diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblockingserver.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblockingserver.rb
index f84a109..dc0f646 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblockingserver.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblockingserver.rb
@@ -25,14 +25,17 @@
 
       begin
         loop do
+          break if @serverTransport.closed?
+          rd, = select([@serverTransport], nil, nil, 0.1)
+          next if rd.nil?
           socket = @serverTransport.accept
           @logger.debug "Accepted socket: #{socket.inspect}"
           @io_manager.add_connection socket
         end
       rescue IOError => e
-        # we must be shutting down
-        @logger.info "#{self} is shutting down, goodbye"
       end
+      # we must be shutting down
+      @logger.info "#{self} is shutting down, goodbye"
     ensure
       @transport_semaphore.synchronize do
         @serverTransport.close
diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport.rb
index 0710bd7..14e9dbe 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
     def accept; nil; end
 
     def close; nil; end
+
+    def closed?; nil; end
   end
   deprecate_class! :TServerTransport => ServerTransport
 
diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb
index 8d6f1ed..636244c 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/socket.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
      @handle.close unless @handle.nil? or @handle.closed?
      @handle = nil
     end
+
+    def closed?
+      @handle.nil? or @handle.closed?
+    end
+
+    alias to_io handle
   end
   deprecate_class! :TServerSocket => ServerSocket
 end
diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/unixsocket.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/unixsocket.rb
index af686ca..b24e7df 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/unixsocket.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/transport/unixsocket.rb
@@ -47,5 +47,11 @@
         File.delete(@path)
       end
     end
+
+    def closed?
+      @handle.nil? or @handle.closed?
+    end
+
+    alias to_io handle
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb b/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb
index ed2f56a..3fede96 100644
--- a/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/spec/socket_spec.rb
@@ -69,5 +69,19 @@
     it "should return nil when accepting if there is no handle" do
       @socket.accept.should be_nil
     end
+
+    it "should return true for closed? when appropriate" do
+      handle = mock("TCPServer", :closed? => false)
+      TCPServer.stub!(:new).and_return(handle)
+      @socket.listen
+      @socket.should_not be_closed
+      handle.stub!(:close)
+      @socket.close
+      @socket.should be_closed
+      @socket.listen
+      @socket.should_not be_closed
+      handle.stub!(:closed?).and_return(true)
+      @socket.should be_closed
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/rb/spec/unixsocket_spec.rb b/lib/rb/spec/unixsocket_spec.rb
index abc166a..ff5c96c 100644
--- a/lib/rb/spec/unixsocket_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/spec/unixsocket_spec.rb
@@ -66,5 +66,20 @@
     it "should return nil when accepting if there is no handle" do
       @socket.accept.should be_nil
     end
+
+    it "should return true for closed? when appropriate" do
+      handle = mock("UNIXServer", :closed? => false)
+      UNIXServer.stub!(:new).and_return(handle)
+      File.stub!(:delete)
+      @socket.listen
+      @socket.should_not be_closed
+      handle.stub!(:close)
+      @socket.close
+      @socket.should be_closed
+      @socket.listen
+      @socket.should_not be_closed
+      handle.stub!(:closed?).and_return(true)
+      @socket.should be_closed
+    end
   end
 end