diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
index d0cdec0342..12fdc3f895 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufHolder;
 import io.netty.util.DefaultAttributeMap;
+import io.netty.util.internal.EmptyArrays;
 import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
 import io.netty.util.internal.ThreadLocalRandom;
 import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLogger;
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
 
     private static final InternalLogger logger = InternalLoggerFactory.getInstance(AbstractChannel.class);
 
+    static final ClosedChannelException CLOSED_CHANNEL_EXCEPTION = new ClosedChannelException();
+    static final NotYetConnectedException NOT_YET_CONNECTED_EXCEPTION = new NotYetConnectedException();
+
+    static {
+        CLOSED_CHANNEL_EXCEPTION.setStackTrace(EmptyArrays.EMPTY_STACK_TRACE);
+        NOT_YET_CONNECTED_EXCEPTION.setStackTrace(EmptyArrays.EMPTY_STACK_TRACE);
+    }
+
     private final Channel parent;
     private final long hashCode = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextLong();
     private final Unsafe unsafe;
@@ -53,7 +62,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
     private volatile EventLoop eventLoop;
     private volatile boolean registered;
 
-    private ClosedChannelException closedChannelException;
     private boolean inFlush0;
 
     /** Cache for the string representation of this channel */
@@ -500,10 +508,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
 
                 if (!outboundBuffer.isEmpty()) {
                     // fail all queued messages
-                    if (closedChannelException == null) {
-                        closedChannelException = new ClosedChannelException();
-                    }
-                    outboundBuffer.fail(closedChannelException);
+                    outboundBuffer.fail(CLOSED_CHANNEL_EXCEPTION);
                 }
 
                 outboundBuffer.clearUnflushed();
@@ -589,7 +594,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
 
         @Override
         public void write(Object msg, ChannelPromise promise) {
-            outboundBuffer.addMessage(msg, promise);
+            if (!isActive()) {
+                // Mark the write request as failure if the channl is inactive.
+                if (isOpen()) {
+                    promise.tryFailure(NOT_YET_CONNECTED_EXCEPTION);
+                } else {
+                    promise.tryFailure(CLOSED_CHANNEL_EXCEPTION);
+                }
+            } else {
+                outboundBuffer.addMessage(msg, promise);
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -611,9 +625,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
             // Mark all pending write requests as failure if the channel is inactive.
             if (!isActive()) {
                 if (isOpen()) {
-                    outboundBuffer.fail(new NotYetConnectedException());
+                    outboundBuffer.fail(NOT_YET_CONNECTED_EXCEPTION);
                 } else {
-                    outboundBuffer.fail(new ClosedChannelException());
+                    outboundBuffer.fail(CLOSED_CHANNEL_EXCEPTION);
                 }
                 inFlush0 = false;
                 return;
@@ -675,8 +689,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
                 return true;
             }
 
-            Exception e = new ClosedChannelException();
-            promise.setFailure(e);
+            promise.setFailure(CLOSED_CHANNEL_EXCEPTION);
             return false;
         }