diff --git a/samples/EchoApp/Startup.cs b/samples/EchoApp/Startup.cs
index ee3fb0ee91..729716693c 100644
--- a/samples/EchoApp/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/EchoApp/Startup.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace EchoApp
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
         public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
         {
-            loggerFactory.AddConsole();
+            loggerFactory.AddConsole(LogLevel.Debug);
 
             if (env.IsDevelopment())
             {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace EchoApp
                 if (context.WebSockets.IsWebSocketRequest)
                 {
                     var webSocket = await context.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
-                    await Echo(webSocket);
+                    await Echo(context, webSocket, loggerFactory.CreateLogger("Echo"));
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -49,27 +49,57 @@ namespace EchoApp
             app.UseFileServer();
         }
 
-        private async Task Echo(WebSocket webSocket)
+        private async Task Echo(HttpContext context, WebSocket webSocket, ILogger logger)
         {
             var buffer = new byte[1024 * 4];
             var result = await webSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer), CancellationToken.None);
+            LogFrame(logger, result, buffer);
             while (!result.CloseStatus.HasValue)
             {
                 // If the client send "ServerClose", then they want a server-originated close to occur
-                if(result.MessageType == WebSocketMessageType.Text)
+                string content = "<<binary>>";
+                if (result.MessageType == WebSocketMessageType.Text)
                 {
-                    var str = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, result.Count);
-                    if(str.Equals("ServerClose"))
+                    content = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, result.Count);
+                    if (content.Equals("ServerClose"))
                     {
                         await webSocket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.NormalClosure, "Closing from Server", CancellationToken.None);
+                        logger.LogDebug($"Sent Frame Close: {WebSocketCloseStatus.NormalClosure} Closing from Server");
                         return;
                     }
+                    else if (content.Equals("ServerAbort"))
+                    {
+                        context.Abort();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 await webSocket.SendAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer, 0, result.Count), result.MessageType, result.EndOfMessage, CancellationToken.None);
+                logger.LogDebug($"Sent Frame {result.MessageType}: Len={result.Count}, Fin={result.EndOfMessage}: {content}");
+
                 result = await webSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer), CancellationToken.None);
+                LogFrame(logger, result, buffer);
             }
             await webSocket.CloseAsync(result.CloseStatus.Value, result.CloseStatusDescription, CancellationToken.None);
         }
+
+        private void LogFrame(ILogger logger, WebSocketReceiveResult frame, byte[] buffer)
+        {
+            var close = frame.CloseStatus != null;
+            string message;
+            if (close)
+            {
+                message = $"Close: {frame.CloseStatus.Value} {frame.CloseStatusDescription}";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                string content = "<<binary>>";
+                if (frame.MessageType == WebSocketMessageType.Text)
+                {
+                    content = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, frame.Count);
+                }
+                message = $"{frame.MessageType}: Len={frame.Count}, Fin={frame.EndOfMessage}: {content}";
+            }
+            logger.LogDebug("Received Frame " + message);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/EchoApp/wwwroot/index.html b/samples/EchoApp/wwwroot/index.html
index d80fd3b907..1663600a5e 100644
--- a/samples/EchoApp/wwwroot/index.html
+++ b/samples/EchoApp/wwwroot/index.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <button id="closeButton" disabled>Close Socket</button>
     </div>
 
-    <p>Note: When connected to the default server (i.e. the server in the address bar ;)), the message "ServerClose" will cause the server to close the connection</p>
+    <p>Note: When connected to the default server (i.e. the server in the address bar ;)), the message "ServerClose" will cause the server to close the connection. Similarly, the message "ServerAbort" will cause the server to forcibly terminate the connection without a closing handshake</p>
 
     <h2>Communication Log</h2>
     <table style="width: 800px">
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/src/System.Net.WebSockets.Client/src/System/Net/WebSockets/ManagedWebSocket.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/src/System.Net.WebSockets.Client/src/System/Net/WebSockets/ManagedWebSocket.cs
index 322997f1d1..8253aebde5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/src/System.Net.WebSockets.Client/src/System/Net/WebSockets/ManagedWebSocket.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets/Internal/fx/src/System.Net.WebSockets.Client/src/System/Net/WebSockets/ManagedWebSocket.cs
@@ -615,12 +615,7 @@ namespace System.Net.WebSockets
                             // Make sure we have the first two bytes, which includes the start of the payload length.
                             if (_receiveBufferCount < 2)
                             {
-                                await EnsureBufferContainsAsync(2, cancellationToken, throwOnPrematureClosure: false).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                                if (_receiveBufferCount < 2)
-                                {
-                                    // The connection closed; nothing more to read.
-                                    return new WebSocketReceiveResult(0, WebSocketMessageType.Text, true);
-                                }
+                                await EnsureBufferContainsAsync(2, cancellationToken, throwOnPrematureClosure: true).ConfigureAwait(false);
                             }
 
