diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py b/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py
index 98680b9..91a8212 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket_ssl.py
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
     buf = f.read()
     f.close()
 
+def test_timeout():
+    test_support.requires('network')
+
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    s.settimeout(30.0)
+    # connect to service which issues an welcome banner (without need to write anything)
+    s.connect(("gmail.org", 995))
+    ss = socket.ssl(s)
+    # read part of return welcome banner twice,# read part of return welcome banner twice
+    ss.read(1)
+    ss.read(1)
+    s.close()
+					    
 def test_rude_shutdown():
     try:
         import threading
@@ -74,6 +87,7 @@
         raise test_support.TestSkipped("socket module has no ssl support")
     test_rude_shutdown()
     test_basic()
+    test_timeout()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 55357d8..dc98c7a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Patch #1380952: fix SSL objects timing out on consecutive read()s
+
 - Patch #1309579: wait3 and wait4 were added to the posix module.
 
 - Patch #1231053: The audioop module now supports encoding/decoding of alaw.
diff --git a/Modules/_ssl.c b/Modules/_ssl.c
index 5f541f5..0c085a8 100644
--- a/Modules/_ssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c
@@ -474,15 +474,22 @@
 
 	if (!(buf = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char *) 0, len)))
 		return NULL;
+	
+	/* first check if there are bytes ready to be read */
+	Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+	count = SSL_pending(self->ssl);
+	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
-	sockstate = check_socket_and_wait_for_timeout(self->Socket, 0);
-	if (sockstate == SOCKET_HAS_TIMED_OUT) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PySSLErrorObject, "The read operation timed out");
-		Py_DECREF(buf);
-		return NULL;
-	} else if (sockstate == SOCKET_TOO_LARGE_FOR_SELECT) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PySSLErrorObject, "Underlying socket too large for select().");
-		return NULL;
+	if (!count) {
+		sockstate = check_socket_and_wait_for_timeout(self->Socket, 0);
+		if (sockstate == SOCKET_HAS_TIMED_OUT) {
+			PyErr_SetString(PySSLErrorObject, "The read operation timed out");
+			Py_DECREF(buf);
+			return NULL;
+		} else if (sockstate == SOCKET_TOO_LARGE_FOR_SELECT) {
+			PyErr_SetString(PySSLErrorObject, "Underlying socket too large for select().");
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 	do {
 		err = 0;