diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index ff680d9c..5b071200 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -701,7 +701,8 @@ class Sanic:
             'backlog': backlog,
             'has_log': has_log,
             'websocket_max_size': self.config.WEBSOCKET_MAX_SIZE,
-            'websocket_max_queue': self.config.WEBSOCKET_MAX_QUEUE
+            'websocket_max_queue': self.config.WEBSOCKET_MAX_QUEUE,
+            'graceful_shutdown_timeout': self.config.GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT
         }
 
         # -------------------------------------------- #
diff --git a/sanic/config.py b/sanic/config.py
index f5649cfe..4af31532 100644
--- a/sanic/config.py
+++ b/sanic/config.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class Config(dict):
         self.KEEP_ALIVE = keep_alive
         self.WEBSOCKET_MAX_SIZE = 2 ** 20  # 1 megabytes
         self.WEBSOCKET_MAX_QUEUE = 32
+        self.GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = 15.0  # 15 sec
 
         if load_env:
             self.load_environment_vars()
diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index 81b56bad..2ee48688 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -380,6 +380,14 @@ class HttpProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
             return True
         return False
 
+    def close(self):
+        """
+        Force close the connection.
+        """
+        if self.transport is not None:
+            self.transport.close()
+            self.transport = None
+
 
 def update_current_time(loop):
     """Cache the current time, since it is needed at the end of every
@@ -412,7 +420,8 @@ def serve(host, port, request_handler, error_handler, before_start=None,
           register_sys_signals=True, run_async=False, connections=None,
           signal=Signal(), request_class=None, has_log=True, keep_alive=True,
           is_request_stream=False, router=None, websocket_max_size=None,
-          websocket_max_queue=None, state=None):
+          websocket_max_queue=None, state=None,
+          graceful_shutdown_timeout=15.0):
     """Start asynchronous HTTP Server on an individual process.
 
     :param host: Address to host on
@@ -525,8 +534,26 @@ def serve(host, port, request_handler, error_handler, before_start=None,
         for connection in connections:
             connection.close_if_idle()
 
-        while connections:
+        # Gracefully shutdown timeout.
+        # We should provide graceful_shutdown_timeout,
+        # instead of letting connection hangs forever.
+        # Let's roughly calcucate time.
+        start_shutdown = 0
+        while connections and (start_shutdown < graceful_shutdown_timeout):
             loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.sleep(0.1))
+            start_shutdown = start_shutdown + 0.1
+
+        # Force close non-idle connection after waiting for
+        # graceful_shutdown_timeout
+        coros = []
+        for conn in connections:
+            if hasattr(conn, "websocket") and conn.websocket:
+                coros.append(conn.websocket.close_connection(force=True))
+            else:
+                conn.close()
+
+        _shutdown = asyncio.gather(*coros, loop=loop)
+        loop.run_until_complete(_shutdown)
 
         trigger_events(after_stop, loop)
 
diff --git a/sanic/worker.py b/sanic/worker.py
index 876354ce..7c02053c 100644
--- a/sanic/worker.py
+++ b/sanic/worker.py
@@ -91,8 +91,24 @@ class GunicornWorker(base.Worker):
             for conn in self.connections:
                 conn.close_if_idle()
 
-            while self.connections:
+            # gracefully shutdown timeout
+            start_shutdown = 0
+            graceful_shutdown_timeout = self.cfg.graceful_timeout
+            while self.connections and \
+                    (start_shutdown < graceful_shutdown_timeout):
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+                start_shutdown = start_shutdown + 0.1
+
+            # Force close non-idle connection after waiting for
+            # graceful_shutdown_timeout
+            coros = []
+            for conn in self.connections:
+                if hasattr(conn, "websocket") and conn.websocket:
+                    coros.append(conn.websocket.close_connection(force=True))
+                else:
+                    conn.close()
+            _shutdown = asyncio.gather(*coros, loop=self.loop)
+            await _shutdown
 
     async def _run(self):
         for sock in self.sockets:
diff --git a/tests/test_worker.py b/tests/test_worker.py
index e1a13368..e2b301ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker.py
@@ -100,3 +100,36 @@ def test_run_max_requests_exceeded(worker):
     worker.notify.assert_called_with()
     worker.log.info.assert_called_with("Max requests exceeded, shutting down: %s",
                                        worker)
+
+def test_worker_close(worker):
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.sleep = mock.Mock(wraps=asyncio.coroutine(lambda *a, **kw: None))
+    worker.ppid = 1
+    worker.pid = 2
+    worker.cfg.graceful_timeout = 1.0
+    worker.signal = mock.Mock()
+    worker.signal.stopped = False
+    worker.wsgi = mock.Mock()
+    conn = mock.Mock()
+    conn.websocket = mock.Mock()
+    conn.websocket.close_connection = mock.Mock(
+            wraps=asyncio.coroutine(lambda *a, **kw: None)
+        )
+    worker.connections = set([conn])
+    worker.log = mock.Mock()
+    worker.loop = loop
+    server = mock.Mock()
+    server.close = mock.Mock(wraps=lambda *a, **kw: None)
+    server.wait_closed = mock.Mock(wraps=asyncio.coroutine(lambda *a, **kw: None))
+    worker.servers = {
+        server: {"requests_count": 14},
+    }
+    worker.max_requests = 10
+
+    # close worker
+    _close = asyncio.ensure_future(worker.close(), loop=loop)
+    loop.run_until_complete(_close)
+
+    assert worker.signal.stopped == True
+    conn.websocket.close_connection.assert_called_with(force=True)
+    assert len(worker.servers) == 0