diff --git a/apps/httpd/main.cc b/apps/httpd/main.cc
index 273f747df5..27bebbcb40 100644
--- a/apps/httpd/main.cc
+++ b/apps/httpd/main.cc
@@ -45,45 +45,46 @@ void set_routes(routes& r) {
         return "hello";
     });
     function_handler* h2 = new function_handler([](std::unique_ptr<request> req) {
-            return make_ready_future<json::json_return_type>("json-future");
+        return make_ready_future<json::json_return_type>("json-future");
     });
     r.add(operation_type::GET, url("/"), h1);
     r.add(operation_type::GET, url("/jf"), h2);
     r.add(operation_type::GET, url("/file").remainder("path"),
             new directory_handler("/"));
-    demo_json::hello_world.set(r,
-            [](const_req req) {
-                demo_json::my_object obj;
-                obj.var1 = req.param.at("var1");
-                obj.var2 = req.param.at("var2");
-                demo_json::ns_hello_world::query_enum v = demo_json::ns_hello_world::str2query_enum(req.query_parameters.at("query_enum"));
-                // This demonstrate enum conversion
-                obj.enum_var = v;
-                return obj;
-            });
+    demo_json::hello_world.set(r, [] (const_req req) {
+        demo_json::my_object obj;
+        obj.var1 = req.param.at("var1");
+        obj.var2 = req.param.at("var2");
+        demo_json::ns_hello_world::query_enum v = demo_json::ns_hello_world::str2query_enum(req.query_parameters.at("query_enum"));
+        // This demonstrate enum conversion
+        obj.enum_var = v;
+        return obj;
+    });
 }
 
 int main(int ac, char** av) {
     app_template app;
     app.add_options()("port", bpo::value<uint16_t>()->default_value(10000),
             "HTTP Server port");
-    return app.run(ac, av,
-            [&] {
-                auto&& config = app.configuration();
-                uint16_t port = config["port"].as<uint16_t>();
-                auto server = new http_server_control();
-                auto rb= make_shared<api_registry_builder>("apps/httpd/");
-                server->start().then([server] {
-                    return server->set_routes(set_routes);
-                }).then([server, rb]{
-                    return server->set_routes([rb](routes& r){rb->set_api_doc(r);});
-                }).then([server, rb]{
-                    return server->set_routes([rb](routes& r) {rb->register_function(r, "demo", "hello world application");});
-                }).then([server, port] {
-                    return server->listen(port);
-                }).then([port] {
-                    std::cout << "Seastar HTTP server listening on port " << port << " ...\n";
-                });
-
+    return app.run(ac, av, [&] {
+        auto&& config = app.configuration();
+        uint16_t port = config["port"].as<uint16_t>();
+        auto server = new http_server_control();
+        auto rb = make_shared<api_registry_builder>("apps/httpd/");
+        server->start().then([server] {
+            return server->set_routes(set_routes);
+        }).then([server, rb]{
+            return server->set_routes([rb](routes& r){rb->set_api_doc(r);});
+        }).then([server, rb]{
+            return server->set_routes([rb](routes& r) {rb->register_function(r, "demo", "hello world application");});
+        }).then([server, port] {
+            return server->listen(port);
+        }).then([server, port] {
+            std::cout << "Seastar HTTP server listening on port " << port << " ...\n";
+            engine().at_exit([server] {
+                return server->stop();
             });
+        });
+
+    });
 }
diff --git a/core/posix.hh b/core/posix.hh
index 788b3835aa..d226592673 100644
--- a/core/posix.hh
+++ b/core/posix.hh
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ public:
         throw_system_error_on(ret == -1);
         return file_desc(ret);
     }
+    void shutdown(int how) {
+        auto ret = ::shutdown(_fd, how);
+        throw_system_error_on(ret == -1);
+    }
     void truncate(size_t size) {
         auto ret = ::ftruncate(_fd, size);
         throw_system_error_on(ret);
diff --git a/core/queue.hh b/core/queue.hh
index d1f6d09670..c2c3739201 100644
--- a/core/queue.hh
+++ b/core/queue.hh
@@ -76,6 +76,22 @@ public:
     future<> push_eventually(T&& data);
 
