diff --git a/distributed/comm/ucx.py b/distributed/comm/ucx.py
index 57fa8262e3..eddb6d4655 100644
--- a/distributed/comm/ucx.py
+++ b/distributed/comm/ucx.py
@@ -201,11 +201,34 @@ async def write(
                     hasattr(f, "__cuda_array_interface__") for f in frames
                 )
                 sizes = tuple(nbytes(f) for f in frames)
-                send_frames = [
-                    each_frame
-                    for each_frame, each_size in zip(frames, sizes)
-                    if each_size
-                ]
+                host_frames = host_array(
+                    sum(
+                        each_size
+                        for is_cuda, each_size in zip(cuda_frames, sizes)
+                        if not is_cuda
+                    )
+                )
+                device_frames = device_array(
+                    sum(
+                        each_size
+                        for is_cuda, each_size in zip(cuda_frames, sizes)
+                        if is_cuda
+                    )
+                )
+
+                # Pack frames
+                host_frames_view = memoryview(host_frames)
+                device_frames_view = as_device_array(device_frames)
+                for each_frame, is_cuda, each_size in zip(frames, cuda_frames, sizes):
+                    if each_size:
+                        if is_cuda:
+                            each_frame_view = as_device_array(each_frame)
+                            device_frames_view[:each_size] = each_frame_view[:]
+                            device_frames_view = device_frames_view[each_size:]
+                        else:
+                            each_frame_view = memoryview(each_frame).cast("B")
+                            host_frames_view[:each_size] = each_frame_view[:]
+                            host_frames_view = host_frames_view[each_size:]
 
                 # Send meta data
 
@@ -227,8 +250,10 @@ async def write(
                 if any(cuda_frames):
                     synchronize_stream(0)
 
-                for each_frame in send_frames:
-                    await self.ep.send(each_frame)
+                if nbytes(host_frames):
+                    await self.ep.send(host_frames)
+                if nbytes(device_frames):
+                    await self.ep.send(device_frames)
                 return sum(sizes)
             except (ucp.exceptions.UCXBaseException):
                 self.abort()
@@ -263,21 +288,48 @@ async def read(self, deserializers=("cuda", "dask", "pickle", "error")):
                 raise CommClosedError("While reading, the connection was closed")
             else:
                 # Recv frames
-                frames = [
-                    device_array(each_size) if is_cuda else host_array(each_size)
-                    for is_cuda, each_size in zip(cuda_frames, sizes)
-                ]
-                recv_frames = [
-                    each_frame for each_frame in frames if len(each_frame) > 0
-                ]
+                host_frames = host_array(
+                    sum(
+                        each_size
+                        for is_cuda, each_size in zip(cuda_frames, sizes)
+                        if not is_cuda
+                    )
+                )
+                device_frames = device_array(
+                    sum(
+                        each_size
+                        for is_cuda, each_size in zip(cuda_frames, sizes)
+                        if is_cuda
+                    )
+                )
 
                 # It is necessary to first populate `frames` with CUDA arrays and synchronize
                 # the default stream before starting receiving to ensure buffers have been allocated
                 if any(cuda_frames):
                     synchronize_stream(0)
 
-                for each_frame in recv_frames:
-                    await self.ep.recv(each_frame)
+                if nbytes(host_frames):
+                    await self.ep.recv(host_frames)
+                if nbytes(device_frames):
+                    await self.ep.recv(device_frames)
+
+                frames = [
+                    device_array(each_size) if is_cuda else host_array(each_size)
+                    for is_cuda, each_size in zip(cuda_frames, sizes)
+                ]
+                host_frames_view = memoryview(host_frames)
+                device_frames_view = as_device_array(device_frames)
+                for each_frame, is_cuda, each_size in zip(frames, cuda_frames, sizes):
+                    if each_size:
+                        if is_cuda:
+                            each_frame_view = as_device_array(each_frame)
+                            each_frame_view[:] = device_frames_view[:each_size]
+                            device_frames_view = device_frames_view[each_size:]
+                        else:
+                            each_frame_view = memoryview(each_frame)
+                            each_frame_view[:] = host_frames_view[:each_size]
+                            host_frames_view = host_frames_view[each_size:]
+
                 msg = await from_frames(
                     frames, deserialize=self.deserialize, deserializers=deserializers
                 )