diff --git a/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.ml b/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.ml
index 6813fb8229..b5579d6b24 100644
--- a/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.ml
+++ b/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.ml
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
  *
   }}}*)
 
+exception IO_error of exn
+
 let () =
+  Printexc.register_printer (function
+      | IO_error e -> Some ("IO error: " ^ Printexc.to_string e)
+      | _ -> None
+    );
   if Sys.os_type <> "Win32" then
     Sys.(set_signal sigpipe Signal_ignore);
 
@@ -29,17 +35,25 @@ type conn = Conduit_lwt_unix.flow
 let src = Logs.Src.create "cohttp.lwt.io" ~doc:"Cohttp Lwt IO module"
 module Log = (val Logs.src_log src : Logs.LOG)
 
-let with_closed_handler f ~if_closed =
+let wrap_read f ~if_closed =
   (* TODO Use [Lwt_io.is_closed] when available:
      https://github.com/ocsigen/lwt/pull/635 *)
   Lwt.catch f
     (function
-    | Lwt_io.Channel_closed _ -> Lwt.return if_closed
-    | exn -> raise exn
+      | Lwt_io.Channel_closed _ -> Lwt.return if_closed
+      | Unix.Unix_error _ as e -> Lwt.fail (IO_error e)
+      | exn -> raise exn
+    )
+
+let wrap_write f =
+  Lwt.catch f
+    (function
+      | Unix.Unix_error _ as e -> Lwt.fail (IO_error e)
+      | exn -> raise exn
     )
 
 let read_line ic =
-  with_closed_handler ~if_closed:None
+  wrap_read ~if_closed:None
     (fun () ->
       Lwt_io.read_line_opt ic >>= function
       | None ->
@@ -52,7 +66,7 @@ let read_line ic =
 
 let read ic count =
   let count = min count Sys.max_string_length in
-  with_closed_handler ~if_closed:""
+  wrap_read ~if_closed:""
     (fun () ->
       Lwt_io.read ~count ic >>= fun buf ->
       Log.debug (fun f -> f  "<<<[%d] %s" count buf);
@@ -60,8 +74,21 @@ let read ic count =
     )
 
 let write oc buf =
+  wrap_write @@ fun () ->
   Log.debug (fun f -> f  ">>> %s" (String.trim buf));
   Lwt_io.write oc buf
 
 let flush oc =
+  wrap_write @@ fun () ->
   Lwt_io.flush oc
+
+type error = exn
+
+let catch f =
+  Lwt.try_bind f Lwt.return_ok
+    (function
+      | IO_error e -> Lwt.return_error e
+      | ex -> Lwt.fail ex
+    )
+
+let pp_error = Fmt.exn
diff --git a/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.mli b/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.mli
index 397436491c..1e90ce1b11 100644
--- a/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.mli
+++ b/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/io.mli
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
  *
   }}}*)
 
-include Cohttp.S.IO
- with type 'a t = 'a Lwt.t
- and type ic = Lwt_io.input_channel
+include Cohttp_lwt.S.IO
+ with type ic = Lwt_io.input_channel
  and type oc = Lwt_io.output_channel
  and type conn = Conduit_lwt_unix.flow
-
+ and type error = exn
diff --git a/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/net.mli b/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/net.mli
index ba157cca30..ca5bc291d1 100644
--- a/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/net.mli
+++ b/cohttp-lwt-unix/src/net.mli
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@
 
 (** Basic satisfaction of {! Cohttp_lwt.Net } *)
 
-module IO : Cohttp.S.IO
- with type 'a t = 'a Lwt.t
- and type ic = Lwt_io.input_channel
- and type oc = Lwt_io.output_channel
- and type conn = Conduit_lwt_unix.flow
+module IO = Io
 
 type ctx = {
   ctx : Conduit_lwt_unix.ctx;
diff --git a/cohttp-lwt-unix/test/test_sanity.ml b/cohttp-lwt-unix/test/test_sanity.ml
index 20b4740e20..e270da6b34 100644
--- a/cohttp-lwt-unix/test/test_sanity.ml
+++ b/cohttp-lwt-unix/test/test_sanity.ml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ open Cohttp_lwt_unix_test
 
 module Body = Cohttp_lwt.Body
 
+module IO = Cohttp_lwt_unix.IO
+module Request = struct
+  include Cohttp.Request
+  include (Make(IO) : module type of Make(IO) with type t := t)
+end
+
 let message = "Hello sanity!"
 
 let chunk_body = ["one"; ""; " "; "bar"; ""]
@@ -15,6 +21,8 @@ let leak_repeat = 1024
 let () = Debug.activate_debug ()
 let () = Logs.set_level (Some Info)
 