                             // Then make sure we have the full header based on the payload length.
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/BufferStream.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/BufferStream.cs
index 61a6699034..acbaa723cc 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/BufferStream.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/BufferStream.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
     {
         private bool _disposed;
         private bool _aborted;
+        private bool _terminated;
         private Exception _abortException;
         private ConcurrentQueue<byte[]> _bufferedData;
         private ArraySegment<byte> _topBuffer;
@@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
 
         #endregion NotSupported
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ends the stream, meaning all future reads will return '0'.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void End()
+        {
+            _terminated = true;
+        }
+
         public override void Flush()
         {
             CheckDisposed();
@@ -95,6 +104,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
 
         public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
+            if(_terminated)
+            {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
             VerifyBuffer(buffer, offset, count, allowEmpty: false);
             _readLock.Wait();
             try
@@ -154,6 +168,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
 
         public async override Task<int> ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
+            if(_terminated)
+            {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
             VerifyBuffer(buffer, offset, count, allowEmpty: false);
             CancellationTokenRegistration registration = cancellationToken.Register(Abort);
             await _readLock.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/DuplexStream.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/DuplexStream.cs
index 528b20466e..0c3c4e0877 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/DuplexStream.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/DuplexStream.cs
@@ -10,30 +10,31 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
     // A duplex wrapper around a read and write stream.
     public class DuplexStream : Stream
     {
-        private readonly Stream _readStream;
-        private readonly Stream _writeStream;
+        public BufferStream ReadStream { get; }
+        public BufferStream WriteStream { get; }
 
         public DuplexStream()
             : this (new BufferStream(), new BufferStream())
         {
         }
 
-        public DuplexStream(Stream readStream, Stream writeStream)
+        public DuplexStream(BufferStream readStream, BufferStream writeStream)
         {
-            _readStream = readStream;
-            _writeStream = writeStream;
+            ReadStream = readStream;
+            WriteStream = writeStream;
         }
 
         public DuplexStream CreateReverseDuplexStream()
         {
-            return new DuplexStream(_writeStream, _readStream);
+            return new DuplexStream(WriteStream, ReadStream);
         }
 
+
 #region Properties
 
         public override bool CanRead
         {
-            get { return _readStream.CanRead; }
+            get { return ReadStream.CanRead; }
         }
 
         public override bool CanSeek
@@ -43,12 +44,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
 
         public override bool CanTimeout
         {
-            get { return _readStream.CanTimeout || _writeStream.CanTimeout; }
+            get { return ReadStream.CanTimeout || WriteStream.CanTimeout; }
         }
 
         public override bool CanWrite
         {
-            get { return _writeStream.CanWrite; }
+            get { return WriteStream.CanWrite; }
         }
 
         public override long Length
@@ -64,14 +65,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
 
         public override int ReadTimeout
         {
-            get { return _readStream.ReadTimeout; }
-            set { _readStream.ReadTimeout = value; }
+            get { return ReadStream.ReadTimeout; }
+            set { ReadStream.ReadTimeout = value; }
         }
 
         public override int WriteTimeout
         {
-            get { return _writeStream.WriteTimeout; }
-            set { _writeStream.WriteTimeout = value; }
+            get { return WriteStream.WriteTimeout; }
+            set { WriteStream.WriteTimeout = value; }
         }
 
 #endregion Properties
@@ -90,33 +91,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
 
         public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
-            return _readStream.Read(buffer, offset, count);
+            return ReadStream.Read(buffer, offset, count);
         }
 
