diff --git a/src/listener.c b/src/listener.c
index 67f8ca7d43..11df69fd17 100644
--- a/src/listener.c
+++ b/src/listener.c
@@ -120,10 +120,26 @@ int pause_listener(struct listener *l)
  * may replace enable_listener(). The resulting state will either be LI_READY
  * or LI_FULL. 0 is returned in case of failure to resume (eg: dead socket).
  * Listeners bound to a different process are not woken up unless we're in
- * foreground mode.
+ * foreground mode. If the listener was only in the assigned state, it's totally
+ * rebound. This can happen if a pause() has completely stopped it. If the
+ * resume fails, 0 is returned and an error might be displayed.
  */
 int resume_listener(struct listener *l)
 {
+	if (l->state == LI_ASSIGNED) {
+		char msg[100];
+		int err;
+
+		err = l->proto->bind(l, msg, sizeof(msg));
+		if (err & ERR_ALERT)
+			Alert("Resuming listener: %s\n", msg);
+		else if (err & ERR_WARN)
+			Warning("Resuming listener: %s\n", msg);
+
+		if (err & (ERR_FATAL | ERR_ABORT))
+			return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (l->state < LI_PAUSED)
 		return 0;