diff --git a/recipes-extended/wpe-framework/wpeframework/r4/PR_1268_Close_half_way_open_sockets.patch b/recipes-extended/wpe-framework/wpeframework/r4/PR_1268_Close_half_way_open_sockets.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0339d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-extended/wpe-framework/wpeframework/r4/PR_1268_Close_half_way_open_sockets.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+diff --git a/Source/core/SocketPort.cpp b/Source/core/SocketPort.cpp
+index 3ef900db..768cc1a8 100644
+--- a/Source/core/SocketPort.cpp
++++ b/Source/core/SocketPort.cpp
+@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+             ::closesocket(socket);
+ #endif
+ 
++            TRACE_L3("Socket %u destroyed", static_cast<uint32_t>(socket));
++
+             socket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+         }
+ 
+@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+ #ifdef __WINDOWS__
+             unsigned long l_Value = 1;
+             if (ioctlsocket(socket, FIONBIO, &l_Value) != 0) {
+-                TRACE_L1("Error on port socket NON_BLOCKING call. Error %d", __ERRORRESULT__);
++                TRACE_L5("Error on port socket NON_BLOCKING call. Error %d", __ERRORRESULT__);
+             }
+             else {
+                 return (true);
+@@ -398,6 +400,8 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+                 BufferAlignment(m_Socket);
+ 
+                 m_State.store(SocketPort::LINK | SocketPort::OPEN | SocketPort::READ, Core::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
++
++                TRACE_L3("Socket %u constructed", m_Socket);
+             }
+         }
+ 
+@@ -409,6 +413,8 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+             // the virtuals might be called, which are destructed at this point !!!!
+             ASSERT((m_Socket == INVALID_SOCKET) || (IsClosed()));
+ 
++	    TRACE_L3("Socket %u constructed", static_cast<uint32_t>(m_Socket));
++
+             if (m_Socket != INVALID_SOCKET) {
+                 DestroySocket(m_Socket);
+             }
+@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+                     }
+                     else if (m_SocketType == LISTEN) {
+                         if (::listen(m_Socket, MAX_LISTEN_QUEUE) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+-                            TRACE_L5("Error on port socket LISTEN. Error %d", __ERRORRESULT__);
++                            TRACE_L1("Error on port socket LISTEN. Error %d", __ERRORRESULT__);
+                         }
+                         else {
+                             // Trigger state to Open
+@@ -525,14 +531,17 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+                                 m_State.store(SocketPort::UPDATE | SocketPort::LINK | SocketPort::WRITE, Core::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
+                                 nStatus = Core::ERROR_INPROGRESS;
+                             }
+-                            else if (l_Result == __ERROR_ISCONN__) {
+-                                nStatus = Core::ERROR_ALREADY_CONNECTED;
+-                            }
+-                            else if (l_Result == __ERROR_NETWORK_UNREACHABLE__) {
+-                                nStatus = Core::ERROR_UNREACHABLE_NETWORK;
+-                            }
+                             else {
+-                                nStatus = Core::ERROR_ASYNC_FAILED;
++                                if (l_Result == __ERROR_ISCONN__) {
++                                    nStatus = Core::ERROR_ALREADY_CONNECTED;
++                                }
++                                else if (l_Result == __ERROR_NETWORK_UNREACHABLE__) {
++                                    nStatus = Core::ERROR_UNREACHABLE_NETWORK;
++                                }
++                                else {
++                                    nStatus = Core::ERROR_ASYNC_FAILED;
++                                }
++                     
+                                 TRACE_L1("Error on socket connect. Error %d", __ERRORRESULT__);
+                             }
+                         }
+@@ -580,6 +589,8 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+ 
+                 if ((m_State != 0) && ((m_State & SHUTDOWN) == 0)) {
+ 
++		 TRACE_L3("Closing socket %u...", static_cast<uint32_t>(m_Socket));
++
+                     if ((m_State & (LINK | OPEN)) != (LINK | OPEN)) {
+                         // This is a connectionless link, do not expect a close from the otherside.
+                         // No use to wait on anything !!, Signal a FORCED CLOSURE (EXCEPTION && SHUTDOWN)
+@@ -615,6 +626,8 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+                         ASSERT(closed == true);
+                     }
+                 }
++            } else {
++                TRACE_L3("Socket is already closed and destroyed");
+             }
+ 
+             m_syncAdmin.Unlock();
+@@ -655,7 +668,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+             // Kernel doubles the buffer size, take that into account.
