diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletHttpHandlerAdapter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletHttpHandlerAdapter.java
index b965a2f0f3..05e87092b2 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletHttpHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletHttpHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ServletHttpHandlerAdapter extends HttpServlet {
 				servletRequest, this.dataBufferFactory, this.bufferSize);
 		ServletServerHttpResponse response = new ServletServerHttpResponse(
 				servletResponse, this.dataBufferFactory, this.bufferSize);
-		asyncContext.addListener(new HandlerAsyncEvent(request, response));
+		asyncContext.addListener(new ErrorHandlingAsyncListener(request, response));
 		HandlerResultSubscriber resultSubscriber = new HandlerResultSubscriber(asyncContext);
 		this.handler.handle(request, response).subscribe(resultSubscriber);
 	}
@@ -130,40 +130,47 @@ public class ServletHttpHandlerAdapter extends HttpServlet {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static final class HandlerAsyncEvent implements AsyncListener {
+
+	private static final class ErrorHandlingAsyncListener implements AsyncListener {
+
 		private final ServletServerHttpRequest request;
+
 		private final ServletServerHttpResponse response;
 
-		public HandlerAsyncEvent(ServletServerHttpRequest request,
+
+		public ErrorHandlingAsyncListener(ServletServerHttpRequest request,
 				ServletServerHttpResponse response) {
+
 			this.request = request;
 			this.response = response;
 		}
 
+
 		@Override
-		public void onComplete(AsyncEvent event) throws IOException {
+		public void onTimeout(AsyncEvent event) {
+			Throwable ex = event.getThrowable();
+			if (ex == null) {
+				ex = new IllegalStateException("Async operation timeout.");
+			}
+			this.request.handleAsyncListenerError(ex);
+			this.response.handleAsyncListenerError(ex);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void onError(AsyncEvent event) {
+			this.request.handleAsyncListenerError(event.getThrowable());
+			this.response.handleAsyncListenerError(event.getThrowable());
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void onStartAsync(AsyncEvent event) {
 			// no op
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public void onTimeout(AsyncEvent event) throws IOException {
-			Throwable t = event.getThrowable();
-			if (t == null) {
-				t = new IllegalStateException("Async operation timeout.");
-			}
-			request.onError(t);
-			response.onError(t);
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void onError(AsyncEvent event) throws IOException {
-			request.onError(event.getThrowable());
-			response.onError(event.getThrowable());
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void onStartAsync(AsyncEvent event) throws IOException {
+		public void onComplete(AsyncEvent event) {
 			// no op
 		}
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpRequest.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpRequest.java
index 65a22d078a..acbf881b10 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpRequest.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpRequest.java
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ public class ServletServerHttpRequest extends AbstractServerHttpRequest {
 		}
 	}
 
-	void onError(Throwable t) {
+	/** Handle a timeout/error callback from the Servlet container */
+	void handleAsyncListenerError(Throwable ex) {
 		if (this.bodyPublisher != null) {
-			this.bodyPublisher.onError(t);
+			this.bodyPublisher.onError(ex);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
index 7233f41775..2ff1ff99ec 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
@@ -154,15 +154,15 @@ public class ServletServerHttpResponse extends AbstractListenerServerHttpRespons
 		}
 	}
 
-
-	void onError(Throwable t) {
-		if (bodyFlushProcessor != null) {
-			bodyFlushProcessor.cancel();
-			bodyFlushProcessor.onError(t);
+	/** Handle a timeout/error callback from the Servlet container */
+	void handleAsyncListenerError(Throwable ex) {
+		if (this.bodyFlushProcessor != null) {
+			this.bodyFlushProcessor.cancel();
+			this.bodyFlushProcessor.onError(ex);
 		}
-		if (bodyProcessor != null) {
-			bodyProcessor.cancel();
-			bodyProcessor.onError(t);
+		if (this.bodyProcessor != null) {
+			this.bodyProcessor.cancel();
+			this.bodyProcessor.onError(ex);
 		}
 	}