diff --git a/Applications/ConsoleReferenceClient/UAClient.cs b/Applications/ConsoleReferenceClient/UAClient.cs
index 5d29f2eb5f..5c273cdc86 100644
--- a/Applications/ConsoleReferenceClient/UAClient.cs
+++ b/Applications/ConsoleReferenceClient/UAClient.cs
@@ -178,11 +178,7 @@ public async Task<bool> ConnectAsync(string serverUrl, bool useSecurity = true,
                     EndpointConfiguration endpointConfiguration = EndpointConfiguration.Create(m_configuration);
                     ConfiguredEndpoint endpoint = new ConfiguredEndpoint(null, endpointDescription, endpointConfiguration);
 
-#if NET6_0_OR_GREATER
-                    var sessionFactory = TraceableSessionFactory.Instance;
-#else
                     var sessionFactory = DefaultSessionFactory.Instance;
-#endif
 
                     // Create the session
                     var session = await sessionFactory.CreateAsync(
diff --git a/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/ISession.cs b/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/ISession.cs
index f7b1f6f87d..b0c3718994 100644
--- a/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/ISession.cs
+++ b/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/ISession.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Opc.Ua.Client
     /// <summary>
     /// Manages a session with a server.
     /// </summary>
-    public interface ISession : ISessionClient, IDisposable
+    public interface ISession : ISessionClient
     {
         #region Events
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/Session.cs b/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/Session.cs
index 506719008c..333d86a255 100644
--- a/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/Session.cs
+++ b/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Client/Session.cs
@@ -1873,8 +1873,8 @@ public async Task<Dictionary<NodeId, DataDictionary>> LoadDataTypeSystem(NodeId
             {
                 if (StatusCode.IsNotBad(errors[ii].StatusCode))
                 {
-                    namespaces[((NodeId)referenceNodeIds[ii])] = (string)nameSpaceValues[ii];
-                }
+                        namespaces[((NodeId)referenceNodeIds[ii])] = (string)nameSpaceValues[ii];
+                    }
                 else
                 {
                     Utils.LogWarning("Failed to load namespace {0}: {1}", namespaceNodeIds[ii], errors[ii]);
@@ -5646,13 +5646,13 @@ private void ProcessPublishResponse(
                 // Validate publish time and reject old values.
                 if (notificationMessage.PublishTime.AddMilliseconds(subscription.CurrentPublishingInterval * subscription.CurrentLifetimeCount) < DateTime.UtcNow)
                 {
-                    Utils.LogWarning("PublishTime {0} in publish response is too old for SubscriptionId {1}.", notificationMessage.PublishTime.ToLocalTime(), subscription.Id);
+                    Utils.LogTrace("PublishTime {0} in publish response is too old for SubscriptionId {1}.", notificationMessage.PublishTime.ToLocalTime(), subscription.Id);
                 }
 
                 // Validate publish time and reject old values.
                 if (notificationMessage.PublishTime > DateTime.UtcNow.AddMilliseconds(subscription.CurrentPublishingInterval * subscription.CurrentLifetimeCount))
                 {
-                    Utils.LogWarning("PublishTime {0} in publish response is newer than actual time for SubscriptionId {1}.", notificationMessage.PublishTime.ToLocalTime(), subscription.Id);
+                    Utils.LogTrace("PublishTime {0} in publish response is newer than actual time for SubscriptionId {1}.", notificationMessage.PublishTime.ToLocalTime(), subscription.Id);
                 }
 
