diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index c3012c0..d0ccf13 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@
 	offset := f.offset
 	// maxConcurrentRequests buffer to deal with broadcastErr() floods
 	// also must have a buffer of max value of (desiredInFlight - inFlight)
-	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests)
+	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests+1)
 	type inflightRead struct {
 		b      []byte
 		offset uint64
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@
 	writeOffset := offset
 	fileSize := uint64(fi.Size())
 	// see comment on same line in Read() above
-	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests)
+	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests+1)
 	type inflightRead struct {
 		b      []byte
 		offset uint64
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
 	desiredInFlight := 1
 	offset := f.offset
 	// see comment on same line in Read() above
-	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests)
+	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests+1)
 	var firstErr error
 	written := len(b)
 	for len(b) > 0 || inFlight > 0 {
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@
 	desiredInFlight := 1
 	offset := f.offset
 	// see comment on same line in Read() above
-	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests)
+	ch := make(chan result, maxConcurrentRequests+1)
 	var firstErr error
 	read := int64(0)
 	b := make([]byte, f.c.maxPacket)
diff --git a/client_integration_test.go b/client_integration_test.go
index ef73a08..40dca8a 100644
--- a/client_integration_test.go
+++ b/client_integration_test.go
@@ -1740,6 +1740,68 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// sftp/issue/234 - abrupt shutdown during ReadFrom hangs client
+func TestServerRoughDisconnect3(t *testing.T) {
+	if *testServerImpl {
+		t.Skipf("skipping with -testserver")
+	}
+	sftp, cmd := testClient(t, READWRITE, NO_DELAY)
+	defer cmd.Wait()
+	defer sftp.Close()
+
+	rf, err := sftp.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer rf.Close()
+	lf, err := os.Open("/dev/zero")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer lf.Close()
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		cmd.Process.Kill()
+	}()
+
+	io.Copy(rf, lf)
+}
+
+// sftp/issue/234 - also affected Write
+func TestServerRoughDisconnect4(t *testing.T) {
+	if *testServerImpl {
+		t.Skipf("skipping with -testserver")
+	}
+	sftp, cmd := testClient(t, READWRITE, NO_DELAY)
+	defer cmd.Wait()
+	defer sftp.Close()
+
+	rf, err := sftp.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer rf.Close()
+	lf, err := os.Open("/dev/zero")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer lf.Close()
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		cmd.Process.Kill()
+	}()
+	b := make([]byte, 32768*200)
+	lf.Read(b)
+	for {
+		_, err = rf.Write(b)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	io.Copy(rf, lf)
+}
+
 // sftp/issue/26 writing to a read only file caused client to loop.
 func TestClientWriteToROFile(t *testing.T) {
 	sftp, cmd := testClient(t, READWRITE, NO_DELAY)