diff --git a/examples/sock/hello_world/hello_sock.c b/examples/sock/hello_world/hello_sock.c
index a3a5d5531..412c68b4c 100644
--- a/examples/sock/hello_world/hello_sock.c
+++ b/examples/sock/hello_world/hello_sock.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ struct hello_context_t {
 	struct spdk_poller *poller_in;
 	struct spdk_poller *poller_out;
 	struct spdk_poller *time_out;
+
+	int rc;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -106,6 +108,13 @@ static void hello_sock_parse_arg(int ch, char *arg)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+hello_sock_net_fini_cb(void *cb_arg)
+{
+	struct hello_context_t *ctx = cb_arg;
+	spdk_app_stop(ctx->rc);
+}
+
 static int
 hello_sock_close_timeout_poll(void *arg)
 {
@@ -115,8 +124,19 @@ hello_sock_close_timeout_poll(void *arg)
 	spdk_poller_unregister(&ctx->time_out);
 	spdk_poller_unregister(&ctx->poller_in);
 	spdk_sock_close(&ctx->sock);
+	spdk_sock_group_close(&ctx->group);
 
-	spdk_app_stop(0);
+	spdk_net_framework_fini(hello_sock_net_fini_cb, arg);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+hello_sock_quit(struct hello_context_t *ctx, int rc)
+{
+	ctx->rc = rc;
+	spdk_poller_unregister(&ctx->poller_out);
+	ctx->time_out = spdk_poller_register(hello_sock_close_timeout_poll, ctx,
+					     CLOSE_TIMEOUT_US);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -164,11 +184,7 @@ hello_sock_writev_poll(void *arg)
 	if (n == 0 || !g_is_running) {
 		/* EOF */
 		SPDK_NOTICELOG("Closing connection...\n");
-
-		ctx->time_out = spdk_poller_register(hello_sock_close_timeout_poll, ctx,
-						     CLOSE_TIMEOUT_US);
-
-		spdk_poller_unregister(&ctx->poller_out);
+		hello_sock_quit(ctx, 0);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (n > 0) {
@@ -266,18 +282,19 @@ hello_sock_accept_poll(void *arg)
 	uint16_t cport, sport;
 
 	if (!g_is_running) {
-		spdk_poller_unregister(&ctx->poller_in);
-		spdk_poller_unregister(&ctx->poller_out);
-		spdk_sock_close(&ctx->sock);
-		spdk_sock_group_close(&ctx->group);
-		spdk_app_stop(0);
+		hello_sock_quit(ctx, 0);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	while (1) {
 		sock = spdk_sock_accept(ctx->sock);
 		if (sock != NULL) {
-			spdk_sock_getaddr(sock, saddr, sizeof(saddr), &sport, caddr, sizeof(caddr), &cport);
+			rc = spdk_sock_getaddr(sock, saddr, sizeof(saddr), &sport, caddr, sizeof(caddr), &cport);
+			if (rc < 0) {
+				SPDK_ERRLOG("Cannot get connection addresses\n");
+				spdk_sock_close(&ctx->sock);
+				return -1;
+			}
 
 			SPDK_NOTICELOG("Accepting a new connection from (%s, %hu) to (%s, %hu)\n",
 				       caddr, cport, saddr, sport);
@@ -350,14 +367,20 @@ hello_sock_shutdown_cb(void)
 {
 	g_is_running = false;
 }
+
 /*
  * Our initial event that kicks off everything from main().
  */
 static void
-hello_start(void *arg1, void *arg2)
+hello_start(void *arg1, int rc)
 {
 	struct hello_context_t *ctx = arg1;
-	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (rc) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("ERROR starting application\n");
+		spdk_app_stop(-1);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Successfully started the application\n");
 
@@ -373,6 +396,12 @@ hello_start(void *arg1, void *arg2)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+start_net_framework(void *arg1, void *arg2)
+{
+	spdk_net_framework_start(hello_start, arg1);
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -395,18 +424,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	hello_context.port = g_port;
 	hello_context.verbose = g_verbose;
 
-	rc = spdk_net_framework_start();
-	if (rc) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("ERROR starting application\n");
-		goto end;
-	}
-
-	rc = spdk_app_start(&opts, hello_start, &hello_context, NULL);
+	rc = spdk_app_start(&opts, start_net_framework, &hello_context, NULL);
 	if (rc) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("ERROR starting application\n");
 	}
 
-end:
 	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Exiting from application\n");
 
 	if (hello_context.verbose) {
@@ -414,8 +436,6 @@ end:
 		       hello_context.bytes_in, hello_context.bytes_out);
 	}
 
-	spdk_net_framework_fini();
-
 	/* Gracefully close out all of the SPDK subsystems. */
 	spdk_app_fini();
 	return rc;
diff --git a/include/spdk/net.h b/include/spdk/net.h
index ef58dd6d5..7326d51ba 100644
--- a/include/spdk/net.h
+++ b/include/spdk/net.h
@@ -82,17 +82,36 @@ int spdk_interface_init(void);
  */
 void spdk_interface_destroy(void);
 
