diff --git a/lib/net/smtp.rb b/lib/net/smtp.rb
index 13e1f1f..087bec7 100644
--- a/lib/net/smtp.rb
+++ b/lib/net/smtp.rb
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def start(*args, helo: nil, user: nil, secret: nil, password: nil, authtype: nil
           do_start helo, user, secret, authtype
           return yield(self)
         ensure
-          do_finish
+          quit!
         end
       else
         do_start helo, user, secret, authtype
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ def start(*args, helo: nil, user: nil, secret: nil, password: nil, authtype: nil
     # Raises IOError if not started.
     def finish
       raise IOError, 'not yet started' unless started?
-      do_finish
+      quit!
     end
 
     private
@@ -728,15 +728,47 @@ def do_helo(helo_domain)
       raise
     end
 
-    def do_finish
+    public
+
+    # Calls #quit and ensures that #disconnect is called.  Returns the result
+    # from #quit.  Returns +nil+ when the client is already disconnected or when
+    # a prior error prevents the client from calling #quit.  Unlike #finish, an
+    # exception will not be raised when the client has not started.
+    #
+    # If #quit raises a StandardError, the connection is dropped and the
+    # exception is re-raised.  When <tt>exception: :warn</tt> is specified, a
+    # warning is printed and the exception is returned.  When <tt>warning:
+    # false</tt>, the warning is not printed.  This is useful when the
+    # connection must be dropped, for example in a test suite or due to security
+    # concerns.
+    #
+    # Related: #finish, #quit, #disconnect
+    def quit!(exception: true)
       quit if @socket and not @socket.closed? and not @error_occurred
+    rescue => ex
+      if exception == :warn
+        warn "%s during %p #%s: %s" % [ex.class, self, __method__, ex]
+      elsif exception
+        raise ex
+      end
+      ex
     ensure
+      disconnect
+    end
+
+    # Disconnects the socket without checking if the connection has started yet,
+    # and without sending a final QUIT message to the server.
+    #
+    # Generally, either #finish or #quit! should be used instead.
+    def disconnect
       @started = false
       @error_occurred = false
       @socket.close if @socket
       @socket = nil
     end
 
+    private
+
     def requires_smtputf8(address)
       if address.kind_of? Address
         !address.address.ascii_only?
diff --git a/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb b/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb
index 320e75d..b394cb8 100644
--- a/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb
+++ b/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb
@@ -594,6 +594,72 @@ def test_mailfrom_with_smtputf_detection
       assert_equal "MAIL FROM:<rené@example.com> SMTPUTF8\r\n", server.commands.last
     end
 
+    def test_quit
+      server = FakeServer.start
+      smtp = Net::SMTP.start 'localhost', server.port
+      smtp.quit
+      assert_equal "QUIT\r\n", server.commands.last
+
+      # Already finished:
+      assert_raise EOFError do
+        smtp.quit
+      end
+
+      server = FakeServer.start
+      def server.quit
+        @sock.puts "400 BUSY\r\n"
+      end
+      smtp = Net::SMTP.start 'localhost', server.port
+      assert_raise Net::SMTPServerBusy do
+        smtp.quit
+      end
+      assert_equal "QUIT\r\n", server.commands.last
+      assert smtp.started?
+    end
+
+    def test_quit!
+      server = FakeServer.start
+      smtp = Net::SMTP.start 'localhost', server.port
+      smtp.quit!
+      assert_equal "QUIT\r\n", server.commands.last
+      refute smtp.started?
+
+      # Already finished:
+      smtp.quit!
+    end
+
+    def test_quit_and_reraise
+      server = FakeServer.start
+      def server.quit
+        @sock.puts "400 BUSY\r\n"
+      end
+      smtp = Net::SMTP.start 'localhost', server.port
+      assert_raise Net::SMTPServerBusy do
+        smtp.quit!
+      end
+      assert_equal "QUIT\r\n", server.commands.last
+      refute smtp.started?
+    end
+
+    def test_quit_and_ignore
+      server = FakeServer.start
+      def server.quit
+        @sock.puts "400 BUSY\r\n"
+      end
+      smtp = Net::SMTP.start 'localhost', server.port
+      smtp.quit!(exception: false)
+      assert_equal "QUIT\r\n", server.commands.last
+      refute smtp.started?
+    end
+
+    def test_disconnect
+      server = FakeServer.start
+      smtp = Net::SMTP.start 'localhost', server.port
+      smtp.disconnect
+      assert_equal "EHLO localhost\r\n", server.commands.last
+      refute smtp.started?
+    end
+
     def fake_server_start(**kw)
       server = FakeServer.new
       server.start(**kw)