diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java
index 7d558db7e4..6b067d476c 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java
@@ -198,9 +198,21 @@ public class LocalChannel extends AbstractChannel {
             state = 3;
         }
 
-        LocalChannel peer = this.peer;
+        final LocalChannel peer = this.peer;
         if (peer != null && peer.isActive()) {
-            peer.unsafe().close(unsafe().voidPromise());
+            // Need to execute the close in the correct EventLoop
+            // See https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/1777
+            EventLoop eventLoop = peer.eventLoop();
+            if (eventLoop.inEventLoop()) {
+                peer.unsafe().close(unsafe().voidPromise());
+            } else {
+                peer.eventLoop().execute(new Runnable() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void run() {
+                        peer.unsafe().close(unsafe().voidPromise());
+                    }
+                });
+            }
             this.peer = null;
         }
     }