diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java
index 60ab6babca..80b2193e31 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter implements InitializingBean, Fi
 
 	protected static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.class);
 
-	private static final String FILTER_APPLIED = "__acegi_session_integration_filter_applied";
+	static final String FILTER_APPLIED = "__acegi_session_integration_filter_applied";
 
 	public static final String ACEGI_SECURITY_CONTEXT_KEY = "ACEGI_SECURITY_CONTEXT";
 
@@ -192,12 +192,14 @@ public class HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter implements InitializingBean, Fi
 
 	public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws IOException,
 			ServletException {
+		boolean filterApplied = false;
 		if ((request != null) && (request.getAttribute(FILTER_APPLIED) != null)) {
 			// ensure that filter is only applied once per request
 			chain.doFilter(request, response);
 		}
 		else {
 			if (request != null) {
+				filterApplied = true;
 				request.setAttribute(FILTER_APPLIED, Boolean.TRUE);
 			}
 
@@ -351,6 +353,10 @@ public class HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter implements InitializingBean, Fi
 					}
 				}
 
+				if (filterApplied) {
+					request.removeAttribute(FILTER_APPLIED);
+				}
+				
 				// Remove SecurityContextHolder contents
 				SecurityContextHolder.clearContext();
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilterTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilterTests.java
index 448621407f..11ac1a6139 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilterTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/context/HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilterTests.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public class HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilterTests extends TestCase {
 
         // Check the SecurityContextHolder is null, even though an exception was thrown during chain
         assertEquals(new SecurityContextImpl(), SecurityContextHolder.getContext());
+        assertNull("Should have cleared FILTER_APPLIED", request.getAttribute(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.FILTER_APPLIED));
     }
 
     public void testExistingContextContentsCopiedIntoContextHolderFromSessionAndChangesToContextCopiedBackToSession()