diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/FIFOBuffer.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/FIFOBuffer.h
index 44000bbd6..57e6ca0df 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/FIFOBuffer.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/FIFOBuffer.h
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ class BasicFIFOBuffer
 	/// A simple buffer class with support for re-entrant,
 	/// FIFO-style read/write operations, as well as (optional)
 	/// empty/non-empty/full (i.e. writable/readable) transition
-	/// notifications. Buffer size, as well as amount of unread data
-	/// and available space introspections are supported as well.
+	/// notifications. Buffer can be flagged with end-of-file and
+	/// error flags, which renders it un-readable/writable.
+	/// 
+	/// Buffer size, as well as amount of unread data and
+	/// available space introspections are supported as well.
 	///
 	/// This class is useful anywhere where a FIFO functionality
 	/// is needed.
@@ -93,7 +96,9 @@ public:
 		_buffer(size),
 		_begin(0),
 		_used(0),
-		_notify(notify)
+		_notify(notify),
+		_eof(false),
+		_error(false)
 		/// Creates the FIFOBuffer.
 	{
 	}
@@ -102,7 +107,9 @@ public:
 		_buffer(pBuffer, size),
 		_begin(0),
 		_used(0),
-		_notify(notify)
+		_notify(notify),
+		_eof(false),
+		_error(false)
 		/// Creates the FIFOBuffer.
 	{
 	}
@@ -111,7 +118,9 @@ public:
 		_buffer(pBuffer, size),
 		_begin(0),
 		_used(size),
-		_notify(notify)
+		_notify(notify),
+		_eof(false),
+		_error(false)
 		/// Creates the FIFOBuffer.
 	{
 	}
@@ -154,6 +163,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		if (0 == length) return 0;
 		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+		if (!isReadable()) return 0;
 		if (length > _used) length = _used;
 		std::memcpy(pBuffer, _buffer.begin() + _begin, length * sizeof(T));
 		return length;
@@ -172,6 +182,7 @@ public:
 		/// supplied buffer.
 	{
 		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+		if (!isReadable()) return 0;
 		if (0 == length || length > _used) length = _used;
 		buffer.resize(length);
 		return peek(buffer.begin(), length);
@@ -185,10 +196,9 @@ public:
 		/// 
 		/// Returns the reference to the buffer.
 	{
+		if (0 == length) return 0;
 		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
-
-		if (0 == _used) return 0;
-
+		if (!isReadable()) return 0;
 		std::size_t usedBefore = _used;
 		std::size_t readLen = peek(pBuffer, length);
 		poco_assert (_used >= readLen);
@@ -210,9 +220,7 @@ public:
 		/// Returns the reference to the buffer.
 	{
 		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
-
-		if (0 == _used) return 0;
-
+		if (!isReadable()) return 0;
 		std::size_t usedBefore = _used;
 		std::size_t readLen = peek(buffer, length);
 		poco_assert (_used >= readLen);
@@ -236,10 +244,12 @@ public:
 		/// 
 		/// Returns the length of data written.
 	{
-		if (0 == length || isFull()) return 0;
+		if (0 == length) return 0;
 
 		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
-
+		
+		if (!isWritable()) return 0;
+		
 		if (_buffer.size() - (_begin + _used) < length)
 		{
 			std::memmove(_buffer.begin(), _buffer.begin() + _begin, _used);
@@ -268,11 +278,14 @@ public:
 		/// 
 		/// Returns the length of data written.
 	{
-		if (isFull()) return 0;
+		std::size_t len = length;
 
-		if (0 == length || length > buffer.size()) length = buffer.size();
+		if (len == 0)
+			len = buffer.size();
+		else if (len > buffer.size())
+			len = buffer.size();
 
