diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/ExecutionContextSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/ExecutionContextSpec.scala
index f62e6de0ad..87fdbde2b5 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/ExecutionContextSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/dispatch/ExecutionContextSpec.scala
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package akka.dispatch
 import java.util.concurrent.{ ExecutorService, Executor, Executors }
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
 import scala.concurrent._
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
 import akka.testkit.{ TestLatch, AkkaSpec, DefaultTimeout }
 import akka.util.SerializedSuspendableExecutionContext
+import akka.dispatch.ExecutionContexts.sameThreadExecutionContext
 
 @org.junit.runner.RunWith(classOf[org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner])
 class ExecutionContextSpec extends AkkaSpec with DefaultTimeout {
@@ -81,6 +83,29 @@ class ExecutionContextSpec extends AkkaSpec with DefaultTimeout {
       }
       Await.ready(latch, timeout.duration)
     }
+
+    "work with tasks that use blocking{} multiple times" in {
+      system.dispatcher.isInstanceOf[BatchingExecutor] should be(true)
+      import system.dispatcher
+
+      val f = Future(()).flatMap { _ ⇒
+        // this needs to be within an OnCompleteRunnable so that things are added to the batch
+        val p = Future.successful(42)
+        // we need the callback list to be non-empty when the blocking{} call is executing
+        p.onComplete { _ ⇒ () }
+        val r = p.map { _ ⇒
+          // trigger the resubmitUnbatched() call
+          blocking { () }
+          // make sure that the other task runs to completion before continuing
+          Thread.sleep(500)
+          // now try again to blockOn()
+          blocking { () }
+        }
+        p.onComplete { _ ⇒ () }
+        r
+      }
+      Await.result(f, 3.seconds) should be(())
+    }
   }
 
   "A SerializedSuspendableExecutionContext" must {
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BatchingExecutor.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BatchingExecutor.scala
index adf87d047c..bd39c73c25 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BatchingExecutor.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/BatchingExecutor.scala
@@ -78,22 +78,23 @@ private[akka] trait BatchingExecutor extends Executor {
     }
   }
 
+  private[this] val _blockContext = new ThreadLocal[BlockContext]()
+
   private[this] final class BlockableBatch extends AbstractBatch with BlockContext {
-    private var parentBlockContext: BlockContext = _
     // this method runs in the delegate ExecutionContext's thread
     override final def run(): Unit = {
       require(_tasksLocal.get eq null)
       _tasksLocal set this // Install ourselves as the current batch
-      val prevBlockContext = BlockContext.current
+      val prevBlockContext = _blockContext.get
+      _blockContext.set(BlockContext.current)
       BlockContext.withBlockContext(this) {
-        parentBlockContext = prevBlockContext
         try processBatch(this) catch {
           case t: Throwable ⇒
             resubmitUnbatched()
             throw t
         } finally {
           _tasksLocal.remove()
-          parentBlockContext = null
+          _blockContext.set(prevBlockContext)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -102,8 +103,7 @@ private[akka] trait BatchingExecutor extends Executor {
       // if we know there will be blocking, we don't want to keep tasks queued up because it could deadlock.
       resubmitUnbatched()
       // now delegate the blocking to the previous BC
-      require(parentBlockContext ne null)
-      parentBlockContext.blockOn(thunk)
+      _blockContext.get.blockOn(thunk)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index c7bd2ea88a..f0dbe5af37 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ object AkkaBuild extends Build {
 
   def akkaPreviousArtifact(id: String): Def.Initialize[Option[sbt.ModuleID]] = Def.setting {
     if (enableMiMa) {
-      val version: String = "2.3.10" // FIXME
+      val version: String = "2.3.11" // FIXME verify all 2.3.x versions
       val fullId = crossVersion.value match {
         case _ : CrossVersion.Binary => id + "_" + scalaBinaryVersion.value
         case _ : CrossVersion.Full => id + "_" + scalaVersion.value
diff --git a/project/MiMa.scala b/project/MiMa.scala
index 06ea21a344..7917d78224 100644
--- a/project/MiMa.scala
+++ b/project/MiMa.scala
@@ -515,7 +515,19 @@ object MiMa extends AutoPlugin {
       FilterAnyProblem("akka.remote.PhiAccrualFailureDetector$State"),
       FilterAnyProblem("akka.cluster.ClusterDomainEventPublisher"),
       FilterAnyProblem("akka.cluster.InternalClusterAction"),
-      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("akka.cluster.InternalClusterAction$PublishCurrentClusterState")
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("akka.cluster.InternalClusterAction$PublishCurrentClusterState"),
+      // issue #16327 compared to 2.3.10
+      // synthetic method akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$BlockableBatch$$parentBlockContext_=(scala.concurrent.BlockContext)Unit in class akka.dispatch.BatchingExecutor#BlockableBatch does not have a correspondent in new version
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingMethodProblem]("akka.dispatch.BatchingExecutor#BlockableBatch.akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$BlockableBatch$$parentBlockContext_="),
+      // synthetic method akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$_setter_$akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext_=(java.lang.ThreadLocal)Unit in trait akka.dispatch.BatchingExecutor does not have a correspondent in old version
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingMethodProblem]("akka.dispatch.BatchingExecutor.akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$_setter_$akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext_="),
+      // synthetic method akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext()java.lang.ThreadLocal in trait akka.dispatch.BatchingExecutor does not have a correspondent in old version
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingMethodProblem]("akka.dispatch.BatchingExecutor.akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext"),
+      // issue #16327 compared to 2.3.11
+      // synthetic method akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$_setter_$akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext_=(java.lang.ThreadLocal)Unit in class akka.dispatch.MessageDispatcher does not have a correspondent in new version
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingMethodProblem]("akka.dispatch.MessageDispatcher.akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$_setter_$akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext_="),
+      // synthetic method akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext()java.lang.ThreadLocal in class akka.dispatch.MessageDispatcher does not have a correspondent in new version
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingMethodProblem]("akka.dispatch.MessageDispatcher.akka$dispatch$BatchingExecutor$$_blockContext")
       
      )
   }