     size_t size() const { return _q.size(); }
+
+    // Destroy any items in the queue, and pass the provided exception to any
+    // waiting readers or writers.
+    void abort(std::exception_ptr ex) {
+        while (!_q.empty()) {
+            _q.pop();
+        }
+        if (_not_full) {
+            _not_full->set_exception(ex);
+            _not_full= std::experimental::nullopt;
+        }
+        if (_not_empty) {
+            _not_empty->set_exception(std::move(ex));
+            _not_empty = std::experimental::nullopt;
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/core/reactor.cc b/core/reactor.cc
index 4d0b084f67..f035caf64b 100644
--- a/core/reactor.cc
+++ b/core/reactor.cc
@@ -281,6 +281,24 @@ future<> reactor_backend_epoll::get_epoll_future(pollable_fd_state& pfd,
     return (pfd.*pr).get_future();
 }
 
+void reactor_backend_epoll::abort_fd(pollable_fd_state& pfd, std::exception_ptr ex,
+                                     promise<> pollable_fd_state::* pr, int event) {
+    if (pfd.events_epoll & event) {
+        pfd.events_epoll &= ~event;
+        auto ctl = pfd.events_epoll ? EPOLL_CTL_MOD : EPOLL_CTL_DEL;
+        ::epoll_event eevt;
+        eevt.events = pfd.events_epoll;
+        eevt.data.ptr = &pfd;
+        int r = ::epoll_ctl(_epollfd.get(), ctl, pfd.fd.get(), &eevt);
+        assert(r == 0);
+    }
+    if (pfd.events_requested & event) {
+        pfd.events_requested &= ~event;
+        (pfd.*pr).set_exception(std::move(ex));
+    }
+    pfd.events_known &= ~event;
+}
+
 future<> reactor_backend_epoll::readable(pollable_fd_state& fd) {
     return get_epoll_future(fd, &pollable_fd_state::pollin, EPOLLIN);
 }
@@ -289,6 +307,14 @@ future<> reactor_backend_epoll::writeable(pollable_fd_state& fd) {
     return get_epoll_future(fd, &pollable_fd_state::pollout, EPOLLOUT);
 }
 
+void reactor_backend_epoll::abort_reader(pollable_fd_state& fd, std::exception_ptr ex) {
+    abort_fd(fd, std::move(ex), &pollable_fd_state::pollin, EPOLLIN);
+}
+
+void reactor_backend_epoll::abort_writer(pollable_fd_state& fd, std::exception_ptr ex) {
+    abort_fd(fd, std::move(ex), &pollable_fd_state::pollout, EPOLLOUT);
+}
+
 void reactor_backend_epoll::forget(pollable_fd_state& fd) {
     if (fd.events_epoll) {
         ::epoll_ctl(_epollfd.get(), EPOLL_CTL_DEL, fd.fd.get(), nullptr);
diff --git a/core/reactor.hh b/core/reactor.hh
index 0a76a2da9c..3be99819e9 100644
--- a/core/reactor.hh
+++ b/core/reactor.hh
@@ -167,11 +167,14 @@ public:
     future<> write_all(net::packet& p);
     future<> readable();
     future<> writeable();
+    void abort_reader(std::exception_ptr ex);
+    void abort_writer(std::exception_ptr ex);
     future<pollable_fd, socket_address> accept();
     future<size_t> sendmsg(struct msghdr *msg);
     future<size_t> recvmsg(struct msghdr *msg);
     future<size_t> sendto(socket_address addr, const void* buf, size_t len);
     file_desc& get_file_desc() const { return _s->fd; }
+    void shutdown(int how) { _s->fd.shutdown(how); }
     void close() { _s.reset(); }
 protected:
     int get_fd() const { return _s->fd.get(); }
@@ -187,6 +190,8 @@ public:
     virtual ~connected_socket_impl() {}
     virtual input_stream<char> input() = 0;
     virtual output_stream<char> output() = 0;
+    virtual void shutdown_input() = 0;
+    virtual void shutdown_output() = 0;
 };
 
