileID, err = strconv.ParseInt(sfid, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
+			return
 		}
 	}
-	return fileID, nil
+	return
+}
+
+func (f *Fs) makeUploadHeadRequest(ctx context.Context, location string) (*http.Request, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("HEAD", location, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx) // go1.13 can use NewRequestWithContext
+	req.Header.Set("tus-resumable", "1.0.0")
+	return req, nil
 }
 
 func (f *Fs) makeUploadPatchRequest(ctx context.Context, location string, in io.Reader, offset, length int64) (*http.Request, error) {