diff --git a/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md b/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md
index 1ef4aab3f57..deb99987863 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 * Added `Field::name` method for getting the field name. [#2451]
 * `MultipartError` now marks variants with inner errors as the source. [#2451]
 * `MultipartError` is now marked as non-exhaustive. [#2451]
+* Polling `Field` after dropping `Multipart` now fails immediately instead of hanging forever. [#2463]
 
 [#2451]: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/2451
+[#2463]: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/2463
 
 
 ## 0.4.0-beta.7 - 2021-10-20
diff --git a/actix-multipart/src/server.rs b/actix-multipart/src/server.rs
index c9642cfad68..319e7986366 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/src/server.rs
+++ b/actix-multipart/src/server.rs
@@ -706,8 +706,11 @@ impl Clone for PayloadRef {
     }
 }
 
-/// Counter. It tracks of number of clones of payloads and give access to payload only to top most
-/// task panics if Safety get destroyed and it not top most task.
+/// Counter. It tracks of number of clones of payloads and give access to payload only to top most.
+/// * When dropped, parent task is awakened. This is to support the case where Field is
+/// dropped in a separate task than Multipart.
+/// * Assumes that parent owners don't move to different tasks; only the top-most is allowed to.
+/// * If dropped and is not top most owner, is_clean flag is set to false.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Safety {
     task: LocalWaker,
@@ -750,9 +753,9 @@ impl Safety {
 
 impl Drop for Safety {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        // parent task is dead
         if Rc::strong_count(&self.payload) != self.level {
-            self.clean.set(true);
+            // Multipart dropped leaving a Field
+            self.clean.set(false);
         }
 
         self.task.wake();
@@ -853,10 +856,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     use actix_http::h1::Payload;
     use actix_web::http::header::{DispositionParam, DispositionType};
+    use actix_web::rt;
     use actix_web::test::TestRequest;
     use actix_web::FromRequest;
     use bytes::Bytes;
     use futures_util::{future::lazy, StreamExt};
+    use std::time::Duration;
     use tokio::sync::mpsc;
     use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnboundedReceiverStream;
 
@@ -1286,4 +1291,44 @@ mod tests {
             MultipartError::NoContentDisposition,
         ));
     }
+
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_drop_multipart_dont_hang() {
+        let (sender, payload) = create_stream();
+        let (bytes, headers) = create_simple_request_with_header();
+        sender.send(Ok(bytes)).unwrap();
+        drop(sender); // eof
+
+        let mut multipart = Multipart::new(&headers, payload);
+        let mut field = multipart.next().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        drop(multipart);
+
+        // should fail immediately
+        match field.next().await {
+            Some(Err(MultipartError::NotConsumed)) => {}
+            _ => panic!(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_drop_field_awaken_multipart() {
+        let (sender, payload) = create_stream();
+        let (bytes, headers) = create_simple_request_with_header();
+        sender.send(Ok(bytes)).unwrap();
+        drop(sender); // eof
+
+        let mut multipart = Multipart::new(&headers, payload);
+        let mut field = multipart.next().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        let task = rt::spawn(async move {
+            rt::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+            assert_eq!(field.next().await.unwrap().unwrap(), "test");
+            drop(field);
+        });
+
+        // dropping field should awaken current task
+        let _ = multipart.next().await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        task.await.unwrap();
+    }
 }