diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index c9cae89d2..dead92806 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -1675,6 +1675,20 @@ ngx_ssl_handle_recv(ngx_connection_t *c, int n)
     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0, "SSL_get_error: %d", sslerr);
 
     if (sslerr == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
+
+        if (c->ssl->saved_write_handler) {
+
+            c->write->handler = c->ssl->saved_write_handler;
+            c->ssl->saved_write_handler = NULL;
+            c->write->ready = 1;
+
+            if (ngx_handle_write_event(c->write, 0) != NGX_OK) {
+                return NGX_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            ngx_post_event(c->write, &ngx_posted_events);
+        }
+
         c->read->ready = 0;
         return NGX_AGAIN;
     }
@@ -1934,6 +1948,20 @@ ngx_ssl_write(ngx_connection_t *c, u_char *data, size_t size)
     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0, "SSL_get_error: %d", sslerr);
 
     if (sslerr == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
+
+        if (c->ssl->saved_read_handler) {
+
+            c->read->handler = c->ssl->saved_read_handler;
+            c->ssl->saved_read_handler = NULL;
+            c->read->ready = 1;
+
+            if (ngx_handle_read_event(c->read, 0) != NGX_OK) {
+                return NGX_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            ngx_post_event(c->read, &ngx_posted_events);
+        }
+
         c->write->ready = 0;
         return NGX_AGAIN;
     }