diff --git a/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs b/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
index 22f0dc87a..b5532e49e 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/h1/dispatcher.rs
@@ -695,9 +695,9 @@ where
                 if timer.as_mut().poll(cx).is_ready() {
                     // payload is pending and it's time to check the ready state of io.
                     if this.flags.contains(Flags::PAYLOAD_PENDING) {
-                        match Pin::new(this.io.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_write_ready(cx)? {
+                        match Pin::new(this.io.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_read_ready(cx)? {
                             // if io is ready and already closed resolve with dispatcher error.
-                            Poll::Ready(ready) if ready.is_write_closed() => {
+                            Poll::Ready(ready) if ready.is_read_closed() => {
                                 trace!("Response payload pending check determine remote connection is closed");
                                 this.flags
                                     .insert(Flags::SHUTDOWN | Flags::WRITE_DISCONNECT);
@@ -1002,7 +1002,8 @@ mod tests {
     use std::str;
 
     use actix_service::fn_service;
-    use futures_util::future::{lazy, ready, Ready};
+    use bytes::Bytes;
+    use futures_util::future::{lazy, poll_fn, ready, Ready};
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
@@ -1012,6 +1013,7 @@ mod tests {
         test::{TestBuffer, TestSeqBuffer},
         HttpMessage, KeepAlive,
     };
+    use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 
     fn find_slice(haystack: &[u8], needle: &[u8], from: usize) -> Option<usize> {
         haystack[from..]
@@ -1033,6 +1035,24 @@ mod tests {
         fn_service(|_req: Request| ready(Ok::<_, Error>(Response::Ok().finish())))
     }
 
+    fn pending_service() -> impl Service<Request, Response = Response, Error = Error> {
+        struct PendingForever;
+        impl futures_core::Stream for PendingForever {
+            type Item = Result<Bytes, Error>;
+
+            fn poll_next(
+                self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+                _: &mut Context<'_>,
+            ) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+                Poll::Pending
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn_service(|_req: Request| async {
+            Ok::<_, Error>(Response::Ok().streaming(Box::pin(PendingForever)))
+        })
+    }
+
     fn echo_path_service() -> impl Service<Request, Response = Response, Error = Error> {
         fn_service(|req: Request| {
             let path = req.path().as_bytes();
@@ -1384,4 +1404,58 @@ mod tests {
         })
         .await;
     }
+
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_pending_interval_check() {
+        // TODO: use unused_addr function from actix-web. It need a counterpart in actix-http
+        let addr: std::net::SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:15746"
+            .parse()
+            .expect("Test assume port 15746 is free. Please file an issue when you encounter this panic");
+
+        let lst = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await.unwrap();
+
+        let mut stream = tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
+
+        let (io, _) = lst.accept().await.unwrap();
+
+        let cfg = ServiceConfig::new(KeepAlive::Disabled, 1, 1, false, None);
+
+        let services = HttpFlow::new(pending_service(), ExpectHandler, None);
+
+        let h1 = Dispatcher::<_, _, _, _, UpgradeHandler>::new(
+            io,
+            cfg,
+            services,
+            OnConnectData::default(),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        actix_rt::pin!(h1);
+
+        assert!(matches!(&h1.inner, DispatcherState::Normal(_)));
+
+        let req = "\
+                GET /abcd HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n\
+                ";
+
+        stream.write(req.as_bytes()).await.unwrap();
+
+        actix_rt::task::yield_now().await;
+
+        poll_fn(|cx| {
+            assert!(h1.as_mut().poll(cx).is_pending());
+            Poll::Ready(())
+        })
+        .await;
+
+        stream.shutdown().await.unwrap();
+
+        actix_rt::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+
+        poll_fn(|cx| {
+            assert!(h1.as_mut().poll(cx).is_ready());
+            Poll::Ready(())
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
 }