diff --git a/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs b/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs
index 78101397d..add31aada 100644
--- a/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs
+++ b/actix-http/src/client/connection.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ impl H2ConnectionInner {
 /// Cancel spawned connection task on drop.
 impl Drop for H2ConnectionInner {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.handle.abort();
+        if self
+            .sender
+            .send_request(http::Request::new(()), true)
+            .is_err()
+        {
+            self.handle.abort();
+        }
     }
 }