+let cond = Lwt_condition.create ()
+
 let server =
   List.map const [ (* t *)
     Server.respond_string ~status:`OK ~body:message ();
@@ -74,8 +82,29 @@ let server =
       )
     ))
   ]
+  @ (* client_close *)
+  [
+    fun _ _ ->
+    let ready = Lwt_condition.wait cond in
+    let i = ref 0 in
+    let stream = Lwt_stream.from (fun () ->
+        ready >|= fun () ->
+        incr i;
+        if !i > 1000 then failwith "Connection should have failed by now!";
+        Some (String.make 4096 'X')
+      )
+    in
+    Lwt.return (`Response (Cohttp.Response.make ~status:`OK (), `Stream stream))
+  ]
   |> response_sequence
 
+let check_logs test () =
+  let old = Logs.(warn_count () + err_count ()) in
+  test () >|= fun () ->
+  let new_errs = Logs.(warn_count () + err_count ()) - old in
+  if new_errs > 0 then
+    Fmt.failwith "Test produced %d log messages at level >= warn" new_errs
+
 let ts =
   Cohttp_lwt_unix_test.test_server_s server begin fun uri ->
     let t () =
@@ -179,15 +208,29 @@ let ts =
       Body.to_string body >|= fun body ->
       assert_equal ~printer "expert 2" body
     in
-    [ "sanity test", t
-    ; "empty chunk test", empty_chunk
-    ; "pipelined chunk test", pipelined_chunk
-    ; "no body when response is not modified", not_modified_has_no_body
-    ; "pipelined with interleaving requests", pipelined_interleave
-    ; "massive chunked", massive_chunked
-    ; "unreadable file returns 500", unreadable_file_500
-    ; "no leaks on requests", test_no_leak
-    ; "expert response", expert_pipelined
+    let client_close () =
+      Cohttp_lwt_unix.Net.(connect_uri ~ctx:default_ctx) uri >>= fun (_conn, ic, oc) ->
+      let req = Cohttp.Request.make_for_client ~chunked:false `GET (Uri.with_path uri "/test.html") in
+      Request.write (fun _writer -> Lwt.return_unit) req oc
+      >>= fun () ->
+      Response.read ic >>= function
+      | `Eof | `Invalid _ -> assert false
+      | `Ok rsp ->
+        assert_equal ~printer:Cohttp.Code.string_of_status `OK (Cohttp.Response.status rsp);
+        Cohttp_lwt_unix.Net.close ic oc;
+        Lwt_condition.broadcast cond ();
+        Lwt.pause ()
+    in
+    [ "sanity test",                            check_logs t
+    ; "empty chunk test",                       check_logs empty_chunk
+    ; "pipelined chunk test",                   check_logs pipelined_chunk
+    ; "no body when response is not modified",  check_logs not_modified_has_no_body
+    ; "pipelined with interleaving requests",   check_logs pipelined_interleave
+    ; "massive chunked",                        check_logs massive_chunked
+    ; "unreadable file returns 500",            unreadable_file_500
+    ; "no leaks on requests",                   check_logs test_no_leak
+    ; "expert response",                        check_logs expert_pipelined
+    ; "client_close",                           check_logs client_close
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/cohttp-lwt/src/cohttp_lwt.ml b/cohttp-lwt/src/cohttp_lwt.ml
index 91224b3655..fe7c8c2951 100644
--- a/cohttp-lwt/src/cohttp_lwt.ml
+++ b/cohttp-lwt/src/cohttp_lwt.ml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  *
   }}}*)
 
-module type IO = S.IO with type 'a t = 'a Lwt.t
+module type IO = S.IO
 
 module Request = Cohttp.Request
 module Response = Cohttp.Response
diff --git a/cohttp-lwt/src/s.ml b/cohttp-lwt/src/s.ml
index ec7dcf433e..f9a3d1500d 100644
--- a/cohttp-lwt/src/s.ml
+++ b/cohttp-lwt/src/s.ml
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
     functors must be instantiated by an implementation that provides
     a concrete IO monad. *)
 
-module type IO = Cohttp.S.IO with type 'a t = 'a Lwt.t
+module type IO = sig
+  include Cohttp.S.IO with type 'a t = 'a Lwt.t
+
+  type error
+
+  val catch : (unit -> 'a t) -> ('a, error) result t
+  (** [catch f] is [f () >|= Result.ok], unless [f] fails with an IO error,
+      in which case it returns the error. *)
+
+  val pp_error : Format.formatter -> error -> unit
+end
 (** The IO module is specialized for the [Lwt] monad. *)
 
