diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index a283f88..9c3f2c0 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Release 0.5.0 (pending)
 Release 0.4.4 (pending)
 ==========================
 
+- Report error for SoapyRPCSocket close() failure
 - SoapyLogAcceptor fix shutdown when connection is lost
 - SoapyRPCUnpacker fix select logic for small timeouts
 
diff --git a/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp b/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
index e847d2c..8f7234d 100644
--- a/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
+++ b/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ int SoapyRPCSocket::close(void)
     if (this->null()) return 0;
     int ret = ::closesocket(_sock);
     _sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
+    if (ret != 0) this->reportError("closesocket()");
     return ret;
 }