2 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pp_hot.c b/pp_hot.c
index 8f042b9343..8e36c8a9f5 100644
--- a/pp_hot.c
+++ b/pp_hot.c
@@ -1490,8 +1490,11 @@ Perl_do_readline(pTHX)
 	call_method("READLINE", gimme);
 	LEAVE;
 	SPAGAIN;
-	if (gimme == G_SCALAR)
-	    SvSetMagicSV_nosteal(TARG, TOPs);
+	if (gimme == G_SCALAR) {
+	    SV* result = POPs;
+	    SvSetSV_nosteal(TARG, result);
+	    PUSHTARG;
+	}
 	RETURN;
     }
     fp = Nullfp;
diff --git a/t/op/tiehandle.t b/t/op/tiehandle.t
index 257a613958..818cecf185 100755
--- a/t/op/tiehandle.t
+++ b/t/op/tiehandle.t
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ package main;
 
 use Symbol;
 
-print "1..39\n";
+print "1..40\n";
 
 my $fh = gensym;
 
@@ -230,3 +230,15 @@ ok($r == 1);
     Implement::compare(PRINT => @received);
 }
 
+{
+    # [ID 20020713.001] chomp($data=<tied_fh>)
+    local *TEST;
+    tie *TEST, 'CHOMP';
+    my $data;
+    chomp($data = <TEST>);
+    ok($data eq 'foobar');
+
+    package CHOMP;
+    sub TIEHANDLE { bless {}, $_[0] }
+    sub READLINE { "foobar\n" }
+}