 #if !NETCOREAPP1_0
         public override int ReadByte()
         {
-            return _readStream.ReadByte();
+            return ReadStream.ReadByte();
         }
 
         public override IAsyncResult BeginRead(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback callback, object state)
         {
-            return _readStream.BeginRead(buffer, offset, count, callback, state);
+            return ReadStream.BeginRead(buffer, offset, count, callback, state);
         }
 
         public override int EndRead(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
         {
-            return _readStream.EndRead(asyncResult);
+            return ReadStream.EndRead(asyncResult);
         }
 
         public override Task<int> ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return _readStream.ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
+            return ReadStream.ReadAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         public override Task CopyToAsync(Stream destination, int bufferSize, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return _readStream.CopyToAsync(destination, bufferSize, cancellationToken);
+            return ReadStream.CopyToAsync(destination, bufferSize, cancellationToken);
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -126,39 +127,39 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
 
         public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
-            _writeStream.Write(buffer, offset, count);
+            WriteStream.Write(buffer, offset, count);
         }
 
 #if !NETCOREAPP1_0
         public override void WriteByte(byte value)
         {
-            _writeStream.WriteByte(value);
+            WriteStream.WriteByte(value);
         }
 
         public override IAsyncResult BeginWrite(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback callback, object state)
         {
-            return _writeStream.BeginWrite(buffer, offset, count, callback, state);
+            return WriteStream.BeginWrite(buffer, offset, count, callback, state);
         }
 
         public override void EndWrite(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
         {
-            _writeStream.EndWrite(asyncResult);
+            WriteStream.EndWrite(asyncResult);
         }
 
         public override Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return _writeStream.WriteAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
+            return WriteStream.WriteAsync(buffer, offset, count, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         public override Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return _writeStream.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
+            return WriteStream.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
         }
 #endif
 
         public override void Flush()
         {
-            _writeStream.Flush();
+            WriteStream.Flush();
         }
 
 #endregion Write
@@ -167,8 +168,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
         {
             if (disposing)
             {
-                _readStream.Dispose();
-                _writeStream.Dispose();
+                ReadStream.Dispose();
+                WriteStream.Dispose();
             }
             base.Dispose(disposing);
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/SendReceiveTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/SendReceiveTests.cs
index 9580b7faad..afa9f70741 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/SendReceiveTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/SendReceiveTests.cs
@@ -73,5 +73,35 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
             Assert.Equal(WebSocketMessageType.Binary, result.MessageType);
             Assert.Equal(sendBuffer, receiveBuffer.Take(result.Count).ToArray());
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ThrowsWhenUnderlyingStreamClosed()
+        {
+            var pair = WebSocketPair.Create();
+            var sendBuffer = new byte[] { 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef };
+
+            await pair.ServerSocket.SendAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(sendBuffer), WebSocketMessageType.Binary, endOfMessage: true, cancellationToken: CancellationToken.None);
+
+            var receiveBuffer = new byte[32];
+            var result = await pair.ClientSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(receiveBuffer), CancellationToken.None);
+
+            Assert.Equal(WebSocketMessageType.Binary, result.MessageType);
+
+            // Close the client socket's read end
+            pair.ClientStream.ReadStream.End();
+
+            // Assert.Throws doesn't support async :(
+            try
+            {
+                await pair.ClientSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(receiveBuffer), CancellationToken.None);
+
+                // The exception should prevent this line from running
+                Assert.False(true, "Expected an exception to be thrown!");
+            }
+            catch (WebSocketException ex)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(WebSocketError.ConnectionClosedPrematurely, ex.WebSocketErrorCode);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/WebSocketPair.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/WebSocketPair.cs
index 936371acdd..aded688e42 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/WebSocketPair.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test/WebSocketPair.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
     {
         public WebSocket ClientSocket { get; }
         public WebSocket ServerSocket { get; }
+        public DuplexStream ServerStream { get; }
+        public DuplexStream ClientStream { get; }
 
-        public WebSocketPair(WebSocket clientSocket, WebSocket serverSocket)
+        public WebSocketPair(DuplexStream serverStream, DuplexStream clientStream, WebSocket clientSocket, WebSocket serverSocket)
         {
+            ClientStream = clientStream;
+            ServerStream = serverStream;
             ClientSocket = clientSocket;
             ServerSocket = serverSocket;
         }
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets.Test
             var clientStream = serverStream.CreateReverseDuplexStream();
 
             return new WebSocketPair(
+                serverStream,
+                clientStream,
                 clientSocket: WebSocketFactory.CreateClientWebSocket(clientStream, null, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2), 1024),
                 serverSocket: WebSocketFactory.CreateServerWebSocket(serverStream, null, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2), 1024));
         }