diff --git a/go/builder.go b/go/builder.go
index 5d90e8ef982..50f26c16bcf 100644
--- a/go/builder.go
+++ b/go/builder.go
@@ -41,25 +41,37 @@ func NewBuilder(initialSize int) *Builder {
 	return b
 }
 
-// Reset truncates the underlying Builder buffer, facilitating alloc-free
-// reuse of a Builder. It also resets bookkeeping data.
+// Reset resets bookkeeping data and allows reusing the Builder for new data, without
+// allocating a new buffer. This will use the full capacity of the buffer and will
+// overwrite previous data in the buffer.
+// For example, if the initial buffer size was 100kB and 10kB was written in the buffer,
+// then the full 100kB will be available again after Reset().
 func (b *Builder) Reset() {
-	if b.Bytes != nil {
-		b.Bytes = b.Bytes[:cap(b.Bytes)]
-	}
+	b.ResetBuffer(b.Bytes[:cap(b.Bytes)])
 
-	if b.vtables != nil {
-		b.vtables = b.vtables[:0]
-	}
+}
 
-	if b.vtable != nil {
-		b.vtable = b.vtable[:0]
-	}
+// ResetKeep resets bookkeeping data and allows reusing the remaining buffer space in
+// the Builder for new data. This is like Reset(), except that previous data in the
+// buffer is kept.
+// For example, if the initial buffer size was 100kB and 10kB was written in the buffer,
+// then 90kB will be available for use after ResetKeep().
+func (b *Builder) ResetKeep() {
+	// Truncate up to head in order to keep existing data
+	b.ResetBuffer(b.Bytes[:b.head])
+}
 
-	if b.sharedStrings != nil {
-		for key := range b.sharedStrings {
-			delete(b.sharedStrings, key)
-		}
+// ResetBuffer resets bookkeeping data and resets the flatbuffer builder to use the
+// given buffer as storage. Existing data in the buffer will be overwritten
+// (data between the length and the capacity of the buffer is kept).
+func (b *Builder) ResetBuffer(buffer []byte) {
+	b.Bytes = buffer
+
+	b.vtables = b.vtables[:0]
+	b.vtable = b.vtable[:0]
+
+	for key := range b.sharedStrings {
+		delete(b.sharedStrings, key)
 	}
 
 	b.head = UOffsetT(len(b.Bytes))
@@ -216,19 +228,19 @@ func (b *Builder) growByteBuffer() {
 		panic("cannot grow buffer beyond 2 gigabytes")
 	}
 	newLen := len(b.Bytes) * 2
-	if newLen == 0 {
-		newLen = 1
+	if newLen < 16 {
+		newLen = 16
 	}
 
-	if cap(b.Bytes) >= newLen {
-		b.Bytes = b.Bytes[:newLen]
-	} else {
-		extension := make([]byte, newLen-len(b.Bytes))
-		b.Bytes = append(b.Bytes, extension...)
+	// newLen should be at least the existing capacity: if we allocated an initial
+	// buffer and used ResetKeep(), we want to allocate at least the initial capacity.
+	if newLen < cap(b.Bytes) {
+		newLen = cap(b.Bytes)
 	}
 
-	middle := newLen / 2
-	copy(b.Bytes[middle:], b.Bytes[:middle])
+	// newBytes = a number of 0 bytes followed by a copy of b.Bytes
+	newBytes := make([]byte, newLen-len(b.Bytes), newLen)
+	b.Bytes = append(newBytes, b.Bytes...)
 }
 
 // Head gives the start of useful data in the underlying byte buffer.
diff --git a/tests/go_test.go b/tests/go_test.go
index f230060a66f..d58c67e229d 100644
--- a/tests/go_test.go
+++ b/tests/go_test.go
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ func TestAll(t *testing.T) {
 	CheckByteStringIsNestedError(t.Fatalf)
 	CheckStructIsNotInlineError(t.Fatalf)
 	CheckFinishedBytesError(t.Fatalf)
+
+	CheckReset(t.Fatalf)
 	CheckSharedStrings(t.Fatalf)
 	CheckEmptiedBuilder(t.Fatalf)
 
@@ -1622,6 +1624,36 @@ func CheckEmptiedBuilder(fail func(string, ...interface{})) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Check Reset() functions and allocations
+func CheckReset(fail func(string, ...interface{})) {
+	checkHeadLenCap := func(b *flatbuffers.Builder, h flatbuffers.UOffsetT, l, c int) {
+		if b.Head() != h || len(b.Bytes) != l || cap(b.Bytes) != c {
+			fail("expected head=%d, len=%d, cap=%d got head=%d, len=%d, cap=%d", h, l, c, b.Head(), len(b.Bytes), cap(b.Bytes))
+		}
+	}
+
+	b := flatbuffers.NewBuilder(0)
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 0, 0, 0)
+	b.PrependUint32(1)
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 12, 16, 16)
+	b.PrependUint32(2)
+	b.PrependUint32(3)
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 4, 16, 16)
+	b.PrependUint32(4)
+	b.PrependUint32(5)
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 12, 32, 32)
+
+	b.ResetKeep()
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 12, 12, 32)
+	b.Reset()
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 32, 32, 32)
+
+	b.ResetBuffer(make([]byte, 1, 40))
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 1, 1, 40)
+	b.PrependUint32(6)
+	checkHeadLenCap(b, 36, 40, 40)
+}
+
 func CheckSharedStrings(fail func(string, ...interface{})) {
 	f := func(strings []string) bool {
 		b := flatbuffers.NewBuilder(0)