diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
index 2a649b9a13501..9e506f7089c4d 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
@@ -1973,6 +1973,8 @@ consult the installation file that came with this distribution, or visit \n\
 
 			fpm_stdio_flush_child();
 
+			fpm_request_shutdown();
+
 			requests++;
 			if (UNEXPECTED(max_requests && (requests == max_requests))) {
 				fcgi_request_set_keep(request, 0);
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c
index 9ea7d8aeaaa35..ae8711981713d 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ void fpm_request_accepting(void)
 	proc->tv = now;
 	fpm_scoreboard_proc_release(proc);
 
-	/* idle++, active-- */
-	fpm_scoreboard_update_commit(1, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, FPM_SCOREBOARD_ACTION_INC, NULL);
+	/* idle++ */
+	fpm_scoreboard_update_commit(1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, FPM_SCOREBOARD_ACTION_INC, NULL);
 }
 
 void fpm_request_reading_headers(void)
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ void fpm_request_finished(void)
 	fpm_scoreboard_proc_release(proc);
 }
 
+void fpm_request_shutdown(void)
+{
+	/* active-- */
+	fpm_scoreboard_update(0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, FPM_SCOREBOARD_ACTION_INC, NULL);
+}
+
 void fpm_request_check_timed_out(struct fpm_child_s *child, struct timeval *now, int terminate_timeout, int slowlog_timeout, int track_finished) /* {{{ */
 {
 	struct fpm_scoreboard_proc_s proc, *proc_p;
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.h b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.h
index 1dcc7f78902fc..aa6e6e5e422cc 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.h
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ void fpm_request_executing(void);
 void fpm_request_end(void);
 /* request processed: cleaning current request */
 void fpm_request_finished(void);
+/* request post shutdown: decrement active */
+void fpm_request_shutdown(void);
 
 struct fpm_child_s;
 struct timeval;