 /// \addtogroup networking-module
@@ -217,6 +222,22 @@ public:
     ///
     /// Gets an object that sends data to the remote endpoint.
     output_stream<char> output();
+    /// Disables output to the socket.
+    ///
+    /// Current or future writes that have not been successfully flushed
+    /// will immediately fail with an error.  This is useful to abort
+    /// operations on a socket that is not making progress due to a
+    /// peer failure.
+    void shutdown_output();
+    /// Disables input from the socket.
+    ///
+    /// Current or future reads will immediately fail with an error.
+    /// This is useful to abort operations on a socket that is not making
+    /// progress due to a peer failure.
+    void shutdown_input();
+    /// Disables socket input and output.
+    ///
+    /// Equivalent to \ref shutdown_input() and \ref shutdown_output().
 };
 /// @}
 
@@ -225,6 +246,7 @@ class server_socket_impl {
 public:
     virtual ~server_socket_impl() {}
     virtual future<connected_socket, socket_address> accept() = 0;
+    virtual void abort_accept() = 0;
 };
 /// \endcond
 
@@ -263,6 +285,14 @@ public:
     future<connected_socket, socket_address> accept() {
         return _ssi->accept();
     }
+
+    /// Stops any \ref accept() in progress.
+    ///
+    /// Current and future \ref accept() calls will terminate immediately
+    /// with an error.
+    void abort_accept() {
+        return _ssi->abort_accept();
+    }
 };
 /// @}
 
@@ -566,6 +596,8 @@ private:
             promise<> pollable_fd_state::* pr, int event);
     void complete_epoll_event(pollable_fd_state& fd,
             promise<> pollable_fd_state::* pr, int events, int event);
+    void abort_fd(pollable_fd_state& fd, std::exception_ptr ex,
+            promise<> pollable_fd_state::* pr, int event);
 public:
     reactor_backend_epoll();
     virtual ~reactor_backend_epoll() override { }
@@ -575,6 +607,8 @@ public:
     virtual void forget(pollable_fd_state& fd) override;
     virtual future<> notified(reactor_notifier *n) override;
     virtual std::unique_ptr<reactor_notifier> make_reactor_notifier() override;
+    void abort_reader(pollable_fd_state& fd, std::exception_ptr ex);
+    void abort_writer(pollable_fd_state& fd, std::exception_ptr ex);
 };
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OSV
@@ -863,6 +897,12 @@ public:
     future<> notified(reactor_notifier *n) {
         return _backend.notified(n);
     }
+    void abort_reader(pollable_fd_state& fd, std::exception_ptr ex) {
+        return _backend.abort_reader(fd, std::move(ex));
+    }
+    void abort_writer(pollable_fd_state& fd, std::exception_ptr ex) {
+        return _backend.abort_writer(fd, std::move(ex));
+    }
     void enable_timer(clock_type::time_point when);
     std::unique_ptr<reactor_notifier> make_reactor_notifier() {
         return _backend.make_reactor_notifier();
@@ -1151,6 +1191,18 @@ future<> pollable_fd::writeable() {
     return engine().writeable(*_s);
 }
 
+inline
+void
+pollable_fd::abort_reader(std::exception_ptr ex) {
+    engine().abort_reader(*_s, std::move(ex));
+}
+
+inline
+void
+pollable_fd::abort_writer(std::exception_ptr ex) {
+    engine().abort_writer(*_s, std::move(ex));
+}
+
 inline
 future<pollable_fd, socket_address> pollable_fd::accept() {
     return engine().accept(*_s);
@@ -1304,4 +1356,16 @@ connected_socket::output() {
     return _csi->output();
 }
 
