diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4556c43..6837ce3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ function addShutdown(server) {
   var isShuttingDown = false;
   var connectionCounter = 0;
 
-  function destroy(socket) {
-    if (socket._isIdle && isShuttingDown) {
+  function destroy(socket, force) {
+    if (force || (socket._isIdle && isShuttingDown)) {
       socket.destroy();
       delete connections[socket._connectionId];
     }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function addShutdown(server) {
     });
   });
 
-  server.shutdown = function(cb) {
+  function shutdown(force, cb) {
     isShuttingDown = true;
     server.close(function(err) {
       if (cb) {
@@ -52,10 +52,18 @@ function addShutdown(server) {
     });
 
     Object.keys(connections).forEach(function(key) {
-      destroy(connections[key]);
+      destroy(connections[key], force);
     });
   };
 
+  server.shutdown = function(cb) {
+    shutdown(false, cb);
+  };
+
+  server.forceShutdown = function(cb) {
+    shutdown(true, cb);
+  };
+
   return server;
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69a4844..5787817 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "http",
     "https",
     "graceful",
+    "force",
     "shutdown"
   ],
   "author": "Dillon Buchanan",
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 61a812d..2db3172 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var request = require('request');
 describe('http-shutdown', function(done) {
   it('Should shutdown with no traffic', function(done) {
     var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
-      res.end('OK');
+      done.fail();
     }).withShutdown();
 
     server.listen(16789, function() {
@@ -35,4 +35,21 @@ describe('http-shutdown', function(done) {
       setTimeout(server.shutdown, 100);
     });
   });
+
+  it('Should force shutdown without waiting for outstanding traffic', function(done) {
+    var server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        done.fail();
+      }, 500);
+    }).withShutdown();
+
+    server.listen(16789, function(err) {
+      request.get('http://localhost:16789/', function(err, response) {
+        should.exist(err);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      setTimeout(server.forceShutdown, 100);
+    });
+  });
 });