diff --git a/Source/ARTRealtime.m b/Source/ARTRealtime.m
index c3312dcb1..4260f077d 100644
--- a/Source/ARTRealtime.m
+++ b/Source/ARTRealtime.m
@@ -1238,8 +1238,13 @@ - (void)realtimeTransportClosed:(id<ARTRealtimeTransport>)transport {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Close succeeded. Nothing more to do.
-    [self transition:ARTRealtimeClosed];
+    if (self.connection.state_nosync == ARTRealtimeClosing) {
+        // Close succeeded. Nothing more to do.
+        [self transition:ARTRealtimeClosed];
+    } else if (self.connection.state_nosync != ARTRealtimeClosed && self.connection.state_nosync != ARTRealtimeFailed) {
+        // Unexpected closure; recover.
+        [self transition:ARTRealtimeDisconnected];
+    }
 } ART_TRY_OR_MOVE_TO_FAILED_END
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m b/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m
index 5a908098a..6cb605c82 100644
--- a/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m
+++ b/Source/ARTWebSocketTransport.m
@@ -257,10 +257,7 @@ - (void)webSocket:(SRWebSocket *)webSocket didCloseWithCode:(NSInteger)code reas
 
     switch (code) {
     case ARTWsCloseNormal:
-        if (_state == ARTRealtimeTransportStateClosing) {
-            // OK
-            [_delegate realtimeTransportClosed:self];
-        }
+        [_delegate realtimeTransportClosed:self];
         break;
     case ARTWsNeverConnected:
         [_delegate realtimeTransportNeverConnected:self];
diff --git a/Spec/RealtimeClient.swift b/Spec/RealtimeClient.swift
index 50e742bfe..7e8ee048b 100644
--- a/Spec/RealtimeClient.swift
+++ b/Spec/RealtimeClient.swift
@@ -1404,6 +1404,30 @@ class RealtimeClient: QuickSpec {
                     client.connect()
                 }
             }
+            
+            fit("moves to DISCONNECTED on an unexpected normal WebSocket close") {
+                let options = AblyTests.commonAppSetup()
+                options.disconnectedRetryTimeout = 0.3
+                let client = ARTRealtime(options: options)
+                defer { client.dispose(); client.close() }
+                
+                var received = false
+                client.channels.get("test").subscribe() { msg in
+                    received = true
+                }
+
+                expect(client.connection.state).toEventually(equal(ARTRealtimeConnectionState.connected), timeout: testTimeout)
+                
+                let ws = (client.transport! as! ARTWebSocketTransport).websocket!
+                ws.close(withCode: 1000, reason: "test")
+                
+                expect(client.connection.state).toEventually(equal(ARTRealtimeConnectionState.disconnected), timeout: testTimeout)
+                expect(client.connection.state).toEventually(equal(ARTRealtimeConnectionState.connected), timeout: testTimeout)
+                
+                client.channels.get("test").publish(nil, data: "test")
+                
+                expect(received).toEventually(beTrue(), timeout: testTimeout)
+            }
         }
     }
 }