diff --git a/benches/generators.rs b/benches/generators.rs
index ec603d198cf..b01a1725ceb 100644
--- a/benches/generators.rs
+++ b/benches/generators.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use test::{black_box, Bencher};
 
 use rand::{Rng, NewSeeded, Sample, SeedableRng, StdRng, OsRng, JitterRng};
 use rand::prng::*;
+use rand::reseeding::{ReseedingRng, ReseedWithNew};
 
 macro_rules! gen_bytes {
     ($fnn:ident, $gen:ident) => {
@@ -102,3 +103,40 @@ fn init_jitter(b: &mut Bencher) {
         black_box(JitterRng::new().unwrap());
     });
 }
+
+
+
+#[bench]
+fn reseeding_hc128_bytes(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    let mut rng = ReseedingRng::new(Hc128Rng::new().unwrap(),
+                                    128*1024*1024*1024,
+                                    ReseedWithNew);
+    let mut buf = [0u8; BYTES_LEN];
+    b.iter(|| {
+        for _ in 0..RAND_BENCH_N {
+            rng.fill_bytes(&mut buf);
+            black_box(buf);
+        }
+    });
+    b.bytes = BYTES_LEN as u64 * RAND_BENCH_N;
+}
+
+macro_rules! reseeding_uint {
+    ($fnn:ident, $ty:ty) => {
+        #[bench]
+        fn $fnn(b: &mut Bencher) {
+            let mut rng = ReseedingRng::new(Hc128Rng::new().unwrap(),
+                                            128*1024*1024*1024,
+                                            ReseedWithNew);
+            b.iter(|| {
+                for _ in 0..RAND_BENCH_N {
+                    black_box(rng.gen::<$ty>());
+                }
+            });
+            b.bytes = size_of::<$ty>() as u64 * RAND_BENCH_N;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+reseeding_uint!(reseeding_hc128_u32, u32);
+reseeding_uint!(reseeding_hc128_u64, u64);
diff --git a/src/reseeding.rs b/src/reseeding.rs
index 5d95910825f..8af604f697e 100644
--- a/src/reseeding.rs
+++ b/src/reseeding.rs
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
 //! A wrapper around another RNG that reseeds it after it
 //! generates a certain number of random bytes.
 
-use core::cmp::max;
 use {Rng, SeedableRng, Error, ErrorKind};
 #[cfg(feature="std")]
 use NewSeeded;
 
 /// How many bytes of entropy the underling RNG is allowed to generate
 /// before it is reseeded
-const DEFAULT_GENERATION_THRESHOLD: u64 = 32 * 1024;
+const DEFAULT_RESEEDING_THRESHOLD: i64 = 32 * 1024;
 
 /// A wrapper around any RNG which reseeds the underlying RNG after it
 /// has generated a certain number of random bytes.
@@ -32,8 +31,8 @@ const DEFAULT_GENERATION_THRESHOLD: u64 = 32 * 1024;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ReseedingRng<R, Rsdr: Reseeder<R>> {
     rng: R,
-    generation_threshold: u64,
-    bytes_generated: u64,
+    threshold: i64,
+    bytes_until_reseed: i64,
     /// Controls the behaviour when reseeding the RNG.
     pub reseeder: Rsdr,
 }
@@ -44,70 +43,62 @@ impl<R: Rng, Rsdr: Reseeder<R>> ReseedingRng<R, Rsdr> {
     /// # Arguments
     ///
     /// * `rng`: the random number generator to use.
-    /// * `generation_threshold`: the number of bytes of entropy at which to reseed the RNG.
+    /// * `threshold`: the number of generated bytes after which to reseed the RNG.
     /// * `reseeder`: the reseeding object to use.
-    pub fn new(rng: R, generation_threshold: u64, reseeder: Rsdr) -> ReseedingRng<R,Rsdr> {
+    pub fn new(rng: R, threshold: u64, reseeder: Rsdr) -> ReseedingRng<R,Rsdr> {
+        assert!(threshold <= ::core::i64::MAX as u64);
         ReseedingRng {
             rng: rng,
-            generation_threshold: generation_threshold,
-            bytes_generated: 0,
+            threshold: threshold as i64,
+            bytes_until_reseed: threshold as i64,
             reseeder: reseeder
         }
     }
 
