diff --git a/http/src/lib.rs b/http/src/lib.rs
index 514b4e2c5..bdd03eaef 100644
--- a/http/src/lib.rs
+++ b/http/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mod utils;
 mod tests;
 
 use std::io;
-use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc};
+use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc, Mutex};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::thread;
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ impl<M: jsonrpc::Metadata, S: jsonrpc::Middleware<M>> ServerBuilder<M, S> {
 		Ok(Server {
 			address: local_addr?,
 			executor: Some(executors),
-			close: Some(close),
+			close: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(close))),
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ fn configure_port(_reuse: bool, _tcp: &net2::TcpBuilder) -> io::Result<()> {
 pub struct Server {
 	address: SocketAddr,
 	executor: Option<Vec<Executor>>,
-	close: Option<Vec<oneshot::Sender<()>>>,
+	close: Arc<Mutex<Option<Vec<oneshot::Sender<()>>>>>,
 }
 
 const PROOF: &'static str = "Server is always Some until self is consumed.";
@@ -566,13 +566,7 @@ impl Server {
 
 	/// Closes the server.
 	pub fn close(mut self) {
-		for close in self.close.take().expect(PROOF) {
-			let _ = close.send(());
-		}
-
-		for executor in self.executor.take().expect(PROOF) {
-			executor.close();
-		}
+		self.close_handle().close();
 	}
 
 	/// Will block, waiting for the server to finish.
@@ -581,12 +575,50 @@ impl Server {
 			executor.wait();
 		}
 	}
+
+	/// Returns a handle to the server that can be used to close it while another thread is
+	/// blocking in `wait`.
+	pub fn close_handle(&mut self) -> CloseHandle {
+		let executor_close: Option<Vec<_>> = self.executor.as_mut().map(|executors| {
+			executors
+				.iter_mut()
+				.map(|executor| executor.close_handle())
+				.collect()
+		});
+
+		CloseHandle {
+			executor_close: Arc::new(Mutex::new(executor_close)),
+			close: self.close.clone(),
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 impl Drop for Server {
 	fn drop(&mut self) {
-		self.executor.take().map(|executors| {
-			for executor in executors { executor.close(); }
-		});
+		self.close_handle().close();
 	}
 }
+
+/// A handle that allows closing of a server even if it owned by a thread blocked in `wait`.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct CloseHandle {
+	close: Arc<Mutex<Option<Vec<oneshot::Sender<()>>>>>,
+	executor_close: Arc<Mutex<Option<Vec<Option<futures::Complete<()>>>>>>,
+}
+
+impl CloseHandle {
+	/// Closes the `Server`.
+	pub fn close(self) {
+		self.close.lock().unwrap().take().map(|close_vector| {
+			for close in close_vector {
+				let _ = close.send(());
+			}
+		});
+
+		self.executor_close.lock().unwrap().take().map(|executor_close_vector| {
+			for e in executor_close_vector {
+				e.map(|v| v.send(()));
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/http/src/tests.rs b/http/src/tests.rs
index 3fea71680..a7d3dfb66 100644
--- a/http/src/tests.rs
+++ b/http/src/tests.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern crate jsonrpc_core;
 use std::str::Lines;
 use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::time::Duration;
 use self::jsonrpc_core::{IoHandler, Params, Value, Error, ErrorCode};
 
 use self::jsonrpc_core::futures::{self, Future};
@@ -1166,3 +1167,18 @@ fn world_5() -> String {
 fn world_batch() -> String {
  "[{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"result\":\"world\",\"id\":1}]\n".into()
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn close_handle_makes_wait_return() {
+	let mut server = serve(id);
+	let close_handle = server.close_handle();
+
+	let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+	thread::spawn(move || {
+		tx.send(server.wait()).unwrap();
+	});
+	thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+	close_handle.close();
+
+	rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(10)).expect("Expected server to close");
+}
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diff --git a/server-utils/src/reactor.rs b/server-utils/src/reactor.rs
index 63083d734..05a22f793 100644
--- a/server-utils/src/reactor.rs
+++ b/server-utils/src/reactor.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ impl Executor {
 		self.executor().spawn(future)
 	}
 
+	/// Returns a handle to close the underlying event loop
+	pub fn close_handle(&mut self) -> Option<futures::Complete<()>> {
+		if let Executor::Spawned(ref mut eloop) = self {
+			eloop.close_handle()
+		} else {
+			None
+		}
+	}
+
 	/// Closes underlying event loop (if any!).
 	pub fn close(self) {
 		if let Executor::Spawned(eloop) = self {
@@ -163,4 +172,10 @@ impl RpcEventLoop {
 			warn!("Event Loop is already finished. {:?}", e);
 		});
 	}
+
+	/// Returns the close signal that can be used to close the event loop even while
+	/// another thread is blocked on the event loop in "wait"
+	pub fn close_handle(&mut self) -> Option<futures::Complete<()>>{
+		self.close.take()
+	}
 }