diff --git a/serialx/platforms/serial_rfc2217/__init__.py b/serialx/platforms/serial_rfc2217/__init__.py
index c05f04d..365c33a 100644
--- a/serialx/platforms/serial_rfc2217/__init__.py
+++ b/serialx/platforms/serial_rfc2217/__init__.py
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._rfc2217_waiters: dict[Rfc2217CmdId, asyncio.Future[Rfc2217Command]] = {}
         self._tcp_transport: asyncio.Transport | None = None
         self._tcp_connection_lost_waiter: asyncio.Future[None] | None = None
+        self._close_task: asyncio.Task[None] | None = None
+        self._needs_flush = False
 
     # -- connection lifecycle -----------------------------------------------
 
@@ -908,10 +910,13 @@ async def _send_and_wait(self, cmd: Rfc2217Command) -> Rfc2217Command:
     def write(self, data: bytes | bytearray | memoryview) -> None:
         """Write data to the serial port, escaping IAC bytes."""
         self._check_broken()
+        if self._closing or self._connection_lost_called:
+            return
         assert self._tcp_transport is not None
         escaped = iac_escape(bytes(data))
         LOGGER.debug("TX data: %d bytes (%d on wire)", len(data), len(escaped))
         self._tcp_transport.write(escaped)
+        self._needs_flush = True
 
     async def _get_modem_pins(self) -> ModemPins:
         """Return modem pin state from the last NOTIFY-MODEMSTATE."""
@@ -1007,16 +1012,32 @@ def resume_reading(self) -> None:
         self._tcp_transport.resume_reading()
 
     def close(self) -> None:
-        """Close the transport."""
-        if self._connection_lost_called:
+        """Close the transport, draining buffered writes to the server first."""
+        if self._connection_lost_called or self._close_task is not None:
             return
         self._closing = True
         self._mark_user_closed()
 
+        if self._tcp_transport is None:
+            self._tcp_connection_lost(None)
+            return
+
+        if not self._needs_flush:
+            self._tcp_transport.close()
+            return
+
+        # Closing the TCP socket only flushes our own send buffer; the server may
+        # still drop bytes it has buffered toward the device on disconnect. Drain
+        # them first with a req/rsp round-trip, then tear down the connection.
+        self._close_task = self._loop.create_task(self._flush_and_close())
+
+    async def _flush_and_close(self) -> None:
+        # If the connection drops (or the flush fails) mid-drain, close anyway
+        with suppress(Exception):
+            await self._flush()
+
         if self._tcp_transport is not None:
             self._tcp_transport.close()
-        else:
-            self._tcp_connection_lost(None)
 
     def abort(self) -> None:
         """Abort the transport immediately."""
@@ -1025,6 +1046,10 @@ def abort(self) -> None:
         self._closing = True
         self._mark_user_closed()
 
+        if self._close_task is not None:
+            self._close_task.cancel()
+            self._close_task = None
+
         if self._tcp_transport is not None:
             self._tcp_transport.abort()
         else:
@@ -1039,6 +1064,10 @@ async def _flush(self) -> None:
         # RFC2217 has no flush. Instead, we "flush" the pipe with a req/rsp sequence.
         await self._send_and_wait(SetBaudrateCmd(baudrate=self._serial._baudrate))
 
+        # The round-trip confirms the server drained everything we sent, so a
+        # subsequent close() needs no further flush unless we write again.
+        self._needs_flush = False
+
     def get_write_buffer_size(self) -> int:
         """Get the number of bytes currently in the write buffer."""
         if self._tcp_transport is None:
diff --git a/tests/test_async_lifecycle.py b/tests/test_async_lifecycle.py
index de22ee6..71dd3b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_async_lifecycle.py
+++ b/tests/test_async_lifecycle.py
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ async def test_lifecycle_abort_during_drain_escalates(
         await sender.wait_closed()
         assert sender_proto.state is ProtocolState.LOST
     finally:
-        sender.close()
+        # `abort()` so we do not have to wait for the 4MB of data to actually be sent
+        sender.abort()
         receiver.close()
         await sender.wait_closed()
         await receiver.wait_closed()