+inline
+void
+connected_socket::shutdown_input() {
+    return _csi->shutdown_input();
+}
+
+inline
+void
+connected_socket::shutdown_output() {
+    return _csi->shutdown_output();
+}
+
 #endif /* REACTOR_HH_ */
diff --git a/http/httpd.hh b/http/httpd.hh
index 616f2f8e07..8b3d227eaf 100644
--- a/http/httpd.hh
+++ b/http/httpd.hh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <cctype>
 #include <vector>
+#include <boost/intrusive/list.hpp>
 #include "reply.hh"
 #include "http/routes.hh"
 
@@ -63,8 +64,18 @@ class http_server {
     uint64_t _total_connections = 0;
     uint64_t _current_connections = 0;
     uint64_t _requests_served = 0;
+    uint64_t _connections_being_accepted = 0;
     sstring _date = http_date();
     timer<> _date_format_timer { [this] {_date = http_date();} };
+    bool _stopping = false;
+    promise<> _all_connections_stopped;
+    future<> _stopped = _all_connections_stopped.get_future();
+private:
+    void maybe_idle() {
+        if (_stopping && !_connections_being_accepted && !_current_connections) {
+            _all_connections_stopped.set_value();
+        }
+    }
 public:
     routes _routes;
 
@@ -75,13 +86,30 @@ public:
         listen_options lo;
         lo.reuse_address = true;
         _listeners.push_back(engine().listen(make_ipv4_address(addr), lo));
-        do_accepts(_listeners.size() - 1);
+        _stopped = when_all(std::move(_stopped), do_accepts(_listeners.size() - 1)).discard_result();
         return make_ready_future<>();
     }
-    void do_accepts(int which) {
-        _listeners[which].accept().then(
-                [this, which] (connected_socket fd, socket_address addr) mutable {
-                    auto conn = new connection(*this, std::move(fd), addr);
+    future<> stop() {
+        _stopping = true;
+        for (auto&& l : _listeners) {
+            l.abort_accept();
+        }
+        for (auto&& c : _connections) {
+            c.shutdown();
+        }
+        return std::move(_stopped);
+    }
+    future<> do_accepts(int which) {
+        ++_connections_being_accepted;
+        return _listeners[which].accept().then_wrapped(
+                [this, which] (future<connected_socket, socket_address> f_cs_sa) mutable {
+                    --_connections_being_accepted;
+                    if (_stopping) {
+                        maybe_idle();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    auto cs_sa = f_cs_sa.get();
+                    auto conn = new connection(*this, std::get<0>(std::move(cs_sa)), std::get<1>(std::move(cs_sa)));
                     conn->process().then_wrapped([this, conn] (auto&& f) {
                                 delete conn;
                                 try {
@@ -99,7 +127,8 @@ public:
             }
         });
     }
-    class connection {
+private:
+    class connection : public boost::intrusive::list_base_hook<> {
         http_server& _server;
         connected_socket _fd;
         input_stream<char> _read_buf;
@@ -118,9 +147,12 @@ public:
                         _fd.output()) {
             ++_server._total_connections;
             ++_server._current_connections;
+            _server._connections.push_back(*this);
         }
         ~connection() {
             --_server._current_connections;
+            _server._connections.erase(_server._connections.iterator_to(*this));
+            _server.maybe_idle();
         }
         future<> process() {
             // Launch read and write "threads" simultaneously:
@@ -130,6 +162,10 @@ public:
                         return make_ready_future<>();
                     });
         }
+        void shutdown() {
+            _fd.shutdown_input();
+            _fd.shutdown_output();
+        }
         future<> read() {
             return do_until([this] {return _done;}, [this] {
                 return read_one();
@@ -328,6 +364,7 @@ public:
                     _resp->_content.size());
         }
     };
+public:
     uint64_t total_connections() const {
         return _total_connections;
     }
@@ -345,6 +382,8 @@ public:
         strftime(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT", &tm);
         return tmp;
     }
+private:
+    boost::intrusive::list<connection> _connections;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -370,6 +409,10 @@ public:
         return _server_dist->start();
     }
 
