diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 15d73026ff64..fee0aebf5a3d 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ static void netfs_read_to_pagecache(struct netfs_io_request *rreq,
 		}
 
 		netfs_issue_read(rreq, subreq);
+
+		if (test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_PAUSE, &rreq->flags))
+			netfs_wait_for_paused_read(rreq);
+		if (test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_FAILED, &rreq->flags))
+			break;
 		cond_resched();
 	} while (size > 0);