diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index 50f10d1684e..1dcf7f0273e 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ util.inherits(ClientRequest, OutgoingMessage);
 
 exports.ClientRequest = ClientRequest;
 
+ClientRequest.prototype.aborted = undefined;
+
 ClientRequest.prototype._finish = function() {
   DTRACE_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST(this, this.connection);
   COUNTER_HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST();
@@ -186,6 +188,11 @@ ClientRequest.prototype._implicitHeader = function() {
 };
 
 ClientRequest.prototype.abort = function() {
+  // Mark as aborting so we can avoid sending queued request data
+  // This is used as a truthy flag elsewhere. The use of Date.now is for debugging
+  // purposes only.
+  this.aborted = Date.now();
+
   // If we're aborting, we don't care about any more response data.
   if (this.res)
     this.res._dump();
@@ -194,14 +201,11 @@ ClientRequest.prototype.abort = function() {
       res._dump();
     });
 
+  // In the event that we don't have a socket, we will pop out of
+  // the request queue through handling in onSocket.
   if (this.socket) {
     // in-progress
     this.socket.destroy();
-  } else {
-    // haven't been assigned a socket yet.
-    // this could be more efficient, it could
-    // remove itself from the pending requests
-    this._deferToConnect('destroy', []);
   }
 };
 
@@ -485,7 +489,12 @@ ClientRequest.prototype.onSocket = function(socket) {
   var req = this;
 
   process.nextTick(function() {
-    tickOnSocket(req, socket);
+    if (req.aborted) {
+      // If we were aborted while waiting for a socket, skip the whole thing.
+      socket.emit('free');
+    } else {
+      tickOnSocket(req, socket);
+    }
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/test/simple/test-http-abort-queued.js b/test/simple/test-http-abort-queued.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3ec5a14d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-http-abort-queued.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var assert = require('assert'),
+    http = require('http');
+
+var complete;
+
+var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
+  // We should not see the queued /thatotherone request within the server
+  // as it should be aborted before it is sent.
+  assert.equal(req.url, '/');
+
+  res.writeHead(200);
+  res.write('foo');
+
+  complete = complete || function () {
+    res.end();
+  };
+});
+
+
+server.listen(0, function () {
+  console.log('listen', server.address().port);
+
+  var agent = new http.Agent({maxSockets: 1});
+  assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.sockets).length, 0);
+
+  var options = {
+    hostname: 'localhost',
+    port: server.address().port,
+    method: 'GET',
+    path: '/',
+    agent: agent
+  };
+
+  var req1 = http.request(options);
+  req1.on('response', function(res1) {
+    assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.sockets).length, 1);
+    assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.requests).length, 0);
+
+    var req2 = http.request({
+      method: 'GET',
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: server.address().port,
+      path: '/thatotherone',
+      agent: agent
+    });
+    assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.sockets).length, 1);
+    assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.requests).length, 1);
+
+    req2.on('error', function(err) {
+      // This is expected in response to our explicit abort call
+      assert.equal(err.code, 'ECONNRESET');
+    });
+
+    req2.end();
+    req2.abort();
+
+    assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.sockets).length, 1);
+    assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.requests).length, 1);
+
+    console.log('Got res: ' + res1.statusCode);
+    console.dir(res1.headers);
+
+    res1.on('data', function(chunk) {
+      console.log('Read ' + chunk.length + ' bytes');
+      console.log(' chunk=%j', chunk.toString());
+      complete();
+    });
+
+    res1.on('end', function() {
+      console.log('Response ended.');
+
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.sockets).length, 0);
+        assert.equal(Object.keys(agent.requests).length, 0);
+
+        server.close();
+      }, 100);
+    });
+  });
+
+  req1.end();
+});