diff --git a/package/uhttpd/Makefile b/package/uhttpd/Makefile
index b8afa0d89..7cd75807e 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/uhttpd/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=uhttpd
-PKG_RELEASE:=36
+PKG_RELEASE:=37
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
diff --git a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-cgi.c b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-cgi.c
index 8336a1b71..aa7947811 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-cgi.c
+++ b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-cgi.c
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ bool uh_cgi_request(struct client *cl, struct path_info *pi,
 		memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
 
 		state->cl = cl;
+		state->cl->pipe.fd = rfd[0];
 		state->cl->proc.pid = child;
 
 		/* close unneeded pipe ends */
diff --git a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-lua.c b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-lua.c
index 5158534e2..10d6de402 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-lua.c
+++ b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-lua.c
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ bool uh_lua_request(struct client *cl, lua_State *L)
 		memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
 
 		state->cl = cl;
+		state->cl->pipe.fd = rfd[0];
 		state->cl->proc.pid = child;
 
 		/* close unneeded pipe ends */
diff --git a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c
index dec952357..d31f756d1 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c
+++ b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd-utils.c
@@ -996,6 +996,9 @@ void uh_client_remove(struct client *cl)
 			if (cur->proc.pid)
 				uloop_process_delete(&cur->proc);
 
+			if (cur->pipe.fd)
+				uloop_fd_delete(&cur->pipe);
+
 			uloop_fd_delete(&cur->fd);
 			close(cur->fd.fd);
 
diff --git a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.c b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.c
index d5d5dfb98..73f6e03bd 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.c
+++ b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int uh_socket_bind(fd_set *serv_fds, int *max_fd,
 		*max_fd = max(*max_fd, sock);
 
 		l->fd.cb = uh_listener_cb;
-		uloop_fd_add(&l->fd, ULOOP_READ | ULOOP_WRITE);
+		uloop_fd_add(&l->fd, ULOOP_READ);
 
 		bound++;
 		continue;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static void uh_listener_cb(struct uloop_fd *u, unsigned int events)
 		if ((cl = uh_client_add(new_fd, serv)) != NULL)
 		{
 			/* add client socket to global fdset */
-			uloop_fd_add(&cl->fd, ULOOP_READ | ULOOP_WRITE);
+			uloop_fd_add(&cl->fd, ULOOP_READ);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TLS
 			/* setup client tls context */
@@ -569,6 +569,15 @@ static void uh_listener_cb(struct uloop_fd *u, unsigned int events)
 	}
 }
 
+static void uh_pipe_cb(struct uloop_fd *u, unsigned int events)
+{
+	struct client *cl = container_of(u, struct client, pipe);
+
+	D("SRV: Client(%d) pipe(%d) readable\n", cl->fd.fd, cl->pipe.fd);
+
+	uh_client_cb(&cl->fd, ULOOP_WRITE);
+}
+
 static void uh_child_cb(struct uloop_process *p, int rv)
 {
 	struct client *cl = container_of(p, struct client, proc);
@@ -686,6 +695,15 @@ static void uh_client_cb(struct uloop_fd *u, unsigned int events)
 			return;
 		}
 
+		/* request handler spawned a pipe, register handler */
+		if (cl->pipe.fd)
+		{
+			D("SRV: Client(%d) pipe(%d) spawned\n", u->fd, cl->pipe.fd);
+
+			cl->pipe.cb = uh_pipe_cb;
+			uloop_fd_add(&cl->pipe, ULOOP_READ);
+		}
+
 		/* request handler spawned a child, register handler */
 		if (cl->proc.pid)
 		{
@@ -701,7 +719,6 @@ static void uh_client_cb(struct uloop_fd *u, unsigned int events)
 		/* header processing complete */
 		D("SRV: Client(%d) dispatched\n", u->fd);
 		cl->dispatched = true;
-		return;
 	}
 
 	if (!cl->cb(cl))
diff --git a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.h b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.h
index 8fa3f219b..69fe21a41 100644
--- a/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.h
+++ b/package/uhttpd/src/uhttpd.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct client {
 	SSL *tls;
 #endif
 	struct uloop_fd fd;
+	struct uloop_fd pipe;
 	struct uloop_process proc;
 	struct uloop_timeout timeout;
 	bool (*cb)(struct client *);