diff --git a/src/httpserver.cpp b/src/httpserver.cpp
index 600e57b7c..e967d3a4a 100644
--- a/src/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/httpserver.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ static std::vector<CSubNet> rpc_allow_subnets;
 static WorkQueue<HTTPClosure>* workQueue = 0;
 //! Handlers for (sub)paths
 std::vector<HTTPPathHandler> pathHandlers;
+//! Bound listening sockets
+std::vector<evhttp_bound_socket *> boundSockets;
 
 /** Check if a network address is allowed to access the HTTP server */
 static bool ClientAllowed(const CNetAddr& netaddr)
@@ -264,6 +266,13 @@ static void http_request_cb(struct evhttp_request* req, void* arg)
     }
 }
 
+/** Callback to reject HTTP requests after shutdown. */
+static void http_reject_request_cb(struct evhttp_request* req, void*)
+{
+    LogPrint("http", "Rejecting request while shutting down\n");
+    evhttp_send_error(req, HTTP_SERVUNAVAIL, NULL);
+}
+
 /** Event dispatcher thread */
 static void ThreadHTTP(struct event_base* base, struct evhttp* http)
 {
@@ -278,7 +287,6 @@ static void ThreadHTTP(struct event_base* base, struct evhttp* http)
 static bool HTTPBindAddresses(struct evhttp* http)
 {
     int defaultPort = GetArg("-rpcport", BaseParams().RPCPort());
-    int nBound = 0;
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint16_t> > endpoints;
 
     // Determine what addresses to bind to
@@ -304,13 +312,14 @@ static bool HTTPBindAddresses(struct evhttp* http)
     // Bind addresses
     for (std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint16_t> >::iterator i = endpoints.begin(); i != endpoints.end(); ++i) {
         LogPrint("http", "Binding RPC on address %s port %i\n", i->first, i->second);
-        if (evhttp_bind_socket(http, i->first.empty() ? NULL : i->first.c_str(), i->second) == 0) {
-            nBound += 1;
+        evhttp_bound_socket *bind_handle = evhttp_bind_socket_with_handle(http, i->first.empty() ? NULL : i->first.c_str(), i->second);
+        if (bind_handle) {
+            boundSockets.push_back(bind_handle);
         } else {
             LogPrintf("Binding RPC on address %s port %i failed.\n", i->first, i->second);
         }
     }
-    return nBound > 0;
+    return !boundSockets.empty();
 }
 
 /** Simple wrapper to set thread name and run work queue */
@@ -410,8 +419,14 @@ bool StartHTTPServer(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
 void InterruptHTTPServer()
 {
     LogPrint("http", "Interrupting HTTP server\n");
-    if (eventBase)
-        event_base_loopbreak(eventBase);
+    if (eventHTTP) {
+        // Unlisten sockets
+        BOOST_FOREACH (evhttp_bound_socket *socket, boundSockets) {
+            evhttp_del_accept_socket(eventHTTP, socket);
+        }
+        // Reject requests on current connections
+        evhttp_set_gencb(eventHTTP, http_reject_request_cb, NULL);
+    }
     if (workQueue)
         workQueue->Interrupt();
 }
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.cpp b/src/rpcserver.cpp
index b831d3d3b..dbee61efc 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcserver.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ UniValue stop(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         throw runtime_error(
             "stop\n"
             "\nStop Bitcoin server.");
-    // Shutdown will take long enough that the response should get back
+    // Event loop will exit after current HTTP requests have been handled, so
+    // this reply will get back to the client.
     StartShutdown();
     return "Bitcoin server stopping";
 }