diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceCallbackTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceCallbackTest.java
index 2c0ebf7666..abc2241a7d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceCallbackTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceCallbackTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.alfresco.repo.transfer;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -404,10 +405,6 @@ public class TransferServiceCallbackTest extends TestCase
             event.setTransferState(TransferState.COMMITTING);
             expectedEvents.add(event);
             
-            event = new TransferEventCommittingStatus();
-            event.setTransferState(TransferState.COMMITTING);
-            expectedEvents.add(event);
-            
             event = new TransferEventCommittingStatus();
             event.setTransferState(TransferState.COMMITTING);
             expectedEvents.add(event);
@@ -479,6 +476,75 @@ public class TransferServiceCallbackTest extends TestCase
         }
     }
 
+    public void testSendContentFailed()
+    {
+        TransferProgress status0 = new TransferProgress();
+        status0.setStatus(Status.CANCELLED);
+        status0.setCurrentPosition(0);
+        status0.setEndPosition(0);
+        TransferProgress[] statuses = new TransferProgress[] {status0};
+        configureBasicMockTransmitter(statuses);
+        when(mockedTransferTransmitter.begin(target)).thenReturn(transfer);
+        doThrow(new TransferException("Simulate failure to write content")).when(mockedTransferTransmitter).sendManifest(any(Transfer.class), any(File.class), any(OutputStream.class));
+        when(mockedTransferTransmitter.getStatus(transfer)).thenReturn(statuses[0]);
+        
+        TransferDefinition transferDef = new TransferDefinition();
+        transferDef.setNodes(folder1, file1, file2, file3);
+        try
+        {
+            transferService.transfer(TRANSFER_TARGET_NAME, transferDef, mockedCallback);
+            fail("Transfer expected to throw an exception, but it didn't.");
+        }
+        catch(TransferFailureException ex)
+        {
+            List<TransferEvent> expectedEvents = new ArrayList<TransferEvent>();
+            TransferEventImpl event;
+
+            event = new TransferEventEnterState();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.START);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            event = new TransferEventBegin();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.START);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            event = new TransferEventEndState();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.START);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            event = new TransferEventEnterState();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.SENDING_SNAPSHOT);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            event = new TransferEventSendingSnapshot();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.SENDING_SNAPSHOT);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            event = new TransferEventEndState();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.SENDING_SNAPSHOT);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            event = new TransferEventEnterState();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.ERROR);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            event = new TransferEventReport();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.ERROR);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+
+            event = new TransferEventReport();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.ERROR);
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+
+            event = new TransferEventError();
+            event.setTransferState(TransferState.ERROR);
+            ((TransferEventError)event).setException((Exception)ex.getCause());
+            expectedEvents.add(event);
+            
+            verifyCallback(expectedEvents);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void verifyCallback(List<TransferEvent> expectedEvents)
     {
         ArgumentCaptor<TransferEvent> eventCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(TransferEvent.class);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceImpl2.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceImpl2.java
index 049a2bc97a..5f0b53759a 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceImpl2.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/transfer/TransferServiceImpl2.java
@@ -660,14 +660,6 @@ public class TransferServiceImpl2 implements TransferService2
                             }
                         }
 
-                        // notify transfer progress
-                        if (progress.getCurrentPosition() != pollPosition)
-                        {
-                            pollPosition = progress.getCurrentPosition();
-                            logger.debug("committing :" + pollPosition);
-                            eventProcessor.committing(progress.getEndPosition(), pollPosition);
-                        }
-
                         // check status
                         if (progress.getStatus() == TransferProgress.Status.ERROR)
                         {
@@ -694,7 +686,16 @@ public class TransferServiceImpl2 implements TransferService2
                             clientState = ClientTransferState.Finished;
                             break;
                         }
-                        else if (progress.getStatus() == TransferProgress.Status.COMPLETE)
+                        
+                        // notify transfer progress
+                        if (progress.getCurrentPosition() != pollPosition)
+                        {
+                            pollPosition = progress.getCurrentPosition();
+                            logger.debug("committing :" + pollPosition);
+                            eventProcessor.committing(progress.getEndPosition(), pollPosition);
+                        }
+                        
+                        if (progress.getStatus() == TransferProgress.Status.COMPLETE)
                         {
                             clientState = ClientTransferState.Finished;
                             break;
@@ -828,7 +829,17 @@ public class TransferServiceImpl2 implements TransferService2
             {
                 logger.debug("Exception - unable to transfer", e);
                 failureException = e;
-                clientState = ClientTransferState.Finished;
+                
+                if (transfer != null && (clientState == ClientTransferState.Begin || clientState == ClientTransferState.Prepare))
+                {
+                    // we must first inform the target repository that a client failure has occurred to allow it to
+                    // clean up appropriately, too
+                    clientState = ClientTransferState.Cancel;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    clientState = ClientTransferState.Finished;
+                }
             }
         }