diff --git a/src/client/bridge/gateway/mod.rs b/src/client/bridge/gateway/mod.rs
index 896cd8efbf6..c26571fc403 100644
--- a/src/client/bridge/gateway/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/bridge/gateway/mod.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ pub enum ShardManagerMessage {
     /// component that receives this to also shutdown with no further action
     /// taken.
     ShutdownInitiated,
+    /// Indicator that a [`ShardRunner`] has finished the shutdown of a shard, allowing it to
+    /// move toward the next one.
+    ///
+    /// [`ShardRunner`]: struct.ShardRunner.html
+    ShutdownFinished(ShardId)
 }
 
 /// A message to be sent to the [`ShardQueuer`].
diff --git a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager.rs b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager.rs
index 90bbf8283f8..cc207d35ade 100644
--- a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager.rs
+++ b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
     sync::{
-        mpsc::{self, Sender},
-        Arc
+        mpsc::{self, channel, Sender, Receiver},
+        Arc,
     },
-    thread
+    thread,
+    time::Duration
 };
 use super::super::super::{EventHandler, RawEventHandler};
 use super::{
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ pub struct ShardManager {
     /// The total shards in use, 1-indexed.
     shard_total: u64,
     shard_queuer: Sender<ShardQueuerMessage>,
+    shard_shutdown: Receiver<ShardId>,
 }
 
 impl ShardManager {
@@ -164,18 +166,21 @@ impl ShardManager {
             shard_queuer.run();
         });
 
+        let (shutdown_send, shutdown_recv) = channel();
         let manager = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Self {
             monitor_tx: thread_tx,
             shard_index: opt.shard_index,
             shard_init: opt.shard_init,
             shard_queuer: shard_queue_tx,
             shard_total: opt.shard_total,
+            shard_shutdown: shutdown_recv,
             runners,
         }));
 
         (Arc::clone(&manager), ShardManagerMonitor {
             rx: thread_rx,
             manager,
+            shutdown: shutdown_send,
         })
     }
 
@@ -298,6 +303,20 @@ impl ShardManager {
                     why,
                 );
             }
+            match self.shard_shutdown.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5)) {
+                Ok(shutdown_shard_id) =>
+                    if shutdown_shard_id != shard_id {
+                        warn!(
+                            "Failed to cleanly shutdown shard {}: Shutdown channel sent incorrect ID",
+                            shard_id,
+                        );
+                    },
+                Err(why) => warn!(
+                    "Failed to cleanly shutdown shard {}: {:?}",
+                    shard_id,
+                    why,
+                )
+            }
         }
 
         self.runners.lock().remove(&shard_id).is_some()
diff --git a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager_monitor.rs b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager_monitor.rs
index 350cc1f6a24..bb50f448642 100644
--- a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager_monitor.rs
+++ b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_manager_monitor.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use std::sync::{
-    mpsc::Receiver,
-    Arc
+use std::{
+    sync::{
+        mpsc::{
+            Receiver,
+            Sender
+        },
+        Arc,
+    }
 };
 use super::{ShardManager, ShardManagerMessage};
-use log::debug;
+use super::super::gateway::ShardId;
+use log::{debug, warn};
 
 /// The shard manager monitor does what it says on the tin -- it monitors the
 /// shard manager and performs actions on it as received.
@@ -20,6 +26,8 @@ pub struct ShardManagerMonitor {
     pub manager: Arc<Mutex<ShardManager>>,
     /// The mpsc Receiver channel to receive shard manager messages over.
     pub rx: Receiver<ShardManagerMessage>,
+    /// The mpsc Sender channel to inform the manager that a shard has just properly shut down
+    pub shutdown: Sender<ShardId>,
 }
 
 impl ShardManagerMonitor {
@@ -61,6 +69,15 @@ impl ShardManagerMonitor {
                     break;
                 },
                 ShardManagerMessage::ShutdownInitiated => break,
+                ShardManagerMessage::ShutdownFinished(shard_id) => {
+                    if let Err(why) = self.shutdown.send(shard_id) {
+                        warn!(
+                            "[ShardMonitor] Could not forward Shutdown signal to ShardManager for shard {}: {:#?}",
+                            shard_id,
+                            why
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs
index c1c83e8a749..5b8cba181b5 100644
--- a/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs
+++ b/src/client/bridge/gateway/shard_runner.rs
@@ -205,11 +205,36 @@ impl<H: EventHandler + Send + Sync + 'static,
             return true;
         }
 
+        // Send a Close Frame to Discord, which allows a bot to "log off"
         let _ = self.shard.client.close(Some(CloseFrame {
             code: 1000.into(),
             reason: Cow::from(""),
         }));
 
+        // In return, we wait for either a Close Frame response, or an error, after which this WS is deemed
+        // disconnected from Discord.
+        loop {
+            match self.shard.client.read_message() {
+                Ok(tungstenite::Message::Close(_)) => break,
+                Err(_) => {
+                    warn!(
+                        "[ShardRunner {:?}] Received an error awaiting close frame",
+                        self.shard.shard_info(),
+                    );
+                    break;
+                }
+                _ => continue,
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Inform the manager that shutdown for this shard has finished.
+        if let Err(why) = self.manager_tx.send(ShardManagerMessage::ShutdownFinished(id)) {
+            warn!(
+                "[ShardRunner {:?}] Could not send ShutdownFinished: {:#?}",
+                self.shard.shard_info(),
+                why,
+            );
+        }
         false
     }
 
@@ -259,6 +284,11 @@ impl<H: EventHandler + Send + Sync + 'static,
                     ShardClientMessage::Manager(ShardManagerMessage::ShutdownInitiated) => {
                         // nb: not sent here
 
+                        true
+                    },
+                    ShardClientMessage::Manager(ShardManagerMessage::ShutdownFinished(_)) => {
+                        // nb: not sent here
+
                         true
                     },
                 ShardClientMessage::Runner(ShardRunnerMessage::ChunkGuilds { guild_ids, limit, query }) => {