diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java
index 469b0ffa7cb6..f651179862ab 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpOutput.java
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ private void write(ByteBuffer content, boolean complete) throws IOException
         {
             write(content, complete, blocker);
             blocker.block();
+            if (complete)
+                closed();
         }
         catch (Exception failure)
         {