diff --git a/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGateway.java b/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGateway.java
index d64ada4960..7dc5acae17 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGateway.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGateway.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class SimpleTcpNetOutboundGateway extends
 			return object;
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			this.reader = null;
+			this.handler.close();
 			throw new MessagingException(requestMessage, e);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGatewayTests.java b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGatewayTests.java
index fde11a4abb..a304b5fc51 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGatewayTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/SimpleTcpNetOutboundGatewayTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.integration.ip.tcp;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.net.ServerSocket;
 import java.net.Socket;
@@ -187,4 +188,49 @@ public class SimpleTcpNetOutboundGatewayTests {
 		assertEquals("OK", new String(bytes));
 	}
 	
+	@Test
+	public void testOutboundCloseOnTimeout() throws Exception {
+		final int port = SocketUtils.findAvailableServerSocket();
+		final CountDownLatch latch1 = new CountDownLatch(1);
+		final CountDownLatch latch2 = new CountDownLatch(1);
+		final CountDownLatch latch3 = new CountDownLatch(1);
+		Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					ServerSocket ss = ServerSocketFactory.getDefault().createServerSocket(port);
+					latch1.countDown();
+					boolean first = true;
+					while (true) {
+						Socket s = ss.accept();
+						byte[] b = new byte[1024];
+						s.getInputStream().read(b);
+						if (!first)
+							s.getOutputStream().write("OK\r\n".getBytes());
+						first = false;
+						latch2.countDown();
+						latch3.await();
+						s.close();
+					}
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				}
+			}});
+		t.start();
+		latch1.await(2000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+		SimpleTcpNetOutboundGateway gateway = new SimpleTcpNetOutboundGateway
+			("localhost", port);
+		gateway.setMessageFormat(MessageFormats.FORMAT_CRLF);
+		gateway.setClose(false);
+		gateway.setSoTimeout(500);
+		Message<String> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("test").build();
+		try {
+			gateway.handleRequestMessage(message);
+			fail("Expected failure");
+		} catch (Exception e) { }
+		latch3.countDown();
+		latch2.await(2000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+		byte[] bytes = (byte[]) gateway.handleRequestMessage(message);
+		assertEquals("OK", new String(bytes));
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java
index ba9306c3ad..ed057a4ae1 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@ public class SocketUtils {
 						writeByte(outputStream, 'x', true);
 					}
 					Thread.sleep(1000000000L); // wait forever, but we're a daemon
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					e.printStackTrace();
-				}
+				} catch (Exception e) { }
 			}
 		});
 		thread.setDaemon(true);
@@ -293,9 +291,7 @@ public class SocketUtils {
 						writeByte(outputStream, 'x', true);
 					}
 					Thread.sleep(1000000000L); // wait forever, but we're a daemon
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					e.printStackTrace();
-				}
+				} catch (Exception e) { }
 			}
 		});
 		thread.setDaemon(true);