diff --git a/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System.IO.Pipelines.csproj b/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System.IO.Pipelines.csproj
index 4f81ddc17d57..dc6fc2604240 100644
--- a/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System.IO.Pipelines.csproj
+++ b/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System.IO.Pipelines.csproj
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Memory" />
     <Reference Include="System.Resources.ResourceManager" />
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" />
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Extensions" />
     <Reference Include="System.Threading" />
     <Reference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" />
diff --git a/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System/IO/Pipelines/Pipe.cs b/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System/IO/Pipelines/Pipe.cs
index 5a7ab3308c7d..d720c410aa4b 100644
--- a/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System/IO/Pipelines/Pipe.cs
+++ b/src/System.IO.Pipelines/src/System/IO/Pipelines/Pipe.cs
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ public sealed partial class Pipe
         private readonly PipeScheduler _writerScheduler;
 
         private int _pooledSegmentCount;
-        private readonly BufferSegment[] _bufferSegmentPool;
-        // Temporary list to hold Segments return while being reset
-        private readonly BufferSegment[] _bufferSegmentsToReturn;
+        private readonly SegmentAsValue[] _bufferSegmentPool;
 
         private readonly DefaultPipeReader _reader;
         private readonly DefaultPipeWriter _writer;
@@ -97,8 +95,7 @@ public Pipe(PipeOptions options)
                 ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument.options);
             }
 
-            _bufferSegmentPool = new BufferSegment[SegmentPoolSize];
-            _bufferSegmentsToReturn = new BufferSegment[SegmentPoolSize];
+            _bufferSegmentPool = new SegmentAsValue[SegmentPoolSize];
 
             _operationState = default;
             _readerCompletion = default;
@@ -297,66 +294,6 @@ private int GetSegmentSize(int sizeHint, int maxBufferSize = int.MaxValue)
             return adjustedToMaximumSize;
         }
 
-        private BufferSegment CreateSegmentSynchronized()
-        {
-            BufferSegment[] segmentPool = _bufferSegmentPool;
-            lock (segmentPool)
-            {
-                int index = _pooledSegmentCount - 1;
-                if ((uint)index < (uint)segmentPool.Length)
-                {
-                    _pooledSegmentCount = index;
-                    return segmentPool[index];
-                }
-            }
-
-            return new BufferSegment();
-        }
-
-        private void ReturnSegments(BufferSegment from, BufferSegment toExclusive)
-        {
-            Debug.Assert(from != null);
-            Debug.Assert(from != toExclusive);
-
-            // Reset the Segments and return their data out of lock
-            BufferSegment[] segmentToReturn = _bufferSegmentsToReturn;
-            int count = 0;
-            do
-            {
-                BufferSegment next = from.NextSegment;
-                Debug.Assert(next != null || toExclusive == null);
-
-                from.ResetMemory();
-
-                if ((uint)count < (uint)segmentToReturn.Length)
-                {
-                    // Store in temporary list while preforming expensive resets
-                    segmentToReturn[count] = from;
-                    count++;
-                }
-
-                from = next;
-            } while (from != toExclusive);
-
-            // Add the Segments back to pool from the temporary list under lock
-            BufferSegment[] segmentPool = _bufferSegmentPool;
-            lock (segmentPool)
-            {
-                int index = _pooledSegmentCount;
-                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-                {
-                    if ((uint)index < (uint)segmentPool.Length)
-                    {
-                        segmentPool[index] = segmentToReturn[i];
-                        index++;
-                    }
-                    segmentToReturn[i] = null;
-                }
-
-                _pooledSegmentCount = index;
-            }
-        }
-
         internal bool CommitUnsynchronized()
         {
             _operationState.EndWrite();
@@ -1115,5 +1052,93 @@ public void Reset()
                 ResetState();
             }
         }
+
+        private BufferSegment CreateSegmentSynchronized()
+        {
+            SegmentAsValue[] segmentPool = _bufferSegmentPool;
+            lock (segmentPool)
+            {
+                int index = _pooledSegmentCount - 1;
+                if ((uint)index < (uint)segmentPool.Length)
+                {
+                    _pooledSegmentCount = index;
+                    return segmentPool[index];
+                }
+            }
+
+            return new BufferSegment();
+        }
+
+        private void ReturnSegments(BufferSegment from, BufferSegment toExclusive)
+        {
+            Debug.Assert(from != null);
+            Debug.Assert(from != toExclusive);
+
+            // Reset the Segments and return their data out of lock
+            ValueSegmentList segmentsToReturn = default;
+            ref var startSegment = ref segmentsToReturn.Segment00;
+            int count = 0;
+            do
+            {
+                BufferSegment next = from.NextSegment;
+                Debug.Assert(next != null || toExclusive == null);
+
+                from.ResetMemory();
+
+                if ((uint)count < (uint)SegmentPoolSize)
+                {
+                    // Store in temporary list while preforming expensive resets
+                    Unsafe.Add(ref startSegment, count) = from;
+                    count++;
+                }
+
+                from = next;
+            } while (from != toExclusive);
+
+            // Add the Segments back to pool from the temporary list under lock
+            SegmentAsValue[] segmentPool = _bufferSegmentPool;
+            lock (segmentPool)
+            {
+                int index = _pooledSegmentCount;
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                {
+                    if ((uint)index < (uint)segmentPool.Length)
+                    {
+                        segmentPool[index] = Unsafe.Add(ref startSegment, i);
+                        index++;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                _pooledSegmentCount = index;
+            }
+        }
+        private readonly struct SegmentAsValue
+        {
+            private readonly BufferSegment _bufferSegment;
+            public SegmentAsValue(BufferSegment bufferSegment) => _bufferSegment = bufferSegment;
+            public static implicit operator SegmentAsValue(BufferSegment b) => new SegmentAsValue(b);
+            public static implicit operator BufferSegment(SegmentAsValue s) => s._bufferSegment;
+        }
+
+        // Temporary list to hold Segments return while being reset
+        private ref struct ValueSegmentList
+        {
+            public BufferSegment Segment00;
+            public BufferSegment Segment01;
+            public BufferSegment Segment02;
+            public BufferSegment Segment03;
+            public BufferSegment Segment04;
+            public BufferSegment Segment05;
+            public BufferSegment Segment06;
+            public BufferSegment Segment07;
+            public BufferSegment Segment08;
+            public BufferSegment Segment09;
+            public BufferSegment Segment10;
+            public BufferSegment Segment11;
+            public BufferSegment Segment12;
+            public BufferSegment Segment13;
+            public BufferSegment Segment14;
+            public BufferSegment Segment15;
+        }
     }
 }