diff --git a/api-get-object.go b/api-get-object.go
index 2bcdc30b8..b9f6ded99 100644
--- a/api-get-object.go
+++ b/api-get-object.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	gctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
 	// Detect if snowball is server location we are talking to.
 	var snowball bool
 	if location, ok := c.bucketLocCache.Get(bucketName); ok {
@@ -59,8 +61,6 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 	reqCh := make(chan getRequest)
 	// Create response channel.
 	resCh := make(chan getResponse)
-	// Create done channel.
-	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
 
 	// This routine feeds partial object data as and when the caller reads.
 	go func() {
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 		// Loop through the incoming control messages and read data.
 		for {
 			select {
-			// When the done channel is closed exit our routine.
-			case <-doneCh:
+			// When context is closed exit our routine.
+			case <-gctx.Done():
 				// Close the http response body before returning.
 				// This ends the connection with the server.
 				if httpReader != nil {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 						} else if req.Offset > 0 {
 							opts.SetRange(req.Offset, 0)
 						}
-						httpReader, objectInfo, _, err = c.getObject(ctx, bucketName, objectName, opts)
+						httpReader, objectInfo, _, err = c.getObject(gctx, bucketName, objectName, opts)
 						if err != nil {
 							resCh <- getResponse{Error: err}
 							return
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 
 						// Remove range header if already set, for stat Operations to get original file size.
 						delete(opts.headers, "Range")
-						objectInfo, err = c.StatObject(ctx, bucketName, objectName, StatObjectOptions(opts))
+						objectInfo, err = c.StatObject(gctx, bucketName, objectName, StatObjectOptions(opts))
 						if err != nil {
 							resCh <- getResponse{
 								Error: err,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 					if etag != "" && !snowball {
 						opts.SetMatchETag(etag)
 					}
-					objectInfo, err := c.StatObject(ctx, bucketName, objectName, StatObjectOptions(opts))
+					objectInfo, err := c.StatObject(gctx, bucketName, objectName, StatObjectOptions(opts))
 					if err != nil {
 						resCh <- getResponse{
 							Error: err,
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 							// Remove range header if already set
 							delete(opts.headers, "Range")
 						}
-						httpReader, objectInfo, _, err = c.getObject(ctx, bucketName, objectName, opts)
+						httpReader, objectInfo, _, err = c.getObject(gctx, bucketName, objectName, opts)
 						if err != nil {
 							resCh <- getResponse{
 								Error: err,
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetObject(ctx context.Context, bucketName, objectName string, o
 	}()
 
 	// Create a newObject through the information sent back by reqCh.
-	return newObject(reqCh, resCh, doneCh), nil
+	return newObject(gctx, cancel, reqCh, resCh), nil
 }
 
 // get request message container to communicate with internal
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ type Object struct {
 	// User allocated and defined.
 	reqCh      chan<- getRequest
 	resCh      <-chan getResponse
-	doneCh     chan<- struct{}
+	ctx        context.Context
+	cancel     context.CancelFunc
 	currOffset int64
 	objectInfo ObjectInfo
 
@@ -311,7 +312,12 @@ type Object struct {
 // as any error encountered. For all first requests sent on the object
 // it is also responsible for sending back the objectInfo.
 func (o *Object) doGetRequest(request getRequest) (getResponse, error) {
-	o.reqCh <- request
+	select {
+	case <-o.ctx.Done():
+		return getResponse{}, o.ctx.Err()
+	case o.reqCh <- request:
+	}
+
 	response := <-o.resCh
 
 	// Return any error to the top level.
@@ -615,7 +621,7 @@ func (o *Object) Close() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// Close successfully.
-	close(o.doneCh)
+	o.cancel()
 
 	// Save for future operations.
 	errMsg := "Object is already closed. Bad file descriptor."
@@ -627,12 +633,13 @@ func (o *Object) Close() (err error) {
 
 // newObject instantiates a new *minio.Object*
 // ObjectInfo will be set by setObjectInfo
-func newObject(reqCh chan<- getRequest, resCh <-chan getResponse, doneCh chan<- struct{}) *Object {
+func newObject(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, reqCh chan<- getRequest, resCh <-chan getResponse) *Object {
 	return &Object{
+		ctx:    ctx,
+		cancel: cancel,
 		mutex:  &sync.Mutex{},
 		reqCh:  reqCh,
 		resCh:  resCh,
-		doneCh: doneCh,
 	}
 }