diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
index 40d37c3c51..9c74c50e36 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ private[cluster] final class ClusterCoreDaemon(publisher: ActorRef) extends Acto
       val localUnreachableMembers = localGossip.overview.unreachable
 
       val newlyDetectedUnreachableMembers = localMembers filterNot { member ⇒
-        member.uniqueAddress == selfUniqueAddress || failureDetector.isAvailable(member.address)
+        member.uniqueAddress == selfUniqueAddress || member.status == Exiting || failureDetector.isAvailable(member.address)
       }
 
       if (newlyDetectedUnreachableMembers.nonEmpty) {