diff --git a/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb b/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb
index 056ccb6..c796d08 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/protocol/http1/connection.rb
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ def write_request(authority, method, target, version, headers)
 				@stream.write("host: #{authority}\r\n") if authority
 				
 				write_headers(headers)
+			rescue
+				raise ::Protocol::HTTP::RequestRefusedError
 			end
 			
 			# Write a response to the connection. It is expected you will write the body after this method.
diff --git a/protocol-http1.gemspec b/protocol-http1.gemspec
index 0c1107b..ee9e200 100644
--- a/protocol-http1.gemspec
+++ b/protocol-http1.gemspec
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 	
 	spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 3.3"
 	
-	spec.add_dependency "protocol-http", "~> 0.58"
+	spec.add_dependency "protocol-http", "~> 0.61"
 end
diff --git a/releases.md b/releases.md
index b12d3e3..baf186f 100644
--- a/releases.md
+++ b/releases.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Releases
 
+## Unreleased
+
+  - `write_request` now raises `Protocol::HTTP::RequestRefusedError` if the request line or headers cannot be written, indicating the request was not processed and can be safely retried.
+
 ## v0.37.1
 
   - Defer `body.close` in `write_chunked_body`, `write_fixed_length_body`, and `write_body_and_close` until after the response is fully written and flushed. Previously, `body.each` called `close` in its `ensure` block before the terminal chunk (chunked encoding) or final flush was written, causing `rack.response_finished` callbacks to delay the client-visible response completion.
diff --git a/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb b/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb
index 185f465..7f42057 100644
--- a/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb
+++ b/test/protocol/http1/connection.rb
@@ -699,12 +699,20 @@
 		expect(client).to be(:closed?)
 	end
 	
+	it "raises RequestRefusedError when the stream is broken" do
+		client.stream.close
+		
+		expect do
+			client.write_request("localhost", "GET", "/", "HTTP/1.1", {})
+		end.to raise_exception(Protocol::HTTP::RequestRefusedError)
+	end
+	
 	it "can't write a request in the closed state" do
 		client.state = :closed
 		
 		expect do
 			client.write_request("localhost", "GET", "/", "HTTP/1.0", {})
-		end.to raise_exception(Protocol::HTTP1::ProtocolError)
+		end.to raise_exception(Protocol::HTTP::RequestRefusedError)
 	end
 	
 	it "can't read a response in the closed state" do