diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ca5fc59..2d1d318 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function through (write, end, opts) {
   })
 
   function _end () {
+    if (stream.paused) return stream.on('resume', _end)
     stream.writable = false
     end.call(stream)
     if(!stream.readable && stream.autoDestroy)
diff --git a/test/async.js b/test/async.js
index 46bdbae..78e8e36 100644
--- a/test/async.js
+++ b/test/async.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var from = require('from')
+var Readable = require('stream').Readable
 var through = require('../')
 
 var tape = require('tape')
@@ -26,3 +27,25 @@ tape('simple async example', function (t) {
   })
 
 })
+
+tape('does not end when paused with Readable Stream', function (t) {
+  var rs = new Readable
+  var expected = ['1','2','3','4','5'], actual = []
+
+  expected.forEach(data => rs.push(data))
+  rs.push(null)
+
+  rs.pipe(through(function(dataBuffer) {
+    var data = dataBuffer.toString()
+    this.pause()
+    setTimeout(function(){
+      console.log('pushing data', data)
+      actual.push(data)
+      this.resume()
+    }.bind(this), 300)
+  }, function() {
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected)
+    t.end()
+  }))
+
+})