diff --git a/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_accept.rs b/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_accept.rs
index 8cef12b838b..73b0c334542 100644
--- a/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_accept.rs
+++ b/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_accept.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ impl JournalEffector {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let kind = Kind::Socket {
             socket: InodeSocket::new(InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket {
+                is_dead: true,
                 local_addr: addr,
                 peer_addr,
                 ttl: 0,
diff --git a/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_connect.rs b/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_connect.rs
index 51829efdc97..a5f9484edb3 100644
--- a/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_connect.rs
+++ b/lib/wasix/src/journal/effector/syscalls/sock_connect.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ impl JournalEffector {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let kind = Kind::Socket {
             socket: InodeSocket::new(InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket {
+                is_dead: true,
                 local_addr,
                 peer_addr,
                 ttl: 0,
diff --git a/lib/wasix/src/net/socket.rs b/lib/wasix/src/net/socket.rs
index f83d12859d3..73832318eef 100644
--- a/lib/wasix/src/net/socket.rs
+++ b/lib/wasix/src/net/socket.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ pub enum InodeSocketKind {
         peer_addr: SocketAddr,
         ttl: u32,
         multicast_ttl: u32,
+        is_dead: bool,
     },
 }
 
@@ -628,7 +629,10 @@ impl InodeSocket {
             InodeSocketKind::TcpListener { .. } => WasiSocketStatus::Opened,
             InodeSocketKind::TcpStream { .. } => WasiSocketStatus::Opened,
             InodeSocketKind::UdpSocket { .. } => WasiSocketStatus::Opened,
-            InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. } => WasiSocketStatus::Opened,
+            InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { is_dead, .. } => match is_dead {
+                true => WasiSocketStatus::Closed,
+                false => WasiSocketStatus::Opened,
+            },
             _ => WasiSocketStatus::Failed,
         })
     }
@@ -1106,8 +1110,11 @@ impl InodeSocket {
                         InodeSocketKind::PreSocket { .. } => {
                             return Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Notconn))
                         }
-                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. } => {
-                            return Poll::Ready(Ok(self.data.len()))
+                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { is_dead, .. } => {
+                            return match is_dead {
+                                true => Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Connreset)),
+                                false => Poll::Ready(Ok(self.data.len())),
+                            }
                         }
                         _ => return Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Notsup)),
                     };
@@ -1186,8 +1193,11 @@ impl InodeSocket {
                         InodeSocketKind::PreSocket { .. } => {
                             return Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Notconn))
                         }
-                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. } => {
-                            return Poll::Ready(Ok(self.data.len()))
+                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { is_dead, .. } => {
+                            return match is_dead {
+                                true => Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Connreset)),
+                                false => Poll::Ready(Ok(self.data.len())),
+                            };
                         }
                         _ => return Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Notsup)),
                     };
@@ -1274,8 +1284,11 @@ impl InodeSocket {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. } => {
-                            return Poll::Pending;
+                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { is_dead, .. } => {
+                            return match is_dead {
+                                true => Poll::Ready(Ok(0)),
+                                false => Poll::Pending,
+                            };
                         }
                         InodeSocketKind::PreSocket { .. } => {
                             return Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Notconn))
@@ -1353,8 +1366,13 @@ impl InodeSocket {
                         InodeSocketKind::UdpSocket { socket, .. } => {
                             socket.try_recv_from(self.data)
                         }
-                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. } => {
-                            return Poll::Pending;
+                        InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket {
+                            is_dead, peer_addr, ..
+                        } => {
+                            return match is_dead {
+                                true => Poll::Ready(Ok((0, *peer_addr))),
+                                false => Poll::Pending,
+                            };
                         }
                         InodeSocketKind::PreSocket { .. } => {
                             return Poll::Ready(Err(Errno::Notconn))
@@ -1414,9 +1432,9 @@ impl InodeSocket {
             #[allow(clippy::match_like_matches_macro)]
             match &mut guard.kind {
                 InodeSocketKind::TcpStream { .. }
-                | InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. }
                 | InodeSocketKind::UdpSocket { .. }
                 | InodeSocketKind::Raw(..) => true,
+                InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { is_dead, .. } => !(*is_dead),
                 _ => false,
             }
         } else {
@@ -1450,7 +1468,10 @@ impl InodeSocketProtected {
             InodeSocketKind::Raw(socket) => socket.poll_read_ready(cx),
             InodeSocketKind::Icmp(socket) => socket.poll_read_ready(cx),
             InodeSocketKind::PreSocket { .. } => Poll::Pending,
-            InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. } => Poll::Pending,
+            InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { is_dead, .. } => match is_dead {
+                true => Poll::Ready(Ok(0)),
+                false => Poll::Pending,
+            },
         }
         .map_err(net_error_into_io_err)
     }
@@ -1463,7 +1484,10 @@ impl InodeSocketProtected {
             InodeSocketKind::Raw(socket) => socket.poll_write_ready(cx),
             InodeSocketKind::Icmp(socket) => socket.poll_write_ready(cx),
             InodeSocketKind::PreSocket { .. } => Poll::Pending,
-            InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { .. } => Poll::Pending,
+            InodeSocketKind::RemoteSocket { is_dead, .. } => match is_dead {
+                true => Poll::Ready(Ok(0)),
+                false => Poll::Pending,
+            },
         }
         .map_err(net_error_into_io_err)
     }