diff --git a/src/network/core/tcp.h b/src/network/core/tcp.h
index 1eddec6a44..46e3af8c66 100644
--- a/src/network/core/tcp.h
+++ b/src/network/core/tcp.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <map>
+#include <thread>
 
 /** The states of sending the packets. */
 enum SendPacketsState {
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ public:
  */
 class TCPConnecter {
 private:
+	std::thread resolve_thread;                         ///< Thread used during resolving.
+	std::atomic<bool> is_resolved = false;              ///< Whether resolving is done.
+
 	addrinfo *ai = nullptr;                             ///< getaddrinfo() allocated linked-list of resolved addresses.
 	std::vector<addrinfo *> addresses;                  ///< Addresses we can connect to.
 	std::map<SOCKET, NetworkAddress> sock_to_address;   ///< Mapping of a socket to the real address it is connecting to. USed for DEBUG statements.
@@ -73,7 +77,6 @@ private:
 	std::vector<SOCKET> sockets;                        ///< Pending connect() attempts.
 	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point last_attempt; ///< Time we last tried to connect.
 
-	std::atomic<bool> is_resolved = false;              ///< Whether resolving is done.
 	std::string connection_string;                      ///< Current address we are connecting to (before resolving).
 
 	void Resolve();
diff --git a/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp b/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp
index a1e369295a..96c82b5af8 100644
--- a/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp
+++ b/src/network/core/tcp_connect.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@ TCPConnecter::TCPConnecter(const std::string &connection_string, uint16 default_
 
 	_tcp_connecters.push_back(this);
 
-	if (!StartNewThread(nullptr, "ottd:resolve", &TCPConnecter::ResolveThunk, this)) {
+	if (!StartNewThread(&this->resolve_thread, "ottd:resolve", &TCPConnecter::ResolveThunk, this)) {
 		this->Resolve();
 	}
 }
 
 TCPConnecter::~TCPConnecter()
 {
+	if (this->resolve_thread.joinable()) {
+		this->resolve_thread.join();
+	}
+
 	for (const auto &socket : this->sockets) {
 		closesocket(socket);
 	}
@@ -187,6 +191,7 @@ void TCPConnecter::Resolve()
 
 	this->ai = ai;
 	this->OnResolved(ai);
+
 	this->is_resolved = true;
 }