diff --git a/src/microhttpd/connection.c b/src/microhttpd/connection.c
index 02fc0e71..84bfc662 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/connection.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/connection.c
@@ -4180,6 +4180,56 @@ MHD_connection_handle_write (struct MHD_Connection *connection)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Check whether connection has timed out.
+ * @param c the connection to check
+ * @return true if connection has timeout and needs to be closed,
+ *         false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool
+connection_check_timedout (struct MHD_Connection *c)
+{
+  const uint64_t timeout = c->connection_timeout_ms;
+  uint64_t now;
+  uint64_t since_actv;
+
+  if (c->suspended)
+    return false;
+  if (0 == timeout)
+    return false;
+  now = MHD_monotonic_msec_counter ();
+  since_actv = now - c->last_activity;
+  /* Keep the next lines in sync with #connection_get_wait() to avoid
+   * undesired side-effects like busy-waiting. */
+  if (timeout < since_actv)
+  {
+    if (UINT64_MAX / 2 < since_actv)
+    {
+      const uint64_t jump_back = c->last_activity - now;
+      /* Very unlikely that it is more than quarter-million years pause.
+       * More likely that system clock jumps back. */
+      if (5000 >= jump_back)
+      {
+#ifdef HAVE_MESSAGES
+        MHD_DLOG (c->daemon,
+                  _ ("Detected system clock %u milliseconds jump back.\n"),
+                  (unsigned int) jump_back);
+#endif
+        return false;
+      }
+#ifdef HAVE_MESSAGES
+      MHD_DLOG (c->daemon,
+                _ ("Detected too large system clock %" PRIu64 " milliseconds "
+                   "jump back.\n"),
+                jump_back);
+#endif
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Clean up the state of the given connection and move it into the
  * clean up queue for final disposal.
@@ -4799,21 +4849,12 @@ MHD_connection_handle_idle (struct MHD_Connection *connection)
     }
     break;
   }
-  if (! connection->suspended)
+  if (connection_check_timedout (connection))
   {
-    uint64_t timeout;
-    timeout = connection->connection_timeout_ms;
-    /* Keep the next lines in sync with #MHD_get_timeout() to avoid
-     * undesired side-effects like busy-waiting. */
-    if ( (0 != timeout) &&
-         (timeout < (MHD_monotonic_msec_counter ()
-                     - connection->last_activity)) )
-    {
-      MHD_connection_close_ (connection,
-                             MHD_REQUEST_TERMINATED_TIMEOUT_REACHED);
-      connection->in_idle = false;
-      return MHD_YES;
-    }
+    MHD_connection_close_ (connection,
+                           MHD_REQUEST_TERMINATED_TIMEOUT_REACHED);
+    connection->in_idle = false;
+    return MHD_YES;
   }
   MHD_connection_update_event_loop_info (connection);
   ret = MHD_YES;
diff --git a/src/microhttpd/daemon.c b/src/microhttpd/daemon.c
index d4064dd7..5ca612ea 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/daemon.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/daemon.c
@@ -1857,6 +1857,54 @@ thread_main_connection_upgrade (struct MHD_Connection *con)
 #endif /* UPGRADE_SUPPORT */
 
