diff --git a/libfreerdp-core/transport.c b/libfreerdp-core/transport.c
index 4690b7e43..bbb62b30a 100644
--- a/libfreerdp-core/transport.c
+++ b/libfreerdp-core/transport.c
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ int transport_write(rdpTransport* transport, STREAM* s)
 		stream_seek(s, status);
 	}
 
+	if (status < 0)
+	{
+		/* A write error indicates that the peer has dropped the connection */
+		transport->layer = TRANSPORT_LAYER_CLOSED;
+	}
+
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/libfreerdp-core/transport.h b/libfreerdp-core/transport.h
index 8503ee06d..04a8735e3 100644
--- a/libfreerdp-core/transport.h
+++ b/libfreerdp-core/transport.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 typedef enum
 {
 	TRANSPORT_LAYER_TCP,
-	TRANSPORT_LAYER_TLS
+	TRANSPORT_LAYER_TLS,
+	TRANSPORT_LAYER_CLOSED
 } TRANSPORT_LAYER;
 
 typedef struct rdp_transport rdpTransport;