-    /// Reseed the internal RNG if the number of bytes that have been
-    /// generated exceed the threshold.
-    /// 
+    /// Reseed the internal RNG.
     /// On error, this may delay reseeding or not reseed at all.
-    pub fn reseed_if_necessary(&mut self) {
-        if self.bytes_generated >= self.generation_threshold {
-            let mut err_count = 0;
-            loop {
-                if let Err(e) = self.reseeder.reseed(&mut self.rng) {
-                    // TODO: log?
-                    if e.kind.should_wait() {
-                        // Delay reseeding
-                        let delay = max(self.generation_threshold >> 8, self.bytes_generated);
-                        self.bytes_generated -= delay;
-                        break;
-                    } else if e.kind.should_retry() {
-                        if err_count > 4 {  // arbitrary limit
-                            // TODO: log details & cause?
-                            break;  // give up trying to reseed
-                        }
-                        err_count += 1;
-                        continue;   // immediate retry
-                    } else {
-                        break;  // give up trying to reseed
+    #[inline(never)]
+    pub fn reseed(&mut self) {
+        self.bytes_until_reseed = self.threshold;
+        let mut err_count = 0;
+        loop {
+            if let Err(e) = self.reseeder.reseed(&mut self.rng) {
+                // TODO: log?
+                if e.kind.should_wait() {
+                    // Delay reseeding
+                    self.bytes_until_reseed = self.threshold >> 8;
+                } else if e.kind.should_retry() {
+                    err_count += 1;
+                    if err_count <= 5 { // arbitrary limit
+                        continue; // retry immediately
                     }
-                } else {
-                    break;  // no reseeding
                 }
+                // give up trying to reseed
             }
-            self.bytes_generated = 0;
+            break; // successfully reseeded, delayed, or given up.
         }
     }
+
     /// Reseed the internal RNG if the number of bytes that have been
     /// generated exceed the threshold.
     /// 
     /// If reseeding fails, return an error with the original cause. Note that
     /// if the cause has a permanent failure, we report a transient error and
     /// skip reseeding.
-    pub fn try_reseed_if_necessary(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if self.bytes_generated >= self.generation_threshold {
-            if let Err(err) = self.reseeder.reseed(&mut self.rng) {
-                let newkind = match err.kind {
-                    a @ ErrorKind::NotReady => a,
-                    b @ ErrorKind::Transient => b,
-                    _ => {
-                        self.bytes_generated = 0;   // skip reseeding
-                        ErrorKind::Transient
-                    }
-                };
-                return Err(Error::with_cause(newkind, "reseeding failed", err));
-            }
-            self.bytes_generated = 0;
+    #[inline(never)]
+    pub fn try_reseed(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if let Err(err) = self.reseeder.reseed(&mut self.rng) {
+            let newkind = match err.kind {
+                a @ ErrorKind::NotReady => a,
+                b @ ErrorKind::Transient => b,
+                _ => {
+                    self.bytes_until_reseed = self.threshold; // skip reseeding
+                    ErrorKind::Transient
+                }
+            };
+            return Err(Error::with_cause(newkind, "reseeding failed", err));
         }
+        self.bytes_until_reseed = self.threshold;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -115,45 +106,59 @@ impl<R: Rng, Rsdr: Reseeder<R>> ReseedingRng<R, Rsdr> {
 
 impl<R: Rng, Rsdr: Reseeder<R>> Rng for ReseedingRng<R, Rsdr> {
     fn next_u32(&mut self) -> u32 {
-        self.reseed_if_necessary();
-        self.bytes_generated += 4;
-        self.rng.next_u32()
+        let value = self.rng.next_u32();
+        self.bytes_until_reseed -= 4;
+        if self.bytes_until_reseed <= 0 {
+            self.reseed();
+        }
+        value
     }
 
     fn next_u64(&mut self) -> u64 {
-        self.reseed_if_necessary();
-        self.bytes_generated += 8;
-        self.rng.next_u64()
+        let value = self.rng.next_u64();
+        self.bytes_until_reseed -= 8;
+        if self.bytes_until_reseed <= 0 {
+            self.reseed();
+        }
+        value
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "i128_support")]
     fn next_u128(&mut self) -> u128 {
-        self.reseed_if_necessary();
-        self.bytes_generated += 16;
-        self.rng.next_u128()
+        let value = self.rng.next_u128();
+        self.bytes_until_reseed -= 16;
+        if self.bytes_until_reseed <= 0 {
+            self.reseed();
+        }
+        value
     }
 
     fn fill_bytes(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) {
-        self.reseed_if_necessary();
-        self.bytes_generated += dest.len() as u64;
         self.rng.fill_bytes(dest);
+        self.bytes_until_reseed -= dest.len() as i64;
+        if self.bytes_until_reseed <= 0 {
+            self.reseed();
+        }
     }
 
     fn try_fill(&mut self, dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.try_reseed_if_necessary()?;
-        self.bytes_generated += dest.len() as u64;
-        self.rng.try_fill(dest)
+        self.rng.try_fill(dest)?;
+        self.bytes_until_reseed -= dest.len() as i64;
+        if self.bytes_until_reseed <= 0 {
+            self.try_reseed()?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
 impl<R: SeedableRng, Rsdr: Reseeder<R>> ReseedingRng<R, Rsdr> {
     /// Create a new `ReseedingRng` from the given reseeder and
-    /// seed. This uses a default value for `generation_threshold`.
+    /// seed. This uses a default value for `threshold`.
     pub fn from_reseeder(rsdr: Rsdr, seed: <R as SeedableRng>::Seed) -> ReseedingRng<R, Rsdr> {
         ReseedingRng {
             rng: SeedableRng::from_seed(seed),
-            generation_threshold: DEFAULT_GENERATION_THRESHOLD,
-            bytes_generated: 0,
+            threshold: DEFAULT_RESEEDING_THRESHOLD,
+            bytes_until_reseed: DEFAULT_RESEEDING_THRESHOLD,
             reseeder: rsdr
         }
     }