-		return write(buffer.begin(), length);
+		return write(buffer.begin(), len);
 	}
 
 	std::size_t size() const
@@ -298,6 +311,8 @@ public:
 		/// If length is zero or greater than buffer current
 		/// content length, buffer is emptied.
 	{
+		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+
 		std::size_t usedBefore = _used;
 
 		if (0 == length || length >= _used)
@@ -317,11 +332,19 @@ public:
 	{
 		poco_check_ptr(ptr);
 		if (0 == length) return;
+
+		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+		
 		if (length > available())
 			throw Poco::InvalidAccessException("Cannot extend buffer.");
+		
+		if (!isWritable())
+			throw Poco::InvalidAccessException("Buffer not writable.");
 
 		std::memcpy(&_buffer[_used], ptr, length);
-		advance(length);
+		std::size_t usedBefore = _used;
+		_used += length;
+		if (_notify) notify(usedBefore);
 	}
 
 	void advance(std::size_t length)
@@ -329,8 +352,13 @@ public:
 		/// Should be called AFTER the data 
 		/// was copied into the buffer.
 	{
+		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+
 		if (length > available())
 			throw Poco::InvalidAccessException("Cannot extend buffer.");
+		
+		if (!isWritable())
+			throw Poco::InvalidAccessException("Buffer not writable.");
 
 		std::size_t usedBefore = _used;
 		_used += length;
@@ -357,6 +385,7 @@ public:
 		/// Throws InvalidAccessException if index is larger than 
 		/// the last valid (used) buffer position.
 	{
+		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
 		if (index >= _used)
 			throw InvalidAccessException(format("Index out of bounds: %z (max index allowed: %z)", index, _used - 1));
 
@@ -368,6 +397,7 @@ public:
 		/// Throws InvalidAccessException if index is larger than 
 		/// the last valid (used) buffer position.
 	{
+		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
 		if (index >= _used)
 			throw InvalidAccessException(format("Index out of bounds: %z (max index allowed: %z)", index, _used - 1));
 
@@ -379,9 +409,75 @@ public:
 	{
 		return _buffer;
 	}
+	
+	void setError(bool error = true)
+		/// Sets the error flag on the buffer and empties it.
+		/// If notifications are enabled, they will be triggered 
+		/// if appropriate.
+		/// 
+		/// Setting error flag to true prevents reading and writing
+		/// to the buffer; to re-enable FIFOBuffer for reading/writing,
+		/// the error flag must be set to false.
+	{
+		if (error)
+		{
+			bool f = false;
+			Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+			if (error && isReadable() && _notify) readable.notify(this, f);
+			if (error && isWritable() && _notify) writable.notify(this, f);
+			_error = error;
+			_used = 0;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			bool t = true;
+			Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+			_error = false;
+			if (_notify && !_eof) writable.notify(this, t);
+		}
+	}
+
+	bool isValid() const
+		/// Returns true if error flag is not set on the buffer,
+		/// otherwise returns false.
+	{
+		return !_error;
+	}
+
+	void setEOF(bool eof = true)
+		/// Sets end-of-file flag on the buffer.
+		/// 
+		/// Setting EOF flag to true prevents writing to the
+		/// buffer; reading from the buffer will still be
+		/// allowed until all data present in the buffer at the 
+		/// EOF set time is drained. After that, to re-enable 
+		/// FIFOBuffer for reading/writing, EOF must be
+		/// set to false.
+		/// 
+		/// Setting EOF flag to false clears EOF state if it
+		/// was previously set. If EOF was not set, it has no
+		/// effect.
+	{
+		Mutex::ScopedLock lock(_mutex);
+		bool flag = !eof;
+		if (_notify) writable.notify(this, flag);
+		_eof = eof;
+	}
+
+	bool hasEOF() const
+		/// Returns true if EOF flag has been set.
+	{
+		return _eof;
+	}
+
+	bool isEOF() const
+		/// Returns true if EOF flag has been set and buffer is empty.
+	{
+		return isEmpty() && _eof;
+	}
 
 	bool isEmpty() const
-		/// Returns true is buffer is empty, flase otherwise.
+		/// Returns true is buffer is empty, false otherwise.
 	{
 		return 0 == _used;
 	}
@@ -392,6 +488,20 @@ public:
 		return size() == _used;
 	}
 
+	bool isReadable() const
+		/// Returns true if buffer contains data and is not
+		/// in error state.
+	{
+		return !isEmpty() && isValid();
+	}
+
+	bool isWritable() const
+		/// Returns true if buffer is not full and is not
+		/// in error state.
+	{
+		return !isFull() && isValid() && !_eof;
+	}
+
 	void setNotify(bool notify = true)
 		/// Enables/disables notifications.
 	{
@@ -428,6 +538,8 @@ private:
 	std::size_t   _used;
 	bool          _notify;
 	mutable Mutex _mutex;
+	bool          _eof;
+	bool          _error;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.cpp b/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.cpp
index f96f676eb..ced10043b 100644
--- a/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,112 @@ void CoreTest::testBuffer()
 }
 
