diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
index fa2b72e2c15..20f636f9ca6 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
@@ -239,6 +239,21 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractConnection implements AsyncConnection
 
     }
 
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public void onIdleExpired()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            _sslEndPoint.shutdownOutput();
+        }
+        catch (IOException e)
+        {
+            LOG.warn(e);
+            super.onIdleExpired();
+        }
+    }
+    
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     public void onInputShutdown() throws IOException
     {