diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
index 7da252805..4167719bd 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/PacketReader.java
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ class PacketReader {
             }
         }
         done = true;
+
+        // Make sure that the listenerThread is awake to shutdown properly
+        synchronized (listenerThread) {
+            listenerThread.notify();
+        }
     }
 
     /**