diff --git a/kittens/transfer/receive.py b/kittens/transfer/receive.py
index 623e0006d..3a00b2ba4 100644
--- a/kittens/transfer/receive.py
+++ b/kittens/transfer/receive.py
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ class Manager:
         self.transfer_done = False
         self.use_rsync = use_rsync
 
+    @property
+    def finish_code(self) -> str:
+        return FileTransmissionCommand(action=Action.finish).serialize()
+
     def start_transfer(self) -> Iterator[str]:
         yield FileTransmissionCommand(action=Action.receive, bypass=self.bypass, size=len(self.spec)).serialize()
         for i, x in enumerate(self.spec):
@@ -438,6 +442,7 @@ class Receive(Handler):
             else:
                 self.start_transfer()
         if self.manager.transfer_done:
+            self.send_payload(self.manager.finish_code)
             self.quit_after_write_code = 0
             self.refresh_progress()
         elif self.transmit_started:
diff --git a/kitty/file_transmission.py b/kitty/file_transmission.py
index 8ca043ead..cef518834 100644
--- a/kitty/file_transmission.py
+++ b/kitty/file_transmission.py
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ class FileTransmission:
                         self.send_transmission_error(asd.id, err)
                 else:
                     self.pump_send_chunks(asd)
-            elif cmd.action is Action.status:
+            elif cmd.action in (Action.status, Action.finish):
                 self.drop_send(asd.id)
                 return
             if not asd.accepted: