diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 1fd1ee896f39..67ea2c0c0ab7 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -520,6 +520,10 @@ struct ip_vs_conn {
 	spinlock_t              lock;           /* lock for state transition */
 	volatile __u16          flags;          /* status flags */
 	volatile __u16          state;          /* state info */
+	volatile __u16          old_state;      /* old state, to be used for
+						 * state transition triggerd
+						 * synchronization
+						 */
 
 	/* Control members */
 	struct ip_vs_conn       *control;       /* Master control connection */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index c6ed7654e839..20c884a57721 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -979,15 +979,23 @@ ip_vs_in(unsigned int hooknum, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		ret = NF_ACCEPT;
 	}
 
-	/* increase its packet counter and check if it is needed
-	   to be synchronized */
+	/* Increase its packet counter and check if it is needed
+	 * to be synchronized
+	 *
+	 * Sync connection if it is about to close to
+	 * encorage the standby servers to update the connections timeout
+	 */
 	atomic_inc(&cp->in_pkts);
 	if ((ip_vs_sync_state & IP_VS_STATE_MASTER) &&
-	    (cp->protocol != IPPROTO_TCP ||
-	     cp->state == IP_VS_TCP_S_ESTABLISHED) &&
-	    (atomic_read(&cp->in_pkts) % sysctl_ip_vs_sync_threshold[1]
-	     == sysctl_ip_vs_sync_threshold[0]))
+	    (((cp->protocol != IPPROTO_TCP ||
+	       cp->state == IP_VS_TCP_S_ESTABLISHED) &&
+	      (atomic_read(&cp->in_pkts) % sysctl_ip_vs_sync_threshold[1]
+	       == sysctl_ip_vs_sync_threshold[0])) ||
+	     ((cp->protocol == IPPROTO_TCP) && (cp->old_state != cp->state) &&
+	      ((cp->state == IP_VS_TCP_S_FIN_WAIT) ||
+	       (cp->state == IP_VS_TCP_S_CLOSE)))))
 		ip_vs_sync_conn(cp);
+	cp->old_state = cp->state;
 
 	ip_vs_conn_put(cp);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index b1694d67abb9..bd930efc18da 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 			if (!dest) {
 				/* it is an unbound entry created by
 				 * synchronization */
-				cp->state = ntohs(s->state);
 				cp->flags = flags | IP_VS_CONN_F_HASHED;
 			} else
 				atomic_dec(&dest->refcnt);
@@ -358,6 +357,7 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 			p += SIMPLE_CONN_SIZE;
 
 		atomic_set(&cp->in_pkts, sysctl_ip_vs_sync_threshold[0]);
+		cp->state = ntohs(s->state);
 		pp = ip_vs_proto_get(s->protocol);
 		cp->timeout = pp->timeout_table[cp->state];
 		ip_vs_conn_put(cp);