diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java
index 00de5e141e3..8970bd2ddd2 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Invoked when an error happens while flushing. Defaults to no-op.
+	 * Servlet 3.1 based implementations will receive
+	 * {@link AsyncListener#onError(Throwable)} event.
+	 */
+	protected void flushingFailed(Throwable t) {
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new processor for subscribing to the next flush boundary.
@@ -167,8 +175,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 					processor.flush();
 				}
 				catch (IOException ex) {
-					processor.cancel();
-					processor.onError(ex);
+					processor.flushingFailed(ex);
+					return;
 				}
 				if (processor.subscriberCompleted) {
 					if (processor.changeState(this, COMPLETED)) {
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java
index d682672a31a..21cbe604823 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java
@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<T> implements Processor<T,
 	protected void writingComplete() {
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Invoked when an error happens while writing. Defaults to no-op.
+	 * Servlet 3.1 based implementations will receive
+	 * {@link WriteListener#onError(Throwable)} event.
+	 */
+	protected void writingFailed(Throwable t) {
+	}
+
+
 
 	private boolean changeState(State oldState, State newState) {
 		return this.state.compareAndSet(oldState, newState);
@@ -276,8 +285,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<T> implements Processor<T,
 						}
 					}
 					catch (IOException ex) {
-						processor.cancel();
-						processor.onError(ex);
+						processor.writingFailed(ex);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
index 3f101c270a4..5cf8324c0ea 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
@@ -196,9 +196,11 @@ public class ServletServerHttpResponse extends AbstractListenerServerHttpRespons
 				bodyFlushProcessor.cancel();
 				bodyFlushProcessor.onError(ex);
 			}
-			if (bodyProcessor != null) {
-				bodyProcessor.cancel();
-				bodyProcessor.onError(ex);
+
+			ResponseBodyProcessor processor = bodyProcessor;
+			if (processor != null) {
+				processor.cancel();
+				processor.onError(ex);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -208,9 +210,11 @@ public class ServletServerHttpResponse extends AbstractListenerServerHttpRespons
 				bodyFlushProcessor.cancel();
 				bodyFlushProcessor.onComplete();
 			}
-			if (bodyProcessor != null) {
-				bodyProcessor.cancel();
-				bodyProcessor.onComplete();
+
+			ResponseBodyProcessor processor = bodyProcessor;
+			if (processor != null) {
+				processor.cancel();
+				processor.onComplete();
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -220,16 +224,18 @@ public class ServletServerHttpResponse extends AbstractListenerServerHttpRespons
 
 		@Override
 		public void onWritePossible() throws IOException {
-			if (bodyProcessor != null) {
-				bodyProcessor.onWritePossible();
+			ResponseBodyProcessor processor = bodyProcessor;
+			if (processor != null) {
+				processor.onWritePossible();
 			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void onError(Throwable ex) {
-			if (bodyProcessor != null) {
-				bodyProcessor.cancel();
-				bodyProcessor.onError(ex);
+			ResponseBodyProcessor processor = bodyProcessor;
+			if (processor != null) {
+				processor.cancel();
+				processor.onError(ex);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/UndertowServerHttpResponse.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/UndertowServerHttpResponse.java
index a9029f5ce1b..9b14bb7a967 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/UndertowServerHttpResponse.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/UndertowServerHttpResponse.java
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ public class UndertowServerHttpResponse extends AbstractListenerServerHttpRespon
 			this.channel.getWriteSetter().set(null);
 			this.channel.resumeWrites();
 		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected void writingFailed(Throwable t) {
+			cancel();
+			onError(t);
+		}
 	}
 
 
@@ -248,6 +254,12 @@ public class UndertowServerHttpResponse extends AbstractListenerServerHttpRespon
 				UndertowServerHttpResponse.this.responseChannel.flush();
 			}
 		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected void flushingFailed(Throwable t) {
+			cancel();
+			onError(t);
+		}
 	}
 
 }