diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
index 97e3e2fde1..1f3c308b3c 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
@@ -390,28 +390,19 @@ class TcpConnectionSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
         connectionHandler.expectNoMessage(100.millis)
 
         connectionActor ! ResumeReading
-        interestCallReceiver.expectMsg(OP_READ)
-        selector.send(connectionActor, ChannelReadable)
         connectionHandler.expectMsgType[Received].data.decodeString("ASCII") should ===(ts)
 
-        interestCallReceiver.expectNoMessage(100.millis)
         connectionHandler.expectNoMessage(100.millis)
 
         connectionActor ! ResumeReading
-        interestCallReceiver.expectMsg(OP_READ)
-        selector.send(connectionActor, ChannelReadable)
         connectionHandler.expectMsgType[Received].data.decodeString("ASCII") should ===(us)
 
-        // make sure that after reading all pending data we don't yet register for reading more data
-        interestCallReceiver.expectNoMessage(100.millis)
         connectionHandler.expectNoMessage(100.millis)
 
         val vs = "v" * (maxBufferSize / 2)
         serverSideChannel.write(ByteBuffer.wrap(vs.getBytes("ASCII")))
 
         connectionActor ! ResumeReading
-        interestCallReceiver.expectMsg(OP_READ)
-        selector.send(connectionActor, ChannelReadable)
 
         connectionHandler.expectMsgType[Received].data.decodeString("ASCII") should ===(vs)
       } finally shutdown(system)
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.15.backwards.excludes/30354-improve-TcpConnection.excludes b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.15.backwards.excludes/30354-improve-TcpConnection.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2b0590f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.15.backwards.excludes/30354-improve-TcpConnection.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# internal actor class
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.io.TcpConnection.resumeReading")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpConnection.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpConnection.scala
index 371d9cd63e..38d5491733 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpConnection.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpConnection.scala
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private[io] abstract class TcpConnection(val tcp: TcpExt, val channel: SocketCha
 
       // if we are in push mode or already have resumed reading in pullMode while waiting for Register
       // then register OP_READ interest
-      if (!pullMode || (/*pullMode && */ !readingSuspended)) resumeReading(info)
+      if (!pullMode || (/*pullMode && */ !readingSuspended)) resumeReading(info, None)
       context.setReceiveTimeout(Duration.Undefined)
       context.become(connected(info))
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ private[io] abstract class TcpConnection(val tcp: TcpExt, val channel: SocketCha
   def connected(info: ConnectionInfo): Receive =
     handleWriteMessages(info).orElse {
       case SuspendReading    => suspendReading(info)
-      case ResumeReading     => resumeReading(info)
+      case ResumeReading     => resumeReading(info, None)
       case ChannelReadable   => doRead(info, None)
       case cmd: CloseCommand => handleClose(info, Some(sender()), cmd.event)
     }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ private[io] abstract class TcpConnection(val tcp: TcpExt, val channel: SocketCha
       closeCommander: Option[ActorRef],
       closedEvent: ConnectionClosed): Receive = {
     case SuspendReading  => suspendReading(info)
-    case ResumeReading   => resumeReading(info)
+    case ResumeReading   => resumeReading(info, closeCommander)
     case ChannelReadable => doRead(info, closeCommander)
 
     case ChannelWritable =>
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ private[io] abstract class TcpConnection(val tcp: TcpExt, val channel: SocketCha
   /** connection is closed on our side and we're waiting from confirmation from the other side */
   def closing(info: ConnectionInfo, closeCommander: Option[ActorRef]): Receive = {
     case SuspendReading  => suspendReading(info)
-    case ResumeReading   => resumeReading(info)
+    case ResumeReading   => resumeReading(info, closeCommander)
     case ChannelReadable => doRead(info, closeCommander)
     case Close           => doCloseConnection(info.handler, closeCommander, Close.event)
     case Abort           => handleClose(info, Some(sender()), Aborted)
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ private[io] abstract class TcpConnection(val tcp: TcpExt, val channel: SocketCha
     readingSuspended = true
     info.registration.disableInterest(OP_READ)
   }
-  def resumeReading(info: ConnectionInfo): Unit = {
+  def resumeReading(info: ConnectionInfo, closeCommander: Option[ActorRef]): Unit = {
     readingSuspended = false
-    info.registration.enableInterest(OP_READ)
+    doRead(info, closeCommander)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -267,8 +267,15 @@ private[io] abstract class TcpConnection(val tcp: TcpExt, val channel: SocketCha
           readBytes match {
             case `maxBufferSpace` =>
               if (pullMode) MoreDataWaiting else innerRead(buffer, remainingLimit - maxBufferSpace)
-            case x if x >= 0 => AllRead
-            case -1          => EndOfStream
+            case x if x >= 0 =>
+              if (!pullMode || x == 0)
+                // if (pullMode) we reach here by probing from resumeReading,
+                // otherwise we have just exhausted the network receive buffer.
+                // In any case, we now want to be notified about more data being available
+                info.registration.enableInterest(OP_READ)
+
+              AllRead
+            case -1 => EndOfStream
             case _ =>
               throw new IllegalStateException("Unexpected value returned from read: " + readBytes)
           }
@@ -276,8 +283,7 @@ private[io] abstract class TcpConnection(val tcp: TcpExt, val channel: SocketCha
 
       val buffer = bufferPool.acquire()
       try innerRead(buffer, ReceivedMessageSizeLimit) match {
-        case AllRead =>
-          if (!pullMode) info.registration.enableInterest(OP_READ)
+        case AllRead => // nothing to do
         case MoreDataWaiting =>
           if (!pullMode) self ! ChannelReadable
         case EndOfStream if channel.socket.isOutputShutdown =>