diff --git a/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/ExternalSiteTest.java b/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/ExternalSiteTest.java
index c5982b4a344..5868eebfb9d 100644
--- a/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/ExternalSiteTest.java
+++ b/jetty-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/ExternalSiteTest.java
@@ -98,4 +98,52 @@ public class ExternalSiteTest
         });
         Assert.assertTrue(latch2.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
     }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testExternalSiteWrongProtocol() throws Exception
+    {
+        String host = "github.com";
+        int port = 22; // SSH port
+
+        // Verify that we have connectivity
+        try
+        {
+            new Socket(host, port);
+        }
+        catch (IOException x)
+        {
+            Assume.assumeNoException(x);
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
+        {
+            final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(3);
+            client.newRequest(host, port)
+                    .onResponseFailure(new Response.FailureListener()
+                    {
+                        @Override
+                        public void onFailure(Response response, Throwable failure)
+                        {
+                            latch.countDown();
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .send(new Response.Listener.Empty()
+                    {
+                        @Override
+                        public void onFailure(Response response, Throwable failure)
+                        {
+                            latch.countDown();
+                        }
+
+                        @Override
+                        public void onComplete(Result result)
+                        {
+                            Assert.assertTrue(result.isFailed());
+                            latch.countDown();
+                        }
+                    });
+            Assert.assertTrue(latch.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+        }
+    }
 }