diff --git a/sys/net/route.h b/sys/net/route.h
index c9c5c3f593ca..c5642a4153e7 100644
--- a/sys/net/route.h
+++ b/sys/net/route.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct ortentry {
 #define	RTF_DYNAMIC	0x10		/* created dynamically (by redirect) */
 #define	RTF_MODIFIED	0x20		/* modified dynamically (by redirect) */
 #define RTF_DONE	0x40		/* message confirmed */
-/*			0x80		   unused */
+#define RTF_DELCLONE	0x80		/* delete cloned route */
 #define RTF_CLONING	0x100		/* generate new routes on use */
 #define RTF_XRESOLVE	0x200		/* external daemon resolves name */
 #define RTF_LLINFO	0x400		/* generated by link layer (e.g. ARP) */
diff --git a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
index b8b8278486ec..3204aa8f805e 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ in_pcbdetach(inp)
 {
 	struct socket *so = inp->inp_socket;
 	struct inpcbinfo *ipi = inp->inp_pcbinfo;
+	struct rtentry *rt  = inp->inp_route.ro_rt;
 
 #ifdef IPSEC
 	ipsec4_delete_pcbpolicy(inp);
@@ -541,8 +542,28 @@ in_pcbdetach(inp)
 	sofree(so);
 	if (inp->inp_options)
 		(void)m_free(inp->inp_options);
-	if (inp->inp_route.ro_rt)
-		rtfree(inp->inp_route.ro_rt);
+	if (rt) {
+		/* 
+		 * route deletion requires reference count to be <= zero 
+		 */
+		if ((rt->rt_flags & RTF_DELCLONE) &&
+		    (rt->rt_flags & RTF_WASCLONED)) {
+			if (--rt->rt_refcnt <= 0) {
+				rt->rt_flags &= ~RTF_UP;
+				rtrequest(RTM_DELETE, rt_key(rt),
+					  rt->rt_gateway, rt_mask(rt),
+					  rt->rt_flags, (struct rtentry **)0);
+			}
+			else
+				/* 
+				 * more than one reference, bump it up 
+				 * again.
+				 */
+				rt->rt_refcnt++;
+		}
+		else
+			rtfree(rt);
+	}
 	ip_freemoptions(inp->inp_moptions);
 	inp->inp_vflag = 0;
 	zfreei(ipi->ipi_zone, inp);
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
index 427e6c739445..f49a7f429d26 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_input.c
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, OID_AUTO, delayed_ack, CTLFLAG_RW,
     &tcp_delack_enabled, 0, 
     "Delay ACK to try and piggyback it onto a data packet");
 
+int tcp_lq_overflow = 1;
+SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, OID_AUTO, tcp_lq_overflow, CTLFLAG_RW,
+    &tcp_lq_overflow, 0, 
+    "Listen Queue Overflow");
+
 #ifdef TCP_DROP_SYNFIN
 static int drop_synfin = 0;
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, OID_AUTO, drop_synfin, CTLFLAG_RW,
@@ -710,6 +715,9 @@ tcp_input(m, off0, proto)
 				tcpstat.tcps_listendrop++;
 				so2 = sodropablereq(so);
 				if (so2) {
+					if (tcp_lq_overflow)
+						sototcpcb(so2)->t_flags |= 
+						    TF_LQ_OVERFLOW;
 					tcp_drop(sototcpcb(so2), ETIMEDOUT);
 					so2 = sonewconn(so, 0);
 				}
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
index 427e6c739445..f49a7f429d26 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_reass.c
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, OID_AUTO, delayed_ack, CTLFLAG_RW,
     &tcp_delack_enabled, 0, 
     "Delay ACK to try and piggyback it onto a data packet");
 
+int tcp_lq_overflow = 1;
+SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, OID_AUTO, tcp_lq_overflow, CTLFLAG_RW,
+    &tcp_lq_overflow, 0, 
+    "Listen Queue Overflow");
+
 #ifdef TCP_DROP_SYNFIN
 static int drop_synfin = 0;
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, OID_AUTO, drop_synfin, CTLFLAG_RW,
@@ -710,6 +715,9 @@ tcp_input(m, off0, proto)
 				tcpstat.tcps_listendrop++;
 				so2 = sodropablereq(so);
 				if (so2) {
+					if (tcp_lq_overflow)
+						sototcpcb(so2)->t_flags |= 
+						    TF_LQ_OVERFLOW;
 					tcp_drop(sototcpcb(so2), ETIMEDOUT);
 					so2 = sonewconn(so, 0);
 				}
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c
index 68f87aa173b5..da613d569c01 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c
@@ -680,6 +680,18 @@ tcp_close(tp)
 			tcpstat.tcps_cachedssthresh++;
 		}
 	}
+	rt = inp->inp_route.ro_rt;
+	if (rt) {
+		/* 
+		 * mark route for deletion if no information is
+		 * cached.
+		 */
+		if ((tp->t_flags & TF_LQ_OVERFLOW) &&
+		    ((rt->rt_rmx.rmx_locks & RTV_RTT) == 0)){
+			if (rt->rt_rmx.rmx_rtt == 0)
+				rt->rt_flags |= RTF_DELCLONE;
+		}
+	}
     no_valid_rt:
 	/* free the reassembly queue, if any */
 	while((q = LIST_FIRST(&tp->t_segq)) != NULL) {
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_timewait.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_timewait.c
index 68f87aa173b5..da613d569c01 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_timewait.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_timewait.c
@@ -680,6 +680,18 @@ tcp_close(tp)
 			tcpstat.tcps_cachedssthresh++;
 		}
 	}
+	rt = inp->inp_route.ro_rt;
+	if (rt) {
+		/* 
+		 * mark route for deletion if no information is
+		 * cached.
+		 */
+		if ((tp->t_flags & TF_LQ_OVERFLOW) &&
+		    ((rt->rt_rmx.rmx_locks & RTV_RTT) == 0)){
+			if (rt->rt_rmx.rmx_rtt == 0)
+				rt->rt_flags |= RTF_DELCLONE;
+		}
+	}
     no_valid_rt:
 	/* free the reassembly queue, if any */
 	while((q = LIST_FIRST(&tp->t_segq)) != NULL) {
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_var.h b/sys/netinet/tcp_var.h
index eb2c9b14edc6..af18c091c40d 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_var.h
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_var.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct tcpcb {
 #define	TF_RCVD_CC	0x04000		/* a CC was received in SYN */
 #define	TF_SENDCCNEW	0x08000		/* send CCnew instead of CC in SYN */
 #define	TF_MORETOCOME	0x10000		/* More data to be appended to sock */
+#define	TF_LQ_OVERFLOW	0x20000		/* listen queue overflow */
 	int	t_force;		/* 1 if forcing out a byte */
 
 	tcp_seq	snd_una;		/* send unacknowledged */