diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol.js
index 926df4fd9d..a2d30b4c4c 100755
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol.js
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ OpenLayers.Protocol = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     commit: function() {
     },
+
+    /**
+     * Method: abort
+     * Abort an ongoing request.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * response - {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>}
+     */
+    abort: function(response) {
+    },
    
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Protocol" 
 });
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js
index 515bcb4a23..47a7d1bea9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js
@@ -441,6 +441,21 @@ OpenLayers.Protocol.HTTP = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol, {
         return resp;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Method: abort
+     * Abort an ongoing request, the response object passed to
+     * this method must come from this HTTP protocol (as a result
+     * of a create, read, update, delete or commit operation).
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * response - {<OpenLayers.Protocol.Response>}
+     */
+    abort: function(response) {
+        if (response) {
+            response.priv.abort();
+        }
+    },
+
     /**
      * Method: callUserCallback
      * This method is used from within the commit method each time an
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy/BBOX.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy/BBOX.js
index f37fd0154d..fc88fe7bd3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy/BBOX.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy/BBOX.js
@@ -157,13 +157,9 @@ OpenLayers.Strategy.BBOX = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Strategy, {
      *      returned by the layer protocol.
      */
     triggerRead: function() {
-        var filter = this.createFilter();
-        if (this.response && this.response.priv &&
-            typeof this.response.priv.abort == "function") {
-            this.response.priv.abort();
-        }
+        this.layer.protocol.abort(this.response);
         this.response = this.layer.protocol.read({
-            filter: filter,
+            filter: this.createFilter(),
             callback: this.merge,
             scope: this
         });
diff --git a/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html b/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html
index bb019de260..a7f159a1ab 100644
--- a/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html
+++ b/tests/Strategy/BBOX.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     }
 
     function test_triggerRead(t) {
-        t.plan(7);
+        t.plan(4);
 
         var s = new OpenLayers.Strategy.BBOX();
 
@@ -85,32 +85,26 @@
         s.createFilter = function() {
             return filter;
         };
+        s.response = {"fake": "response"};
 
-        s.setLayer({
-            protocol: {
-                read: function(options) {
-                    t.ok(options.filter == filter,
-                         "protocol read called with correct filter");
-                    t.ok(options.callback == s.merge,
-                         "protocol read called with correct callback");
-                    t.ok(options.scope == s,
-                         "protocol read called with correct scope");
-                }
+        var protocol = new OpenLayers.Protocol({
+            read: function(options) {
+                t.ok(options.filter == filter,
+                        "protocol read called with correct filter");
+                t.ok(options.callback == s.merge,
+                        "protocol read called with correct callback");
+                t.ok(options.scope == s,
+                        "protocol read called with correct scope");
+            },
+            abort: function(response) {
+                t.eq(response, s.response,
+                        "protocol abort called with correct response");
             }
         });
 
-        // 3 tests
-        s.triggerRead();
+        s.setLayer({protocol: protocol});
 
         // 4 tests
-        s.response = {
-            priv: {
-                abort: function() {
-                    t.ok(true,
-                         "triggerRead aborts previous read request");
-                }
-            }
-        };
         s.triggerRead();
     }