 (** The [Net] module type defines how to connect to a remote node
diff --git a/cohttp-lwt/src/server.ml b/cohttp-lwt/src/server.ml
index 4738302f9f..b890daa99b 100644
--- a/cohttp-lwt/src/server.ml
+++ b/cohttp-lwt/src/server.ml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module Make(IO:S.IO) = struct
            (function
              | Out_of_memory -> Lwt.fail Out_of_memory
              | exn ->
-               Log.err (fun f -> f "Error handling %a: %s\n%!" Request.pp_hum req (Printexc.to_string exn));
+               Log.err (fun f -> f "Error handling %a: %s" Request.pp_hum req (Printexc.to_string exn));
                respond_error ~body:"Internal Server Error" () >|= fun rsp ->
                `Response rsp
            ))
@@ -147,7 +147,12 @@ module Make(IO:S.IO) = struct
     let conn_closed () = spec.conn_closed (io_id,conn_id) in
     Lwt.finalize
       (fun () ->
-         handle_client ic oc (io_id,conn_id) spec.callback
+         IO.catch (fun () -> handle_client ic oc (io_id,conn_id) spec.callback)
+         >>= function
+         | Ok () -> Lwt.return_unit
+         | Error e ->
+           Log.info (fun m -> m "IO error while handling client: %a" IO.pp_error e);
+           Lwt.return_unit
       )
       (fun () ->
          (* Clean up resources when the response stream terminates and call
diff --git a/cohttp-mirage/src/io.ml b/cohttp-mirage/src/io.ml
index 5becfac19a..3d7c33d03a 100644
--- a/cohttp-mirage/src/io.ml
+++ b/cohttp-mirage/src/io.ml
@@ -21,38 +21,61 @@ open Lwt.Infix
 
 module Make (Channel: Mirage_channel_lwt.S) = struct
 
+  type error =
+    | Read_error of Channel.error
+    | Write_error of Channel.write_error
+
+  let pp_error f = function
+    | Read_error e -> Channel.pp_error f e
+    | Write_error e -> Channel.pp_write_error f e
+
   type 'a t = 'a Lwt.t
   type ic = Channel.t
   type oc = Channel.t
   type conn = Channel.flow
 
-  let failf fmt = Fmt.kstrf Lwt.fail_with fmt
+  exception Read_exn of Channel.error
+  exception Write_exn of Channel.write_error
+
+  let () =
+    Printexc.register_printer (function
+        | Read_exn e -> Some (Format.asprintf "IO read error: %a" Channel.pp_error e)
+        | Write_exn e -> Some (Format.asprintf "IO write error: %a" Channel.pp_write_error e)
+        | _ -> None
+      )
 
   let read_line ic =
     Channel.read_line ic >>= function
     | Ok (`Data [])   -> Lwt.return_none
     | Ok `Eof         -> Lwt.return_none
-    | Ok (`Data bufs) -> Lwt.return (Some (Cstruct.copyv bufs))
-    | Error e         -> failf "Flow error: %a" Channel.pp_error e
+    | Ok (`Data bufs) -> Lwt.return_some (Cstruct.copyv bufs)
+    | Error e         -> Lwt.fail (Read_exn e)
 
   let read ic len =
     Channel.read_some ~len ic >>= function
     | Ok (`Data buf) -> Lwt.return (Cstruct.to_string buf)
     | Ok `Eof        -> Lwt.return ""
-    | Error e        -> failf "Flow error: %a" Channel.pp_error e
+    | Error e        -> Lwt.fail (Read_exn e)
 
   let write oc buf =
     Channel.write_string oc buf 0 (String.length buf);
     Channel.flush oc >>= function
     | Ok ()         -> Lwt.return_unit
     | Error `Closed -> Lwt.fail_with "Trying to write on closed channel"
-    | Error e       -> failf "Flow error: %a" Channel.pp_write_error e
+    | Error e       -> Lwt.fail (Write_exn e)
 
   let flush _ =
     (* NOOP since we flush in the normal writer functions above *)
     Lwt.return_unit
 
-  let  (>>= ) = Lwt.( >>= )
+  let (>>= ) = Lwt.( >>= )
   let return = Lwt.return
 
+  let catch f =
+    Lwt.try_bind f Lwt.return_ok
+      (function
+        | Read_exn e -> Lwt.return_error (Read_error e)
+        | Write_exn e -> Lwt.return_error (Write_error e)
+        | ex -> Lwt.fail ex
+      )
 end
diff --git a/cohttp-mirage/src/io.mli b/cohttp-mirage/src/io.mli
index 0a15e6f8e5..b7b6654218 100644
--- a/cohttp-mirage/src/io.mli
+++ b/cohttp-mirage/src/io.mli
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 (** Cohttp IO implementation using Mirage channels. *)
 
-module Make (Channel: Mirage_channel_lwt.S) : Cohttp.S.IO
-  with type 'a t = 'a Lwt.t
-   and type ic = Channel.t
+module Make (Channel: Mirage_channel_lwt.S) : Cohttp_lwt.S.IO
+  with type ic = Channel.t
    and type oc = Channel.t
    and type conn = Channel.flow