diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 639ba7f3d..ff515cc5a 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 - Bug 2468 - Simulation with A-MPDU enabled hangs when fragmentation threshold is smaller than MSDU size
 - Bug 2469 - send Block Ack Request upon short/long retry failures
 - Bug 2479 - Flow monitor does not a have a "DROP_QUEUE_DISC" drop reason
+- Bug 2484 - Corrected the exit from CA_LOSS state in TCP
 - Bug 2486 - NextTxSequence was not traced back from TCB
 
 Known issues
diff --git a/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc b/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc
index cc0bb3bad..ef5048959 100644
--- a/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc
+++ b/src/internet/model/tcp-socket-base.cc
@@ -1683,9 +1683,12 @@ TcpSocketBase::ReceivedAck (Ptr<Packet> packet, const TcpHeader& tcpHeader)
           m_congestionControl->PktsAcked (m_tcb, segsAcked, m_lastRtt);
           m_dupAckCount = 0;
           m_retransOut = 0;
-          m_congestionControl->CongestionStateSet (m_tcb, TcpSocketState::CA_OPEN);
-          m_tcb->m_congState = TcpSocketState::CA_OPEN;
-          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("LOSS -> OPEN");
+          if(ackNumber >= m_recover + 1)
+            {
+              m_congestionControl->CongestionStateSet (m_tcb, TcpSocketState::CA_OPEN);
+              m_tcb->m_congState = TcpSocketState::CA_OPEN;
+              NS_LOG_DEBUG ("LOSS -> OPEN");
+            }
         }
 
       if (callCongestionControl)