diff --git a/cookbook/graceful-shutdown/server.go b/cookbook/graceful-shutdown/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b9828c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/graceful-shutdown/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+
+	"time"
+
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+	"github.com/labstack/gommon/log"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// Setup
+	e := echo.New()
+	e.Logger.SetLevel(log.INFO)
+	e.GET("/", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, "OK")
+	})
+
+	// Start server
+	go func() {
+		if err := e.Start(":1323"); err != nil {
+			e.Logger.Info("shutting down the server")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Wait for interrupt signal to gracefully shutdown the server with
+	// a timeout of 10 seconds.
+	quit := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signal.Notify(quit, os.Interrupt)
+	<-quit
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	if err := e.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
+		e.Logger.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/echo_go1.8.go b/echo_go1.8.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..340bed70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/echo_go1.8.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// +build go1.8
+
+package echo
+
+import (
+	stdContext "context"
+)
+
+// Close immediately stops the server.
+// It internally calls `http.Server#Close()`.
+func (e *Echo) Close() error {
+	if err := e.TLSServer.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return e.Server.Close()
+}
+
+// Shutdown stops server the gracefully.
+// It internally calls `http.Server#Shutdown()`.
+func (e *Echo) Shutdown(ctx stdContext.Context) error {
+	if err := e.TLSServer.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return e.Server.Shutdown(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/echo_go1.8_test.go b/echo_go1.8_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1191c643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/echo_go1.8_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// +build go1.8
+
+package echo
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestEchoClose(t *testing.T) {
+	e := New()
+	errCh := make(chan error)
+
+	go func() {
+		errCh <- e.Start(":0")
+	}()
+
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if err := e.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, e.Close())
+
+	err := <-errCh
+	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), "http: Server closed")
+}
diff --git a/website/content/cookbook/graceful-shutdown.md b/website/content/cookbook/graceful-shutdown.md
index b10a76c2..d2f5686b 100644
--- a/website/content/cookbook/graceful-shutdown.md
+++ b/website/content/cookbook/graceful-shutdown.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ description = "Graceful shutdown example for Echo"
   weight = 13
 +++
 
+## Using [http.Server#Shutdown()](https://golang.org/pkg/net/http/#Server.Shutdown)
+
+`server.go`
+
+{{< embed "graceful-shutdown/server.go" >}}
+
+> Requires go1.8+
+
 ## Using [grace](https://github.com/facebookgo/grace)
 
 `server.go`