+    future<> stop() {
+        return _server_dist->stop();
+    }
+
     future<> set_routes(std::function<void(routes& r)> fun) {
         return _server_dist->invoke_on_all([fun](http_server& server) {
             fun(server._routes);
diff --git a/net/native-stack-impl.hh b/net/native-stack-impl.hh
index e09f90fdb5..e3c0e1c2a6 100644
--- a/net/native-stack-impl.hh
+++ b/net/native-stack-impl.hh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class native_server_socket_impl : public server_socket_impl {
 public:
     native_server_socket_impl(Protocol& proto, uint16_t port, listen_options opt);
     virtual future<connected_socket, socket_address> accept() override;
+    virtual void abort_accept() override;
 };
 
 template <typename Protocol>
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ native_server_socket_impl<Protocol>::accept() {
     });
 }
 
+template <typename Protocol>
+void
+native_server_socket_impl<Protocol>::abort_accept() {
+    _listener.abort_accept();
+}
+
 // native_connected_socket_impl
 template <typename Protocol>
 class native_connected_socket_impl : public connected_socket_impl {
@@ -69,6 +76,8 @@ public:
         : _conn(std::move(conn)) {}
     virtual input_stream<char> input() override;
     virtual output_stream<char> output() override;
+    virtual void shutdown_input() override;
+    virtual void shutdown_output() override;
 };
 
 template <typename Protocol>
@@ -130,6 +139,19 @@ native_connected_socket_impl<Protocol>::output() {
     return output_stream<char>(std::move(ds), 8192);
 }
 
+template <typename Protocol>
+void
+native_connected_socket_impl<Protocol>::shutdown_input() {
+    _conn.close_read();
+}
+
+template <typename Protocol>
+void
+native_connected_socket_impl<Protocol>::shutdown_output() {
+    _conn.close_write();
+}
+
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/posix-stack.cc b/net/posix-stack.cc
index 38c1ab0600..eaaa9ce94c 100644
--- a/net/posix-stack.cc
+++ b/net/posix-stack.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ private:
 public:
     virtual input_stream<char> input() override { return input_stream<char>(posix_data_source(_fd)); }
     virtual output_stream<char> output() override { return output_stream<char>(posix_data_sink(_fd), 8192); }
+    virtual void shutdown_input() override {
+        _fd.shutdown(SHUT_RD);
+    }
+    virtual void shutdown_output() override {
+        _fd.shutdown(SHUT_WR);
+    }
     friend class posix_server_socket_impl;
     friend class posix_ap_server_socket_impl;
     friend class posix_reuseport_server_socket_impl;
@@ -59,6 +65,11 @@ posix_server_socket_impl::accept() {
     });
 }
 
+void
+posix_server_socket_impl::abort_accept() {
+    _lfd.abort_reader(std::make_exception_ptr(std::system_error(ECONNABORTED, std::system_category())));
+}
+
 future<connected_socket, socket_address> posix_ap_server_socket_impl::accept() {
     auto conni = conn_q.find(_sa.as_posix_sockaddr_in());
     if (conni != conn_q.end()) {
@@ -73,6 +84,16 @@ future<connected_socket, socket_address> posix_ap_server_socket_impl::accept() {
     }
 }
 
+void
+posix_ap_server_socket_impl::abort_accept() {
+    conn_q.erase(_sa.as_posix_sockaddr_in());
+    auto i = sockets.find(_sa.as_posix_sockaddr_in());
+    if (i != sockets.end()) {
+        i->second.set_exception(std::system_error(ECONNABORTED, std::system_category()));
+        sockets.erase(i);
+    }
+}
+
 future<connected_socket, socket_address>
 posix_reuseport_server_socket_impl::accept() {
     return _lfd.accept().then([this] (pollable_fd fd, socket_address sa) {
@@ -82,6 +103,11 @@ posix_reuseport_server_socket_impl::accept() {
     });
 }
 
