diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
index a8bf8f83b8..f2310356df 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
@@ -1908,6 +1908,7 @@ QSslSocketPrivate::QSslSocketPrivate()
     , mode(QSslSocket::UnencryptedMode)
     , autoStartHandshake(false)
     , connectionEncrypted(false)
+    , shutdown(false)
     , ignoreAllSslErrors(false)
     , readyReadEmittedPointer(0)
     , allowRootCertOnDemandLoading(true)
@@ -1933,6 +1934,7 @@ void QSslSocketPrivate::init()
     autoStartHandshake = false;
     connectionEncrypted = false;
     ignoreAllSslErrors = false;
+    shutdown = false;
 
     // we don't want to clear the ignoreErrorsList, so
     // that it is possible setting it before connecting
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
index 3b2de7a05b..d515f27865 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
@@ -934,8 +934,11 @@ void QSslSocketBackendPrivate::transmit()
 #ifdef QSSLSOCKET_DEBUG
                 qDebug() << "QSslSocketBackendPrivate::transmit: remote disconnect";
 #endif
-                plainSocket->disconnectFromHost();
-                break;
+                shutdown = true; // the other side shut down, make sure we do not send shutdown ourselves
+                q->setErrorString(QSslSocket::tr("The TLS/SSL connection has been closed"));
+                q->setSocketError(QAbstractSocket::RemoteHostClosedError);
+                emit q->error(QAbstractSocket::RemoteHostClosedError);
+                return;
             case SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL: // some IO error
             case SSL_ERROR_SSL: // error in the SSL library
                 // we do not know exactly what the error is, nor whether we can recover from it,
@@ -1369,8 +1372,11 @@ void QWindowsCaRootFetcher::start()
 void QSslSocketBackendPrivate::disconnectFromHost()
 {
     if (ssl) {
-        q_SSL_shutdown(ssl);
-        transmit();
+        if (!shutdown) {
+            q_SSL_shutdown(ssl);
+            shutdown = true;
+            transmit();
+        }
     }
     plainSocket->disconnectFromHost();
 }
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
index 72117353ac..d1d79ae09c 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public:
     QSslSocket::SslMode mode;
     bool autoStartHandshake;
     bool connectionEncrypted;
+    bool shutdown;
     bool ignoreAllSslErrors;
     QList<QSslError> ignoreErrorsList;
     bool* readyReadEmittedPointer;
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
index feb6978690..f3adb2b52f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket/tst_qsslsocket.cpp
@@ -2135,7 +2135,8 @@ void tst_QSslSocket::writeBigChunk()
         QFAIL("Error while writing! Check if the OpenSSL BIO size is limited?!");
     }
     // also check the error string. If another error (than UnknownError) occurred, it should be different than before
-    QVERIFY(errorBefore == errorAfter);
+    QVERIFY2(errorBefore == errorAfter || socket->error() == QAbstractSocket::RemoteHostClosedError,
+             QByteArray("unexpected error: ").append(qPrintable(errorAfter)));
 
     // check that everything has been written to OpenSSL
     QVERIFY(socket->bytesToWrite() == 0);