diff --git a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
index 8f1d714193ab79..ee2318522ecc66 100644
--- a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
+++ b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
@@ -495,7 +495,11 @@ def shutdown(self, wait=True):
         # To reduce the risk of opening too many files, remove references to
         # objects that use file descriptors.
         self._queue_management_thread = None
-        self._call_queue = None
+        if self._call_queue is not None:
+            self._call_queue.close()
+            if wait:
+                self._call_queue.join_thread()
+            self._call_queue = None
         self._result_queue = None
         self._processes = None
     shutdown.__doc__ = _base.Executor.shutdown.__doc__
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-09-01-18-48-06.bpo-31326.TB05tV.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-09-01-18-48-06.bpo-31326.TB05tV.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ea0ff2b45807a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-09-01-18-48-06.bpo-31326.TB05tV.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor.shutdown() now explicitly closes the
+call queue. Moreover, shutdown(wait=True) now also join the call queue
+thread, to prevent leaking a dangling thread.