diff --git a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/Response.java b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/Response.java
index 0422a06367b..d01d20d6638 100644
--- a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/Response.java
+++ b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/Response.java
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ public class Response {
      */
     public static final byte SERVER_TIMEOUT = 31;
 
+    /**
+     * channel inactive, directly return the unfinished requests.
+     */
+    public static final byte CHANNEL_INACTIVE = 35;
+
     /**
      * request format error.
      */
diff --git a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/DefaultFuture.java b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/DefaultFuture.java
index eccc86d4815..a72fadc5d01 100644
--- a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/DefaultFuture.java
+++ b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/DefaultFuture.java
@@ -90,6 +90,29 @@ public static void sent(Channel channel, Request request) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * close a channel when a channel is inactive
+     * directly return the unfinished requests.
+     *
+     * @param channel channel to close
+     */
+    public static void closeChannel(Channel channel) {
+        for (long id : CHANNELS.keySet()) {
+            if (channel.equals(CHANNELS.get(id))) {
+                DefaultFuture future = getFuture(id);
+                if (future != null && !future.isDone()) {
+                    Response disconnectResponse = new Response(future.getId());
+                    disconnectResponse.setStatus(Response.CHANNEL_INACTIVE);
+                    disconnectResponse.setErrorMessage("Channel " +
+                            channel +
+                            " is inactive. Directly return the unFinished request : " +
+                            future.getRequest());
+                    DefaultFuture.received(channel, disconnectResponse);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void received(Channel channel, Response response) {
         try {
             DefaultFuture future = FUTURES.remove(response.getId());
diff --git a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeHandler.java b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeHandler.java
index 3c378178e1b..f44318f7c4e 100644
--- a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeHandler.java
+++ b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/com/alibaba/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeHandler.java
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public void disconnected(Channel channel) throws RemotingException {
         try {
             handler.disconnected(exchangeChannel);
         } finally {
+            DefaultFuture.closeChannel(channel);
             HeaderExchangeChannel.removeChannelIfDisconnected(channel);
         }
     }