diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncContentProducer.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncContentProducer.java
index 94022caaa020..d68d151ad763 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncContentProducer.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/AsyncContentProducer.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 class AsyncContentProducer implements ContentProducer
 {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AsyncContentProducer.class);
-    private static final HttpInput.ErrorContent RECYCLED_ERROR_CONTENT = new HttpInput.ErrorContent(new IllegalStateException("ContentProducer has been recycled"));
+    private static final HttpInput.ErrorContent SENTINEL_ERROR_CONTENT = new HttpInput.ErrorContent(null);
 
     private final AutoLock _lock = new AutoLock();
     private final HttpChannel _httpChannel;
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public void recycle()
         // Make sure that the content has been fully consumed before destroying the interceptor and also make sure
         // that asking this instance for content between recycle and reopen will only produce error'ed content.
         if (_rawContent == null)
-            _rawContent = RECYCLED_ERROR_CONTENT;
+            _rawContent = SENTINEL_ERROR_CONTENT;
         else if (!_rawContent.isSpecial())
             throw new IllegalStateException("ContentProducer with unconsumed content cannot be recycled");
 
         if (_transformedContent == null)
-            _transformedContent = RECYCLED_ERROR_CONTENT;
+            _transformedContent = SENTINEL_ERROR_CONTENT;
         else if (!_transformedContent.isSpecial())
             throw new IllegalStateException("ContentProducer with unconsumed content cannot be recycled");
 
@@ -226,9 +226,13 @@ private void failCurrentContent(Throwable x)
             _rawContent = null;
         }
 
-        HttpInput.ErrorContent errorContent = new HttpInput.ErrorContent(x);
-        _transformedContent = errorContent;
-        _rawContent = errorContent;
+        HttpInput.Content finalContent;
+        if (x != null)
+            finalContent = new HttpInput.ErrorContent(x);
+        else
+            finalContent = SENTINEL_ERROR_CONTENT;
+        _transformedContent = finalContent;
+        _rawContent = finalContent;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpInput.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpInput.java
index fdcfa8781826..7f6459624e9a 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpInput.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpInput.java
@@ -297,10 +297,11 @@ private int read(ByteBuffer buffer, byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOExcepti
                 return read;
             }
 
+            boolean isError = content instanceof ErrorContent;
             Throwable error = content.getError();
             if (LOG.isDebugEnabled())
-                LOG.debug("read error={} {}", error, this);
-            if (error != null)
+                LOG.debug("read isError={} error={} {}", isError, error, this);
+            if (isError)
             {
                 if (error instanceof IOException)
                     throw (IOException)error;