diff --git a/extra/io/streams/peek/peek-tests.factor b/extra/io/streams/peek/peek-tests.factor
index f35714d75a..d860086f27 100644
--- a/extra/io/streams/peek/peek-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/io/streams/peek/peek-tests.factor
@@ -129,3 +129,22 @@ IN: io.streams.peek.tests
         ] { } make
     ] with-destructors
 ] unit-test
+
+! Issue #1317
+{ "Red" } [
+    "resource:license.txt" binary [
+        input-stream [ <peek-stream> ] change
+        peek1 drop
+        3 read >string
+    ] with-file-reader
+] unit-test
+
+{ "ist" } [
+    "resource:license.txt" binary [
+        input-stream [ <peek-stream> ] change
+        peek1 drop
+        3 read drop
+        2 peek drop
+        3 read >string
+    ] with-file-reader
+] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/io/streams/peek/peek.factor b/extra/io/streams/peek/peek.factor
index 06897f3333..bb24c7f472 100644
--- a/extra/io/streams/peek/peek.factor
+++ b/extra/io/streams/peek/peek.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2011 Doug Coleman.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: accessors combinators combinators.short-circuit
-destructors io io.private kernel locals math namespaces
+USING: accessors alien combinators combinators.short-circuit
+destructors io io.ports io.private kernel locals math namespaces
 sequences vectors ;
 IN: io.streams.peek
 
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ M:: peek-stream stream-read-unsafe ( n buf stream -- count )
             peeked <reversed> 0 buf copy
             0 peeked shorten
             n #peeked - :> n'
-            buf #peeked tail-slice :> buf'
+            stream stream>> input-port? [
+                #peeked buf <displaced-alien>
+            ] [
+                buf #peeked tail-slice
+            ] if :> buf'
             n' buf' stream stream-read-unsafe #peeked +
         ] if
     ] if ;