diff --git a/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOther.java b/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOther.java
index 2a8b7e1601..dc3146d7e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOther.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOther.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import rx.Observable.OnSubscribe;
 import rx.observers.Subscribers;
 import rx.plugins.*;
-import rx.subscriptions.SerialSubscription;
+import rx.subscriptions.*;
 
 /**
  * Delays the subscription to the main source until the other
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ public OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOther(Observable<? extends T> main, Observabl
     
     @Override
     public void call(Subscriber<? super T> t) {
+        final SerialSubscription serial = new SerialSubscription();
+        
+        t.add(serial);
+        
         final Subscriber<T> child = Subscribers.wrap(t);
         
-        final SerialSubscription serial = new SerialSubscription();
         
         Subscriber<U> otherSubscriber = new Subscriber<U>() {
             boolean done;
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ public void onCompleted() {
                     return;
                 }
                 done = true;
-                serial.set(child);
+                serial.set(Subscriptions.unsubscribed());
                 
                 main.unsafeSubscribe(child);
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOtherTest.java b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOtherTest.java
index e157a788e5..b44b720b41 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOtherTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OnSubscribeDelaySubscriptionOtherTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package rx.internal.operators;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.*;
 
 import org.junit.*;
 
@@ -243,4 +243,69 @@ public void call() {
         ts.assertNoErrors();
         ts.assertCompleted();
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void unsubscriptionPropagatesBeforeSubscribe() {
+        PublishSubject<Integer> source = PublishSubject.create();
+        PublishSubject<Integer> other = PublishSubject.create();
+        
+        TestSubscriber<Integer> ts = new TestSubscriber<Integer>();
+        
+        source.delaySubscription(other).subscribe(ts);
+        
+        Assert.assertFalse("source subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+        Assert.assertTrue("other not subscribed?", other.hasObservers());
+        
+        ts.unsubscribe();
+        
+        Assert.assertFalse("source subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+        Assert.assertFalse("other still subscribed?", other.hasObservers());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void unsubscriptionPropagatesAfterSubscribe() {
+        PublishSubject<Integer> source = PublishSubject.create();
+        PublishSubject<Integer> other = PublishSubject.create();
+        
+        TestSubscriber<Integer> ts = new TestSubscriber<Integer>();
+        
+        source.delaySubscription(other).subscribe(ts);
+        
+        Assert.assertFalse("source subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+        Assert.assertTrue("other not subscribed?", other.hasObservers());
+        
+        other.onCompleted();
+        
+        Assert.assertTrue("source not subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+        Assert.assertFalse("other still subscribed?", other.hasObservers());
+        
+        ts.unsubscribe();
+        
+        Assert.assertFalse("source subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+        Assert.assertFalse("other still subscribed?", other.hasObservers());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void delayAndTakeUntilNeverSubscribeToSource() {
+        PublishSubject<Integer> delayUntil = PublishSubject.create();
+        PublishSubject<Integer> interrupt = PublishSubject.create();
+        final AtomicBoolean subscribed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+        Observable.just(1)
+        .doOnSubscribe(new Action0() {
+            @Override
+            public void call() {
+                subscribed.set(true);
+            }
+        })
+        .delaySubscription(delayUntil)
+        .takeUntil(interrupt)
+        .subscribe();
+
+        interrupt.onNext(9000);
+        delayUntil.onNext(1);
+
+        Assert.assertFalse(subscribed.get());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorDelayTest.java b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorDelayTest.java
index e4db021eaf..315248a5db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorDelayTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorDelayTest.java
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.*;
 import org.mockito.InOrder;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
 import rx.Observer;
 import rx.Subscription;
 import rx.exceptions.TestException;
-import rx.functions.Action1;
-import rx.functions.Func0;
-import rx.functions.Func1;
+import rx.functions.*;
 import rx.internal.util.RxRingBuffer;
 import rx.observers.TestObserver;
 import rx.observers.TestSubscriber;
@@ -821,4 +819,47 @@ public void testErrorRunsBeforeOnNext() {
         ts.assertError(TestException.class);
         ts.assertNotCompleted();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void delaySubscriptionCancelBeforeTime() {
+        PublishSubject<Integer> source = PublishSubject.create();
+        
+        TestSubscriber<Integer> ts = new TestSubscriber<Integer>();
+        
+        source.delaySubscription(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, scheduler).subscribe(ts);
+        
+        Assert.assertFalse("source subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+        
+        ts.unsubscribe();
+
+        Assert.assertFalse("source subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+
+        scheduler.advanceTimeBy(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+
+        Assert.assertFalse("source subscribed?", source.hasObservers());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void delayAndTakeUntilNeverSubscribeToSource() {
+        PublishSubject<Integer> interrupt = PublishSubject.create();
+        final AtomicBoolean subscribed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+        TestScheduler testScheduler = new TestScheduler();
+
+        Observable.just(1)
+        .doOnSubscribe(new Action0() {
+            @Override
+            public void call() {
+                subscribed.set(true);
+            }
+        })
+        .delaySubscription(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS, testScheduler)
+        .takeUntil(interrupt)
+        .subscribe();
+
+        interrupt.onNext(9000);
+        testScheduler.advanceTimeBy(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+
+        Assert.assertFalse(subscribed.get());
+    }
+
 }