diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 4498fd878..1aedaf88c 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -4849,6 +4849,19 @@ void srv_update_status(struct server *s)
 		if (prev_srv_count && s->proxy->srv_bck == 0 && s->proxy->srv_act == 0)
 			set_backend_down(s->proxy);
 
+		/* If the server is set with "on-marked-up shutdown-backup-sessions",
+		 * and it's not a backup server and its effective weight is > 0,
+		 * then it can accept new connections, so we shut down all streams
+		 * on all backup servers.
+		 */
+		if ((s->onmarkedup & HANA_ONMARKEDUP_SHUTDOWNBACKUPSESSIONS) &&
+		    !(s->flags & SRV_F_BACKUP) && s->next_eweight)
+			srv_shutdown_backup_streams(s->proxy, SF_ERR_UP);
+
+		/* check if we can handle some connections queued at the proxy. We
+		 * will take as many as we can handle.
+		 */
+		xferred = pendconn_grab_from_px(s);
 	}
 	else if (s->next_admin & SRV_ADMF_MAINT) {
 		/* remaining in maintenance mode, let's inform precisely about the