diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/thread.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/thread.c
index d1ac61795e1..5c3d99e99a7 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/thread.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/thread.c
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ static VOID test_CreateThread_suspended(void)
 {
   HANDLE thread;
   DWORD threadId;
+  DWORD suspend_count;
   int error;
 
   thread = CreateThread(NULL,0,threadFunc2,NULL,
@@ -471,6 +472,13 @@ static VOID test_CreateThread_suspended(void)
   if(error!=WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
     TerminateThread(thread,1);
   }
+
+  suspend_count = SuspendThread(thread);
+  ok(suspend_count == -1, "SuspendThread returned %d, expected -1\n", suspend_count);
+
+  suspend_count = ResumeThread(thread);
+  ok(suspend_count == 0, "ResumeThread returned %d, expected 0\n", suspend_count);
+
   ok(CloseHandle(thread)!=0,"CloseHandle failed\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/server/thread.c b/server/thread.c
index 4929b4ab707..0c496db7103 100644
--- a/server/thread.c
+++ b/server/thread.c
@@ -1160,8 +1160,7 @@ DECL_HANDLER(resume_thread)
 
     if ((thread = get_thread_from_handle( req->handle, THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME )))
     {
-        if (thread->state == TERMINATED) set_error( STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED );
-        else reply->count = resume_thread( thread );
+        reply->count = resume_thread( thread );
         release_object( thread );
     }
 }