diff --git a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java
index ad42f602e7..04c573e6d0 100644
--- a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java
+++ b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ByteToMessageDecoder.java
@@ -323,12 +323,7 @@ public abstract class ByteToMessageDecoder extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter
     private void channelInputClosed(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, boolean callChannelInactive) throws Exception {
         RecyclableArrayList out = RecyclableArrayList.newInstance();
         try {
-            if (cumulation != null) {
-                callDecode(ctx, cumulation, out);
-                decodeLast(ctx, cumulation, out);
-            } else {
-                decodeLast(ctx, Unpooled.EMPTY_BUFFER, out);
-            }
+            channelInputClosed(ctx, out);
         } catch (DecoderException e) {
             throw e;
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -355,6 +350,19 @@ public abstract class ByteToMessageDecoder extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called when the input of the channel was closed which may be because it changed to inactive or because of
+     * {@link ChannelInputShutdownEvent}.
+     */
+    void channelInputClosed(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, List<Object> out) throws Exception {
+        if (cumulation != null) {
+            callDecode(ctx, cumulation, out);
+            decodeLast(ctx, cumulation, out);
+        } else {
+            decodeLast(ctx, Unpooled.EMPTY_BUFFER, out);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called once data should be decoded from the given {@link ByteBuf}. This method will call
      * {@link #decode(ChannelHandlerContext, ByteBuf, List)} as long as decoding should take place.
diff --git a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java
index ac36aa3fe5..1fa42b242c 100644
--- a/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java
+++ b/codec/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package io.netty.handler.codec;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
@@ -322,37 +323,19 @@ public abstract class ReplayingDecoder<S> extends ByteToMessageDecoder {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void channelInactive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
-        RecyclableArrayList out = RecyclableArrayList.newInstance();
+    final void channelInputClosed(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, List<Object> out) throws Exception {
         try {
             replayable.terminate();
-            callDecode(ctx, internalBuffer(), out);
-            decodeLast(ctx, replayable, out);
+            if (cumulation != null) {
+                callDecode(ctx, internalBuffer(), out);
+                decodeLast(ctx, replayable, out);
+            } else {
+                replayable.setCumulation(Unpooled.EMPTY_BUFFER);
+                decodeLast(ctx, replayable, out);
+            }
         } catch (Signal replay) {
             // Ignore
             replay.expect(REPLAY);
-        } catch (DecoderException e) {
-            throw e;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new DecoderException(e);
-        } finally {
-            try {
-                if (cumulation != null) {
-                    cumulation.release();
-                    cumulation = null;
-                }
-
-                int size = out.size();
-                if (size > 0) {
-                    fireChannelRead(ctx, out, size);
-                    // Something was read, call fireChannelReadComplete()
-                    ctx.fireChannelReadComplete();
-                }
-                ctx.fireChannelInactive();
-            } finally {
-                // recycle in all cases
-                out.recycle();
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/codec/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoderTest.java b/codec/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoderTest.java
index 56d697d83c..a539597268 100644
--- a/codec/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoderTest.java
+++ b/codec/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/ReplayingDecoderTest.java
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter;
 import io.netty.channel.embedded.EmbeddedChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.ChannelInputShutdownEvent;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingDeque;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import static io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
@@ -225,4 +227,39 @@ public class ReplayingDecoderTest {
         assertEquals(3, (int) queue.take());
         assertTrue(queue.isEmpty());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testChannelInputShutdownEvent() {
+        final AtomicReference<Error> error = new AtomicReference<Error>();
+
+        EmbeddedChannel channel = new EmbeddedChannel(new ReplayingDecoder<Integer>(0) {
+            private boolean decoded;
+
+            @Override
+            protected void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) throws Exception {
+                if (!(in instanceof ReplayingDecoderByteBuf)) {
+                    error.set(new AssertionError("in must be of type " + ReplayingDecoderByteBuf.class
+                            + " but was " + in.getClass()));
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (!decoded) {
+                    decoded = true;
+                    in.readByte();
+                    state(1);
+                } else {
+                    // This will throw an ReplayingError
+                    in.skipBytes(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        assertFalse(channel.writeInbound(Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(new byte[] {0, 1})));
+        channel.pipeline().fireUserEventTriggered(ChannelInputShutdownEvent.INSTANCE);
+        assertFalse(channel.finishAndReleaseAll());
+
+        Error err = error.get();
+        if (err != null) {
+            throw err;
+        }
+    }
 }