diff --git a/grpc.go b/grpc.go
index f00a12b..1d4eea0 100644
--- a/grpc.go
+++ b/grpc.go
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@ func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client
 		grpcCallOptions = append(grpcCallOptions, opts...)
 	}
 
-	st, err := cc.NewStream(ctx, desc, methodToGRPC(req.Service(), req.Endpoint()), grpcCallOptions...)
+	// create a new cancelling context
+	newCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	st, err := cc.NewStream(newCtx, desc, methodToGRPC(req.Service(), req.Endpoint()), grpcCallOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("Error creating stream: %v", err))
 	}
@@ -240,6 +243,7 @@ func (g *grpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client
 		response: rsp,
 		stream:   st,
 		conn:     cc,
+		cancel:   cancel,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index ea9da43..e5ebd15 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type grpcStream struct {
 	request  client.Request
 	response client.Response
 	context  context.Context
+	cancel   func()
 }
 
 func (g *grpcStream) Context() context.Context {
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ func (g *grpcStream) Close() error {
 	if g.closed {
 		return nil
 	}
-
+	// cancel the context
+	g.cancel()
 	g.closed = true
 	g.stream.CloseSend()
 	return g.conn.Close()