diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
index 31c9fc136..8ee3ba6c1 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ class PacketReader {
                 listener.connectionClosedOnError(e);
             }
         }
+				
+        // Make sure that the listenerThread is awake to shutdown properly
+        synchronized (listenerThread) {
+            listenerThread.notify();
+        }
     }
 
     /**