 
+/**
+ * Get maximum wait period for the connection (the amount of time left before
+ * connection time out)
+ * @param c the connection to check
+ * @return the maximum wait period before the connection must be processed
+ *         again.
+ */
+static uint64_t
+connection_get_wait (struct MHD_Connection *c)
+{
+  const uint64_t now = MHD_monotonic_msec_counter ();
+  const uint64_t since_actv = now - c->last_activity;
+  const uint64_t timeout = c->connection_timeout_ms;
+  uint64_t mseconds_left;
+
+  mhd_assert (0 != timeout);
+  /* Keep the next lines in sync with #connection_check_timedout() to avoid
+   * undesired side-effects like busy-waiting. */
+  if (timeout < since_actv)
+  {
+    if (UINT64_MAX / 2 < since_actv)
+    {
+      const uint64_t jump_back = c->last_activity - now;
+      /* Very unlikely that it is more than quarter-million years pause.
+       * More likely that system clock jumps back. */
+      if (5000 >= jump_back)
+      { /* Jump back is less than 5 seconds, try to recover. */
+        return 100; /* Set wait time to 0.1 seconds */
+      }
+      /* Too large jump back */
+    }
+    return 0; /* Connection has timed out */
+  }
+  else if (since_actv == timeout)
+  {
+    /* Exact match for timeout and time from last activity.
+     * Maybe this is just a precise match or this happens because the timer
+     * resolution is too low.
+     * Set wait time to 0.1 seconds to avoid busy-waiting with low
+     * timer resolution as connection is not timed-out yet. */
+    return 100;
+  }
+  mseconds_left = timeout - since_actv;
+
+  return mseconds_left;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Main function of the thread that handles an individual
  * connection when #MHD_USE_THREAD_PER_CONNECTION is set.
@@ -1995,35 +2043,16 @@ thread_main_handle_connection (void *data)
     if ( (NULL == tvp) &&
          (timeout > 0) )
     {
-      const uint64_t since_actv = MHD_monotonic_msec_counter ()
-                                  - con->last_activity;
-      if (since_actv > timeout)
-      {
-        tv.tv_sec = 0;
-        tv.tv_usec = 0;
-      }
-      else if (since_actv == timeout)
-      {
-        /* Exact match for timeout and time from last activity.
-         * Maybe this is just a precise match or this happens because the timer
-         * resolution is too low.
-         * Set wait time to 0.1 seconds to avoid busy-waiting with low
-         * timer resolution as connection is not yet timed-out */
-        tv.tv_sec = 0;
-        tv.tv_usec = 100 * 1000;
-      }
+      const uint64_t mseconds_left = connection_get_wait (con);
+#if (SIZEOF_UINT64_T - 2) >= SIZEOF_STRUCT_TIMEVAL_TV_SEC
+      if (mseconds_left / 1000 > TIMEVAL_TV_SEC_MAX)
+        tv.tv_sec = TIMEVAL_TV_SEC_MAX;
       else
-      {
-        const uint64_t mseconds_left = timeout - since_actv;
-#if (SIZEOF_UINT64_T - 1) >= SIZEOF_STRUCT_TIMEVAL_TV_SEC
-        if (mseconds_left / 1000 > TIMEVAL_TV_SEC_MAX)
-          tv.tv_sec = TIMEVAL_TV_SEC_MAX;
-        else
-#endif /* (SIZEOF_UINT64_T - 1) >= SIZEOF_STRUCT_TIMEVAL_TV_SEC */
-        tv.tv_sec = (_MHD_TIMEVAL_TV_SEC_TYPE) mseconds_left / 1000;
+#endif /* (SIZEOF_UINT64_T - 2) >= SIZEOF_STRUCT_TIMEVAL_TV_SEC */
+      tv.tv_sec = (_MHD_TIMEVAL_TV_SEC_TYPE) mseconds_left / 1000;
+
+      tv.tv_usec = (mseconds_left % 1000) * 1000;
 
-        tv.tv_usec = (mseconds_left % 1000) * 1000;
-      }
       tvp = &tv;
     }
     if (! use_poll)
@@ -3930,33 +3959,13 @@ MHD_get_timeout (struct MHD_Daemon *daemon,
 
   if (NULL != earliest_tmot_conn)
   {
-    const uint64_t since_actv = MHD_monotonic_msec_counter ()
-                                - earliest_tmot_conn->last_activity;
-    /* Keep the next lines in sync with #MHD_connection_handle_idle() and
-     * with #thread_main_handle_connection(). */
-    if (since_actv > earliest_tmot_conn->connection_timeout_ms)
-      *timeout = 0;
-    else if (since_actv == earliest_tmot_conn->connection_timeout_ms)
-    {
-      /* Exact match for timeout and time from last activity.
-       * Maybe this is just a precise match or this happens because the timer
-       * resolution is too low.
-       * Set wait time to 0.1 seconds to avoid busy-waiting with low
-       * timer resolution as connection is not yet timed-out */
-      *timeout = 100;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      const uint64_t mssecond_left = earliest_tmot_conn->connection_timeout_ms
-                                     - since_actv;
-
+    const uint64_t mssecond_left = connection_get_wait (earliest_tmot_conn);
 #if SIZEOF_UINT64_T > SIZEOF_UNSIGNED_LONG_LONG
-      if (mssecond_left > ULLONG_MAX)
-        *timeout = ULLONG_MAX;
-      else
+    if (mssecond_left > ULLONG_MAX)
+      *timeout = ULLONG_MAX;
+    else
 #endif /* UINT64 != ULLONG_MAX */
-      *timeout = (unsigned long long) mssecond_left;
-    }
+    *timeout = (unsigned long long) mssecond_left;
     return MHD_YES;
   }
   return MHD_NO;