diff --git a/PRESUBMIT.py b/PRESUBMIT.py
index b7680b1a65d97a..60090e1533deaf 100644
--- a/PRESUBMIT.py
+++ b/PRESUBMIT.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
         r"^net[\\\/]test[\\\/]spawned_test_server[\\\/]local_test_server\.cc$",
         r"^net[\\\/]test[\\\/]test_data_directory\.cc$",
         r"^net[\\\/]url_request[\\\/]test_url_fetcher_factory\.cc$",
+        r"^remoting[\\\/]protocol[\\\/]webrtc_transport\.cc$",
         r"^ui[\\\/]base[\\\/]material_design[\\\/]"
             "material_design_controller\.cc$",
         r"^ui[\\\/]gl[\\\/]init[\\\/]gl_initializer_mac\.cc$",
diff --git a/remoting/protocol/webrtc_transport.cc b/remoting/protocol/webrtc_transport.cc
index 604a3f1d422950..5477e718b8dd58 100644
--- a/remoting/protocol/webrtc_transport.cc
+++ b/remoting/protocol/webrtc_transport.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "base/strings/string_split.h"
 #include "base/strings/string_util.h"
 #include "base/task_runner_util.h"
+#include "base/threading/thread_restrictions.h"
 #include "base/threading/thread_task_runner_handle.h"
 #include "jingle/glue/thread_wrapper.h"
 #include "remoting/protocol/authenticator.h"
@@ -194,7 +195,13 @@ class WebrtcTransport::PeerConnectionWrapper
     peer_connection_ = peer_connection_factory_->CreatePeerConnection(
         rtc_config, &constraints, std::move(port_allocator), nullptr, this);
   }
-  virtual ~PeerConnectionWrapper() { peer_connection_->Close(); }
+  virtual ~PeerConnectionWrapper() {
+    // PeerConnection creates threads internally, which are stopped when the
+    // connection is closed. Thread.Stop() is a blocking operation.
+    // See crbug.com/660081.
+    base::ThreadRestrictions::ScopedAllowIO allow_io;
+    peer_connection_->Close();
+  }
 
   WebrtcAudioModule* audio_module() {
     return audio_module_.get();