diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index bef6566..4e65cf7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ ChangeLog
 
   - suppress close event message(#107)
   - detect socket connection state(#109)
-  - support for code and reason in on_close callback(#111 )
+  - support for code and reason in on_close callback(#111)
+  - continuation frame handling seems suspicious(#113)
 
 - v0.18.0
 
diff --git a/websocket/_core.py b/websocket/_core.py
index c9d0e39..9b82938 100644
--- a/websocket/_core.py
+++ b/websocket/_core.py
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ class WebSocket(object):
                 # 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'opcode'
                 raise WebSocketException("Not a valid frame %s" % frame)
             elif frame.opcode in (ABNF.OPCODE_TEXT, ABNF.OPCODE_BINARY, ABNF.OPCODE_CONT):
-                if frame.opcode == ABNF.OPCODE_CONT and not self._cont_data:
+                if not self.fire_cont_frame and frame.opcode == ABNF.OPCODE_CONT and not self._cont_data:
                     raise WebSocketException("Illegal frame")
                 if self._cont_data:
                     self._cont_data[1] += frame.data
diff --git a/websocket/tests/test_websocket.py b/websocket/tests/test_websocket.py
index 0d0b250..190d962 100644
--- a/websocket/tests/test_websocket.py
+++ b/websocket/tests/test_websocket.py
@@ -289,6 +289,27 @@ class WebSocketTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(ws.WebSocketConnectionClosedException):
             sock.recv()
 
+    def testRecvWithFireEventOfFragmentation(self):
+        sock = ws.WebSocket(fire_cont_frame=True)
+        s = sock.sock = SockMock()
+        # OPCODE=TEXT, FIN=0, MSG="Brevity is "
+        s.add_packet(six.b("\x01\x8babcd#\x10\x06\x12\x08\x16\x1aD\x08\x11C"))
+        # OPCODE=TEXT, FIN=0, MSG="Brevity is "
+        s.add_packet(six.b("\x01\x8babcd#\x10\x06\x12\x08\x16\x1aD\x08\x11C"))
+        # OPCODE=CONT, FIN=1, MSG="the soul of wit"
+        s.add_packet(six.b("\x80\x8fabcd\x15\n\x06D\x12\r\x16\x08A\r\x05D\x16\x0b\x17"))
+
+        _, data = sock.recv_data()
+        self.assertEqual(data, six.b("Brevity is "))
+        _, data = sock.recv_data()
+        self.assertEqual(data, six.b("Brevity is "))
+        _, data = sock.recv_data()
+        self.assertEqual(data, six.b("the soul of wit"))
+
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ws.WebSocketConnectionClosedException):
+            sock.recv()
+
     def testClose(self):
         sock = ws.WebSocket()
         sock.sock = SockMock()