diff --git a/peerconnection.go b/peerconnection.go
index aae87ef0082..ff5bcf54db3 100644
--- a/peerconnection.go
+++ b/peerconnection.go
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ func (pc *PeerConnection) close(shouldGracefullyClose bool) error {
 
 	// https://www.w3.org/TR/webrtc/#dom-rtcpeerconnection-close (step #6)
 	if pc.sctpTransport != nil {
-		closeErrs = append(closeErrs, pc.sctpTransport.Stop())
+		closeErrs = append(closeErrs, pc.sctpTransport.Abort(""))
 	}
 
 	// https://www.w3.org/TR/webrtc/#dom-rtcpeerconnection-close (step #7)
diff --git a/sctptransport.go b/sctptransport.go
index 6d387839b22..ec93b6dab23 100644
--- a/sctptransport.go
+++ b/sctptransport.go
@@ -146,6 +146,21 @@ func (r *SCTPTransport) Start(SCTPCapabilities) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Abort send the abort message and stops the SCTPTransport
+func (r *SCTPTransport) Abort(reason string) error {
+	r.lock.Lock()
+	defer r.lock.Unlock()
+	if r.sctpAssociation == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	r.sctpAssociation.Abort(reason)
+
+	r.sctpAssociation = nil
+	r.state = SCTPTransportStateClosed
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Stop send the abort message and stops the SCTPTransport
 func (r *SCTPTransport) Stop() error {
 	r.lock.Lock()
@@ -153,7 +168,6 @@ func (r *SCTPTransport) Stop() error {
 	if r.sctpAssociation == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	r.sctpAssociation.Abort("")
 	err := r.sctpAssociation.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err