diff --git a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/nio/ch/SctpNet.c b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/nio/ch/SctpNet.c
index f58157f1fae..61d7764d23e 100644
--- a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/nio/ch/SctpNet.c
+++ b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/nio/ch/SctpNet.c
@@ -110,6 +110,38 @@ jboolean loadSocketExtensionFuncs
     return JNI_TRUE;
 }
 
+jint
+handleSocketError(JNIEnv *env, jint errorValue)
+{
+    char *xn;
+    switch (errorValue) {
+        case EINPROGRESS:     /* Non-blocking connect */
+            return 0;
+        case EPROTO:
+            xn= JNU_JAVANETPKG "ProtocolException";
+            break;
+        case ECONNREFUSED:
+            xn = JNU_JAVANETPKG "ConnectException";
+            break;
+        case ETIMEDOUT:
+            xn = JNU_JAVANETPKG "ConnectException";
+            break;
+        case EHOSTUNREACH:
+            xn = JNU_JAVANETPKG "NoRouteToHostException";
+            break;
+        case EADDRINUSE:  /* Fall through */
+        case EADDRNOTAVAIL:
+            xn = JNU_JAVANETPKG "BindException";
+            break;
+        default:
+            xn = JNU_JAVANETPKG "SocketException";
+            break;
+    }
+    errno = errorValue;
+    JNU_ThrowByNameWithLastError(env, xn, "NioSocketError");
+    return IOS_THROWN;
+}
+
 /*
  * Class:     sun_nio_ch_SctpNet
  * Method:    init
diff --git a/jdk/test/com/sun/nio/sctp/SctpChannel/Connect.java b/jdk/test/com/sun/nio/sctp/SctpChannel/Connect.java
index 78cb52770ba..33f4441d356 100644
--- a/jdk/test/com/sun/nio/sctp/SctpChannel/Connect.java
+++ b/jdk/test/com/sun/nio/sctp/SctpChannel/Connect.java
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ public class Connect {
             testCCE(new Callable<Void>() {
                 public Void call() throws IOException {
                     cceChannel.finishConnect(); return null; } });
+
+            /* TEST 8: IOException: Connection refused. Exercises handleSocketError.
+             *         Assumption: no sctp socket listening on 3456 */
+            SocketAddress addr = new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 3456);
+            channel = SctpChannel.open();
+            try {
+                channel.connect(addr);
+                fail("should have thrown ConnectException: Connection refused");
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                pass();
+            }
+
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             unexpected(ioe);
         } finally {