diff --git a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.cpp b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.cpp
index b6c42601..90e106a8 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ ReturnValue_t cfdp::DestHandler::performStateMachine() {
       }
     }
     if (step == TransactionStep::SENDING_FINISHED_PDU) {
+      result = sendFinishedPdu();
+      if (result != OK) {
+        status = result;
+      }
+      finish();
     }
     return status;
   }
@@ -382,3 +387,5 @@ ReturnValue_t cfdp::DestHandler::noticeOfCompletion() {
   }
   return OK;
 }
+
+ReturnValue_t cfdp::DestHandler::sendFinishedPdu() { return 0; }
diff --git a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.h b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.h
index 289407c5..6b0493ad 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/DestHandler.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class DestHandler {
   ReturnValue_t handleEofPdu(const PacketInfo& info);
   ReturnValue_t handleMetadataParseError(const uint8_t* rawData, size_t maxSize);
   ReturnValue_t handleTransferCompletion();
+  ReturnValue_t sendFinishedPdu();
   ReturnValue_t noticeOfCompletion();
   ReturnValue_t checksumVerification();
   void finish();