diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker.java
index 016d1e8d0e..754b665289 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker.java
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
         if (localAddress == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException("localAddress");
         }
-        validatePromise(ctx, promise, false);
+        if (!validatePromise(ctx, promise, false)) {
+            // promise cancelled
+            return;
+        }
 
         if (executor.inEventLoop()) {
             invokeBindNow(ctx, localAddress, promise);
@@ -212,7 +215,10 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
         if (remoteAddress == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException("remoteAddress");
         }
-        validatePromise(ctx, promise, false);
+        if (!validatePromise(ctx, promise, false)) {
+            // promise cancelled
+            return;
+        }
 
         if (executor.inEventLoop()) {
             invokeConnectNow(ctx, remoteAddress, localAddress, promise);
@@ -228,7 +234,10 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
 
     @Override
     public void invokeDisconnect(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx, final ChannelPromise promise) {
-        validatePromise(ctx, promise, false);
+        if (!validatePromise(ctx, promise, false)) {
+            // promise cancelled
+            return;
+        }
 
         if (executor.inEventLoop()) {
             invokeDisconnectNow(ctx, promise);
@@ -244,7 +253,10 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
 
     @Override
     public void invokeClose(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx, final ChannelPromise promise) {
-        validatePromise(ctx, promise, false);
+        if (!validatePromise(ctx, promise, false)) {
+            // promise cancelled
+            return;
+        }
 
         if (executor.inEventLoop()) {
             invokeCloseNow(ctx, promise);
@@ -282,8 +294,11 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
         if (msg == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException("msg");
         }
-
-        validatePromise(ctx, promise, true);
+        if (!validatePromise(ctx, promise, true)) {
+            // promise cancelled
+            ReferenceCountUtil.release(msg);
+            return;
+        }
 
         if (executor.inEventLoop()) {
             invokeWriteNow(ctx, msg, promise);
@@ -320,7 +335,8 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
         }
     }
 
-    private static void validatePromise(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelPromise promise, boolean allowVoidPromise) {
+    private static boolean validatePromise(
+            ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelPromise promise, boolean allowVoidPromise) {
         if (ctx == null) {
             throw new NullPointerException("ctx");
         }
@@ -330,6 +346,9 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
         }
 
         if (promise.isDone()) {
+            if (promise.isCancelled()) {
+                return false;
+            }
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("promise already done: " + promise);
         }
 
@@ -339,7 +358,7 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
         }
 
         if (promise.getClass() == DefaultChannelPromise.class) {
-            return;
+            return true;
         }
 
         if (!allowVoidPromise && promise instanceof VoidChannelPromise) {
@@ -351,6 +370,7 @@ public class DefaultChannelHandlerInvoker implements ChannelHandlerInvoker {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                     StringUtil.simpleClassName(AbstractChannel.CloseFuture.class) + " not allowed in a pipeline");
         }
+        return true;
     }
 
     private void safeExecuteInbound(Runnable task, Object msg) {
diff --git a/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipelineTest.java b/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipelineTest.java
index c1bb346e90..891b5b11f9 100644
--- a/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipelineTest.java
+++ b/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChannelPipelineTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package io.netty.channel;
 
 import io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap;
 import io.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler.Sharable;
 import io.netty.channel.local.LocalAddress;
 import io.netty.channel.local.LocalChannel;
@@ -439,6 +441,73 @@ public class DefaultChannelPipelineTest {
         }).sync();
     }
 
+    // Tests for https://github.com/netty/netty/issues/2349
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelBind() throws Exception {
+        ChannelPipeline pipeline = new LocalChannel(group.next()).pipeline();
+
+        ChannelPromise promise = pipeline.channel().newPromise();
+        assertTrue(promise.cancel(false));
+        ChannelFuture future = pipeline.bind(new LocalAddress("test"), promise);
+        assertTrue(future.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelConnect() throws Exception {
+        ChannelPipeline pipeline = new LocalChannel(group.next()).pipeline();
+
+        ChannelPromise promise = pipeline.channel().newPromise();
+        assertTrue(promise.cancel(false));
+        ChannelFuture future = pipeline.connect(new LocalAddress("test"), promise);
+        assertTrue(future.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelDisconnect() throws Exception {
+        ChannelPipeline pipeline = new LocalChannel(group.next()).pipeline();
+
+        ChannelPromise promise = pipeline.channel().newPromise();
+        assertTrue(promise.cancel(false));
+        ChannelFuture future = pipeline.disconnect(promise);
+        assertTrue(future.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelClose() throws Exception {
+        ChannelPipeline pipeline = new LocalChannel(group.next()).pipeline();
+
+        ChannelPromise promise = pipeline.channel().newPromise();
+        assertTrue(promise.cancel(false));
+        ChannelFuture future = pipeline.close(promise);
+        assertTrue(future.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelWrite() throws Exception {
+        ChannelPipeline pipeline = new LocalChannel(group.next()).pipeline();
+
+        ChannelPromise promise = pipeline.channel().newPromise();
+        assertTrue(promise.cancel(false));
+        ByteBuf buffer = Unpooled.buffer();
+        assertEquals(1, buffer.refCnt());
+        ChannelFuture future = pipeline.write(buffer, promise);
+        assertTrue(future.isCancelled());
+        assertEquals(0, buffer.refCnt());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelWriteAndFlush() throws Exception {
+        ChannelPipeline pipeline = new LocalChannel(group.next()).pipeline();
+
+        ChannelPromise promise = pipeline.channel().newPromise();
+        assertTrue(promise.cancel(false));
+        ByteBuf buffer = Unpooled.buffer();
+        assertEquals(1, buffer.refCnt());
+        ChannelFuture future = pipeline.writeAndFlush(buffer, promise);
+        assertTrue(future.isCancelled());
+        assertEquals(0, buffer.refCnt());
+    }
+
     private static int next(DefaultChannelHandlerContext ctx) {
         DefaultChannelHandlerContext next = ctx.next;
         if (next == null) {