diff --git a/dlls/winhttp/request.c b/dlls/winhttp/request.c
index 907ee538f54..f215b984f6e 100644
--- a/dlls/winhttp/request.c
+++ b/dlls/winhttp/request.c
@@ -3554,7 +3554,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI WinHttpWebSocketReceive( HINTERNET hsocket, void *buf, DWORD len, D
         release_object( &socket->hdr );
         return ERROR_WINHTTP_INCORRECT_HANDLE_TYPE;
     }
-    if (socket->state != SOCKET_STATE_OPEN)
+    if (socket->state > SOCKET_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
     {
         release_object( &socket->hdr );
         return ERROR_WINHTTP_INCORRECT_HANDLE_STATE;
diff --git a/dlls/winhttp/tests/notification.c b/dlls/winhttp/tests/notification.c
index ce585087370..6b0e11023da 100644
--- a/dlls/winhttp/tests/notification.c
+++ b/dlls/winhttp/tests/notification.c
@@ -659,9 +659,9 @@ static const struct notification websocket_test[] =
     { winhttp_receive_response,           WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_HEADERS_AVAILABLE, NF_SIGNAL },
     { winhttp_websocket_complete_upgrade, WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_HANDLE_CREATED, NF_SIGNAL },
     { winhttp_websocket_send,             WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_WRITE_COMPLETE, NF_SIGNAL },
-    { winhttp_websocket_receive,          WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_READ_COMPLETE, NF_SIGNAL },
-    { winhttp_websocket_receive,          WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_READ_COMPLETE, NF_SIGNAL },
     { winhttp_websocket_shutdown,         WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE, NF_SIGNAL },
+    { winhttp_websocket_receive,          WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_READ_COMPLETE, NF_SIGNAL },
+    { winhttp_websocket_receive,          WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_READ_COMPLETE, NF_SIGNAL },
     { winhttp_websocket_close,            WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_CLOSE_COMPLETE, NF_SIGNAL },
     { winhttp_close_handle,               WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_HANDLE_CLOSING },
     { winhttp_close_handle,               WINHTTP_CALLBACK_STATUS_CLOSING_CONNECTION, NF_WINE_ALLOW },
@@ -793,6 +793,11 @@ static void test_websocket(BOOL secure)
     ok( err == ERROR_SUCCESS, "got %u\n", err );
     WaitForSingleObject( info.wait, INFINITE );
 
+    setup_test( &info, winhttp_websocket_shutdown, __LINE__ );
+    err = pWinHttpWebSocketShutdown( socket, 1000, (void *)"success", sizeof("success") );
+    ok( err == ERROR_SUCCESS, "got %u\n", err );
+    WaitForSingleObject( info.wait, INFINITE );
+
     setup_test( &info, winhttp_websocket_receive, __LINE__ );
     buffer[0] = 0;
     size = 0xdeadbeef;
@@ -815,11 +820,6 @@ static void test_websocket(BOOL secure)
     ok( type == 0xdeadbeef, "got %u\n", type );
     ok( buffer[0] == 'h', "unexpected data\n" );
 
-    setup_test( &info, winhttp_websocket_shutdown, __LINE__ );
-    err = pWinHttpWebSocketShutdown( socket, 1000, (void *)"success", sizeof("success") );
-    ok( err == ERROR_SUCCESS, "got %u\n", err );
-    WaitForSingleObject( info.wait, INFINITE );
-
     setup_test( &info, winhttp_websocket_close, __LINE__ );
     ret = pWinHttpWebSocketClose( socket, 1000, (void *)"success", sizeof("success") );
     ok( err == ERROR_SUCCESS, "got %u\n", err );