+             m_SocketReceiveBufferSize /= 2;
+             if (origSocketReceiveBufferSize != m_SocketReceiveBufferSize) {
+-                TRACE_L2("Adjusted socket receive buffer size (%u->%u)", origSocketReceiveBufferSize, m_SocketReceiveBufferSize);
++                TRACE_L3("Adjusted socket receive buffer size (%u->%u)", origSocketReceiveBufferSize, m_SocketReceiveBufferSize);
+             }
+ 
+             if (m_ReceiveBufferSize == static_cast<uint16_t>(~0)) {
+@@ -677,7 +690,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+             ::getsockopt(socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, (char*)&m_SocketSendBufferSize, &valueLength);
+             m_SocketSendBufferSize /= 2;
+             if (origSocketSendBufferSize != m_SocketSendBufferSize) {
+-                TRACE_L2("Adjusted socket send buffer size (%u->%u)", origSocketSendBufferSize, m_SocketSendBufferSize);
++                TRACE_L3("Adjusted socket send buffer size (%u->%u)", origSocketSendBufferSize, m_SocketSendBufferSize);
+             }
+ 
+             if (m_SendBufferSize == static_cast<uint16_t>(~0)) {
+@@ -977,7 +990,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+ #ifdef __WINDOWS__
+                 result = FD_CLOSE;
+ #else
+-                result = POLLHUP;
++                result = (POLLHUP | POLLRDHUP);
+ #endif
+             }
+             else if (m_State != 0) {
+@@ -1014,7 +1027,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+                         Write();
+                     }
+ #ifdef __LINUX__
+-                    result |= ((m_State & SocketPort::LINK) != 0 ? POLLHUP : 0) | ((m_State & SocketPort::WRITE) != 0 ? POLLOUT : 0);
++                    result |= ((m_State & SocketPort::LINK) != 0 ? (POLLHUP | POLLRDHUP) : 0) | ((m_State & SocketPort::WRITE) != 0 ? POLLOUT : 0);
+ #endif
+                 }
+             }
+@@ -1053,9 +1066,17 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+ 
+ #else
+                 if ((flagsSet & POLLHUP) != 0) {
++                    TRACE_L3("HUP event received on socket %u", static_cast<uint32_t>(m_Socket));
+                     Closed();
+                 }
+-                else if (IsListening()) {
++                else if ((flagsSet & POLLRDHUP) != 0) {
++                    TRACE_L3("RDHUP event received on socket %u", static_cast<uint32_t>(m_Socket));
++
++                    // The other side wants to shut down the connection. Let's do the same then.
++                    // Once the connection is shut down in both directions, a HUP event will arrive.
++                    Close(0);
++                }
++		else if (IsListening()) {
+                     if ((flagsSet & POLLIN) != 0) {
+                         // This triggeres an Addition of clients
+                         Accepted();
+@@ -1303,6 +1324,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+ 
+                 m_Socket = result;
+                 m_State = (SocketPort::UPDATE | SocketPort::MONITOR | SocketPort::LINK | SocketPort::OPEN | SocketPort::READ | SocketPort::WRITESLOT);
++		TRACE_L3("Socket %u constructed", static_cast<uint32_t>(m_Socket));
+             }
+ 
+             return (newConnection);
+@@ -1327,7 +1349,7 @@ namespace WPEFramework {
+                 NodeId remoteId;
+ 
+                 if (::listen(m_Socket, MAX_LISTEN_QUEUE) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+-                    TRACE_L5("Error on port socket LISTEN. Error %d", __ERRORRESULT__);
++                    TRACE_L1("Error on port socket LISTEN. Error %d", __ERRORRESULT__);
+                 }
+                 else {
+                     // Trigger state to Open
diff --git a/recipes-extended/wpe-framework/wpeframework_4.2.bb b/recipes-extended/wpe-framework/wpeframework_4.2.bb
index 8ad42f8..10f3088 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/wpe-framework/wpeframework_4.2.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/wpe-framework/wpeframework_4.2.bb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
             file://r4/ONEM-31782_R4.patch \
             file://r4/linking_messaging_library.patch \
             file://r4/Enable_Thunder_Logging_R4.patch \
+            file://r4/PR_1268_Close_half_way_open_sockets.patch \
             "
 
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