diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index b2a4dcf0114..37b905e0373 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ jetty-7.4.2-SNAPSHOT
  + 346124 ServletContext resources paths not resolved correctly when using UNC shares
  + 346179 o.e.j.util.ScannerTest fails on MacOS X platform
  + 346181 o.e.j.server.StressTest stalls on MacOS X platform
+ + 346998 AbstractLifeCycle.isRunning() returns false if state changes from STARTING to STARTED during call
  + JETTY-1342 Recreate selector if wakeup throws JVM bug
  + 346614 HttpConnection.handle() spins in case of SSL truncation attacks
  + 346764 OrderedGroupBinding deployment binding
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AbstractLifeCycle.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AbstractLifeCycle.java
index 905ab7c083b..4cae9a32798 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AbstractLifeCycle.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AbstractLifeCycle.java
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractLifeCycle implements LifeCycle
 
     public boolean isRunning()
     {
-        return _state == __STARTED || _state == __STARTING;
+        final int state = _state;
+        
+        return state == __STARTED || state == __STARTING;
     }
 
     public boolean isStarted()