diff --git a/regression/apps/network/listen_backlog.c b/regression/apps/network/listen_backlog.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ffdacd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/apps/network/listen_backlog.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static int new_bound_socket(struct sockaddr_in *addr)
+{
+    int sockfd;
+
+    sockfd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (sockfd < 0) {
+        perror("new_bound_socket: socket");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)addr, sizeof(*addr)) < 0) {
+        perror("new_bound_socket: bind");
+        close(sockfd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return sockfd;
+}
+
+static int new_connected_socket(struct sockaddr_in *addr)
+{
+    int sockfd;
+
+    sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (sockfd < 0) {
+        perror("new_connected_socket: socket");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)addr, sizeof(*addr)) < 0) {
+        perror("new_connected_socket: connect");
+        close(sockfd);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return sockfd;
+}
+
+#define MAX_TEST_BACKLOG 5
+
+int test_listen_backlog(struct sockaddr_in *addr, int backlog)
+{
+    int listenfd;
+    int connectfd[MAX_TEST_BACKLOG], acceptfd[MAX_TEST_BACKLOG];
+    int num_connectfd = 0, num_acceptfd = 0;
+    int ret = -1;
+    struct sockaddr caddr;
+    socklen_t caddrlen = sizeof(caddr);
+
+    listenfd = new_bound_socket(addr);
+    if (listenfd < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+            "Test failed: Error occurs in new_bound_socket\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (listen(listenfd, backlog) < 0) {
+        perror("listen");
+        fprintf(stderr, "Test failed: Error occurs in listen\n");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    for (; num_connectfd < backlog; ++num_connectfd) {
+        connectfd[num_connectfd] = new_connected_socket(addr);
+        if (connectfd[num_connectfd] < 0)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (num_connectfd != backlog) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+            "Test failed: listen(backlog=%d) allows only %d pending connections\n",
+            backlog, num_connectfd);
+        goto out;
+    }
+    fprintf(stderr,
+        "Test passed: listen(backlog=%d) allows >=%d pending connections\n",
+        backlog, num_connectfd);
+
+    for (; num_acceptfd < num_connectfd; ++num_acceptfd) {
+        acceptfd[num_acceptfd] = accept(listenfd, &caddr, &caddrlen);
+        if (acceptfd[num_acceptfd] < 0) {
+            perror("accept");
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (num_acceptfd != num_connectfd) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+            "Test failed: Only %d pending connections can be accept()'ed out "
+            "of %d\n",
+            num_acceptfd, num_connectfd);
+        goto out;
+    }
+    fprintf(stderr,
+        "Test passed: All of %d pending connections can be accept()'ed\n",
+        num_acceptfd);
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+out:
+    while (--num_acceptfd >= 0)
+        close(acceptfd[num_acceptfd]);
+
+    while (--num_connectfd >= 0)
+        close(connectfd[num_connectfd]);
+
+    close(listenfd);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    struct sockaddr_in addr;
+    int backlog;
+    int err = 0;
+
+    addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    if (inet_aton("127.0.0.1", &addr.sin_addr) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "inet_aton cannot parse 127.0.0.1\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    for (backlog = 0; backlog <= MAX_TEST_BACKLOG; ++backlog) {
+        // Avoid "bind: Address already in use"
+        addr.sin_port = htons(8080 + backlog);
+
+        err = test_listen_backlog(&addr, backlog);
+        if (err != 0)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return err ? -1 : 0;
+}
diff --git a/services/libs/jinux-std/src/net/socket/ip/stream/listen.rs b/services/libs/jinux-std/src/net/socket/ip/stream/listen.rs
index ff73d4bc5..207fa9678 100644
--- a/services/libs/jinux-std/src/net/socket/ip/stream/listen.rs
+++ b/services/libs/jinux-std/src/net/socket/ip/stream/listen.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ use super::connected::ConnectedStream;
 pub struct ListenStream {
     is_nonblocking: AtomicBool,
     backlog: usize,
-    /// Sockets also listening at LocalEndPoint when called `listen`
+    /// A bound socket held to ensure the TCP port cannot be released
+    bound_socket: Arc<AnyBoundSocket>,
+    /// Backlog sockets listening at the local endpoint
     backlog_sockets: RwLock<Vec<BacklogSocket>>,
 }
 
@@ -22,12 +24,11 @@ impl ListenStream {
         bound_socket: Arc<AnyBoundSocket>,
         backlog: usize,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
-        debug_assert!(backlog >= 1);
-        let backlog_socket = BacklogSocket::new(&bound_socket)?;
         let listen_stream = Self {
             is_nonblocking: AtomicBool::new(nonblocking),
             backlog,
-            backlog_sockets: RwLock::new(vec![backlog_socket]),
+            bound_socket,
+            backlog_sockets: RwLock::new(Vec::new()),
         };
         listen_stream.fill_backlog_sockets()?;
         Ok(listen_stream)
@@ -71,9 +72,8 @@ impl ListenStream {
         if backlog == current_backlog_len {
             return Ok(());
         }
-        let bound_socket = backlog_sockets[0].bound_socket.clone();
         for _ in current_backlog_len..backlog {
-            let backlog_socket = BacklogSocket::new(&bound_socket)?;
+            let backlog_socket = BacklogSocket::new(&self.bound_socket)?;
             backlog_sockets.push(backlog_socket);
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct BacklogSocket {
 }
 
 impl BacklogSocket {
-    fn new(bound_socket: &AnyBoundSocket) -> Result<Self> {
+    fn new(bound_socket: &Arc<AnyBoundSocket>) -> Result<Self> {
         let local_endpoint = bound_socket.local_endpoint().ok_or(Error::with_message(
             Errno::EINVAL,
             "the socket is not bound",