diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioByteChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioByteChannel.java
index 0eb790996c..0ce1f388ef 100755
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioByteChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioByteChannel.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import java.nio.channels.SelectionKey;
 import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
 
 /**
- * {@link io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioChannel} base class for {@link Channel}s that operate on bytes.
+ * {@link AbstractNioChannel} base class for {@link Channel}s that operate on bytes.
  */
 public abstract class AbstractNioByteChannel extends AbstractNioChannel {
 
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractNioByteChannel extends AbstractNioChannel {
         public void read() {
             assert eventLoop().inEventLoop();
             final SelectionKey key = selectionKey();
-            key.interestOps(key.interestOps() & ~readInterestOp);
+            if (!config().isAutoRead()) {
+                // only remove readInterestOp if needed
+                key.interestOps(key.interestOps() & ~readInterestOp);
+            }
 
             final ChannelPipeline pipeline = pipeline();
             final ByteBuf byteBuf = pipeline.inboundByteBuffer();
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java
index 228e955937..c5117d0d67 100755
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioMessageChannel.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.nio.channels.SelectableChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.SelectionKey;
 
 /**
- * {@link io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioChannel} base class for {@link Channel}s that operate on messages.
+ * {@link AbstractNioChannel} base class for {@link Channel}s that operate on messages.
  */
 public abstract class AbstractNioMessageChannel extends AbstractNioChannel {
 
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractNioMessageChannel extends AbstractNioChannel {
         public void read() {
             assert eventLoop().inEventLoop();
             final SelectionKey key = selectionKey();
-            key.interestOps(key.interestOps() & ~readInterestOp);
+            if (!config().isAutoRead()) {
+                // only remove readInterestOp if needed
+                key.interestOps(key.interestOps() & ~readInterestOp);
+            }
 
             final ChannelPipeline pipeline = pipeline();
             final MessageBuf<Object> msgBuf = pipeline.inboundMessageBuffer();