diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index c9bdf12bab1..91a6cdfc9f7 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jetty-7.2-SNAPSHOT
  + 321232 BasicAuthenticator ignores bad Authorization header. 
  + 321307 HashSessionManager calls passivation listeners.
  + 321730 SelectChannelEndPoint prints to System.err
+ + 322683 RewriteHandler thread safety
  + JETTY-912 added per exchange timeout api
  + JETTY-1245 Do not use direct buffers with NIO SSL
  + JETTY-1249 Apply max idle time to all connectors
diff --git a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/LegacyRule.java b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/LegacyRule.java
index 038b02dd3f3..5762f372e4a 100644
--- a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/LegacyRule.java
+++ b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/LegacyRule.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class LegacyRule extends Rule
     }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
     public String matchAndApply(String target, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException
     {
         Map.Entry<?,?> rewrite =_rewrite.getMatch(target);
diff --git a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewriteHandler.java b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewriteHandler.java
index 5723fb7ca4c..98b9d0631a2 100644
--- a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewriteHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RewriteHandler.java
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ public class RewriteHandler extends HandlerWrapper
      * 
      * @param legacyRule old style rewrite rule
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setLegacyRule(LegacyRule legacyRule)
     {
         _rules.setLegacyRule(legacyRule);
@@ -226,7 +227,6 @@ public class RewriteHandler extends HandlerWrapper
     {
         _rules.addRule(rule);
     }
-   
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
@@ -289,37 +289,11 @@ public class RewriteHandler extends HandlerWrapper
     }
 
 
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * @deprecated 
-     */
-    public PathMap getRewrite()
-    {
-        return _rules.getRewrite();
-    }
-
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void setRewrite(PathMap rewrite)
-    {
-        _rules.setRewrite(rewrite);
-    }
-
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void addRewriteRule(String pattern, String prefix)
-    {
-        _rules.addRewriteRule(pattern,prefix);
-    }
-    
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper#handle(java.lang.String, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, int)
      */
+    @Override
     public void handle(String target, Request baseRequest, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException, ServletException
     {
         if (isStarted())
@@ -327,10 +301,8 @@ public class RewriteHandler extends HandlerWrapper
             String returned = _rules.matchAndApply(target, request, response);
             target = (returned == null) ? target : returned;
             
-            if (!_rules.isHandled())
-            {
+            if (!baseRequest.isHandled())
                 super.handle(target, baseRequest, request, response);
-            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RuleContainer.java b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RuleContainer.java
index e956d728f46..cf71228f154 100644
--- a/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RuleContainer.java
+++ b/jetty-rewrite/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/rewrite/handler/RuleContainer.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log;
 public class RuleContainer extends Rule
 {
     protected Rule[] _rules;
-    protected boolean _handled;
     
     protected String _originalPathAttribute;
     protected boolean _rewriteRequestURI=true;
@@ -43,7 +42,8 @@ public class RuleContainer extends Rule
     protected LegacyRule _legacy;
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    private LegacyRule getLegacyRule()
+    @Deprecated
+    public LegacyRule getLegacyRule()
     {
         if (_legacy==null)
         {
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class RuleContainer extends Rule
      * 
      * @param legacyRule old style rewrite rule
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setLegacyRule(LegacyRule legacyRule)
     {
         _legacy = legacyRule;
@@ -165,54 +166,7 @@ public class RuleContainer extends Rule
     {
         _originalPathAttribute=originalPathAttribte;
     }
-
-
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * @deprecated 
-     */
-    public PathMap getRewrite()
-    {
-        return getLegacyRule().getRewrite();
-    }
-
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void setRewrite(PathMap rewrite)
-    {
-        getLegacyRule().setRewrite(rewrite);
-    }
-
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * @deprecated
-     */
-    public void addRewriteRule(String pattern, String prefix)
-    {
-        getLegacyRule().addRewriteRule(pattern,prefix);
-    }
-
     
-    /**
-     * @return handled true if one of the rules within the rule container is handling the request 
-     */
-    public boolean isHandled()
-    {
-        return _handled;
-    }
-    
-    /*------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    /**
-     * @param handled true if one of the rules within the rule container is handling the request
-     */
-    public void setHandled(boolean handled)
-    {
-        _handled=handled;
-    }
-    
-
     /**
      * Process the contained rules
      * @param target target field to pass on to the contained rules
@@ -233,8 +187,6 @@ public class RuleContainer extends Rule
      */
     protected String apply(String target, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException
     {
-        _handled=false;
-        
         boolean original_set=_originalPathAttribute==null;
                 
         for (Rule rule : _rules)
@@ -264,7 +216,6 @@ public class RuleContainer extends Rule
                 if (rule.isHandling())
                 {
                     Log.debug("handling {}",rule);
-                    _handled=true;
                     (request instanceof Request?(Request)request:HttpConnection.getCurrentConnection().getRequest()).setHandled(true);
                 }