diff --git a/databricks_cli/dbfs/api.py b/databricks_cli/dbfs/api.py
index eb363a4a..0be47f57 100644
--- a/databricks_cli/dbfs/api.py
+++ b/databricks_cli/dbfs/api.py
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class DbfsErrorCodes(object):
 
 
 class DbfsApi(object):
+    MULTIPART_UPLOAD_LIMIT = 2147483648
+
     def __init__(self, api_client):
         self.client = DbfsService(api_client)
 
@@ -113,16 +115,24 @@ def get_status(self, dbfs_path, headers=None):
         json = self.client.get_status(dbfs_path.absolute_path, headers=headers)
         return FileInfo.from_json(json)
 
+    # Method makes multipart/form-data file upload for files <2GB.
+    # Otherwise uses create, add-block, close methods for streaming upload.
     def put_file(self, src_path, dbfs_path, overwrite, headers=None):
-        handle = self.client.create(dbfs_path.absolute_path, overwrite, headers=headers)['handle']
-        with open(src_path, 'rb') as local_file:
-            while True:
-                contents = local_file.read(BUFFER_SIZE_BYTES)
-                if len(contents) == 0:
-                    break
-                # add_block should not take a bytes object.
-                self.client.add_block(handle, b64encode(contents).decode(), headers=headers)
-            self.client.close(handle, headers=headers)
+        # If file size is >2Gb use streaming upload.
+        if os.path.getsize(src_path) < self.MULTIPART_UPLOAD_LIMIT:
+            self.client.put(dbfs_path.absolute_path, src_path=src_path,
+                            overwrite=overwrite, headers=headers)
+        else:
+            handle = self.client.create(dbfs_path.absolute_path, overwrite,
+                                        headers=headers)['handle']
+            with open(src_path, 'rb') as local_file:
+                while True:
+                    contents = local_file.read(BUFFER_SIZE_BYTES)
+                    if len(contents) == 0:
+                        break
+                    # add_block should not take a bytes object.
+                    self.client.add_block(handle, b64encode(contents).decode(), headers=headers)
+                self.client.close(handle, headers=headers)
 
     def get_file(self, dbfs_path, dst_path, overwrite, headers=None):
         if os.path.exists(dst_path) and not overwrite:
diff --git a/databricks_cli/sdk/api_client.py b/databricks_cli/sdk/api_client.py
index 70501e43..f1af7fec 100644
--- a/databricks_cli/sdk/api_client.py
+++ b/databricks_cli/sdk/api_client.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def close(self):
 
     # helper functions starting here
 
-    def perform_query(self, method, path, data = {}, headers = None):
+    def perform_query(self, method, path, data = {}, headers = None, files=None):
         """set up connection and perform query"""
         if headers is None:
             headers = self.default_headers
@@ -125,8 +125,13 @@ def perform_query(self, method, path, data = {}, headers = None):
                 resp = self.session.request(method, self.url + path, params = translated_data,
                                             verify = self.verify, headers = headers)
             else:
-                resp = self.session.request(method, self.url + path, data = json.dumps(data),
-                                            verify = self.verify, headers = headers)
+                if files is None:
+                    resp = self.session.request(method, self.url + path, data = json.dumps(data),
+                                                verify = self.verify, headers = headers)
+                else:
+                    # Multipart file upload
+                    resp = self.session.request(method, self.url + path, files = files, data = data,
+                                                verify = self.verify, headers = headers)
         try:
             resp.raise_for_status()
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
diff --git a/databricks_cli/sdk/service.py b/databricks_cli/sdk/service.py
index c3cc1a7b..9489a760 100755
--- a/databricks_cli/sdk/service.py
+++ b/databricks_cli/sdk/service.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+import os
+
+
 class JobsService(object):
     def __init__(self, client):
         self.client = client
@@ -519,25 +522,35 @@ def list_test(self, path, headers=None):
             _data['path'] = path
         return self.client.perform_query('GET', '/dbfs-testing/list', data=_data, headers=headers)
 
-    def put(self, path, contents=None, overwrite=None, headers=None):
+    def put(self, path, contents=None, overwrite=None, headers=None, src_path=None):
         _data = {}
+        _files = None
         if path is not None:
             _data['path'] = path
         if contents is not None:
             _data['contents'] = contents
         if overwrite is not None:
             _data['overwrite'] = overwrite
-        return self.client.perform_query('POST', '/dbfs/put', data=_data, headers=headers)
+        if src_path is not None:
+            headers = {'Content-Type': None}
+            filename = os.path.basename(src_path)
+            _files = {'file': (filename, open(src_path, 'rb'), 'multipart/form-data')}
+        return self.client.perform_query('POST', '/dbfs/put', data=_data, headers=headers, files=_files)
 
-    def put_test(self, path, contents=None, overwrite=None, headers=None):
+    def put_test(self, path, contents=None, overwrite=None, headers=None, src_path=None):
         _data = {}
+        _files = None
         if path is not None:
             _data['path'] = path
         if contents is not None:
             _data['contents'] = contents
         if overwrite is not None:
             _data['overwrite'] = overwrite
-        return self.client.perform_query('POST', '/dbfs-testing/put', data=_data, headers=headers)
+        if src_path is not None:
+            headers = {'Content-Type': None}
+            filename = os.path.basename(src_path)
+            _files = {'file': (filename, open(src_path, 'rb'), 'multipart/form-data')}
+        return self.client.perform_query('POST', '/dbfs/put', data=_data, headers=headers, files=_files)
 
     def mkdirs(self, path, headers=None):
         _data = {}
diff --git a/tests/dbfs/test_api.py b/tests/dbfs/test_api.py
index c8de6899..ded0c976 100644
--- a/tests/dbfs/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/dbfs/test_api.py
@@ -135,6 +135,20 @@ def test_put_file(self, dbfs_api, tmpdir):
         api_mock.create.return_value = {'handle': test_handle}
         dbfs_api.put_file(test_file_path, TEST_DBFS_PATH, True)
 
+        # Should not call add-block since file is < 2GB
+        assert api_mock.add_block.call_count == 0
+
+    # Files >= 2GB should use create, add_block, close stream upload.
+    def test_put_large_file(self, dbfs_api, tmpdir):
+        test_file_path = os.path.join(tmpdir.strpath, 'test')
+        with open(test_file_path, 'wt') as f:
+            f.write('test')
+        api_mock = dbfs_api.client
+        # Make streaming upload threshold 2 bytes for testing.
+        dbfs_api.MULTIPART_UPLOAD_LIMIT = 2
+        test_handle = 0
+        api_mock.create.return_value = {'handle': test_handle}
+        dbfs_api.put_file(test_file_path, TEST_DBFS_PATH, True)
         assert api_mock.add_block.call_count == 1
         assert test_handle == api_mock.add_block.call_args[0][0]
         assert b64encode(b'test').decode() == api_mock.add_block.call_args[0][1]