diff --git a/actix-server/src/accept.rs b/actix-server/src/accept.rs
index 5b6345cc..06432e54 100644
--- a/actix-server/src/accept.rs
+++ b/actix-server/src/accept.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct Accept {
     handles: Vec<WorkerHandle>,
     srv: Server,
     next: usize,
-    backpressure: bool,
+    state: u8,
 }
 
 /// This function defines errors that are per-connection. Which basically
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl Accept {
             handles,
             srv,
             next: 0,
-            backpressure: false,
+            state: 0,
         };
 
         (accept, sockets)
@@ -190,13 +190,17 @@ impl Accept {
                             // from backpressure.
                             Some(WakerInterest::WorkerAvailable) => {
                                 drop(guard);
-                                self.maybe_backpressure(&mut sockets, false);
+                                if !self.pause() {
+                                    self.maybe_backpressure(&mut sockets, false);
+                                }
                             }
                             // a new worker thread is made and it's handle would be added to Accept
                             Some(WakerInterest::Worker(handle)) => {
                                 drop(guard);
                                 // maybe we want to recover from a backpressure.
-                                self.maybe_backpressure(&mut sockets, false);
+                                if !self.pause() {
+                                    self.maybe_backpressure(&mut sockets, false);
+                                }
                                 self.handles.push(handle);
                             }
                             // got timer interest and it's time to try register socket(s) again
@@ -206,16 +210,24 @@ impl Accept {
                             }
                             Some(WakerInterest::Pause) => {
                                 drop(guard);
-                                self.deregister_all(&mut sockets);
+                                if !self.pause() {
+                                    self.set_pause(true);
+                                    self.deregister_all(&mut sockets);
+                                }
                             }
                             Some(WakerInterest::Resume) => {
                                 drop(guard);
                                 sockets.iter_mut().for_each(|(token, info)| {
                                     self.register_logged(token, info);
                                 });
+                                self.set_pause(false);
                             }
                             Some(WakerInterest::Stop) => {
-                                return self.deregister_all(&mut sockets);
+                                if !self.pause() {
+                                    self.deregister_all(&mut sockets);
+                                }
+
+                                return;
                             }
                             // waker queue is drained
                             None => {
@@ -245,7 +257,7 @@ impl Accept {
 
                 if now < inst {
                     info.timeout = Some(inst);
-                } else if !self.backpressure {
+                } else if !self.backpressure() {
                     self.register_logged(token, info);
                 }
 
@@ -286,12 +298,8 @@ impl Accept {
         }
     }
 
-    fn deregister(&self, info: &mut ServerSocketInfo) -> io::Result<()> {
-        self.poll.registry().deregister(&mut info.lst)
-    }
-
     fn deregister_logged(&self, info: &mut ServerSocketInfo) {
-        match self.deregister(info) {
+        match self.poll.registry().deregister(&mut info.lst) {
             Ok(_) => info!("Paused accepting connections on {}", info.addr),
             Err(e) => {
                 error!("Can not deregister server socket {}", e)
@@ -320,8 +328,8 @@ impl Accept {
 
     fn maybe_backpressure(&mut self, sockets: &mut Slab<ServerSocketInfo>, on: bool) {
         // Only operate when server is in a different backpressure than the given flag.
-        if self.backpressure != on {
-            self.backpressure = on;
+        if self.backpressure() != on {
+            self.set_backpressure(on);
             sockets
                 .iter_mut()
                 // Only operate on sockets without associated timeout.
@@ -339,7 +347,7 @@ impl Accept {
     }
 
     fn accept_one(&mut self, sockets: &mut Slab<ServerSocketInfo>, mut conn: Conn) {
-        if self.backpressure {
+        if self.backpressure() {
             // send_connection would remove fault worker from handles.
             // worst case here is conn get dropped after all handles are gone.
             while !self.handles.is_empty() {
@@ -426,7 +434,9 @@ impl Accept {
                     error!("Error accepting connection: {}", e);
 
                     // deregister listener temporary
-                    self.deregister_logged(info);
+                    if !self.backpressure() {
+                        self.deregister_logged(info);
+                    }
 
                     // sleep after error. write the timeout to socket info as later
                     // the poll would need it mark which socket and when it's
@@ -446,3 +456,38 @@ impl Accept {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// bit flag for marking server in pause state;
+const PAUSE: u8 = 1;
+/// bit flag for marking server in back pressure state.
+const BACK_PRESSURE: u8 = 1 << 1;
+
+impl Accept {
+    fn backpressure(&self) -> bool {
+        self.state(BACK_PRESSURE)
+    }
+
+    fn pause(&self) -> bool {
+        self.state(PAUSE)
+    }
+
+    fn set_backpressure(&mut self, on: bool) {
+        self.set_state(BACK_PRESSURE, on);
+    }
+
+    fn set_pause(&mut self, on: bool) {
+        self.set_state(PAUSE, on);
+    }
+
+    fn state(&self, state: u8) -> bool {
+        self.state & state != 0
+    }
+
+    fn set_state(&mut self, state: u8, on: bool) {
+        if on {
+            self.state |= state;
+        } else {
+            self.state ^= state;
+        }
+    }
+}