+/**
+ * Net framework initialization callback.
+ *
+ * \param cb_arg Callback argument.
+ * \param rc 0 if net framework initialized successfully or negative errno if it failed.
+ */
+typedef void (*spdk_net_init_cb)(void *cb_arg, int rc);
+
+/**
+ * Net framework finish callback.
+ *
+ * \param cb_arg Callback argument.
+ */
+typedef void (*spdk_net_fini_cb)(void *cb_arg);
+
+void spdk_net_framework_init_next(int rc);
+
 /**
  * Start all registered frameworks.
  *
  * \return 0 on success.
  */
-int spdk_net_framework_start(void);
+void spdk_net_framework_start(spdk_net_init_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
+
+void spdk_net_framework_fini_next(void);
 
 /**
  * Stop all registered frameworks.
  */
-void spdk_net_framework_fini(void);
+void spdk_net_framework_fini(spdk_net_fini_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/event/subsystems/net/net.c b/lib/event/subsystems/net/net.c
index 9355514f2..62d65dbdb 100644
--- a/lib/event/subsystems/net/net.c
+++ b/lib/event/subsystems/net/net.c
@@ -63,21 +63,28 @@ static struct spdk_subsystem g_spdk_subsystem_interface = {
 
 SPDK_SUBSYSTEM_REGISTER(g_spdk_subsystem_interface);
 
+static void
+spdk_net_start_complete(void *cb_arg, int rc)
+{
+	spdk_subsystem_init_next(rc);
+}
+
 static void
 spdk_net_subsystem_start(void)
 {
-	int rc;
+	spdk_net_framework_start(spdk_net_start_complete, NULL);
+}
 
-	rc = spdk_net_framework_start();
-
-	spdk_subsystem_init_next(rc);
+static void
+spdk_net_fini_done(void *cb_arg)
+{
+	spdk_subsystem_fini_next();
 }
 
 static void
 spdk_net_subsystem_fini(void)
 {
-	spdk_net_framework_fini();
-	spdk_subsystem_fini_next();
+	spdk_net_framework_fini(spdk_net_fini_done, NULL);
 }
 
 static struct spdk_subsystem g_spdk_subsystem_net_framework = {
diff --git a/lib/sock/net_framework.c b/lib/sock/net_framework.c
index 5d5a568fb..0a205c511 100644
--- a/lib/sock/net_framework.c
+++ b/lib/sock/net_framework.c
@@ -38,29 +38,70 @@
 static STAILQ_HEAD(, spdk_net_framework) g_net_frameworks =
 	STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(g_net_frameworks);
 
-int spdk_net_framework_start(void)
-{
-	struct spdk_net_framework *net_framework = NULL;
-	int rc;
+static spdk_net_init_cb g_init_cb_fn = NULL;
+static void *g_init_cb_arg = NULL;
 
-	STAILQ_FOREACH_FROM(net_framework, &g_net_frameworks, link) {
-		rc = net_framework->init();
-		if (rc != 0) {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("Net framework %s failed to initalize\n", net_framework->name);
-			return rc;
-		}
+static spdk_net_fini_cb g_fini_cb_fn = NULL;
+static void *g_fini_cb_arg = NULL;
+
+struct spdk_net_framework *g_next_net_framework = NULL;
+
+void
+spdk_net_framework_init_next(int rc)
+{
+	if (rc) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Net framework %s failed to initalize with error %d\n", g_next_net_framework->name, rc);
+		g_init_cb_fn(g_init_cb_arg, rc);
+		return;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	if (g_next_net_framework == NULL) {
+		g_next_net_framework = STAILQ_FIRST(&g_net_frameworks);
+	} else {
+		g_next_net_framework = STAILQ_NEXT(g_next_net_framework, link);
+	}
+
+	if (g_next_net_framework == NULL) {
+		g_init_cb_fn(g_init_cb_arg, 0);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	g_next_net_framework->init();
 }
 
-void spdk_net_framework_fini(void)
+void
+spdk_net_framework_start(spdk_net_init_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
 {
-	struct spdk_net_framework *net_framework = NULL;
+	g_init_cb_fn = cb_fn;
+	g_init_cb_arg = cb_arg;
 
-	STAILQ_FOREACH_FROM(net_framework, &g_net_frameworks, link) {
-		net_framework->fini();
+	spdk_net_framework_init_next(0);
+}
+
+void
+spdk_net_framework_fini_next(void)
+{
+	if (g_next_net_framework == NULL) {
+		g_next_net_framework = STAILQ_FIRST(&g_net_frameworks);
+	} else {
+		g_next_net_framework = STAILQ_NEXT(g_next_net_framework, link);
 	}
+
+	if (g_next_net_framework == NULL) {
+		g_fini_cb_fn(g_fini_cb_arg);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	g_next_net_framework->fini();
+}
+
+void
+spdk_net_framework_fini(spdk_net_fini_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg)
+{
+	g_fini_cb_fn = cb_fn;
+	g_fini_cb_arg = cb_arg;
+
+	spdk_net_framework_fini_next();
 }
 
 void