                 // update subscription cache.
diff --git a/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Configuration/ApplicationInstance.cs b/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Configuration/ApplicationInstance.cs
index 7f8ddc1f91..f4b3eed7fe 100644
--- a/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Configuration/ApplicationInstance.cs
+++ b/Libraries/Opc.Ua.Configuration/ApplicationInstance.cs
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public async Task<bool> CheckApplicationInstanceCertificate(
                     else
                     {
                         var message = new StringBuilder();
-                        message.AppendLine("Thumbprint was explicitly specified in the configuration. ");
+                        message.AppendLine("Thumbprint was explicitly specified in the configuration.");
                         message.AppendLine("Cannot generate a new certificate.");
                         throw ServiceResultException.Create(StatusCodes.BadConfigurationError, message.ToString());
                     }
diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Bindings.Https/Stack/Https/HttpsTransportChannel.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Bindings.Https/Stack/Https/HttpsTransportChannel.cs
index 241f59d9c1..4ef389e0d8 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Bindings.Https/Stack/Https/HttpsTransportChannel.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Bindings.Https/Stack/Https/HttpsTransportChannel.cs
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ public void Close()
             m_client?.Dispose();
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public Task CloseAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+        {
+            Close();
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The async result class for the Https transport.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/ClientBase.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/ClientBase.cs
index aee835c628..05ff2ab329 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/ClientBase.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/ClientBase.cs
@@ -278,16 +278,16 @@ public virtual StatusCode Close()
         /// <summary>
         /// Closes the channel using async call.
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual Task<StatusCode> CloseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+        public async virtual Task<StatusCode> CloseAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
         {
             if (m_channel != null)
             {
-                m_channel.Close();
+                await m_channel.CloseAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 m_channel = null;
             }
 
             m_authenticationToken = null;
-            return Task.FromResult<StatusCode>(StatusCodes.Good);
+            return StatusCodes.Good;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/UaChannelBase.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/UaChannelBase.cs
index 4fb0135a4a..1442a4738f 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/UaChannelBase.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Client/UaChannelBase.cs
@@ -356,6 +356,20 @@ public void Close()
             CloseChannel();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Closes any existing secure channel.
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task CloseAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+        {
+            if (m_uaBypassChannel != null)
+            {
+                await m_uaBypassChannel.CloseAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            CloseChannel();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Begins an asynchronous operation to close the secure channel.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryClientChannel.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryClientChannel.cs
index b200126a49..5b2412ce2f 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryClientChannel.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryClientChannel.cs
@@ -294,6 +294,47 @@ public void Close(int timeout)
             Shutdown(StatusCodes.BadConnectionClosed);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Closes a connection with the server (async).
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task CloseAsync(int timeout)
+        {
+            WriteOperation operation = InternalClose(timeout);
+
+            // wait for the close to succeed.
+            if (operation != null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    await operation.EndAsync(timeout, false).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+                catch (ServiceResultException e)
+                {
+                    switch (e.StatusCode)
+                    {
+                        case StatusCodes.BadRequestInterrupted:
+                        case StatusCodes.BadSecureChannelClosed:
+                        {
+                            break;
+                        }
+
+                        default:
+                        {
+                            Utils.LogWarning(e, "ChannelId {0}: Could not gracefully close the channel. Reason={1}", ChannelId, e.Result.StatusCode);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Utils.LogError(e, "ChannelId {0}: Could not gracefully close the channel.", ChannelId);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // shutdown.
+            Shutdown(StatusCodes.BadConnectionClosed);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sends a request to the server.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryTransportChannel.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryTransportChannel.cs
index 854228a6a2..992d0772c4 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryTransportChannel.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/UaSCBinaryTransportChannel.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace Opc.Ua.Bindings
     /// </summary>
     public class UaSCUaBinaryTransportChannel : ITransportChannel, IMessageSocketChannel
     {
+        private const int kChannelCloseDefault = 1_000;
+
         #region Constructors
         /// <summary>
         /// Create a transport channel from a message socket factory.
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ public void Reconnect(ITransportWaitingConnection connection)
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            channel.Close(1000);
+                            channel.Close(kChannelCloseDefault);
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
@@ -277,13 +279,34 @@ public void Close()
                 {
                     if (m_channel != null)
                     {
-                        m_channel.Close(1000);
+                        m_channel.Close(kChannelCloseDefault);
                         m_channel = null;
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Closes the secure channel (async).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="ServiceResultException">Thrown if any communication error occurs.</exception>
+        public async Task CloseAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+        {
+            UaSCUaBinaryClientChannel channel = null;
+            lock (m_lock)
+            {
+                if (m_channel != null)
+                {
+                    channel = m_channel;
+                    m_channel = null;
+                }
+            }
+            if (channel != null)
+            {
+                await channel.CloseAsync(kChannelCloseDefault, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Begins an asynchronous operation to close the secure channel.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Transport/ITransportChannel.cs b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Transport/ITransportChannel.cs
index b23893d0a8..cc02a3503a 100644
--- a/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Transport/ITransportChannel.cs
+++ b/Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Transport/ITransportChannel.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ IAsyncResult BeginOpen(
         /// <exception cref="ServiceResultException">Thrown if any communication error occurs.</exception>
         void Close();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Closes the secure channel (async).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="ServiceResultException">Thrown if any communication error occurs.</exception>
+        Task CloseAsync(CancellationToken ct);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Begins an asynchronous operation to close the secure channel.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientFixture.cs b/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientFixture.cs
index 952263d77d..18082c1136 100644
--- a/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientFixture.cs
+++ b/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientFixture.cs
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ public async Task<EndpointDescriptionCollection> GetEndpoints(Uri url)
 
