diff --git a/ssh/server.go b/ssh/server.go
index 6a58e12..8e01365 100644
--- a/ssh/server.go
+++ b/ssh/server.go
@@ -633,6 +633,30 @@
 		}
 
 		authFailures++
+		if config.MaxAuthTries > 0 && authFailures >= config.MaxAuthTries {
+			// If we have hit the max attemps, don't bother sending the
+			// final SSH_MSG_USERAUTH_FAILURE message, since there are
+			// no more authentication methods which can be attempted,
+			// and this message may cause the client to re-attempt
+			// authentication while we send the disconnect message.
+			// Continue, and trigger the disconnect at the start of
+			// the loop.
+			//
+			// The SSH specification is somewhat confusing about this,
+			// RFC 4252 Section 5.1 requires each authentication failure
+			// be responded to with a respective SSH_MSG_USERAUTH_FAILURE
+			// message, but Section 4 says the server should disconnect
+			// after some number of attempts, but it isn't explicit which
+			// message should take precedence (i.e. should there be a failure
+			// message than a disconnect message, or if we are going to
+			// disconnect, should we only send that message.)
+			//
+			// Either way, OpenSSH disconnects immediately after the last
+			// failed authnetication attempt, and given they are typically
+			// considered the golden implementation it seems reasonable
+			// to match that behavior.
+			continue
+		}
 
 		var failureMsg userAuthFailureMsg
 		if config.PasswordCallback != nil {