diff --git a/lib/tls.js b/lib/tls.js
index 409d7da5c5..a7908f77fc 100644
--- a/lib/tls.js
+++ b/lib/tls.js
@@ -645,15 +645,18 @@ Object.defineProperty(CryptoStream.prototype, 'readyState', {
 function CleartextStream(pair, options) {
   CryptoStream.call(this, pair, options);
 
+  // This is a fake kludge to support how the http impl sits
+  // on top of net Sockets
   var self = this;
   this._handle = {
     readStop: function() {
       self._reading = false;
     },
     readStart: function() {
-      if (self._reading) return;
+      if (self._reading && self._readableState.length > 0) return;
       self._reading = true;
       self.read(0);
+      if (self._opposite.readable) self._opposite.read(0);
     }
   };
 }