diff --git a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerRuntime.java b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerRuntime.java
index 1cf7e0a1e5..b615e4894e 100644
--- a/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerRuntime.java
+++ b/core-server/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/server/ServerRuntime.java
@@ -956,8 +956,16 @@ private boolean resume(final Runnable handler) {
                 stateLock.readLock().unlock();
             }
             stateLock.writeLock().lock();
-            state = RESUMED;
-            stateLock.writeLock().unlock();
+            try {
+                // Re-check under write lock: another thread may have changed state
+                // between releasing the read lock and acquiring the write lock.
+                if (state != SUSPENDED) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                state = RESUMED;
+            } finally {
+                stateLock.writeLock().unlock();
+            }
 
             try {
                 responder.runtime.requestScope.runInScope(requestContext, handler);
@@ -1019,9 +1027,20 @@ private boolean cancel(final Value<Response> responseValue) {
             }
 
             stateLock.writeLock().lock();
-            state = RESUMED;
-            cancelled = true;
-            stateLock.writeLock().unlock();
+            try {
+                // Re-check under write lock: another thread may have changed state
+                // between releasing the read lock and acquiring the write lock.
+                if (cancelled) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (state != SUSPENDED) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                state = RESUMED;
+                cancelled = true;
+            } finally {
+                stateLock.writeLock().unlock();
+            }
 
             responder.runtime.requestScope.runInScope(requestContext, new Runnable() {
                 @Override