diff --git a/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/Http.scala b/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/Http.scala
index 3b32869d01..cdd6770272 100644
--- a/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/Http.scala
+++ b/akka-http-core/src/main/scala/akka/http/Http.scala
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ class HttpExt(config: Config)(implicit system: ActorSystem) extends akka.actor.E
    * connections are being accepted at maximum rate, which, depending on the applications, might
    * present a DoS risk!
    */
-  def bindAndstartHandlingWith(handler: Flow[HttpRequest, HttpResponse, _],
+  def bindAndStartHandlingWith(handler: Flow[HttpRequest, HttpResponse, _],
                                interface: String, port: Int = 80, backlog: Int = 100,
                                options: immutable.Traversable[Inet.SocketOption] = Nil,
                                settings: Option[ServerSettings] = None,
                                log: LoggingAdapter = system.log)(implicit fm: FlowMaterializer): Future[ServerBinding] = {
     bind(interface, port, backlog, options, settings, log).toMat(Sink.foreach { conn ⇒
-      conn.flow.join(handler)
+      conn.flow.join(handler).run()
     })(Keep.left).run()
   }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class HttpExt(config: Config)(implicit system: ActorSystem) extends akka.actor.E
                                           options: immutable.Traversable[Inet.SocketOption] = Nil,
                                           settings: Option[ServerSettings] = None,
                                           log: LoggingAdapter = system.log)(implicit fm: FlowMaterializer): Future[ServerBinding] =
-    bindAndstartHandlingWith(Flow[HttpRequest].map(handler), interface, port, backlog, options, settings, log)
+    bindAndStartHandlingWith(Flow[HttpRequest].map(handler), interface, port, backlog, options, settings, log)
 
   /**
    * Materializes the `connections` [[Source]] and handles all connections with the given flow.
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class HttpExt(config: Config)(implicit system: ActorSystem) extends akka.actor.E
                                     options: immutable.Traversable[Inet.SocketOption] = Nil,
                                     settings: Option[ServerSettings] = None,
                                     log: LoggingAdapter = system.log)(implicit fm: FlowMaterializer): Future[ServerBinding] =
-    bindAndstartHandlingWith(Flow[HttpRequest].mapAsync(handler), interface, port, backlog, options, settings, log)
+    bindAndStartHandlingWith(Flow[HttpRequest].mapAsync(handler), interface, port, backlog, options, settings, log)
 
   /**
    * Transforms a given HTTP-level server [[Flow]] into a lower-level TCP transport flow.
diff --git a/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/ClientServerSpec.scala b/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/ClientServerSpec.scala
index 01b13ddcd7..08efbb0fcd 100644
--- a/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/ClientServerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-http-core/src/test/scala/akka/http/ClientServerSpec.scala
@@ -6,32 +6,32 @@ package akka.http
 
 import java.io.{ BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, InputStreamReader, OutputStreamWriter }
 import java.net.Socket
+
+import akka.actor.ActorSystem
+import akka.http.TestUtils._
+import akka.http.engine.client.ClientConnectionSettings
+import akka.http.engine.server.ServerSettings
+import akka.http.model.HttpEntity._
+import akka.http.model.HttpMethods._
+import akka.http.model._
+import akka.http.model.headers._
+import akka.http.util._
+import akka.stream.{ ActorFlowMaterializer, BindFailedException }
+import akka.stream.scaladsl._
+import akka.stream.testkit.StreamTestKit
+import akka.stream.testkit.StreamTestKit.{ PublisherProbe, SubscriberProbe }
 import com.typesafe.config.{ Config, ConfigFactory }
+import org.scalatest.{ BeforeAndAfterAll, Matchers, WordSpec }
+
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
-import org.scalatest.{ BeforeAndAfterAll, Matchers, WordSpec }
-import akka.actor.ActorSystem
-import akka.stream.scaladsl._
-import akka.stream.BindFailedException
-import akka.stream.ActorFlowMaterializer
-import akka.stream.testkit.StreamTestKit
-import akka.stream.testkit.StreamTestKit.{ PublisherProbe, SubscriberProbe }
-import akka.http.engine.client.ClientConnectionSettings
-import akka.http.engine.server.ServerSettings
-import akka.http.model._
-import akka.http.util._
-import headers._
-import HttpEntity._
-import HttpMethods._
-import TestUtils._
 
 class ClientServerSpec extends WordSpec with Matchers with BeforeAndAfterAll {
   val testConf: Config = ConfigFactory.parseString("""
     akka.event-handlers = ["akka.testkit.TestEventListener"]
     akka.loglevel = WARNING""")
   implicit val system = ActorSystem(getClass.getSimpleName, testConf)
-  import system.dispatcher
 
   implicit val materializer = ActorFlowMaterializer()
 
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ class ClientServerSpec extends WordSpec with Matchers with BeforeAndAfterAll {
       }
     }
 
+    "run with bindAndStartHandlingWith" in {
+      val (hostname, port) = temporaryServerHostnameAndPort()
+      val binding = Http().bindAndStartHandlingWith(Flow[HttpRequest].map(_ ⇒ HttpResponse()), hostname, port)
+      val b1 = Await.result(binding, 3.seconds)
+
+      val (_, f) = Http().outgoingConnection(hostname, port)
+        .runWith(Source.single(HttpRequest(uri = "/abc")), Sink.head)
+
+      Await.result(f, 1.second)
+      Await.result(b1.unbind(), 1.second)
+    }
+
     "properly complete a simple request/response cycle" in new TestSetup {
       val (clientOut, clientIn) = openNewClientConnection()
       val (serverIn, serverOut) = acceptConnection()
diff --git a/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/TestServer.scala b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/TestServer.scala
index 1d0340f89e..bb9717a1b6 100644
--- a/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/TestServer.scala
+++ b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/TestServer.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ object TestServer extends App {
       case _                                  ⇒ false
     }
 
-  val bindingFuture = Http().bindAndstartHandlingWith({
+  val bindingFuture = Http().bindAndStartHandlingWith({
     get {
       path("") {
         complete(index)