 
+void CoreTest::testFIFOBufferEOFAndError()
+{
+	typedef FIFOBuffer::Type T;
+
+	FIFOBuffer f(20, true);
+	
+	assert (f.isEmpty());
+	assert (!f.isFull());
+
+	Buffer<T> b(10);
+	std::vector<T> v;
+
+	f.readable += delegate(this, &CoreTest::onReadable);
+	f.writable += delegate(this, &CoreTest::onWritable);
+
+	for (T c = '0'; c < '0' +  10; ++c)
+		v.push_back(c);
+
+	std::memcpy(b.begin(), &v[0], sizeof(T) * v.size());
+	assert(0 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(0 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (10 == f.write(b));
+	assert(1 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(0 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (20 == f.size());
+	assert (10 == f.used());
+	assert (!f.isEmpty());
+	f.setEOF();
+	assert(0 == _notToWritable);
+	assert(1 == _writableToNot);
+	assert (f.hasEOF());
+	assert (!f.isEOF());
+	assert(1 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(0 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (20 == f.size());
+	assert (10 == f.used());
+	assert (0 == f.write(b));
+	assert (!f.isEmpty());
+	assert (5 == f.read(b, 5));
+	assert(1 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(0 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (f.hasEOF());
+	assert (!f.isEOF());
+	assert (5 == f.read(b, 5));
+	assert(1 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(1 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (f.hasEOF());
+	assert (f.isEOF());
+	assert(0 == _notToWritable);
+	assert(1 == _writableToNot);
+
+	f.setEOF(false);
+	assert (!f.hasEOF());
+	assert (!f.isEOF());
+	assert(1 == _notToWritable);
+	assert(1 == _writableToNot);
+	assert(1 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(1 == _readableToNot);
+
+	assert (5 == f.write(b));
+	assert(1 == _notToWritable);
+	assert(1 == _writableToNot);
+	assert(2 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(1 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (20 == f.size());
+	assert (5 == f.used());
+	f.setError();
+	assert (0 == f.write(b));
+	
+	try
+	{
+		f.copy(b.begin(), 5);
+		fail ("must throw InvalidAccessException");
+	}
+	catch (InvalidAccessException&) { }
+
+	try
+	{
+		f.advance(5);
+		fail ("must throw InvalidAccessException");
+	}
+	catch (InvalidAccessException&) { }
+	
+	assert(1 == _notToWritable);
+	assert(2 == _writableToNot);
+	assert(2 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(2 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (20 == f.size());
+	assert (0 == f.used());
+	f.setError(false);
+	assert(2 == _notToWritable);
+	assert(2 == _writableToNot);
+	assert(2 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(2 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (20 == f.size());
+	assert (0 == f.used());
+	assert (5 == f.write(b));
+	assert(2 == _notToWritable);
+	assert(2 == _writableToNot);
+	assert(3 == _notToReadable);
+	assert(2 == _readableToNot);
+	assert (20 == f.size());
+	assert (5 == f.used());
+}
+
+
 void CoreTest::testFIFOBufferChar()
 {
 	typedef FIFOBuffer::Type T;
@@ -964,6 +1070,7 @@ CppUnit::Test* CoreTest::suite()
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, CoreTest, testBuffer);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, CoreTest, testFIFOBufferChar);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, CoreTest, testFIFOBufferInt);
+	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, CoreTest, testFIFOBufferEOFAndError);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, CoreTest, testAtomicCounter);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, CoreTest, testNullable);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, CoreTest, testAscii);
diff --git a/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.h b/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.h
index ee487ced4..a521fce91 100644
--- a/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.h
+++ b/Foundation/testsuite/src/CoreTest.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
 	void testBuffer();
 	void testFIFOBufferChar();
 	void testFIFOBufferInt();
+	void testFIFOBufferEOFAndError();
 	void testAtomicCounter();
 	void testNullable();
 	void testAscii();