diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index 16460fca35..7acc108638 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -512,11 +512,13 @@ function connectionListener(socket) {
 exports._connectionListener = connectionListener;
 
 function onSocketResume() {
-  this._handle.readStart();
+  if (this._handle)
+    this._handle.readStart();
 }
 
 function onSocketPause() {
-  this._handle.readStop();
+  if (this._handle)
+    this._handle.readStop();
 }
 
 function socketOnWrap(ev, fn) {
@@ -526,7 +528,7 @@ function socketOnWrap(ev, fn) {
     return res;
   }
 
-  if (ev === 'data' || ev === 'readable')
+  if (this._handle && (ev === 'data' || ev === 'readable'))
     this.parser.unconsume(this._handle._externalStream);
 
   return res;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-regr-gh-2821.js b/test/parallel/test-http-regr-gh-2821.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fdef2369b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-regr-gh-2821.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const http = require('http');
+
+const server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
+  res.writeHead(200);
+  res.end();
+
+  server.close();
+});
+
+server.listen(common.PORT, function() {
+
+  const req = http.request({
+    method: 'POST',
+    port: common.PORT
+  });
+
+  const payload = new Buffer(16390);
+  payload.fill('Й');
+  req.write(payload);
+  req.end();
+});