diff --git a/ext/monitor/lib/monitor.rb b/ext/monitor/lib/monitor.rb
index 821dccadbe..1883cb72f6 100644
--- a/ext/monitor/lib/monitor.rb
+++ b/ext/monitor/lib/monitor.rb
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ module MonitorMixin
   # Monitor object.
   #
   def new_cond
+    unless defined?(@mon_data)
+      mon_initialize
+      @mon_initialized_by_new_cond = true
+    end
     return ConditionVariable.new(@mon_data)
   end
 
@@ -224,8 +228,12 @@ module MonitorMixin
   # Initializes the MonitorMixin after being included in a class or when an
   # object has been extended with the MonitorMixin
   def mon_initialize
-    if defined?(@mon_data) && @mon_data_owner_object_id == self.object_id
-      raise ThreadError, "already initialized"
+    if defined?(@mon_data)
+      if defined?(@mon_initialized_by_new_cond)
+        return # already initalized.
+      elsif @mon_data_owner_object_id == self.object_id
+        raise ThreadError, "already initialized"
+      end
     end
     @mon_data = ::Monitor.new
     @mon_data_owner_object_id = self.object_id
diff --git a/test/monitor/test_monitor.rb b/test/monitor/test_monitor.rb
index 950db917e6..721c848d68 100644
--- a/test/monitor/test_monitor.rb
+++ b/test/monitor/test_monitor.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,19 @@ class TestMonitor < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_join_threads([th, th2])
   end
 
+  class NewCondTest
+    include MonitorMixin
+    attr_reader :cond
+    def initialize
+      @cond = new_cond
+      super # mon_initialize
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_new_cond_before_initialize
+    assert NewCondTest.new.cond.instance_variable_get(:@monitor) != nil
+  end
+
   def test_timedwait
     cond = @monitor.new_cond
     b = "foo"