diff --git a/include/types/stream_interface.h b/include/types/stream_interface.h
index fb89f50..dde7b3f 100644
--- a/include/types/stream_interface.h
+++ b/include/types/stream_interface.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 	SI_FL_DONT_WAKE  = 0x0020,  /* resync in progress, don't wake up */
 	SI_FL_INDEP_STR  = 0x0040,  /* independant streams = don't update rex on write */
 	SI_FL_NOLINGER   = 0x0080,  /* may close without lingering. One-shot. */
+	SI_FL_NOHALF     = 0x0100,  /* no half close, close both sides at once */
 	SI_FL_SRC_ADDR   = 0x1000,  /* get the source ip/port with getsockname */
 	SI_FL_TO_SET     = 0x2000,  /* addr.to is set */
 	SI_FL_FROM_SET   = 0x4000,  /* addr.from is set */
diff --git a/src/proto_http.c b/src/proto_http.c
index 18db42f..f18ae72 100644
--- a/src/proto_http.c
+++ b/src/proto_http.c
@@ -3424,6 +3424,11 @@
 	req->analyse_exp = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	req->analysers &= ~an_bit;
 
+	/* if the server closes the connection, we want to immediately react
+	 * and close the socket to save packets and syscalls.
+	 */
+	req->cons->flags |= SI_FL_NOHALF;
+
 	s->logs.tv_request = now;
 	/* OK let's go on with the BODY now */
 	return 1;
@@ -3670,7 +3675,7 @@
 	 */
 	http_silent_debug(__LINE__, s);
 
-	s->req->cons->flags |= SI_FL_NOLINGER;
+	s->req->cons->flags |= SI_FL_NOLINGER | SI_FL_NOHALF;
 	s->req->cons->sock.shutr(s->req->cons);
 	s->req->cons->sock.shutw(s->req->cons);
 
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 036480c..a3becfe 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -1359,8 +1359,11 @@
 			s->req->cons->sock.shutw(s->req->cons);
 		}
 
-		if (unlikely((s->req->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_READ_TIMEOUT)) == BF_READ_TIMEOUT))
+		if (unlikely((s->req->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_READ_TIMEOUT)) == BF_READ_TIMEOUT)) {
+			if (s->req->prod->flags & SI_FL_NOHALF)
+				s->req->prod->flags |= SI_FL_NOLINGER;
 			s->req->prod->sock.shutr(s->req->prod);
+		}
 
 		buffer_check_timeouts(s->rep);
 
@@ -1369,8 +1372,11 @@
 			s->rep->cons->sock.shutw(s->rep->cons);
 		}
 
-		if (unlikely((s->rep->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_READ_TIMEOUT)) == BF_READ_TIMEOUT))
+		if (unlikely((s->rep->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_READ_TIMEOUT)) == BF_READ_TIMEOUT)) {
+			if (s->rep->prod->flags & SI_FL_NOHALF)
+				s->rep->prod->flags |= SI_FL_NOLINGER;
 			s->rep->prod->sock.shutr(s->rep->prod);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* 1b: check for low-level errors reported at the stream interface.
@@ -1907,8 +1913,11 @@
 		buffer_shutr_now(s->req);
 
 	/* shutdown(read) pending */
-	if (unlikely((s->req->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_SHUTR_NOW)) == BF_SHUTR_NOW))
+	if (unlikely((s->req->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_SHUTR_NOW)) == BF_SHUTR_NOW)) {
+		if (s->req->prod->flags & SI_FL_NOHALF)
+			s->req->prod->flags |= SI_FL_NOLINGER;
 		s->req->prod->sock.shutr(s->req->prod);
+	}
 
 	/* it's possible that an upper layer has requested a connection setup or abort.
 	 * There are 2 situations where we decide to establish a new connection :
@@ -2049,8 +2058,11 @@
 		buffer_shutr_now(s->rep);
 
 	/* shutdown(read) pending */
-	if (unlikely((s->rep->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_SHUTR_NOW)) == BF_SHUTR_NOW))
+	if (unlikely((s->rep->flags & (BF_SHUTR|BF_SHUTR_NOW)) == BF_SHUTR_NOW)) {
+		if (s->rep->prod->flags & SI_FL_NOHALF)
+			s->rep->prod->flags |= SI_FL_NOLINGER;
 		s->rep->prod->sock.shutr(s->rep->prod);
+	}
 
 	if (s->req->prod->state == SI_ST_DIS || s->req->cons->state == SI_ST_DIS)
 		goto resync_stream_interface;
diff --git a/src/sock_raw.c b/src/sock_raw.c
index 7fba926..b7edbfc 100644
--- a/src/sock_raw.c
+++ b/src/sock_raw.c
@@ -819,11 +819,13 @@
 		if (si->flags & SI_FL_ERR) {
 			/* quick close, the socket is already shut. Remove pending flags. */
 			si->flags &= ~SI_FL_NOLINGER;
-		} else if (si->flags & SI_FL_NOLINGER) {
+		}
+		else if (si->flags & SI_FL_NOLINGER) {
 			si->flags &= ~SI_FL_NOLINGER;
 			setsockopt(si->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_LINGER,
 				   (struct linger *) &nolinger, sizeof(struct linger));
-		} else {
+		}
+		else if (!(si->flags & SI_FL_NOHALF)) {
 			EV_FD_CLR(si->fd, DIR_WR);
 			shutdown(si->fd, SHUT_WR);
 
@@ -857,7 +859,8 @@
  * This function performs a shutdown-read on a stream interface in a connected or
  * init state (it does nothing for other states). It either shuts the read side
  * or closes the file descriptor and marks itself as closed. The buffer flags are
- * updated to reflect the new state.
+ * updated to reflect the new state. If the stream interface has SI_FL_NOHALF,
+ * we also forward the close to the write side.
  */
 static void sock_raw_shutr(struct stream_interface *si)
 {
@@ -880,6 +883,10 @@
 			si->release(si);
 		return;
 	}
+	else if (si->flags & SI_FL_NOHALF) {
+		/* we want to immediately forward this close to the write side */
+		return sock_raw_shutw(si);
+	}
 	EV_FD_CLR(si->fd, DIR_RD);
 	return;
 }