diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h b/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h
index af046d1..b3cd5ef 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/lmdb.h
@@ -1315,6 +1315,14 @@ typedef int (MDB_msg_func)(const char *msg, void *ctx);
 	 * @return < 0 on failure, 0 on success.
 	 */
 int	mdb_reader_list(MDB_env *env, MDB_msg_func *func, void *ctx);
+
+	/** @brief Check for stale entries in the reader lock table.
+	 *
+	 * @param[in] env An environment handle returned by #mdb_env_create()
+	 * @param[out] dead Number of stale slots that were cleared
+	 * @return 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
+	 */
+int	mdb_reader_check(MDB_env *env, int *dead);
 /**	@} */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
index 5d08b42..b36ff2b 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb.c
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ struct MDB_env {
 #define	MDB_ENV_ACTIVE	0x20000000U
 	/** me_txkey is set */
 #define	MDB_ENV_TXKEY	0x10000000U
+	/** Have liveness lock in reader table */
+#define	MDB_LIVE_READER	0x08000000U
 	uint32_t 	me_flags;		/**< @ref mdb_env */
 	unsigned int	me_psize;	/**< size of a page, from #GET_PAGESIZE */
 	unsigned int	me_maxreaders;	/**< size of the reader table */
@@ -983,6 +985,7 @@ struct MDB_env {
 	/** Max size of a node on a page */
 	unsigned int	me_nodemax;
 #ifdef _WIN32
+	int		me_pidquery;		/**< Used in OpenProcess */
 	HANDLE		me_rmutex;		/* Windows mutexes don't reside in shared mem */
 	HANDLE		me_wmutex;
 #elif defined(MDB_USE_POSIX_SEM)
@@ -1994,6 +1997,56 @@ mdb_cursors_close(MDB_txn *txn, unsigned merge)
 static void
 mdb_txn_reset0(MDB_txn *txn, const char *act);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+enum Pidlock_op {
+	Pidset, Pidcheck
+};
+#else
+enum Pidlock_op {
+	Pidset = F_SETLK, Pidcheck = F_GETLK
+};
+#endif
+
+/** Set or check a pid lock. Set returns 0 on success.
+ * Check returns 0 if lock exists (meaning the process is alive).
+ *
+ * On Windows Pidset is a no-op, we merely check for the existence
+ * of the process with the given pid. On POSIX we use a single byte
+ * lock on the lockfile, set at an offset equal to the pid.
+ */
+static int
+mdb_reader_pid(MDB_env *env, enum Pidlock_op op, pid_t pid)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	HANDLE h;
+	int ver, query;
+	switch(op) {
+	case Pidset:
+		break;
+	case Pidcheck:
+		h = OpenProcess(env->me_pidquery, FALSE, pid);
+		if (!h)
+			return GetLastError();
+		CloseHandle(h);
+		break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+#else
+	int rc;
+	struct flock lock_info;
+	memset((void *)&lock_info, 0, sizeof(lock_info));
+	lock_info.l_type = F_WRLCK;
+	lock_info.l_whence = SEEK_SET;
+	lock_info.l_start = pid;
+	lock_info.l_len = 1;
+	while ((rc = fcntl(env->me_lfd, op, &lock_info)) &&
+			(rc = ErrCode()) == EINTR) ;
+	if (op == F_GETLK && rc == 0 && lock_info.l_type == F_UNLCK)
+		rc = -1;
+	return rc;
+#endif
+}
+
 /** Common code for #mdb_txn_begin() and #mdb_txn_renew().
  * @param[in] txn the transaction handle to initialize
  * @return 0 on success, non-zero on failure.
@@ -2033,6 +2086,14 @@ mdb_txn_renew0(MDB_txn *txn)
 					UNLOCK_MUTEX_R(env);
 					return MDB_READERS_FULL;
 				}
+				if (!(env->me_flags & MDB_LIVE_READER)) {
+					rc = mdb_reader_pid(env, Pidset, pid);
+					if (rc) {
+						UNLOCK_MUTEX_R(env);
+						return rc;
+					}
+					env->me_flags |= MDB_LIVE_READER;
+				}
 				env->me_txns->mti_readers[i].mr_pid = pid;
 				env->me_txns->mti_readers[i].mr_tid = tid;
 				if (i >= env->me_txns->mti_numreaders)
@@ -3161,6 +3222,14 @@ mdb_env_open2(MDB_env *env)
 		LONG sizelo, sizehi;
 		sizelo = env->me_mapsize & 0xffffffff;
 		sizehi = env->me_mapsize >> 16 >> 16; /* only needed on Win64 */
+
+		/* See if we should use QueryLimited */
+		rc = GetVersion();
+		if ((rc & 0xff) > 5)
+			env->me_pidquery = PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION;
+		else
+			env->me_pidquery = PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION;
+
 		/* Windows won't create mappings for zero length files.
