diff --git a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
index 71b3172e0..8a24f038b 100644
--- a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
+++ b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
@@ -1349,6 +1349,7 @@ public class XMPPTCPConnection extends AbstractXMPPConnection {
         }
 
         private void writePackets() {
+            Exception writerException = null;
             try {
                 openStream();
                 initalOpenStreamSend.reportSuccess();
@@ -1471,7 +1472,7 @@ public class XMPPTCPConnection extends AbstractXMPPConnection {
                 // The exception can be ignored if the the connection is 'done'
                 // or if the it was caused because the socket got closed
                 if (!(done() || queue.isShutdown())) {
-                    notifyConnectionError(e);
+                    writerException = e;
                 } else {
                     LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Ignoring Exception in writePackets()", e);
                 }
@@ -1479,6 +1480,10 @@ public class XMPPTCPConnection extends AbstractXMPPConnection {
                 LOGGER.fine("Reporting shutdownDone success in writer thread");
                 shutdownDone.reportSuccess();
             }
+            // Delay notifyConnectionError after shutdownDone has been reported in the finally block.
+            if (writerException != null) {
+                notifyConnectionError(writerException);
+            }
         }
 
         private void drainWriterQueueToUnacknowledgedStanzas() {