diff --git a/src/core/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/DataStrippingSampleSender.java b/src/core/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/DataStrippingSampleSender.java
index 8fba027b08..759bc3d741 100644
--- a/src/core/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/DataStrippingSampleSender.java
+++ b/src/core/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/DataStrippingSampleSender.java
@@ -92,12 +92,7 @@ public class DataStrippingSampleSender extends AbstractSampleSender implements S
         //Strip the response data before writing, but only for a successful request.
         SampleResult result = event.getResult();
         if(stripAlsoOnError || result.isSuccessful()) {
-            // Compute bytes before stripping
-            stripResponse(result);
-            // see Bug 57449
-            for (SampleResult subResult : result.getSubResults()) {
-                stripResponse(subResult);
-            }
+            stripContent(result, 3);
         }
         if(decoratedSender == null)
         {
@@ -113,6 +108,18 @@ public class DataStrippingSampleSender extends AbstractSampleSender implements S
         }
     }
 
+    private void stripContent(SampleResult result, int level) {
+        if (level < 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // Compute bytes before stripping
+        stripResponse(result);
+        // see Bug 57449 and 63674
+        for (SampleResult subResult : result.getSubResults()) {
+            stripContent(subResult, level - 1);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Strip response but fill in bytes field.
      * @param result {@link SampleResult}