diff --git a/ntex-io/CHANGES.md b/ntex-io/CHANGES.md
index 3ddfa4a4..ff95c38e 100644
--- a/ntex-io/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex-io/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [1.0.2] - 2024-03-31
+
+* Add IoRef::is_wr_backpressure() method
+
 ## [1.0.1] - 2024-02-05
 
 * Add IoBoxed::take() method
diff --git a/ntex-io/Cargo.toml b/ntex-io/Cargo.toml
index aa77ff42..a75780cf 100644
--- a/ntex-io/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-io/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex-io"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "Utilities for encoding and decoding frames"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 [dependencies]
 ntex-codec = "0.6.2"
 ntex-bytes = "0.1.24"
-ntex-util = "1.0.0"
-ntex-service = "2.0.0"
+ntex-util = "1.0"
+ntex-service = "2.0"
 
-bitflags = "2.4"
+bitflags = "2"
 log = "0.4"
 pin-project-lite = "0.2"
 
diff --git a/ntex-io/src/filter.rs b/ntex-io/src/filter.rs
index a25700d3..b06048cf 100644
--- a/ntex-io/src/filter.rs
+++ b/ntex-io/src/filter.rs
@@ -134,12 +134,16 @@ impl Filter for Base {
         s.with_write_destination(io, |buf| {
             if let Some(buf) = buf {
                 let len = buf.len();
-                if len > 0 && self.0.flags().contains(Flags::WR_PAUSED) {
+                let flags = self.0.flags();
+                if len > 0 && flags.contains(Flags::WR_PAUSED) {
                     self.0 .0.remove_flags(Flags::WR_PAUSED);
                     self.0 .0.write_task.wake();
                 }
-                if len >= self.0.memory_pool().write_params_high() {
+                if len >= self.0.memory_pool().write_params_high()
+                    && !flags.contains(Flags::WR_BACKPRESSURE)
+                {
                     self.0 .0.insert_flags(Flags::WR_BACKPRESSURE);
+                    self.0 .0.dispatch_task.wake();
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/ntex-io/src/ioref.rs b/ntex-io/src/ioref.rs
index f553d62e..f938137c 100644
--- a/ntex-io/src/ioref.rs
+++ b/ntex-io/src/ioref.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ impl IoRef {
             .intersects(Flags::IO_STOPPING | Flags::IO_STOPPED)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    /// Check if write back-pressure is enabled
+    pub fn is_wr_backpressure(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.flags.get().contains(Flags::WR_BACKPRESSURE)
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     /// Wake dispatcher task
     pub fn wake(&self) {