diff --git a/neo4j/_async/io/_common.py b/neo4j/_async/io/_common.py
index 8f510689a..2f7c18266 100644
--- a/neo4j/_async/io/_common.py
+++ b/neo4j/_async/io/_common.py
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ async def flush(self):
         if data:
             try:
                 await self.socket.sendall(data)
-            except (OSError, asyncio.CancelledError) as error:
+            except (
+                OSError, SocketDeadlineExceeded, asyncio.CancelledError
+            ) as error:
                 await AsyncUtil.callback(self.on_error, error)
                 return False
             self._clear()
diff --git a/neo4j/_sync/io/_common.py b/neo4j/_sync/io/_common.py
index 3aa2f24d9..04312bfe4 100644
--- a/neo4j/_sync/io/_common.py
+++ b/neo4j/_sync/io/_common.py
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ def flush(self):
         if data:
             try:
                 self.socket.sendall(data)
-            except (OSError, asyncio.CancelledError) as error:
+            except (
+                OSError, SocketDeadlineExceeded, asyncio.CancelledError
+            ) as error:
                 Util.callback(self.on_error, error)
                 return False
             self._clear()