diff --git a/channels/exceptions.py b/channels/exceptions.py
index 53cdd37..ffdb5a2 100644
--- a/channels/exceptions.py
+++ b/channels/exceptions.py
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ class RequestTimeout(Exception):
     Raised when it takes too long to read a request body.
     """
     pass
+
+
+class RequestAborted(Exception):
+    """
+    Raised when the incoming request tells us it's aborted partway through
+    reading the body.
+    """
+    pass
diff --git a/channels/handler.py b/channels/handler.py
index 26ab586..b9664f3 100644
--- a/channels/handler.py
+++ b/channels/handler.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from django.http import FileResponse, HttpResponse, HttpResponseServerError
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 
-from .exceptions import ResponseLater as ResponseLaterOuter, RequestTimeout
+from .exceptions import ResponseLater as ResponseLaterOuter, RequestTimeout, RequestAborted
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('django.request')
 
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ class AsgiRequest(http.HttpRequest):
                         [message['body_channel']],
                         block=True,
                     )
+                # If chunk contains close, abort.
+                if chunk.get("closed", False):
+                    raise RequestAborted()
                 # Add content to body
                 self._body += chunk.get("content", "")
                 # Exit loop if this was the last
@@ -197,6 +200,9 @@ class AsgiHandler(base.BaseHandler):
         except RequestTimeout:
             # Parsing the rquest failed, so the response is a Request Timeout error
             response = HttpResponse("408 Request Timeout (upload too slow)", status_code=408)
+        except RequestAborted:
+            # Client closed connection on us mid request. Abort!
+            return
         else:
             try:
                 response = self.get_response(request)
diff --git a/channels/tests/test_request.py b/channels/tests/test_request.py
index 028d3da..52712a4 100644
--- a/channels/tests/test_request.py
+++ b/channels/tests/test_request.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.utils import six
 from channels import Channel
 from channels.tests import ChannelTestCase
 from channels.handler import AsgiRequest
-from channels.exceptions import RequestTimeout
+from channels.exceptions import RequestTimeout, RequestAborted
 
 
 class RequestTests(ChannelTestCase):
@@ -216,3 +216,26 @@ class RequestTests(ChannelTestCase):
             body_receive_timeout = 0
         with self.assertRaises(RequestTimeout):
             VeryImpatientRequest(self.get_next_message("test"))
+
+    def test_request_abort(self):
+        """
+        Tests that the code aborts when a request-body close is sent.
+        """
+        Channel("test").send({
+            "reply_channel": "test",
+            "http_version": "1.1",
+            "method": "POST",
+            "path": b"/test/",
+            "body": b"there_a",
+            "body_channel": "test-input",
+            "headers": {
+                "host": b"example.com",
+                "content-type": b"application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+                "content-length": b"21",
+            },
+        })
+        Channel("test-input").send({
+            "closed": True,
+        })
+        with self.assertRaises(RequestAborted):
+            AsgiRequest(self.get_next_message("test"))