diff --git a/servlet/src/main/java/io/undertow/servlet/spec/ServletInputStreamImpl.java b/servlet/src/main/java/io/undertow/servlet/spec/ServletInputStreamImpl.java
index f8eaa452a6..32a0239999 100644
--- a/servlet/src/main/java/io/undertow/servlet/spec/ServletInputStreamImpl.java
+++ b/servlet/src/main/java/io/undertow/servlet/spec/ServletInputStreamImpl.java
@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@ public int read(final byte[] b, final int off, final int len) throws IOException
         int copied = Math.min(buffer.remaining(), len);
         buffer.get(b, off, copied);
         if (!buffer.hasRemaining()) {
-            pooled.close();
-            pooled = null;
+            closePoolIfNotNull();
             if (listener != null) {
                 readIntoBufferNonBlocking();
             }
@@ -196,50 +195,83 @@ public int read(final byte[] b, final int off, final int len) throws IOException
 
     private void readIntoBuffer() throws IOException {
         if (pooled == null && !anyAreSet(state, FLAG_FINISHED)) {
-            pooled = bufferPool.allocate();
-
-            int res = Channels.readBlocking(channel, pooled.getBuffer());
-            pooled.getBuffer().flip();
+            final ByteBuffer byteBuffer;
+            try {
+                PooledByteBuffer pooled = this.pooled = bufferPool.allocate();
+                byteBuffer = pooled.getBuffer();
+            } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                // check for NPE + FLAG_FINISHED, it indicates a race condition where the buffer was closed and set to null by
+                // another thread
+                // instead of paying the price of synchronization, we just ignore the NPE and return, mimicking the code path
+                // we would follow in case the check in the if statement above returned false
+                // this is unlikely to happen, it will happen only during timeouts and server shutdowns
+                if (anyAreSet(state, FLAG_FINISHED)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                throw e;
+            }
+            int res = Channels.readBlocking(channel, byteBuffer);
+            byteBuffer.flip();
             if (res == -1) {
                 setFlags(FLAG_FINISHED);
-                pooled.close();
-                pooled = null;
+                closePoolIfNotNull();
             }
         }
     }
 
     private void readIntoBufferNonBlocking() throws IOException {
         if (pooled == null && !anyAreSet(state, FLAG_FINISHED)) {
-            pooled = bufferPool.allocate();
+            final ByteBuffer byteBuffer;
+            try {
+                PooledByteBuffer pooled = this.pooled = bufferPool.allocate();
+                byteBuffer = pooled.getBuffer();
+            } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+                // check for NPE + FLAG_FINISHED, it indicates a race condition where the buffer was closed and set to null by
+                // another thread
+                // instead of paying the price of synchronization, we just ignore the NPE and return, mimicking the code path
+                // we would follow in case the check in the if statement above returned false
+                // this is unlikely to happen, it will happen only during timeouts and server shutdowns
+                if (anyAreSet(state, FLAG_FINISHED)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                throw e;
+            }
             if (listener == null) {
-                int res = channel.read(pooled.getBuffer());
-                if (res == 0) {
-                    pooled.close();
-                    pooled = null;
+                int res = channel.read(byteBuffer);
+                if (res == 0 && pooled != null) {
+                    closePoolIfNotNull();
                     return;
                 }
                 pooled.getBuffer().flip();
                 if (res == -1) {
                     setFlags(FLAG_FINISHED);
-                    pooled.close();
-                    pooled = null;
+                    closePoolIfNotNull();
                 }
             } else {
-                int res = channel.read(pooled.getBuffer());
+                int res = channel.read(byteBuffer);
                 pooled.getBuffer().flip();
                 if (res == -1) {
                     setFlags(FLAG_FINISHED);
-                    pooled.close();
-                    pooled = null;
+                    closePoolIfNotNull();
                 } else if (res == 0) {
                     clearFlags(FLAG_READY);
-                    pooled.close();
-                    pooled = null;
+                    closePoolIfNotNull();
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    private void closePoolIfNotNull() {
+        try {
+            if (pooled != null) {
+                pooled.close();
+                pooled = null;
+            }
+        } catch (NullPointerException npe) {
+            // ignore it, this can happen if reading while another thread shutdown this input stream, caused by a timeout or a jdk shutdown
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int available() throws IOException {
         if (anyAreSet(state, FLAG_CLOSED)) {
@@ -264,17 +296,11 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
         try {
             while (allAreClear(state, FLAG_FINISHED)) {
                 readIntoBuffer();
-                if (pooled != null) {
-                    pooled.close();
-                    pooled = null;
-                }
+                closePoolIfNotNull(); // race condition can happen if read bytes reads -1
             }
         } finally {
             setFlags(FLAG_FINISHED);
-            if (pooled != null) {
-                pooled.close();
-                pooled = null;
-            }
+            closePoolIfNotNull();
             channel.shutdownReads();
         }
     }
@@ -327,10 +353,7 @@ public void run() {
                         }
                     });
                 } finally {
-                    if (pooled != null) {
-                        pooled.close();
-                        pooled = null;
-                    }
+                    closePoolIfNotNull();
                     IoUtils.safeClose(channel);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/spotbugs-exclude.xml b/spotbugs-exclude.xml
index cce71e997e..b386b09876 100644
--- a/spotbugs-exclude.xml
+++ b/spotbugs-exclude.xml
@@ -928,6 +928,15 @@
         <Class name="io.undertow.client.http.HttpClientConnection$ClientReadListener"/>
         <Method name="handleEvent"/>
     </Match>
+    <Match>
+        <Bug pattern="DCN_NULLPOINTER_EXCEPTION"/>
+        <Class name="io.undertow.servlet.spec.ServletInputStreamImpl"/>
+        <Or>
+            <Method name="readIntoBuffer"/>
+            <Method name="readIntoBufferNonBlocking"/>
+            <Method name="closePoolIfNotNull"/>
+        </Or>
+    </Match>
     <!-- ignore benchmarks -->
     <Match>
         <Package name="io.undertow.benchmarks"/>