diff --git a/src/body/body.rs b/src/body/body.rs
index 87cf087426..71c180f07a 100644
--- a/src/body/body.rs
+++ b/src/body/body.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use common::Never;
 use super::{Chunk, Payload};
 use super::internal::{FullDataArg, FullDataRet};
 
-
 type BodySender = mpsc::Sender<Result<Chunk, ::Error>>;
 
 /// A stream of `Chunk`s, used when receiving bodies.
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ pub struct Body {
 enum Kind {
     Once(Option<Chunk>),
     Chan {
-        _close_tx: oneshot::Sender<()>,
+        abort_rx: oneshot::Receiver<()>,
         rx: mpsc::Receiver<Result<Chunk, ::Error>>,
     },
     H2(h2::RecvStream),
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ enum DelayEof {
 #[must_use = "Sender does nothing unless sent on"]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Sender {
-    close_rx: oneshot::Receiver<()>,
+    abort_tx: oneshot::Sender<()>,
     tx: BodySender,
 }
 
@@ -87,14 +86,14 @@ impl Body {
     #[inline]
     pub fn channel() -> (Sender, Body) {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(0);
-        let (close_tx, close_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let (abort_tx, abort_rx) = oneshot::channel();
 
         let tx = Sender {
-            close_rx: close_rx,
+            abort_tx: abort_tx,
             tx: tx,
         };
         let rx = Body::new(Kind::Chan {
-            _close_tx: close_tx,
+            abort_rx: abort_rx,
             rx: rx,
         });
 
@@ -189,11 +188,17 @@ impl Body {
     fn poll_inner(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<Chunk>, ::Error> {
         match self.kind {
             Kind::Once(ref mut val) => Ok(Async::Ready(val.take())),
-            Kind::Chan { ref mut rx, .. } => match rx.poll().expect("mpsc cannot error") {
-                Async::Ready(Some(Ok(chunk))) => Ok(Async::Ready(Some(chunk))),
-                Async::Ready(Some(Err(err))) => Err(err),
-                Async::Ready(None) => Ok(Async::Ready(None)),
-                Async::NotReady => Ok(Async::NotReady),
+            Kind::Chan { ref mut rx, ref mut abort_rx } => {
+                if let Ok(Async::Ready(())) = abort_rx.poll() {
+                    return Err(::Error::new_body_write("body write aborted"));
+                }
+
+                match rx.poll().expect("mpsc cannot error") {
+                    Async::Ready(Some(Ok(chunk))) => Ok(Async::Ready(Some(chunk))),
+                    Async::Ready(Some(Err(err))) => Err(err),
+                    Async::Ready(None) => Ok(Async::Ready(None)),
+                    Async::NotReady => Ok(Async::NotReady),
+                }
             },
             Kind::H2(ref mut h2) => {
                 h2.poll()
@@ -283,7 +288,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Body {
 impl Sender {
     /// Check to see if this `Sender` can send more data.
     pub fn poll_ready(&mut self) -> Poll<(), ::Error> {
-        match self.close_rx.poll() {
+        match self.abort_tx.poll_cancel() {
             Ok(Async::Ready(())) | Err(_) => return Err(::Error::new_closed()),
             Ok(Async::NotReady) => (),
         }
@@ -303,6 +308,11 @@ impl Sender {
             .map_err(|err| err.into_inner().expect("just sent Ok"))
     }
 
+    /// Aborts the body in an abnormal fashion.
+    pub fn abort(self) {
+        let _ = self.abort_tx.send(());
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn send_error(&mut self, err: ::Error) {
         let _ = self.tx.try_send(Err(err));
     }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index f1326e2d99..0eb064f2ef 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ impl StdError for Error {
             Kind::NewService => "calling user's new_service failed",
             Kind::Service => "error from user's server service",
             Kind::Body => "error reading a body from connection",
-            Kind::BodyWrite => "error write a body to connection",
+            Kind::BodyWrite => "error writing a body to connection",
             Kind::BodyUser => "error from user's Payload stream",
             Kind::Shutdown => "error shutting down connection",
             Kind::Http2 => "http2 general error",
diff --git a/tests/client.rs b/tests/client.rs
index 3436ca7eee..bd5958a7f8 100644
--- a/tests/client.rs
+++ b/tests/client.rs
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ mod conn {
     use tokio::net::TcpStream;
     use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 
-    use hyper::{self, Request};
+    use hyper::{self, Request, Body, Method};
     use hyper::client::conn;
 
     use super::{s, tcp_connect, FutureHyperExt};
@@ -1424,6 +1424,53 @@ mod conn {
         res.join(rx).map(|r| r.0).wait().unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn aborted_body_isnt_completed() {
+        let _ = ::pretty_env_logger::try_init();
+        let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = server.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let mut runtime = Runtime::new().unwrap();
+
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let server = thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut sock = server.accept().unwrap().0;
+            sock.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            sock.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            let expected = "POST / HTTP/1.1\r\ntransfer-encoding: chunked\r\n\r\n5\r\nhello\r\n";
+            let mut buf = vec![0; expected.len()];
+            sock.read_exact(&mut buf).expect("read 1");
+            assert_eq!(s(&buf), expected);
+
+            let _ = tx.send(());
+
+            assert_eq!(sock.read(&mut buf).expect("read 2"), 0);
+        });
+
+        let tcp = tcp_connect(&addr).wait().unwrap();
+
+        let (mut client, conn) = conn::handshake(tcp).wait().unwrap();
+
+        runtime.spawn(conn.map(|_| ()).map_err(|e| panic!("conn error: {}", e)));
+
+        let (mut sender, body) = Body::channel();
+        let sender = thread::spawn(move || {
+            sender.send_data("hello".into()).ok().unwrap();
+            rx.wait().unwrap();
+            sender.abort();
+        });
+
+        let req = Request::builder()
+            .method(Method::POST)
+            .uri("/")
+            .body(body)
+            .unwrap();
+        let res = client.send_request(req);
+        res.wait().unwrap_err();
+
+        server.join().expect("server thread panicked");
+        sender.join().expect("sender thread panicked");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn uri_absolute_form() {
         let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();