diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index e457831c18..5d4d7c161f 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -10300,3 +10300,11 @@ David  10 Aug 2005
     lib/
         gui_rpc_client.h
         gui_rpc_client_ops.C
+
+David  10 Aug 2005
+    - add close_file(), close_socke() to NET_XFER_SET::remove().
+        May fix socket leak.
+        From Egon Larsson
+
+    client/
+        net_xfer.C
diff --git a/client/net_xfer.C b/client/net_xfer.C
index 25463cd685..1fb7c8fcfe 100644
--- a/client/net_xfer.C
+++ b/client/net_xfer.C
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ int NET_XFER_SET::insert(NET_XFER* nxp) {
 int NET_XFER_SET::remove(NET_XFER* nxp) {
     vector<NET_XFER*>::iterator iter;
 
+    nxp->close_file();
+    nxp->close_socket();
+
     iter = net_xfers.begin();
     while (iter != net_xfers.end()) {
         if (*iter == nxp) {