diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b1fa3d7..1f5b34cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Version 275:
 * Use automatically deduced return types for all async operations
 * Support Concepts for completion token params
 * https_get example sends the Host header
+* Fix async_close error code when async_read times out
 
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diff --git a/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp b/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp
index 8940566c..0513dfeb 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/stream_impl.hpp
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ struct stream<NextLayer, deflateSupported>::impl_type
         timer.cancel();
     }
 
+    void
+    time_out()
+    {
+        timed_out = true;
+        change_status(status::closed);
+        close_socket(get_lowest_layer(stream()));
+    }
+
     // Called just before sending
     // the first frame of each message
     void
@@ -516,8 +524,7 @@ private:
             switch(impl.status_)
             {
             case status::handshake:
-                impl.timed_out = true;
-                close_socket(get_lowest_layer(impl.stream()));
+                impl.time_out();
                 return;
 
             case status::open:
@@ -537,14 +544,11 @@ private:
                     return;
                 }
 
-                // timeout
-                impl.timed_out = true;
-                close_socket(get_lowest_layer(impl.stream()));
+                impl.time_out();
                 return;
 
             case status::closing:
-                impl.timed_out = true;
-                close_socket(get_lowest_layer(impl.stream()));
+                impl.time_out();
                 return;
 
             case status::closed:
diff --git a/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp b/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp
index e2b6e85d..f3507c1d 100644
--- a/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp
+++ b/test/beast/websocket/timer.cpp
@@ -155,11 +155,40 @@ struct timer_test : unit_test::suite
         }
     }
 
+    // https://github.com/boostorg/beast/issues/1729#issuecomment-540481056
+    void
+    testCloseWhileRead()
+    {
+        net::io_context ioc;
+        stream<tcp::socket> ws1(ioc);
+        stream<tcp::socket> ws2(ioc);
+        test::connect(ws1.next_layer(), ws2.next_layer());
+
+        ws1.set_option(websocket::stream_base::timeout{
+            std::chrono::milliseconds(50),
+            websocket::stream_base::none(),
+            false});
+
+        ws1.async_accept(net::detached);
+        ws2.async_handshake(
+            "localhost", "/", net::detached);
+        ioc.run();
+        ioc.restart();
+
+        flat_buffer b;
+        ws1.async_read(b, test::fail_handler(
+            beast::error::timeout));
+        ws1.async_close({}, test::fail_handler(
+            net::error::operation_aborted));
+        ioc.run();
+    }
+
     void
     run() override
     {
         testIdlePing();
         testIssue1729();
+        testCloseWhileRead();
     }
 };