diff --git a/netconn.go b/netconn.go
index 64aadf0b..0f9e7102 100644
--- a/netconn.go
+++ b/netconn.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -43,15 +45,26 @@ func NetConn(ctx context.Context, c *Conn, msgType MessageType) net.Conn {
 		msgType: msgType,
 	}
 
-	var cancel context.CancelFunc
-	nc.writeContext, cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	nc.writeTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, cancel)
+	var writeCancel context.CancelFunc
+	nc.writeContext, writeCancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	nc.writeTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, func() {
+		nc.afterWriteDeadline.Store(true)
+		if nc.writing.Load() {
+			writeCancel()
+		}
+	})
 	if !nc.writeTimer.Stop() {
 		<-nc.writeTimer.C
 	}
 
-	nc.readContext, cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	nc.readTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, cancel)
+	var readCancel context.CancelFunc
+	nc.readContext, readCancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	nc.readTimer = time.AfterFunc(math.MaxInt64, func() {
+		nc.afterReadDeadline.Store(true)
+		if nc.reading.Load() {
+			readCancel()
+		}
+	})
 	if !nc.readTimer.Stop() {
 		<-nc.readTimer.C
 	}
@@ -63,11 +76,15 @@ type netConn struct {
 	c       *Conn
 	msgType MessageType
 
-	writeTimer   *time.Timer
-	writeContext context.Context
+	writeTimer         *time.Timer
+	writeContext       context.Context
+	writing            atomic.Bool
+	afterWriteDeadline atomic.Bool
 
-	readTimer   *time.Timer
-	readContext context.Context
+	readTimer         *time.Timer
+	readContext       context.Context
+	reading           atomic.Bool
+	afterReadDeadline atomic.Bool
 
 	readMu sync.Mutex
 	eofed  bool
@@ -81,16 +98,34 @@ func (c *netConn) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (c *netConn) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if c.afterWriteDeadline.Load() {
+		return 0, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded
+	}
+
+	if swapped := c.writing.CompareAndSwap(false, true); !swapped {
+		panic("Concurrent writes not allowed")
+	}
+	defer c.writing.Store(false)
+
 	err := c.c.Write(c.writeContext, c.msgType, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
 func (c *netConn) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if c.afterReadDeadline.Load() {
+		return 0, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded
+	}
+
 	c.readMu.Lock()
 	defer c.readMu.Unlock()
+	if swapped := c.reading.CompareAndSwap(false, true); !swapped {
+		panic("Concurrent reads not allowed")
+	}
+	defer c.reading.Store(false)
 
 	if c.eofed {
 		return 0, io.EOF
@@ -151,8 +186,9 @@ func (c *netConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	if t.IsZero() {
 		c.writeTimer.Stop()
 	} else {
-		c.writeTimer.Reset(t.Sub(time.Now()))
+		c.writeTimer.Reset(time.Until(t))
 	}
+	c.afterWriteDeadline.Store(false)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +196,8 @@ func (c *netConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	if t.IsZero() {
 		c.readTimer.Stop()
 	} else {
-		c.readTimer.Reset(t.Sub(time.Now()))
+		c.readTimer.Reset(time.Until(t))
 	}
+	c.afterReadDeadline.Store(false)
 	return nil
 }