diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 02c6920983a..1189fd6d229 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5742,3 +5742,7 @@
 	* arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_lcd.c wait before modifying register if the LCDC
 	  is re-synchronizing (SIF). Use start-up configuration settings from
 	  Barebox.  They still don't work (2013-10-10).
+	* net/net_monitor.c: Notify the socket layer if a connection is lost
+	  before the monitoring callback has been registered.  From Max
+	  Holtzberg (2013-10-11).
+
diff --git a/net/net_monitor.c b/net/net_monitor.c
index 12907fa42df..3ce09222045 100644
--- a/net/net_monitor.c
+++ b/net/net_monitor.c
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ int net_startmonitor(FAR struct socket *psock)
    * the monitoring callback.)
    */
 
-  if (conn->tcpstateflags == UIP_CLOSED)
+  if (!(conn->tcpstateflags == UIP_ESTABLISHED ||
+        conn->tcpstateflags == UIP_SYN_RCVD))
     {
       connection_event(conn, UIP_CLOSE);
     }