diff --git a/src/core/socket.c b/src/core/socket.c
index 41147d4bf7..0694fe7aad 100644
--- a/src/core/socket.c
+++ b/src/core/socket.c
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ static int socket_start(Unit *u) {
                 /* If the service is already active we cannot start the
                  * socket */
                 if (!IN_SET(service->state,
-                            SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
+                            SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_DEAD_RESOURCES_PINNED, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
                             SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART_QUEUED))
                         return log_unit_error_errno(u, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EBUSY),
                                                     "Socket service %s already active, refusing.", UNIT(service)->id);
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ static void socket_trigger_notify(Unit *u, Unit *other) {
                 return;
 
         if (IN_SET(SERVICE(other)->state,
-                   SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
+                   SERVICE_DEAD, SERVICE_DEAD_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_DEAD_RESOURCES_PINNED, SERVICE_FAILED, SERVICE_FAILED_BEFORE_AUTO_RESTART,
                    SERVICE_FINAL_SIGTERM, SERVICE_FINAL_SIGKILL,
                    SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART, SERVICE_AUTO_RESTART_QUEUED))
                socket_enter_listening(s);
diff --git a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..083f5fa055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.stopped-socket-activation.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
+
+systemctl stop systemd-journald.service
+systemd-cat date
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+timeout 30 bash -xec 'until test "$(systemctl show -p SubState --value systemd-journald.service)" = "running"; do sleep 1; done'