diff --git a/Demos/Device/LowLevel/CDC/CDC.c b/Demos/Device/LowLevel/CDC/CDC.c
index 73b486ccd61a7a41f6b0b8a57b8dda447b261506..4b5409f5c49b4ecec5d14e9bc0ddcd1d54078238 100644
--- a/Demos/Device/LowLevel/CDC/CDC.c
+++ b/Demos/Device/LowLevel/CDC/CDC.c
@@ -45,16 +45,10 @@
  *  It is possible to completely ignore these value or use other settings as the host is completely unaware of the physical
  *  serial link characteristics and instead sends and receives data in endpoint streams.
  */
-CDC_Line_Coding_t LineCoding = { .BaudRateBPS = 9600,
-                                 .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
-                                 .ParityType  = Parity_None,
-                                 .DataBits    = 8            };
-							
-/** Indicates if the host has set the device line encoding. Until the line encoding is set by the host, the device should
- *  not attempt to send any bytes.
- */	 
-bool LineEncodingSet = false;
-
+CDC_Line_Coding_t LineEncoding = { .BaudRateBPS = 0,
+                                   .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
+                                   .ParityType  = Parity_None,
+                                   .DataBits    = 8            };
 
 #if 0
 /* NOTE: Here you can set up a standard stream using the created virtual serial port, so that the standard stream functions in
@@ -65,7 +59,7 @@ static int CDC_putchar(char c, FILE *stream)
 {	  
 	Endpoint_SelectEndpoint(CDC_TX_EPNUM);
 
-	if (!(LineEncodingSet))
+	if (!(LineEncoding.BaudRateBPS))
 	  return -1;
 	
 	while (!(Endpoint_IsReadWriteAllowed()))
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ static int CDC_getchar(FILE *stream)
 {
 	int c;
 
-	if (!(LineEncodingSet))
+	if (!(LineEncoding.BaudRateBPS))
 	  return -1;
 
 	Endpoint_SelectEndpoint(CDC_RX_EPNUM);
@@ -201,8 +195,6 @@ void EVENT_USB_ConfigurationChanged(void)
  */
 void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 {
-	uint8_t* LineCodingData = (uint8_t*)&LineCoding;
-
 	/* Process CDC specific control requests */
 	switch (USB_ControlRequest.bRequest)
 	{
@@ -213,7 +205,7 @@ void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 				Endpoint_ClearSETUP();
 
 				/* Write the line coding data to the control endpoint */
-				Endpoint_Write_Control_Stream_LE(LineCodingData, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
+				Endpoint_Write_Control_Stream_LE(&LineEncoding, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
 				
 				/* Finalize the stream transfer to send the last packet or clear the host abort */
 				Endpoint_ClearOUT();
@@ -227,10 +219,7 @@ void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 				Endpoint_ClearSETUP();
 
 				/* Read the line coding data in from the host into the global struct */
-				Endpoint_Read_Control_Stream_LE(LineCodingData, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
-				
-				/* Indicate that the line encoding has been set, and the device may now send data */
-				LineEncodingSet = true;
+				Endpoint_Read_Control_Stream_LE(&LineEncoding, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
 
 				/* Finalize the stream transfer to clear the last packet from the host */
 				Endpoint_ClearIN();
@@ -314,7 +303,7 @@ void CDC_Task(void)
 	{
 		ActionSent = false;
 	}
-	else if ((ActionSent == false) && LineEncodingSet)
+	else if ((ActionSent == false) && LineEncoding.BaudRateBPS)
 	{
 		ActionSent = true;
 
diff --git a/Demos/Device/LowLevel/DualCDC/DualCDC.c b/Demos/Device/LowLevel/DualCDC/DualCDC.c
index dd278d5353dc95dcdbd7b123d0a9697fb0716da9..654ce863e9b44d08882d39d66f326bf91edce149 100644
--- a/Demos/Device/LowLevel/DualCDC/DualCDC.c
+++ b/Demos/Device/LowLevel/DualCDC/DualCDC.c
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
  *  It is possible to completely ignore these value or use other settings as the host is completely unaware of the physical
  *  serial link characteristics and instead sends and receives data in endpoint streams.
  */
-CDC_Line_Coding_t LineCoding1 = { .BaudRateBPS = 9600,
-                                  .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
-                                  .ParityType  = Parity_None,
-                                  .DataBits    = 8            };
+CDC_Line_Coding_t LineEncoding1 = { .BaudRateBPS = 0,
+                                    .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
+                                    .ParityType  = Parity_None,
+                                    .DataBits    = 8            };
 
