diff --git a/Lib/test/test_io.py b/Lib/test/test_io.py
index b6bf6863c1b..f25f710fa41 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_io.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_io.py
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ class MockRawIO:
         self._read_stack = list(read_stack)
         self._write_stack = []
         self._reads = 0
+        self._extraneous_reads = 0
 
     def read(self, n=None):
         self._reads += 1
         try:
             return self._read_stack.pop(0)
         except:
+            self._extraneous_reads += 1
             return b""
 
     def write(self, b):
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class MockRawIO:
         try:
             data = self._read_stack[0]
         except IndexError:
+            self._extraneous_reads += 1
             return 0
         if data is None:
             del self._read_stack[0]
@@ -831,6 +834,27 @@ class BufferedReaderTest(unittest.TestCase, CommonBufferedTests):
         self.assertRaises(IOError, bufio.seek, 0)
         self.assertRaises(IOError, bufio.tell)
 
+    def test_no_extraneous_read(self):
+        # Issue #9550; when the raw IO object has satisfied the read request,
+        # we should not issue any additional reads, otherwise it may block
+        # (e.g. socket).
+        bufsize = 16
+        for n in (2, bufsize - 1, bufsize, bufsize + 1, bufsize * 2):
+            rawio = self.MockRawIO([b"x" * n])
+            bufio = self.tp(rawio, bufsize)
+            self.assertEqual(bufio.read(n), b"x" * n)
+            # Simple case: one raw read is enough to satisfy the request.
+            self.assertEqual(rawio._extraneous_reads, 0,
+                             "failed for {}: {} != 0".format(n, rawio._extraneous_reads))
+            # A more complex case where two raw reads are needed to satisfy
+            # the request.
+            rawio = self.MockRawIO([b"x" * (n - 1), b"x"])
+            bufio = self.tp(rawio, bufsize)
+            self.assertEqual(bufio.read(n), b"x" * n)
+            self.assertEqual(rawio._extraneous_reads, 0,
+                             "failed for {}: {} != 0".format(n, rawio._extraneous_reads))
+
+
 class CBufferedReaderTest(BufferedReaderTest):
     tp = io.BufferedReader
 
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 9d930e422bf..d72427a056f 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ Trent Mick
 Aristotelis Mikropoulos
 Damien Miller
 Chad Miller
+Jason V. Miller
 Jay T. Miller
 Roman Milner
 Andrii V. Mishkovskyi
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index b4909faa350..ebfa3309193 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9550: a BufferedReader could issue an additional read when the
+  original read request had been satisfied, which could block indefinitely
+  when the underlying raw IO channel was e.g. a socket.  Report and original
+  patch by Jason V. Miller.
+
 - Issue #9551: Don't raise TypeError when setting the value to None for
   SafeConfigParser instances constructed with allow_no_value == True.
 
diff --git a/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c b/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
index 9a14d26590e..a68f8fecf60 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,10 @@ _bufferedreader_read_generic(buffered *self, Py_ssize_t n)
     self->pos = 0;
     self->raw_pos = 0;
     self->read_end = 0;
-    while (self->read_end < self->buffer_size) {
+    /* NOTE: when the read is satisfied, we avoid issuing any additional
+       reads, which could block indefinitely (e.g. on a socket).
+       See issue #9550. */
+    while (remaining > 0 && self->read_end < self->buffer_size) {
         Py_ssize_t r = _bufferedreader_fill_buffer(self);
         if (r == -1)
             goto error;