diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs
index decf801d592..dc69c8486da 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/io/mod.rs
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ pub enum IoErrorKind {
     Closed,
     ConnectionRefused,
     ConnectionReset,
+    ConnectionAborted,
     NotConnected,
     BrokenPipe,
     PathAlreadyExists,
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ impl ToStr for IoErrorKind {
             MismatchedFileTypeForOperation => ~"MismatchedFileTypeForOperation",
             IoUnavailable => ~"IoUnavailable",
             ResourceUnavailable => ~"ResourceUnavailable",
+            ConnectionAborted => ~"ConnectionAborted",
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs b/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs
index 4e841b36a5d..6314c0755a0 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/io/net/tcp.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore(cfg(windows))] // FIXME #8811
     fn write_close_ip4() {
         do run_in_mt_newsched_task {
             let addr = next_test_ip4();
@@ -380,8 +379,11 @@ mod test {
                 loop {
                     let mut stop = false;
                     do io_error::cond.trap(|e| {
-                        // NB: ECONNRESET on linux, EPIPE on mac
-                        assert!(e.kind == ConnectionReset || e.kind == BrokenPipe);
+                        // NB: ECONNRESET on linux, EPIPE on mac, ECONNABORTED
+                        //     on windows
+                        assert!(e.kind == ConnectionReset ||
+                                e.kind == BrokenPipe ||
+                                e.kind == ConnectionAborted);
                         stop = true;
                     }).inside {
                         stream.write(buf);
@@ -399,7 +401,6 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore(cfg(windows))] // FIXME #8811
     fn write_close_ip6() {
         do run_in_mt_newsched_task {
             let addr = next_test_ip6();
@@ -415,8 +416,11 @@ mod test {
                 loop {
                     let mut stop = false;
                     do io_error::cond.trap(|e| {
-                        // NB: ECONNRESET on linux, EPIPE on mac
-                        assert!(e.kind == ConnectionReset || e.kind == BrokenPipe);
+                        // NB: ECONNRESET on linux, EPIPE on mac, ECONNABORTED
+                        //     on windows
+                        assert!(e.kind == ConnectionReset ||
+                                e.kind == BrokenPipe ||
+                                e.kind == ConnectionAborted);
                         stop = true;
                     }).inside {
                         stream.write(buf);
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/mod.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/mod.rs
index c92a54425bf..b611c6a5c5d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/mod.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ pub fn uv_error_to_io_error(uverr: UvError) -> IoError {
             ECONNRESET => ConnectionReset,
             ENOTCONN => NotConnected,
             EPIPE => BrokenPipe,
+            ECONNABORTED => ConnectionAborted,
             err => {
                 rtdebug!("uverr.code {}", err as int);
                 // XXX: Need to map remaining uv error types
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvll.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvll.rs
index 18e95c8966e..2964eb9c58b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvll.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvll.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ pub mod errors {
     pub static ECONNRESET: c_int = -4078;
     pub static ENOTCONN: c_int = -4054;
     pub static EPIPE: c_int = -4048;
+    pub static ECONNABORTED: c_int = -4080;
 }
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 pub mod errors {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ pub mod errors {
     pub static ECONNRESET: c_int = -libc::ECONNRESET;
     pub static ENOTCONN: c_int = -libc::ENOTCONN;
     pub static EPIPE: c_int = -libc::EPIPE;
+    pub static ECONNABORTED: c_int = -libc::ECONNABORTED;
 }
 
 pub static PROCESS_SETUID: c_int = 1 << 0;