             using (var client = DiscoveryClient.Create(url, endpointConfiguration))
             {
-                return await client.GetEndpointsAsync(null).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var result = await client.GetEndpointsAsync(null).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await client.CloseAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                return result;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientTest.cs b/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientTest.cs
index 35e036d458..c01733c31d 100644
--- a/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientTest.cs
+++ b/Tests/Opc.Ua.Client.Tests/ClientTest.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ public async Task GetEndpointsAsync()
 
             using (var client = DiscoveryClient.Create(ServerUrl, endpointConfiguration))
             {
-                Endpoints = await client.GetEndpointsAsync(null).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                Endpoints = await client.GetEndpointsAsync(null, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var statusCode = await client.CloseAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                Assert.AreEqual((StatusCode)StatusCodes.Good, statusCode);
+
                 TestContext.Out.WriteLine("Endpoints:");
                 foreach (var endpoint in Endpoints)
                 {
@@ -177,6 +180,9 @@ public async Task FindServersAsync()
             using (var client = DiscoveryClient.Create(ServerUrl, endpointConfiguration))
             {
                 var servers = await client.FindServersAsync(null).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var statusCode = await client.CloseAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                Assert.AreEqual((StatusCode)StatusCodes.Good, statusCode);
+
                 foreach (var server in servers)
                 {
                     TestContext.Out.WriteLine("{0}", server.ApplicationName);
@@ -202,6 +208,9 @@ public async Task FindServersOnNetworkAsync()
                 try
                 {
                     var response = await client.FindServersOnNetworkAsync(null, 0, 100, null, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    var statusCode = await client.CloseAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    Assert.AreEqual((StatusCode)StatusCodes.Good, statusCode);
+
                     foreach (ServerOnNetwork server in response.Servers)
                     {
                         TestContext.Out.WriteLine("{0}", server.ServerName);
@@ -336,11 +345,35 @@ public async Task ConnectAndCloseAsync(string securityPolicy)
             var session = await ClientFixture.ConnectAsync(ServerUrl, securityPolicy, Endpoints).ConfigureAwait(false);
             Assert.NotNull(session);
             Session.SessionClosing += Session_Closing;
-            var result = await session.CloseAsync(5_000, closeChannel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var result = await session.CloseAsync(5_000, closeChannel, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
             Assert.NotNull(result);
             session.Dispose();
         }
 
+        [Test, Order(202)]
+        public async Task ConnectAndCloseAsyncReadAfterClose()
+        {
+            var securityPolicy = SecurityPolicies.Basic256Sha256;
+            using (var session = await ClientFixture.ConnectAsync(ServerUrl, securityPolicy, Endpoints).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            {
+                Assert.NotNull(session);
+                Session.SessionClosing += Session_Closing;
+
+                var nodeId = new NodeId(Opc.Ua.VariableIds.ServerStatusType_BuildInfo);
+                var node = await session.ReadNodeAsync(nodeId, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var value = await session.ReadValueAsync(nodeId, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                // keep channel open
+                var result = await session.CloseAsync(1_000, false).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                Assert.AreEqual((StatusCode)StatusCodes.Good, result);
+
+                await Task.Delay(5_000).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                var sre = Assert.ThrowsAsync<ServiceResultException>(async () => await session.ReadNodeAsync(nodeId, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false));
+                Assert.AreEqual((StatusCode)StatusCodes.BadSessionIdInvalid, sre.StatusCode);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Theory, Order(210)]
         public async Task ConnectAndReconnectAsync(bool reconnectAbort, bool useMaxReconnectPeriod)
         {