diff --git a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java
index c1ed1bd6af..349c0ce572 100644
--- a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java
+++ b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/samplers/SampleResult.java
@@ -389,6 +389,21 @@ public class SampleResult implements Serializable {
 		subResult.setParent(this);
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * Add a subresult read from a results file.
+     * 
+     * As for addSubResult(), except that the fields don't need to be accumulated
+     * 
+     * @param subResult
+     */
+    public void storeSubResult(SampleResult subResult) {
+        if (subResults == null) {
+            subResults = new ArrayList();
+        }
+        subResults.add(subResult);
+        subResult.setParent(this);
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the subresults associated with this sample.
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/OldSaveService.java b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/OldSaveService.java
index d20370d6e5..c79ea72e19 100644
--- a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/OldSaveService.java
+++ b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/OldSaveService.java
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ public final class OldSaveService {
 		Configuration[] subResults = config.getChildren(SAMPLE_RESULT_TAG_NAME);
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < subResults.length; i++) {
-			result.addSubResult(getSampleResult(subResults[i]));
+			result.storeSubResult(getSampleResult(subResults[i]));
 		}
 		Configuration[] assResults = config.getChildren(ASSERTION_RESULT_TAG_NAME);
 
diff --git a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/converters/SampleResultConverter.java b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/converters/SampleResultConverter.java
index 5604c5d53c..1a56813a7a 100644
--- a/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/converters/SampleResultConverter.java
+++ b/src/core/org/apache/jmeter/save/converters/SampleResultConverter.java
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public class SampleResultConverter extends AbstractCollectionConverter {
 		if (subItem instanceof AssertionResult) {
 			res.addAssertionResult((AssertionResult) subItem);
 		} else if (subItem instanceof SampleResult) {
-			res.addSubResult((SampleResult) subItem);
+			res.storeSubResult((SampleResult) subItem);
 		} else if (nodeName.equals(TAG_RESPONSE_HEADER)) {
 			res.setResponseHeaders((String) subItem);
 		} else if (nodeName.equals(TAG_REQUEST_HEADER)) {
diff --git a/xdocs/changes.xml b/xdocs/changes.xml
index 81e80237bf..c5fa04875f 100644
--- a/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ The XSL stylesheets also now accept either "rc" or "rs"</li>
 <li>Bug 39533 - StatCalculator added wrong items</li>
 <li>Bug 39599 - ConcurrentModificationException</li>
 <li>HTTPSampler2 now handles Auto and Follow redirects correctly</li>
+<li>Bug 29481 - fix reloading sample results so subresults not counted twice</li>
 </ul>	
 	
 <h4>Other changes</h4>