diff --git a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeChannel.java b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeChannel.java
index 2529ac7e480..e04f9303678 100644
--- a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeChannel.java
+++ b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/exchange/support/header/HeaderExchangeChannel.java
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public boolean isClosed() {
     @Override
     public void close() {
         try {
+            // graceful close
+            DefaultFuture.closeChannel(channel);
             channel.close();
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             logger.warn(e.getMessage(), e);