diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
index 1fcde24de0a..07f657a5b48 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
@@ -551,16 +551,18 @@ public class HttpConnection implements Connection
                 }
                 catch (ContinuationThrowable e)
                 {
-                    Log.debug(e);
+                    Log.ignore(e);
                 }
                 catch (EofException e)
                 {
                     Log.debug(e);
+                    _request.setHandled(true);
                     error=true;
                 }
                 catch (RuntimeIOException e)
                 {
                     Log.debug(e);
+                    _request.setHandled(true);
                     error=true;
                 }
                 catch (HttpException e)
diff --git a/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java b/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java
index 16bbb068a93..51501d2c4a8 100644
--- a/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@ public class ServletHandler extends ScopedHandler
         {
             throw e;
         }
+        catch(RuntimeIOException e)
+        {
+            throw e;
+        }
         catch(ContinuationThrowable e)
         {   
             throw e;