diff --git a/linkerd/app/integration/src/proxy.rs b/linkerd/app/integration/src/proxy.rs
index ca8887fb77..da7b986c51 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/integration/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/integration/src/proxy.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ pub struct Listening {
     controller: controller::Listening,
     identity: Option<controller::Listening>,
 
-    _shutdown: Shutdown,
+    shutdown: Shutdown,
+    terminated: oneshot::Receiver<()>,
 
     thread: thread::JoinHandle<()>,
 }
@@ -162,9 +163,19 @@ impl Listening {
             controller,
             identity,
             thread,
+            shutdown,
+            terminated,
             ..
         } = self;
-        drop(thread);
+
+        debug!("signaling shutdown");
+        shutdown.signal();
+
+        debug!("waiting for proxy termination");
+        terminated.await.unwrap();
+
+        debug!("proxy terminated");
+        thread.join().unwrap();
 
         let outbound = async move {
             if let Some(srv) = outbound_server {
@@ -292,6 +303,7 @@ async fn run(proxy: Proxy, mut env: TestEnv, random_ports: bool) -> Listening {
     let (trace, trace_handle) = super::trace_subscriber();
 
     let (running_tx, running_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+    let (term_tx, term_rx) = oneshot::channel();
     let (tx, mut rx) = shutdown_signal();
 
     if let Some(fut) = proxy.shutdown_signal {
@@ -339,9 +351,12 @@ async fn run(proxy: Proxy, mut env: TestEnv, random_ports: bool) -> Listening {
                         let drain = main.spawn();
                         on_shutdown.await;
                         debug!("after on_shutdown");
+
                         drain.drain().await;
+                        debug!("after drain");
 
-                        debug!("after on_shutdown");
+                        // Suppress error as not all tests wait for graceful shutdown
+                        let _ = term_tx.send(());
                     });
             })
         })
@@ -383,7 +398,8 @@ async fn run(proxy: Proxy, mut env: TestEnv, random_ports: bool) -> Listening {
         controller,
         identity,
 
-        _shutdown: tx,
+        shutdown: tx,
+        terminated: term_rx,
         thread,
     }
 }
diff --git a/linkerd/app/integration/tests/transparency.rs b/linkerd/app/integration/tests/transparency.rs
index cffe0e178f..547307c840 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/integration/tests/transparency.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/integration/tests/transparency.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ async fn outbound_tcp() {
 
     tcp_client.write(msg1).await;
     assert_eq!(tcp_client.read().await, msg2.as_bytes());
+
+    // TCP client must close first
+    tcp_client.shutdown().await;
+
     // ensure panics from the server are propagated
     proxy.join_servers().await;
 }
@@ -95,6 +99,10 @@ async fn inbound_tcp() {
 
     tcp_client.write(msg1).await;
     assert_eq!(tcp_client.read().await, msg2.as_bytes());
+
+    // TCP client must close first
+    tcp_client.shutdown().await;
+
     // ensure panics from the server are propagated
     proxy.join_servers().await;
 }
@@ -181,6 +189,10 @@ async fn test_server_speaks_first(env: TestEnv) {
     assert_eq!(s(&tcp_client.read_timeout(TIMEOUT).await), msg1);
     tcp_client.write(msg2).await;
     timeout(TIMEOUT, rx.recv()).await.unwrap();
+
+    // TCP client must close first
+    tcp_client.shutdown().await;
+
     // ensure panics from the server are propagated
     proxy.join_servers().await;
 }
@@ -491,6 +503,9 @@ macro_rules! http1_tests {
             let chat_resp = tcp_client.read().await;
             assert_eq!(s(&chat_resp), chatproto_res);
 
+            // TCP client must close first
+            tcp_client.shutdown().await;
+
             // ensure panics from the server are propagated
             proxy.join_servers().await;
         }
@@ -640,6 +655,9 @@ macro_rules! http1_tests {
             let resp2 = tcp_client.read().await;
             assert_eq!(s(&resp2), s(&tunneled_res[..]));
 
+            // TCP client must close first
+            tcp_client.shutdown().await;
+
             // ensure panics from the server are propagated
             proxy.join_servers().await;
         }
diff --git a/linkerd/app/src/lib.rs b/linkerd/app/src/lib.rs
index c5b977607a..a16ad523ab 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/src/lib.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/src/lib.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl App {
             ..
         } = self;
 
-        // Run a daemon thread for all administative tasks.
+        // Run a daemon thread for all administrative tasks.
         //
         // The main reactor holds `admin_shutdown_tx` until the reactor drops
         // the task. This causes the daemon reactor to stop.