 /** Contains the current baud rate and other settings of the second virtual serial port. While this demo does not use
  *  the physical USART and thus does not use these settings, they must still be retained and returned to the host
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ CDC_Line_Coding_t LineCoding1 = { .BaudRateBPS = 9600,
  *  It is possible to completely ignore these value or use other settings as the host is completely unaware of the physical
  *  serial link characteristics and instead sends and receives data in endpoint streams.
  */
-CDC_Line_Coding_t LineCoding2 = { .BaudRateBPS = 9600,
-                                  .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
-                                  .ParityType  = Parity_None,
-                                  .DataBits    = 8            };
+CDC_Line_Coding_t LineEncoding2 = { .BaudRateBPS = 0,
+                                    .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
+                                    .ParityType  = Parity_None,
+                                    .DataBits    = 8            };
 
 /** Main program entry point. This routine configures the hardware required by the application, then
  *  starts the scheduler to run the application tasks.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void EVENT_USB_ConfigurationChanged(void)
 void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 {
 	/* Determine which interface's Line Coding data is being set from the wIndex parameter */
-	uint8_t* LineCodingData = (USB_ControlRequest.wIndex == 0) ? (uint8_t*)&LineCoding1 : (uint8_t*)&LineCoding2;
+	uint8_t* LineEncodingData = (USB_ControlRequest.wIndex == 0) ? (uint8_t*)&LineEncoding1 : (uint8_t*)&LineEncoding2;
 
 	/* Process CDC specific control requests */
 	switch (USB_ControlRequest.bRequest)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 				Endpoint_ClearSETUP();
 
 				/* Write the line coding data to the control endpoint */
-				Endpoint_Write_Control_Stream_LE(LineCodingData, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
+				Endpoint_Write_Control_Stream_LE(LineEncodingData, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
 				
 				/* Finalize the stream transfer to send the last packet or clear the host abort */
 				Endpoint_ClearOUT();
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 				Endpoint_ClearSETUP();
 
 				/* Read the line coding data in from the host into the global struct */
-				Endpoint_Read_Control_Stream_LE(LineCodingData, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
+				Endpoint_Read_Control_Stream_LE(LineEncodingData, sizeof(CDC_Line_Coding_t));
 
 				/* Finalize the stream transfer to clear the last packet from the host */
 				Endpoint_ClearIN();
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void CDC1_Task(void)
 	{
 		ActionSent = false;
 	}
-	else if (ActionSent == false)
+	else if ((ActionSent == false) && LineEncoding1.BaudRateBPS)
 	{
 		ActionSent = true;
 		
diff --git a/Demos/Device/LowLevel/USBtoSerial/USBtoSerial.c b/Demos/Device/LowLevel/USBtoSerial/USBtoSerial.c
index af963b1fc5cb08866cb57dca2fe67a6fd9acbea3..2765064f786d506f796936af283a7b27ab1e0ff9 100644
--- a/Demos/Device/LowLevel/USBtoSerial/USBtoSerial.c
+++ b/Demos/Device/LowLevel/USBtoSerial/USBtoSerial.c
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
  *  These values are set by the host via a class-specific request, and the physical USART should be reconfigured to match the
  *  new settings each time they are changed by the host.
  */
-CDC_Line_Coding_t LineCoding = { .BaudRateBPS = 9600,
-                                 .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
-                                 .ParityType  = Parity_None,
-                                 .DataBits    = 8            };
+CDC_Line_Coding_t LineEncoding = { .BaudRateBPS = 0,
+                                   .CharFormat  = OneStopBit,
+                                   .ParityType  = Parity_None,
+                                   .DataBits    = 8            };
 
 /** Ring (circular) buffer to hold the RX data - data from the host to the attached device on the serial port. */
 RingBuff_t Rx_Buffer;
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ void EVENT_USB_ConfigurationChanged(void)
  */
 void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 {
-	uint8_t* LineCodingData = (uint8_t*)&LineCoding;
-
 	/* Process CDC specific control requests */
 	switch (USB_ControlRequest.bRequest)
 	{
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 				Endpoint_ClearSETUP();
 
 				/* Write the line coding data to the control endpoint */
-				Endpoint_Write_Control_Stream_LE(LineCodingData, sizeof(LineCoding));
+				Endpoint_Write_Control_Stream_LE(&LineEncoding, sizeof(LineEncoding));
 				
 				/* Finalize the stream transfer to send the last packet or clear the host abort */
 				Endpoint_ClearOUT();
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ void EVENT_USB_UnhandledControlPacket(void)
 				Endpoint_ClearSETUP();
 
