diff --git a/heartbeat/IPaddr2 b/heartbeat/IPaddr2
index 230ac853c..acf894231 100755
--- a/heartbeat/IPaddr2
+++ b/heartbeat/IPaddr2
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ OCF_RESKEY_noprefixroute_default="false"
 OCF_RESKEY_preferred_lft_default="forever"
 OCF_RESKEY_network_namespace_default=""
 OCF_RESKEY_check_link_status_default="true"
+OCF_RESKEY_kill_connections_on_stop_default="false"
 
 # RHEL specific defaults
 if is_redhat_based; then
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ fi
 : ${OCF_RESKEY_preferred_lft=${OCF_RESKEY_preferred_lft_default}}
 : ${OCF_RESKEY_network_namespace=${OCF_RESKEY_network_namespace_default}}
 : ${OCF_RESKEY_check_link_status=${OCF_RESKEY_check_link_status_default}}
+: ${OCF_RESKEY_kill_connections_on_stop=${OCF_RESKEY_kill_connections_on_stop_default}}
 
 #######################################################################
 
@@ -471,6 +473,14 @@ Consider the resource failed if the interface has status DOWN or LOWERLAYERDOWN.
 <shortdesc lang="en">Consider the resource failed if the interface has status DOWN or LOWERLAYERDOWN</shortdesc>
 <content type="string" default="${OCF_RESKEY_check_link_status_default}"/>
 </parameter>
+
+<parameter name="kill_connections_on_stop">
+<longdesc lang="en">
+Kill connections using 'ss -K src IP' before and after deleting interface
+</longdesc>
+<shortdesc lang="en">Kill connections before remove ip</shortdesc>
+<content type="string" default="${OCF_RESKEY_kill_connections_on_stop_default}"/>
+</parameter>
 </parameters>
 
 <actions>
@@ -666,6 +676,31 @@ find_interface() {
 	return 0
 }
 
+#
+#        Kill dangling ip connections
+#
+kill_ip_connections() {
+	local ss_output ipaddr="$1"
+
+	check_binary ss
+
+	cmd="ss -Knp src $ipaddr"
+
+	ocf_log info "Calling $cmd"
+
+	ss_output=`$cmd 2>&1`
+	rc=$?
+
+	if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+		ocf_log warn "Command $cmd failed (rc = $rc)"
+		ocf_log error "$ss_output"
+	else
+		ocf_log info "$ss_output"
+	fi
+
+	return $OCF_SUCCESS
+}
+
 #
 #        Delete an interface
 #
@@ -1206,6 +1241,11 @@ ip_stop() {
 		exit $OCF_SUCCESS
 	fi
 
+	if ocf_is_true ${OCF_RESKEY_kill_connections_on_stop}; then
+		kill_ip_connections $OCF_RESKEY_ip
+	fi
+
+
 	if [ -n "$IP_CIP" ] && [ $ip_status != "partial2" ]; then
 		if [ $ip_status = "partial" ]; then
 			exit $OCF_SUCCESS
@@ -1240,6 +1280,9 @@ ip_stop() {
 			restore_loopback "$OCF_RESKEY_ip"
 		fi
 	fi
+	if ocf_is_true ${OCF_RESKEY_kill_connections_on_stop}; then
+		kill_ip_connections $OCF_RESKEY_ip
+	fi
 
 	exit $OCF_SUCCESS
 }