diff --git a/src/main/network.c b/src/main/network.c
index e3376bf..351a268 100644
--- a/src/main/network.c
+++ b/src/main/network.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ liNetworkStatus li_network_read(liVRequest *vr, int fd, liChunkQueue *cq) {
 #endif
 				return len ? LI_NETWORK_STATUS_SUCCESS : LI_NETWORK_STATUS_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
 			case ECONNRESET:
+			case ETIMEDOUT:
 				return LI_NETWORK_STATUS_CONNECTION_CLOSE;
 			default:
 				VR_ERROR(vr, "oops, read from fd=%d failed: %s", fd, g_strerror(errno) );
diff --git a/src/main/network_sendfile.c b/src/main/network_sendfile.c
index d3a005c..6d6d6ac 100644
--- a/src/main/network_sendfile.c
+++ b/src/main/network_sendfile.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static network_sendfile_result lighty_sendfile(liVRequest *vr, int fd, int filef
 			return NSR_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
 		case ECONNRESET:
 		case EPIPE:
+		case ETIMEDOUT:
 			return NSR_CLOSE;
 		case EINTR:
 			break; /* try again */
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ static network_sendfile_result lighty_sendfile(liVRequest *vr, int fd, int filef
 			return NSR_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
 		case ENOTCONN:
 		case EPIPE:
+		case ETIMEDOUT:
 			return NSR_CLOSE;
 		case EINTR:
 			if (r) {
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ static network_sendfile_result lighty_sendfile(liVRequest *vr, int fd, int filef
 		case EAGAIN:
 			return NSR_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
 		case EPIPE:
+		case ETIMEDOUT:
 			return NSR_CLOSE;
 		case EINTR:
 			break; /* try again */
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ static network_sendfile_result lighty_sendfile(liVRequest *vr, int fd, int filef
 			return NSR_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
 		case ENOTCONN:
 		case EPIPE:
+		case ETIMEDOUT:
 			return NSR_CLOSE;
 		case EINTR:
 			if (bytes) {
diff --git a/src/main/network_write.c b/src/main/network_write.c
index 85d1cbc..17b4559 100644
--- a/src/main/network_write.c
+++ b/src/main/network_write.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ liNetworkStatus li_network_backend_write(liVRequest *vr, int fd, liChunkQueue *c
 				return did_write_something ? LI_NETWORK_STATUS_SUCCESS : LI_NETWORK_STATUS_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
 			case ECONNRESET:
 			case EPIPE:
+			case ETIMEDOUT:
 				return LI_NETWORK_STATUS_CONNECTION_CLOSE;
 			default:
 				VR_ERROR(vr, "oops, write to fd=%d failed: %s", fd, g_strerror(errno));
diff --git a/src/main/network_writev.c b/src/main/network_writev.c
index 0f3aaa7..dc999e5 100644
--- a/src/main/network_writev.c
+++ b/src/main/network_writev.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ liNetworkStatus li_network_backend_writev(liVRequest *vr, int fd, liChunkQueue *
 				goto cleanup;
 			case ECONNRESET:
 			case EPIPE:
+			case ETIMEDOUT:
 				res = LI_NETWORK_STATUS_CONNECTION_CLOSE;
 				goto cleanup;
 			case EINTR: