diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.properties b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.properties
index 83c39277c..28432b0d7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/resources/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.properties
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ noResolverAvailable=No resolver available
 parameterNotSet=Parameter {0} not set
 pathForParamNotFound={0} (for {1}) not found
 pathNotSupported={0} not supported
+receivedCorruptObject=Cannot receive {0} into {1}
 repositoryAccessForbidden=Git access forbidden
 repositoryNotFound=Git repository not found
 servletAlreadyInitialized=Servlet already initialized
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.java
index a8dd1b10c..dff90a6c8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/HttpServerText.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public class HttpServerText extends TranslationBundle {
 	/***/ public String parameterNotSet;
 	/***/ public String pathForParamNotFound;
 	/***/ public String pathNotSupported;
+	/***/ public String receivedCorruptObject;
 	/***/ public String repositoryAccessForbidden;
 	/***/ public String repositoryNotFound;
 	/***/ public String servletAlreadyInitialized;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/ReceivePackServlet.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/ReceivePackServlet.java
index 9756feb0b..cd066b0c7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/ReceivePackServlet.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/src/org/eclipse/jgit/http/server/ReceivePackServlet.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.CorruptObjectException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.UnpackException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.InternalHttpServerGlue;
@@ -191,6 +192,15 @@ class ReceivePackServlet extends HttpServlet {
 
 			rp.receive(getInputStream(req), out, null);
 			out.close();
+		} catch (CorruptObjectException e ) {
+			// This should be already reported to the client.
+			getServletContext().log(MessageFormat.format(
+					HttpServerText.get().receivedCorruptObject,
+					e.getMessage(),
+					ServletUtils.identify(rp.getRepository())));
+			consumeRequestBody(req);
+			out.close();
+
 		} catch (UnpackException e) {
 			// This should be already reported to the client.
 			log(rp.getRepository(), e.getCause());