diff --git a/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/api/Session.java b/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/api/Session.java
index 5c3e3a1a8a5..e5e7eecef3b 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/api/Session.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/api/Session.java
@@ -164,11 +164,7 @@ public interface Session extends WebSocketPolicy, Closeable
 
     /**
      * Suspend the incoming read events on the connection.
-     * <p>
-     * This should be called during the processing of a frame or message to successfully
-     * suspend read events before the next frame is received. Calling suspend outside of
-     * this will only suspend read events after the next frame has been received.
-     * </p>
+     *
      * @return the suspend token suitable for resuming the reading of data on the connection.
      */
     SuspendToken suspend();
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/JettyWebSocketFrameHandler.java b/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/JettyWebSocketFrameHandler.java
index 979534e23c4..6e0382ba9ae 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/JettyWebSocketFrameHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/common/JettyWebSocketFrameHandler.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class JettyWebSocketFrameHandler implements FrameHandler
     private MessageSink activeMessageSink;
     private WebSocketSession session;
     private SuspendState state = SuspendState.DEMANDING;
+    private Callback suspendedCallback;
 
     public JettyWebSocketFrameHandler(WebSocketContainer container,
         Object endpointInstance,
@@ -167,6 +168,24 @@ public class JettyWebSocketFrameHandler implements FrameHandler
     @Override
     public void onFrame(Frame frame, Callback callback)
     {
+        synchronized (this)
+        {
+            switch(state)
+            {
+                case DEMANDING:
+                    break;
+
+                case SUSPENDING:
+                    suspendedCallback = Callback.from(()->onFrame(frame, callback));
+                    state = SuspendState.SUSPENDED;
+                    return;
+
+                case SUSPENDED:
+                default:
+                    throw new IllegalStateException();
+            }
+        }
+
         // Send to raw frame handling on user side (eg: WebSocketFrameListener)
         if (frameHandle != null)
         {
@@ -378,18 +397,18 @@ public class JettyWebSocketFrameHandler implements FrameHandler
 
     public void resume()
     {
+        Callback onFrame;
         synchronized (this)
         {
+            onFrame = suspendedCallback;
+            suspendedCallback = null;
+
             switch(state)
             {
                 case DEMANDING:
                     throw new IllegalStateException("Already Resumed");
 
                 case SUSPENDED:
-                    state = SuspendState.DEMANDING;
-                    session.getCoreSession().demand(1);
-                    break;
-
                 case SUSPENDING:
                     state = SuspendState.DEMANDING;
                     break;
@@ -398,6 +417,9 @@ public class JettyWebSocketFrameHandler implements FrameHandler
                     throw new IllegalStateException();
             }
         }
+
+        if (onFrame != null)
+            onFrame.succeeded();
     }
 
     private void demand()
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/tests/SuspendResumeTest.java b/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/tests/SuspendResumeTest.java
index 3b75c1b7a3f..8ffba97cc5e 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/tests/SuspendResumeTest.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/jetty-websocket-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/tests/SuspendResumeTest.java
@@ -154,17 +154,13 @@ public class SuspendResumeTest
         clientSocket.session.getRemote().sendStringByFuture("message-from-client");
         assertThat(serverSocket.messages.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS), is("message-from-client"));
 
-        // the first message is received as we had already demanded before suspend
-        serverSocket.session.getRemote().sendStringByFuture("first-message");
-        assertThat(clientSocket.messages.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS), is("first-message"));
-
-        // the second message is not received as it is suspended
-        serverSocket.session.getRemote().sendStringByFuture("second-message");
+        // the message is not received as it is suspended
+        serverSocket.session.getRemote().sendStringByFuture("message-from-server");
         assertNull(clientSocket.messages.poll(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
 
         // client should receive message after it resumes
         suspendToken.resume();
-        assertThat(clientSocket.messages.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS), is("second-message"));
+        assertThat(clientSocket.messages.poll(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS), is("message-from-server"));
 
         // make sure both sides are closed
         clientSocket.session.close();