diff --git a/expat/lib/xmlparse.c b/expat/lib/xmlparse.c
index bbe3d9a6..256b4878 100644
--- a/expat/lib/xmlparse.c
+++ b/expat/lib/xmlparse.c
@@ -5853,7 +5853,7 @@ processInternalEntity(XML_Parser parser, ENTITY *entity, XML_Bool betweenDecl) {
     if (textEnd != next && parser->m_parsingStatus.parsing == XML_SUSPENDED) {
       entity->processed = (int)(next - textStart);
       parser->m_processor = internalEntityProcessor;
-    } else {
+    } else if (parser->m_openInternalEntities->entity == entity) {
 #if XML_GE == 1
       entityTrackingOnClose(parser, entity, __LINE__);
 #endif /* XML_GE == 1 */
diff --git a/expat/tests/misc_tests.c b/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
index 377bc7ae..89caf0da 100644
--- a/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
+++ b/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
@@ -474,6 +474,28 @@ START_TEST(test_misc_general_entities_support) {
 }
 END_TEST
 
+static void XMLCALL
+resumable_stopping_character_handler(void *userData, const XML_Char *s,
+                                     int len) {
+  UNUSED_P(s);
+  UNUSED_P(len);
+  XML_Parser parser = (XML_Parser)userData;
+  XML_StopParser(parser, XML_TRUE);
+}
+
+// NOTE: This test needs active LeakSanitizer to be of actual use
+START_TEST(test_misc_char_handler_stop_without_leak) {
+  const char *const data
+      = "<!DOCTYPE t1[<!ENTITY e1 'angle<'><!ENTITY e2 '&e1;'>]><t1>&e2;";
+  XML_Parser parser = XML_ParserCreate(NULL);
+  assert_true(parser != NULL);
+  XML_SetUserData(parser, parser);
+  XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(parser, resumable_stopping_character_handler);
+  _XML_Parse_SINGLE_BYTES(parser, data, (int)strlen(data), XML_FALSE);
+  XML_ParserFree(parser);
+}
+END_TEST
+
 void
 make_miscellaneous_test_case(Suite *s) {
   TCase *tc_misc = tcase_create("miscellaneous tests");
@@ -497,4 +519,5 @@ make_miscellaneous_test_case(Suite *s) {
   tcase_add_test(tc_misc,
                  test_misc_create_external_entity_parser_with_null_context);
   tcase_add_test(tc_misc, test_misc_general_entities_support);
+  tcase_add_test(tc_misc, test_misc_char_handler_stop_without_leak);
 }