 		 * Just allocate the maxsize right now.
 		 */
@@ -7930,7 +7999,7 @@ int mdb_reader_list(MDB_env *env, MDB_msg_func *func, void *ctx)
 	if (!env->me_txns) {
 		return func("(no reader locks)\n", ctx);
 	}
-	rdrs = env->me_numreaders;
+	rdrs = env->me_maxreaders;
 	mr = env->me_txns->mti_readers;
 	for (i=0; i<rdrs; i++) {
 		if (mr[i].mr_pid) {
@@ -7956,4 +8025,85 @@ int mdb_reader_list(MDB_env *env, MDB_msg_func *func, void *ctx)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* insert pid into list if not already present.
+ * return -1 if already present.
+ */
+static int mdb_pid_insert(pid_t *ids, pid_t pid)
+{
+	/* binary search of pid in list */
+	unsigned base = 0;
+	unsigned cursor = 1;
+	int val = 0;
+	unsigned n = ids[0];
+
+	while( 0 < n ) {
+		unsigned pivot = n >> 1;
+		cursor = base + pivot + 1;
+		val = pid - ids[cursor];
+
+		if( val < 0 ) {
+			n = pivot;
+
+		} else if ( val > 0 ) {
+			base = cursor;
+			n -= pivot + 1;
+
+		} else {
+			/* found, so it's a duplicate */
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	if( val > 0 ) {
+		++cursor;
+	}
+	ids[0]++;
+	for (n = ids[0]; n > cursor; n--)
+		ids[n] = ids[n-1];
+	ids[n] = pid;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int mdb_reader_check(MDB_env *env, int *dead)
+{
+	unsigned int i, j, rdrs;
+	MDB_reader *mr;
+	pid_t *pids, pid;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	if (!env)
+		return EINVAL;
+	if (dead)
+		*dead = 0;
+	if (!env->me_txns)
+		return MDB_SUCCESS;
+	rdrs = env->me_maxreaders;
+	pids = malloc((rdrs+1) * sizeof(pid_t));
+	if (!pids)
+		return ENOMEM;
+	pids[0] = 0;
+	mr = env->me_txns->mti_readers;
+	j = 0;
+	for (i=0; i<rdrs; i++) {
+		if (mr[i].mr_pid && mr[i].mr_pid != env->me_pid) {
+			pid = mr[i].mr_pid;
+			if (mdb_pid_insert(pids, pid) == 0) {
+				if (mdb_reader_pid(env, Pidcheck, pid)) {
+					LOCK_MUTEX_R(env);
+					for (j=i; j<rdrs; j++)
+						if (mr[j].mr_pid == pid) {
+							mr[j].mr_pid = 0;
+							count++;
+						}
+					UNLOCK_MUTEX_R(env);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	free(pids);
+	if (dead)
+		*dead = count;
+	return MDB_SUCCESS;
+}
 /** @} */
diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.1 b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.1
index f343192..3622772 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.1
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mdb_stat \- LMDB environment status tool
 [\c
 .BR \-n ]
 [\c
-.BR \-r ]
+.BR \-r [ r ]]
 [\c
 .BR \-a \ |
 .BI \-s \ subdb\fR]
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Shows the process ID, thread ID, and transaction ID for each active
 reader slot. The process ID and transaction ID are in decimal, the
 thread ID is in hexadecimal. The transaction ID is displayed as "-"
 if the reader does not currently have a read transaction open.
+If \fB\-rr\fP is given, check for stale entries in the reader
+table and clear them. The reader table will be printed again
+after the check is performed.
 .TP
 .BR \-a
 Display the status of all of the subdatabases in the environment.
diff --git a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.c b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.c
index 8331bb9..aaad2d7 100644
--- a/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.c
+++ b/libraries/liblmdb/mdb_stat.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void prstat(MDB_stat *ms)
 
 static void usage(char *prog)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s dbpath [-n] [-e] [-r] | [-f[f[f]]] [-a|-s subdb]\n", prog);
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s dbpath [-n] [-e] [-r[r]] [-f[f[f]]] [-a|-s subdb]\n", prog);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (rdrinfo) {
 		printf("Reader Table Status\n");
 		rc = mdb_reader_list(env, (MDB_msg_func *)fputs, stdout);
+		if (rdrinfo > 1) {
+			int dead;
+			mdb_reader_check(env, &dead);
+			printf("  %d stale readers cleared.\n", dead);
+			rc = mdb_reader_list(env, (MDB_msg_func *)fputs, stdout);
+		}
 		if (!(subname || alldbs || freinfo))
 			goto env_close;
 	}