diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_req_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_req_module.c
index 2f695f212..4a79b479b 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_req_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_limit_req_module.c
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ ngx_http_limit_req_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
     r->read_event_handler = ngx_http_test_reading;
     r->write_event_handler = ngx_http_limit_req_delay;
+
+    r->connection->write->delayed = 1;
     ngx_add_timer(r->connection->write, delay);
 
     return NGX_AGAIN;
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ ngx_http_limit_req_delay(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 
     wev = r->connection->write;
 
-    if (!wev->timedout) {
+    if (wev->delayed && !wev->timedout) {
 
         if (ngx_handle_write_event(wev, 0) != NGX_OK) {
             ngx_http_finalize_request(r, NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ ngx_http_limit_req_delay(ngx_http_request_t *r)
         return;
     }
 
+    wev->delayed = 0;
     wev->timedout = 0;
 
     if (ngx_handle_read_event(r->connection->read, 0) != NGX_OK) {