+void
+posix_reuseport_server_socket_impl::abort_accept() {
+    _lfd.abort_reader(std::make_exception_ptr(std::system_error(ECONNABORTED, std::system_category())));
+}
+
 void  posix_ap_server_socket_impl::move_connected_socket(socket_address sa, pollable_fd fd, socket_address addr) {
     auto i = sockets.find(sa.as_posix_sockaddr_in());
     if (i != sockets.end()) {
diff --git a/net/posix-stack.hh b/net/posix-stack.hh
index e100d9132d..dc9ea9ea37 100644
--- a/net/posix-stack.hh
+++ b/net/posix-stack.hh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class posix_ap_server_socket_impl : public server_socket_impl {
 public:
     explicit posix_ap_server_socket_impl(socket_address sa) : _sa(sa) {}
     virtual future<connected_socket, socket_address> accept();
+    virtual void abort_accept() override;
     static void move_connected_socket(socket_address sa, pollable_fd fd, socket_address addr);
 };
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ class posix_server_socket_impl : public server_socket_impl {
 public:
     explicit posix_server_socket_impl(socket_address sa, pollable_fd lfd) : _sa(sa), _lfd(std::move(lfd)) {}
     virtual future<connected_socket, socket_address> accept();
+    virtual void abort_accept() override;
 };
 
 class posix_reuseport_server_socket_impl : public server_socket_impl {
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ class posix_reuseport_server_socket_impl : public server_socket_impl {
 public:
     explicit posix_reuseport_server_socket_impl(socket_address sa, pollable_fd lfd) : _sa(sa), _lfd(std::move(lfd)) {}
     virtual future<connected_socket, socket_address> accept();
+    virtual void abort_accept() override;
 };
 
 class posix_network_stack : public network_stack {
diff --git a/net/tcp.hh b/net/tcp.hh
index 5c951b5a15..4bb9c62ae0 100644
--- a/net/tcp.hh
+++ b/net/tcp.hh
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ private:
         void input_handle_other_state(tcp_hdr* th, packet p);
         void output_one(bool data_retransmit = false);
         future<> wait_for_data();
+        void abort_reader();
         future<> wait_for_all_data_acked();
         future<> send(packet p);
         void connect();
@@ -583,6 +584,9 @@ public:
                 return make_ready_future<connection>(_q.pop());
             });
         }
+        void abort_accept() {
+            _q.abort(std::make_exception_ptr(std::system_error(ECONNABORTED, std::system_category())));
+        }
         friend class tcp;
     };
 public:
@@ -1526,6 +1530,16 @@ future<> tcp<InetTraits>::tcb::wait_for_data() {
     return _rcv._data_received_promise->get_future();
 }
 
+template <typename InetTraits>
+void
+tcp<InetTraits>::tcb::abort_reader() {
+    if (_rcv._data_received_promise) {
+        _rcv._data_received_promise->set_exception(
+                std::make_exception_ptr(std::system_error(ECONNABORTED, std::system_category())));
+        _rcv._data_received_promise = std::experimental::nullopt;
+    }
+}
+
 template <typename InetTraits>
 future<> tcp<InetTraits>::tcb::wait_for_all_data_acked() {
     if (_snd.data.empty() && _snd.unsent_len == 0 && _snd.queued_len == 0) {
@@ -1875,6 +1889,7 @@ std::experimental::optional<typename InetTraits::l4packet> tcp<InetTraits>::tcb:
 
 template <typename InetTraits>
 void tcp<InetTraits>::connection::close_read() {
+    _tcb->abort_reader();
 }
 
 template <typename InetTraits>