diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 87d7937da..1d78a6a69 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-07-18  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
+
+	* Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m: Only queue a new read on a handle if there
+	is not one in progress.  Where a connection has been kept alive, we
+	can have an outstanding read intended to determine when the connection
+	is dropped by the remote end.
+
 2006-07-15 17:00 Gregory John Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com>
 
 	* Source/NSKeyedUnarchiver.m: Partial fix for bug#17112.
diff --git a/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m b/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
index 558f7cb8b..23440132b 100644
--- a/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
+++ b/Source/GSHTTPURLHandle.m
@@ -708,7 +708,10 @@ static void debugWrite(GSHTTPURLHandle *handle, NSData *data)
       if (sock != nil
 	&& (connectionState == reading || connectionState == idle))
 	{
-	  [sock readInBackgroundAndNotify];
+          if ([sock readInProgress] == NO)
+	    {
+	      [sock readInBackgroundAndNotify];
+	    }
 	}
     }
   RELEASE(self);
@@ -755,7 +758,10 @@ static void debugWrite(GSHTTPURLHandle *handle, NSData *data)
     }
   else
     {
-      [sock readInBackgroundAndNotify];
+      if ([sock readInProgress] == NO)
+	{
+	  [sock readInBackgroundAndNotify];
+	}
     }
   RELEASE(p);
   RELEASE(self);