diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
index 6fc29eaebd..2e70697e0e 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/stream/ChunkedWriteHandler.java
@@ -169,16 +169,14 @@ public class ChunkedWriteHandler implements ChannelUpstreamHandler, ChannelDowns
             }
             currentEvent.getFuture().setFailure(cause);
             fireExceptionCaught = true;
-
-            currentEvent = null;
         }
         
 
         if (fireExceptionCaught) {
             if (fireNow) {
-                fireExceptionCaught(ctx.getChannel(), cause);
+                fireExceptionCaught(ctx, cause);
             } else {
-                fireExceptionCaughtLater(ctx.getChannel(), cause);
+                fireExceptionCaughtLater(ctx, cause);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ public class ChunkedWriteHandler implements ChannelUpstreamHandler, ChannelDowns
                         if (fireNow) {  
                             fireExceptionCaught(ctx, t);
                         } else {
-                            fireExceptionCaughtLater(ctx.getChannel(), t);
+                            fireExceptionCaughtLater(ctx, t);
                         }
 
                         closeInput(chunks);
diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/WriteTimeoutHandler.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/WriteTimeoutHandler.java
index 5dd2b4e19c..bb6adde8fc 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/WriteTimeoutHandler.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/WriteTimeoutHandler.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class WriteTimeoutHandler extends SimpleChannelDownstreamHandler
     }
 
     protected void writeTimedOut(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
-        Channels.fireExceptionCaughtLater(ctx.getChannel(), EXCEPTION);
+        Channels.fireExceptionCaughtLater(ctx, EXCEPTION);
     }
 
     private final class WriteTimeoutTask implements TimerTask {
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channels.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channels.java
index c5aa9ce93e..1ea98c0827 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channels.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/Channels.java
@@ -520,7 +520,22 @@ public final class Channels {
         });
     }
 
-    
+    /**
+     * Sends a {@code "exceptionCaught"} event to the
+     * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} which is placed in the closest upstream
+     * from the handler associated with the specified
+     * {@link ChannelHandlerContext} once the io-thread runs again.
+     */
+    public static ChannelFuture fireExceptionCaughtLater(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx, final Throwable cause) {
+        return ctx.getPipeline().execute(new Runnable() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                fireExceptionCaught(ctx, cause);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sends a {@code "exceptionCaught"} event to the first
      * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} in the {@link ChannelPipeline} of