 				/* Read the line coding data in from the host into the global struct */
-				Endpoint_Read_Control_Stream_LE(LineCodingData, sizeof(LineCoding));
+				Endpoint_Read_Control_Stream_LE(&LineEncoding, sizeof(LineEncoding));
 
 				/* Finalize the stream transfer to clear the last packet from the host */
 				Endpoint_ClearIN();
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ void CDC_Task(void)
 	Endpoint_SelectEndpoint(CDC_TX_EPNUM);
 
 	/* Check if the Tx buffer contains anything to be sent to the host */
-	if (Tx_Buffer.Elements)
+	if ((Tx_Buffer.Elements) && LineEncoding.BaudRateBPS)
 	{
 		/* Wait until Serial Tx Endpoint Ready for Read/Write */
 		while (!(Endpoint_IsReadWriteAllowed()))
@@ -304,7 +302,7 @@ void CDC_Task(void)
 ISR(USART1_RX_vect, ISR_BLOCK)
 {
 	/* Only store received characters if the USB interface is connected */
-	if (USB_DeviceState != DEVICE_STATE_Configured)
+	if ((USB_DeviceState != DEVICE_STATE_Configured) && LineEncoding.BaudRateBPS)
 	  Buffer_StoreElement(&Tx_Buffer, UDR1);
 }
 
@@ -314,21 +312,21 @@ void ReconfigureUSART(void)
 	uint8_t ConfigMask = 0;
 
 	/* Determine parity - non odd/even parity mode defaults to no parity */
-	if (LineCoding.ParityType == Parity_Odd)
+	if (LineEncoding.ParityType == Parity_Odd)
 	  ConfigMask = ((1 << UPM11) | (1 << UPM10));
-	else if (LineCoding.ParityType == Parity_Even)
+	else if (LineEncoding.ParityType == Parity_Even)
 	  ConfigMask = (1 << UPM11);
 
 	/* Determine stop bits - 1.5 stop bits is set as 1 stop bit due to hardware limitations */
-	if (LineCoding.CharFormat == TwoStopBits)
+	if (LineEncoding.CharFormat == TwoStopBits)
 	  ConfigMask |= (1 << USBS1);
 
 	/* Determine data size - 5, 6, 7, or 8 bits are supported */
-	if (LineCoding.DataBits == 6)
+	if (LineEncoding.DataBits == 6)
 	  ConfigMask |= (1 << UCSZ10);
-	else if (LineCoding.DataBits == 7)
+	else if (LineEncoding.DataBits == 7)
 	  ConfigMask |= (1 << UCSZ11);
-	else if (LineCoding.DataBits == 8)
+	else if (LineEncoding.DataBits == 8)
 	  ConfigMask |= ((1 << UCSZ11) | (1 << UCSZ10));
 	
 	/* Enable double speed, gives better error percentages at 8MHz */
@@ -341,5 +339,5 @@ void ReconfigureUSART(void)
 	UCSR1C = ConfigMask;
 	
 	/* Set the USART baud rate register to the desired baud rate value */
-	UBRR1  = SERIAL_2X_UBBRVAL((uint16_t)LineCoding.BaudRateBPS);
+	UBRR1  = SERIAL_2X_UBBRVAL((uint16_t)LineEncoding.BaudRateBPS);
 }
diff --git a/LUFA/ManPages/ChangeLog.txt b/LUFA/ManPages/ChangeLog.txt
index cdd2333d235b1222ed44659bcbb64b0e4d3e6062..c674a5595fece2a2239ac4391cc67192cf8224ab 100644
--- a/LUFA/ManPages/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/LUFA/ManPages/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
   *    to only unfreeze and check one data pipe at a time) to prevent incorrect device enumerations and freezes while trasferring data
   *  - Make Pipe_ConfigurePipe() mask the given endpoint number against PIPE_EPNUM_MASK to ensure the endpoint IN direction bit is
   *    cleared to prevent endpoint type corruption
+  *  - Fixed issue opening CDC-ACM ports on hosts when the CDC device tries to send data before the host has set the line encoding
   *  - Fixed USB_OPT_MANUAL_PLL option being ignored during device disconnects on some models (thanks to Brian Dickman)
   *  - Fixed documentation mentioning Pipe_GetCurrentToken() function when correct function name is Pipe_GetPipeToken()
   *  - Fixed ADC driver for the ATMEGA32U4 and ATMEGA16U4 (thanks to Opendous Inc.)