diff --git a/go/codec.go b/go/codec.go
index 68bdc67..685f0a0 100644
--- a/go/codec.go
+++ b/go/codec.go
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ type virtualCodec struct {
 	physicalConn *link.Session
 	connID       uint32
 	recvChan     chan []byte
-	closeOnce    sync.Once
+	closeMutex   sync.Mutex
+	closed       bool
 	lastActive   *int64
 	format       MsgFormat
 }
@@ -104,6 +105,24 @@ func (p *protocol) newVirtualCodec(physicalConn *link.Session, connID uint32, re
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *virtualCodec) forward(buf []byte) {
+	c.closeMutex.Lock()
+	if c.closed {
+		c.closeMutex.Unlock()
+		c.free(buf)
+		return
+	}
+	select {
+	case c.recvChan <- buf:
+		c.closeMutex.Unlock()
+		return
+	default:
+		c.closeMutex.Unlock()
+		c.Close()
+		c.free(buf)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *virtualCodec) Receive() (interface{}, error) {
 	buf, ok := <-c.recvChan
 	if !ok {
@@ -137,10 +156,14 @@ func (c *virtualCodec) Send(msg interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func (c *virtualCodec) Close() error {
-	c.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+	c.closeMutex.Lock()
+	if !c.closed {
+		c.closed = true
 		close(c.recvChan)
 		c.send(c.physicalConn, c.encodeCloseCmd(c.connID))
-	})
+	}
+	c.closeMutex.Unlock()
+
 	for buf := range c.recvChan {
 		c.free(buf)
 	}
diff --git a/go/codec_test.go b/go/codec_test.go
index c41974c..f47f693 100644
--- a/go/codec_test.go
+++ b/go/codec_test.go
@@ -171,3 +171,23 @@ func Test_BadVirtualCodec(t *testing.T) {
 	vcodec.recvChan <- bigMsg
 	vcodec.Close()
 }
+
+func Test_VirtualCodecReceivcBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", TestAddr)
+	utest.IsNilNow(t, err)
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	codec := TestProto.newCodec(0, conn, 1024)
+	pconn := link.NewSession(codec, 1000)
+
+	var lastActive int64
+	recvChanSize := 2
+	vcodec := TestProto.newVirtualCodec(pconn, 123, recvChanSize, &lastActive, &TestMsgFormat{})
+	buf := make([]byte, 100)
+	for i := 0; i <= recvChanSize; i++ {
+		vcodec.forward(buf)
+	}
+	vcodec.closeMutex.Lock()
+	defer vcodec.closeMutex.Unlock()
+	utest.Assert(t, vcodec.closed)
+}
diff --git a/go/endpoint.go b/go/endpoint.go
index 065004a..10a9c8a 100755
--- a/go/endpoint.go
+++ b/go/endpoint.go
@@ -255,15 +255,11 @@ func (p *EndPoint) loop() {
 
 		vconn := p.virtualConns.Get(connID)
 		if vconn != nil {
-			select {
-			case vconn.Codec().(*virtualCodec).recvChan <- buf:
-				continue
-			default:
-				vconn.Close()
-			}
+			vconn.Codec().(*virtualCodec).forward(buf)
+		} else {
+			p.free(buf)
+			p.send(p.session, p.encodeCloseCmd(connID))
 		}
-		p.free(buf)
-		p.send(p.session, p.encodeCloseCmd(connID))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/go/gateway_test.go b/go/gateway_test.go
index de5bd6d..cd7c83b 100755
--- a/go/gateway_test.go
+++ b/go/gateway_test.go
@@ -353,3 +353,48 @@ func Test_BadEndPoint(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = DialServer("tcp", lsn3.Addr().String(), TestEndPointCfg)
 	utest.NotNilNow(t, err)
 }
+
+func Test_VConnSimultaneouslyCloseAndReceive(t *testing.T) {
+	lsn1, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	utest.IsNilNow(t, err)
+	defer lsn1.Close()
+
+	lsn2, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	utest.IsNilNow(t, err)
+	defer lsn2.Close()
+
+	gw := NewGateway(TestPool, TestMaxPacket)
+
+	go gw.ServeClients(lsn1, TestGatewayCfg)
+	go gw.ServeServers(lsn2, TestGatewayCfg)
+
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
+	server, err := DialServer("tcp", lsn2.Addr().String(), TestEndPointCfg)
+	utest.IsNilNow(t, err)
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			vconn, err := server.Accept()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			runtime.Gosched()
+			vconn.Close()
+			runtime.Gosched()
+		}
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	payload := make([]byte, 10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
+		client, err := DialClient("tcp", lsn1.Addr().String(), TestEndPointCfg)
+		utest.IsNilNow(t, err)
+		vconn, err := client.Dial(123)
+		utest.IsNilNow(t, err)
+		runtime.Gosched()
+		vconn.Send(payload)
+		runtime.Gosched()
+		client.Close()
+	}
+	gw.Stop()
+}