diff --git a/criu/image.c b/criu/image.c
index 56c6f787c..d4ad7a79e 100644
--- a/criu/image.c
+++ b/criu/image.c
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ int check_img_inventory(void)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	if (he->tcp_close && !opts.tcp_close) {
+		pr_err("Need to set the --tcp-close option.");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
 	ret = 0;
 
 out_err:
@@ -212,6 +217,12 @@ int prepare_inventory(InventoryEntry *he)
 
 	he->root_ids = crt.i.ids;
 
+	/* tcp_close has to be set on restore if it has been set on dump. */
+	if (opts.tcp_close) {
+		he->tcp_close = true;
+		he->has_tcp_close = true;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/criu/sk-inet.c b/criu/sk-inet.c
index dc1ee8144..42bae9454 100644
--- a/criu/sk-inet.c
+++ b/criu/sk-inet.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int can_dump_inet_sk(const struct inet_sk_desc *sk)
 	case TCP_LAST_ACK:
 	case TCP_CLOSING:
 	case TCP_SYN_SENT:
-		if (!opts.tcp_established_ok) {
+		if (!opts.tcp_established_ok && !opts.tcp_close) {
 			pr_err("Connected TCP socket, consider using --%s option.\n",
 					SK_EST_PARAM);
 			return 0;
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ int restore_ip_opts(int sk, int family, int proto, IpOptsEntry *ioe)
 		ret |= restore_ip_raw_opts(sk, family, proto, ioe->raw);
 	return ret;
 }
+
 static int open_inet_sk(struct file_desc *d, int *new_fd)
 {
 	struct fdinfo_list_entry *fle = file_master(d);
diff --git a/criu/sk-tcp.c b/criu/sk-tcp.c
index 8c982e5a4..0409e22c3 100644
--- a/criu/sk-tcp.c
+++ b/criu/sk-tcp.c
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ int dump_one_tcp(int fd, struct inet_sk_desc *sk, SkOptsEntry *soe)
 	if (sk->dst_port == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (opts.tcp_close) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	pr_info("Dumping TCP connection\n");
 
 	if (tcp_repair_established(fd, sk))
@@ -461,6 +465,9 @@ void rst_unlock_tcp_connections(void)
 {
 	struct inet_sk_info *ii;
 
+	if (opts.tcp_close)
+		return;
+
 	/* Network will be unlocked by network-unlock scripts */
 	if (root_ns_mask & CLONE_NEWNET)
 		return;
diff --git a/images/inventory.proto b/images/inventory.proto
index d1438e8c8..d7d0622c4 100644
--- a/images/inventory.proto
+++ b/images/inventory.proto
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ message inventory_entry {
 	optional lsmtype		lsmtype		= 6;
 	optional uint64			dump_uptime	= 8;
 	optional uint32			pre_dump_mode	= 9;
+	optional bool			tcp_close	= 10;
 }
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/Makefile b/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
index ae23e78aa..ee9b57abe 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ TST_NOFILE	:=				\
 		socket-tcp4v6-closed		\
 		socket-tcp-close0 		\
 		socket-tcp-close1 		\
+		socket-dump-tcp-close 		\
 		socket-tcp-unconn		\
 		socket-tcp6-unconn		\
 		socket-tcp-syn-sent		\
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/socket-dump-tcp-close.c b/test/zdtm/static/socket-dump-tcp-close.c
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5e3c85c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/socket-dump-tcp-close.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+socket-tcp-close0.c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/socket-dump-tcp-close.desc b/test/zdtm/static/socket-dump-tcp-close.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c53a1f315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/socket-dump-tcp-close.desc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{'opts': '--tcp-close', 'flags': 'reqrst '}