diff --git a/src/emqx_channel.erl b/src/emqx_channel.erl
index 65d34d740..5aaa62b30 100644
--- a/src/emqx_channel.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_channel.erl
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ call(CPid, Req) ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 init({Transport, RawSocket, Options}) ->
+    process_flag(trap_exit, true),
     {ok, Socket} = Transport:wait(RawSocket),
     {ok, Peername} = Transport:ensure_ok_or_exit(peername, [Socket]),
     {ok, Sockname} = Transport:ensure_ok_or_exit(sockname, [Socket]),
@@ -365,6 +366,16 @@ handle(info, {shutdown, conflict, {ClientId, NewPid}}, State) ->
 handle(info, {shutdown, Reason}, State) ->
     shutdown(Reason, State);
 
+handle(info, Info = {'EXIT', SessionPid, Reason}, State = #state{proto_state = ProtoState}) ->
+    case emqx_protocol:session(ProtoState) of
+        undefined ->
+            ?LOG(error, "Unexpected EXIT: ~p", [Info]),
+            {keep_state, State};
+        SessionPid ->
+            ?LOG(error, "Session ~p termiated: ~p", [SessionPid, Reason]),
+            shutdown(Reason, State)
+    end;
+
 handle(info, Info, State) ->
     ?LOG(error, "Unexpected info: ~p", [Info]),
     {keep_state, State}.
@@ -499,6 +510,8 @@ maybe_gc(_, State) -> State.
 reply(From, Reply, State) ->
     {keep_state, State, [{reply, From, Reply}]}.
 
+shutdown(Reason = {shutdown, _}, State) ->
+    stop(Reason, State);
 shutdown(Reason, State) ->
     stop({shutdown, Reason}, State).
 
diff --git a/src/emqx_session.erl b/src/emqx_session.erl
index 20028c9ef..7d23c9e62 100644
--- a/src/emqx_session.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_session.erl
@@ -652,23 +652,13 @@ handle_info(Info, State) ->
 
 terminate(Reason, #state{will_msg = WillMsg,
                          client_id = ClientId,
-                         username = Username,
-                         conn_pid = ConnPid,
-                         old_conn_pid = OldConnPid}) ->
+                         username = Username}) ->
     send_willmsg(WillMsg),
-    [maybe_shutdown(Pid, Reason) || Pid <- [ConnPid, OldConnPid]],
     ok = emqx_hooks:run('session.terminated', [#{client_id => ClientId, username => Username}, Reason]).
 
 code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
     {ok, State}.
 
-maybe_shutdown(undefined, _Reason) ->
-    ok;
-maybe_shutdown(Pid, normal) ->
-    Pid ! {shutdown, normal};
-maybe_shutdown(Pid, Reason) ->
-    exit(Pid, Reason).
-
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Internal functions
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl b/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl
index 096e3261f..23a4d8d4c 100644
--- a/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl
@@ -299,6 +299,16 @@ websocket_info({shutdown, Reason}, State) ->
 websocket_info({stop, Reason}, State) ->
     {stop, State#state{shutdown = Reason}};
 
+websocket_info(Info = {'EXIT', SessionPid, Reason}, State = #state{proto_state = ProtoState}) ->
+    case emqx_protocol:session(ProtoState) of
+        undefined ->
+            ?LOG(error, "Unexpected EXIT: ~p", [Info]),
+            {ok, State};
+        SessionPid ->
+            ?LOG(error, "Session ~p termiated: ~p", [SessionPid, Reason]),
+            shutdown(Reason, State)
+    end;
+
 websocket_info(Info, State) ->
     ?LOG(error, "Unexpected info: ~p", [Info]),
     {ok, State}.
@@ -328,6 +338,7 @@ terminate_session(Reason, ProtoState) ->
         undefined ->
             ok;
         SessionPid ->
+            unlink(SessionPid),
             SessionPid ! {'EXIT', self(), Reason}
     end.
 
@@ -351,6 +362,9 @@ ensure_stats_timer(State = #state{enable_stats = true,
 ensure_stats_timer(State) ->
     State.
 
+shutdown(Reason = {shutdown, _}, State) ->
+    self() ! {stop, Reason},
+    {ok, State};
 shutdown(Reason, State) ->
     %% Fix the issue#2591(https://github.com/emqx/emqx/issues/2591#issuecomment-500278696)
     self() ! {stop, {shutdown, Reason}},