diff --git a/code/framework/src/networking/network_client.cpp b/code/framework/src/networking/network_client.cpp
index c1fc21a82..903e9305e 100644
--- a/code/framework/src/networking/network_client.cpp
+++ b/code/framework/src/networking/network_client.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ namespace Framework::Networking {
     }
 
     void AssetFileTransfer::OnClosedConnection(const MafiaNet::SystemAddress &systemAddress, MafiaNet::RakNetGUID rakNetGUID, MafiaNet::PI2_LostConnectionReason lostConnectionReason) {
+        // Drops the sender's receivers; skipping it kept them alive until the peer shut down
+        MafiaNet::FileListTransfer::OnClosedConnection(systemAddress, rakNetGUID, lostConnectionReason);
         if (_cb) {
             _cb();
         }
diff --git a/code/tests/framework_ut.cpp b/code/tests/framework_ut.cpp
index ac87303c5..f0983eb7c 100644
--- a/code/tests/framework_ut.cpp
+++ b/code/tests/framework_ut.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "unit.h"
 
 /* TEST CATEGORIES */
+#include "modules/asset_transfer_ut.h"
 #include "modules/bitops_ut.h"
 #include "modules/connection_admission_ut.h"
 #include "modules/connection_gate_ut.h"
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ int main() {
     UNIT_MODULE(result);
     UNIT_MODULE(network_packets);
     UNIT_MODULE(network_work);
+    UNIT_MODULE(asset_transfer);
     UNIT_MODULE(replication_authority);
     UNIT_MODULE(replication_rate);
     UNIT_MODULE(transform_batch);
diff --git a/code/tests/modules/asset_transfer_ut.h b/code/tests/modules/asset_transfer_ut.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b784d3f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/tests/modules/asset_transfer_ut.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * MafiaHub OSS license
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2026, MafiaHub. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file comes from MafiaHub, hosted at https://github.com/MafiaHub/Framework.
+ * See LICENSE file in the source repository for information regarding licensing.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "networking/network_client.h"
+
+#include <mafianet/FileListTransferCBInterface.h>
+
+namespace AssetTransferTest {
+    // Counts how often the transfer lets go of it.
+    class CountingHandler final: public MafiaNet::FileListTransferCBInterface {
+      public:
+        int dereferences = 0;
+
+        bool OnFile(OnFileStruct *) override {
+            return true;
+        }
+        void OnFileProgress(FileProgressStruct *) override {}
+        void OnDereference() override {
+            ++dereferences;
+        }
+    };
+} // namespace AssetTransferTest
+
+// The client's asset transfer must still drop a sender's receivers when its connection closes, as the
+// FileListTransfer it overrides does; otherwise they linger until the peer shuts down.
+MODULE(asset_transfer, {
+    IT("drops the receivers of a sender whose connection closed", {
+        Framework::Networking::AssetFileTransfer transfer;
+        AssetTransferTest::CountingHandler handler;
+        MafiaNet::SystemAddress sender("127.0.0.1", 27015);
+
+        const unsigned short setId = transfer.SetupReceive(&handler, false, sender);
+        EQUALS(transfer.IsHandlerActive(setId), true);
+
+        transfer.OnClosedConnection(sender, MafiaNet::UNASSIGNED_RAKNET_GUID, MafiaNet::LCR_CONNECTION_LOST);
+
+        EQUALS(transfer.IsHandlerActive(setId), false);
+        EQUALS(handler.dereferences, 1);
+    });
+
+    IT("keeps the receivers of other senders", {
+        Framework::Networking::AssetFileTransfer transfer;
+        AssetTransferTest::CountingHandler handler;
+        MafiaNet::SystemAddress sender("127.0.0.1", 27015);
+        MafiaNet::SystemAddress other("127.0.0.1", 27016);
+
+        const unsigned short setId = transfer.SetupReceive(&handler, false, sender);
+        transfer.OnClosedConnection(other, MafiaNet::UNASSIGNED_RAKNET_GUID, MafiaNet::LCR_CONNECTION_LOST);
+
+        EQUALS(transfer.IsHandlerActive(setId), true);
+        EQUALS(handler.dereferences, 0);
+
+        transfer.CancelReceive(setId);
+    });
+});