diff --git a/protocol/tests/round_trips.rs b/protocol/tests/round_trips.rs
index 206aac3..d1e6aa0 100644
--- a/protocol/tests/round_trips.rs
+++ b/protocol/tests/round_trips.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,105 @@ fn hello_world_happy_path() {
     assert_eq!(message, decrypted_message[1..].to_vec()); // Skip header byte
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+fn pingpong_with_closed_connection_sync() {
+    use bip324::io::{Payload, Protocol};
+    use bitcoin::consensus;
+    use p2p::message::{NetworkMessage, V2NetworkMessage};
+    use std::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+    use std::thread;
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+    let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+    let server = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let (stream, _) = listener.accept().unwrap();
+        let reader = stream.try_clone().unwrap();
+        let writer = stream;
+
+        let mut protocol = Protocol::new(
+            p2p::Magic::REGTEST,
+            bip324::Role::Responder,
+            None,
+            None,
+            reader,
+            writer,
+        )
+        .expect("Failed to create protocol");
+
+        // Read one message
+        let payload = protocol.read().expect("Failed to read payload");
+        let received_message = consensus::deserialize::<V2NetworkMessage>(payload.contents())
+            .expect("Failed to deserialize");
+
+        if let NetworkMessage::Ping(x) = received_message.payload() {
+            let pong = V2NetworkMessage::new(NetworkMessage::Pong(*x));
+            let message = consensus::serialize(&pong);
+            protocol
+                .write(&Payload::genuine(message))
+                .expect("Failed to write pong");
+            println!("Pong sent, stopping server.");
+        } else {
+            panic!("Expected Ping, but received: {received_message:?}");
+        }
+    });
+
+    let stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).unwrap();
+    let reader = stream.try_clone().unwrap();
+    let writer = stream;
+
+    println!("Starting sync BIP-324 handshake");
+    let mut protocol = Protocol::new(
+        p2p::Magic::REGTEST,
+        bip324::Role::Initiator,
+        None,
+        None,
+        reader,
+        writer,
+    )
+    .expect("Failed to create protocol");
+
+    println!("Sending Ping using sync Protocol::write()");
+    let ping = V2NetworkMessage::new(NetworkMessage::Ping(45324));
+    let message = consensus::serialize(&ping);
+    protocol
+        .write(&Payload::genuine(message))
+        .expect("Failed to write ping");
+
+    println!("Reading response using sync Protocol::read()");
+    let payload = protocol.read().expect("Failed to read response");
+    let response_message = consensus::deserialize::<V2NetworkMessage>(payload.contents())
+        .expect("Failed to deserialize response");
+
+    assert_eq!(NetworkMessage::Pong(45324), *response_message.payload());
+
+    println!("Successfully ping-pong'ed using sync Protocol API!");
+    server.join().unwrap();
+
+    println!(
+        "Trying to read another message from the server, while the connection is already closed."
+    );
+    assert!(protocol.read().is_err());
+
+    println!("Writing to the closed socket for the first time should succeed.");
+    protocol
+        .write(&Payload::genuine(consensus::serialize(
+            &V2NetworkMessage::new(NetworkMessage::Ping(1)),
+        )))
+        .expect("first write to closed socket should succeed!");
+
+    println!("Writing to the closed socket for the second time should fail.");
+    assert!(
+        protocol
+            .write(&Payload::genuine(consensus::serialize(
+                &V2NetworkMessage::new(NetworkMessage::Ping(2))
+            )))
+            .is_err(),
+        "second write to closed socket should fail!"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
 async fn pingpong_with_closed_connection_async() {
@@ -229,6 +328,25 @@ async fn pingpong_with_closed_connection_async() {
         "Trying to read another message from the server, while the connection is already closed."
     );
     assert!(protocol.read().await.is_err());
+
+    println!("Writing to the closed socket for the first time should succeed.");
+    protocol
+        .write(&Payload::genuine(consensus::serialize(
+            &V2NetworkMessage::new(NetworkMessage::Ping(1)),
+        )))
+        .await
+        .expect("first write to closed socket should succeed!");
+
+    println!("Writing to the closed socket for the second time should fail.");
+    assert!(
+        protocol
+            .write(&Payload::genuine(consensus::serialize(
+                &V2NetworkMessage::new(NetworkMessage::Ping(2))
+            )))
+            .await
+            .is_err(),
+        "second write to closed socket should fail!"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]