diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index a281fba9e..37a4b72b6 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -1839,6 +1839,10 @@ ngx_ssl_recv_early(ngx_connection_t *c, u_char *buf, size_t size)
         buf += 1;
     }
 
+    if (c->ssl->write_blocked) {
+        return NGX_AGAIN;
+    }
+
     /*
      * SSL_read_early_data() may return data in parts, so try to read
      * until SSL_read_early_data() would return no data
@@ -2339,6 +2343,11 @@ ngx_ssl_write_early(ngx_connection_t *c, u_char *data, size_t size)
             ngx_post_event(c->read, &ngx_posted_events);
         }
 
+        if (c->ssl->write_blocked) {
+            c->ssl->write_blocked = 0;
+            ngx_post_event(c->read, &ngx_posted_events);
+        }
+
         c->sent += written;
 
         return written;
@@ -2352,6 +2361,9 @@ ngx_ssl_write_early(ngx_connection_t *c, u_char *data, size_t size)
 
     if (sslerr == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE) {
 
+        ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                       "SSL_write_early_data: want write");
+
         if (c->ssl->saved_read_handler) {
 
             c->read->handler = c->ssl->saved_read_handler;
@@ -2365,6 +2377,14 @@ ngx_ssl_write_early(ngx_connection_t *c, u_char *data, size_t size)
             ngx_post_event(c->read, &ngx_posted_events);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * OpenSSL 1.1.1a fails to handle SSL_read_early_data()
+         * if an SSL_write_early_data() call blocked on writing,
+         * see https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/7757
+         */
+
+        c->ssl->write_blocked = 1;
+
         c->write->ready = 0;
         return NGX_AGAIN;
     }
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
index abd84ccf0..9ec001d09 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct ngx_ssl_connection_s {
     unsigned                    try_early_data:1;
     unsigned                    in_early:1;
     unsigned                    early_preread:1;
+    unsigned                    write_blocked:1;
 };