diff --git a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
index e450dea10d..edee0a61f4 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
@@ -2089,7 +2089,8 @@ static int is_socket_connected(apr_socket_t *sock)
     socket_status = apr_socket_recv(sock, test_buffer, &buffer_len);
     /* put back old timeout */
     apr_socket_timeout_set(sock, current_timeout);
-    if (APR_STATUS_IS_EOF(socket_status)) {
+    if (APR_STATUS_IS_EOF(socket_status)
+        || APR_STATUS_IS_ECONNRESET(socket_status)) {
         return 0;
     }
     else {