diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Connection.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Connection.cs
index da2d7f9bc6..0976a37746 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Connection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Connection.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Filter;
@@ -128,13 +129,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http
             return _socketClosedTcs.Task;
         }
 
-        public virtual void Abort()
+        public virtual void Abort(Exception error = null)
         {
             // Frame.Abort calls user code while this method is always
             // called from a libuv thread.
             ThreadPool.Run(() =>
             {
-                _frame.Abort();
+                _frame.Abort(error);
             });
         }
 
@@ -231,18 +232,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http
                 }
             }
 
-            Exception error = null;
+            IOException error = null;
             if (errorDone)
             {
-                handle.Libuv.Check(status, out error);
-                Log.ConnectionError(ConnectionId, error);
+                Exception uvError;
+                handle.Libuv.Check(status, out uvError);
+                Log.ConnectionError(ConnectionId, uvError);
+                error = new IOException(uvError.Message, uvError);
             }
 
             SocketInput.IncomingComplete(readCount, error);
 
             if (errorDone)
             {
-                Abort();
+                Abort(error);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Frame.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Frame.cs
index d014f3d2b9..894b185dd5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Frame.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/Frame.cs
@@ -339,13 +339,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http
         /// <summary>
         /// Immediate kill the connection and poison the request and response streams.
         /// </summary>
-        public void Abort()
+        public void Abort(Exception error = null)
         {
             if (Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _requestAborted, 1, 0) == 0)
             {
                 _requestProcessingStopping = true;
 
-                _frameStreams?.RequestBody.Abort();
+                _frameStreams?.RequestBody.Abort(error);
                 _frameStreams?.ResponseBody.Abort();
 
                 try
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/FrameRequestStream.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/FrameRequestStream.cs
index f2f7b379be..e9e295a593 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/FrameRequestStream.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/FrameRequestStream.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http
     {
         private MessageBody _body;
         private FrameStreamState _state;
+        private Exception _error;
 
         public FrameRequestStream()
         {
@@ -163,13 +164,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http
             _body = null;
         }
 
-        public void Abort()
+        public void Abort(Exception error = null)
         {
             // We don't want to throw an ODE until the app func actually completes.
-            // If the request is aborted, we throw an TaskCanceledException instead.
+            // If the request is aborted, we throw an TaskCanceledException instead,
+            // unless error is not null, in which case we throw it.
             if (_state != FrameStreamState.Closed)
             {
                 _state = FrameStreamState.Aborted;
+                _error = error;
             }
         }
 
@@ -186,7 +189,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http
                 case FrameStreamState.Closed:
                     throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(FrameRequestStream));
                 case FrameStreamState.Aborted:
-                    return TaskUtilities.GetCancelledZeroTask();
+                    return _error != null ?
+                        TaskUtilities.GetFaultedTask(_error) :
+                        TaskUtilities.GetCancelledZeroTask();
             }
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/SocketInput.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/SocketInput.cs
index dae06a5ce0..9c7f43031e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/SocketInput.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Http/SocketInput.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -354,11 +353,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Http
             var error = _tcs.Task.Exception?.InnerException;
             if (error != null)
             {
-                if (error is TaskCanceledException || error is InvalidOperationException)
-                {
-                    throw error;
-                }
-                throw new IOException(error.Message, error);
+                throw error;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Infrastructure/TaskUtilities.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Infrastructure/TaskUtilities.cs
index 139411bca0..d5e828f0ee 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Infrastructure/TaskUtilities.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel/Internal/Infrastructure/TaskUtilities.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using System;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Internal.Infrastructure
             var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
             tcs.TrySetCanceled();
             return tcs.Task;
+#endif
+        }
+
+        public static Task<int> GetFaultedTask(Exception error)
+        {
+#if NETSTANDARD1_3
+            return Task.FromException<int>(error);
+#else
+            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
+            tcs.SetException(error);
+            return tcs.Task;
 #endif
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.FunctionalTests/RequestTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.FunctionalTests/RequestTests.cs
index 2040f5de35..0d803c45da 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.FunctionalTests/RequestTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.FunctionalTests/RequestTests.cs
@@ -248,25 +248,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.FunctionalTests
                     {
                         await context.Request.Body.ReadAsync(new byte[1], 0, 1);
                     }
-                    catch (BadHttpRequestException)
-                    {
-                        // We need this here because BadHttpRequestException derives from IOException,
-                        // and we're looking for an actual IOException.
-                    }
                     catch (IOException ex)
                     {
-                        // This is one of two exception types that might thrown in this scenario.
-                        // An IOException is thrown if ReadAsync is awaiting on SocketInput when
-                        // the connection is aborted.
-                        expectedExceptionThrown = ex.InnerException is UvException;
-                    }
-                    catch (TaskCanceledException)
-                    {
-                        // This is the other exception type that might be thrown here.
-                        // A TaskCanceledException is thrown if ReadAsync is called when the
-                        // connection has already been aborted, since FrameRequestStream is
-                        // aborted and returns a canceled task from ReadAsync.
-                        expectedExceptionThrown = true;
+                        expectedExceptionThrown = ex.InnerException is UvException && ex.InnerException.Message.Contains("ECONNRESET");
                     }
 
                     appDone.Release();
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/FrameRequestStreamTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/FrameRequestStreamTests.cs
index 80368ee5d2..cbe4c4ccb6 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/FrameRequestStreamTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/FrameRequestStreamTests.cs
@@ -114,5 +114,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests
             var task = stream.ReadAsync(new byte[1], 0, 1);
             Assert.True(task.IsCanceled);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AbortWithErrorCausesReadToCancel()
+        {
+            var stream = new FrameRequestStream();
+            stream.StartAcceptingReads(null);
+            var error = new Exception();
+            stream.Abort(error);
+            var task = stream.ReadAsync(new byte[1], 0, 1);
+            Assert.True(task.IsFaulted);
+            Assert.Same(error, task.Exception.InnerException);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockConnection.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockConnection.cs
index efe612c47e..619d4d5b7b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockConnection.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests/TestHelpers/MockConnection.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.KestrelTests.TestHelpers
             RequestAbortedSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
         }
 
-        public override void Abort()
+        public override void Abort(Exception error = null)
         {
             if (RequestAbortedSource != null)
             {