diff --git a/CHANGES/3052.bugfix b/CHANGES/3052.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2282561c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/3052.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Postpone web task creation to connection establishment.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aiohttp/web_protocol.py b/aiohttp/web_protocol.py
index ecd1414a6ae..6c0c454d9ad 100644
--- a/aiohttp/web_protocol.py
+++ b/aiohttp/web_protocol.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def __init__(self, manager, *, loop=None,
 
         self._waiter = None
         self._error_handler = None
-        self._task_handler = self._loop.create_task(self.start())
+        self._task_handler = None
 
         self._upgrade = False
         self._payload_parser = None
@@ -158,14 +158,16 @@ async def shutdown(self, timeout=15.0):
         # wait for handlers
         with suppress(asyncio.CancelledError, asyncio.TimeoutError):
             with CeilTimeout(timeout, loop=self._loop):
-                if self._error_handler and not self._error_handler.done():
+                if (self._error_handler is not None and
+                        not self._error_handler.done()):
                     await self._error_handler
 
-                if self._task_handler and not self._task_handler.done():
+                if (self._task_handler is not None and
+                        not self._task_handler.done()):
                     await self._task_handler
 
         # force-close non-idle handler
-        if self._task_handler:
+        if self._task_handler is not None:
             self._task_handler.cancel()
 
         if self.transport is not None:
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ def connection_made(self, transport):
 
         tcp_cork(transport, False)
         tcp_nodelay(transport, True)
+        self._task_handler = self._loop.create_task(self.start())
         self._manager.connection_made(self, transport)
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc):
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ def connection_lost(self, exc):
         if self._keepalive_handle is not None:
             self._keepalive_handle.cancel()
 
-        if self._task_handler:
+        if self._task_handler is not None:
             self._task_handler.cancel()
 
         if self._error_handler is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_web_protocol.py b/tests/test_web_protocol.py
index def68e64125..bd721c529f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_protocol.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_protocol.py
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ def test_rudimentary_transport(srv, loop):
 async def test_close(srv, loop, transport):
     transport.close.side_effect = partial(srv.connection_lost, None)
     srv.connection_made(transport)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0, loop=loop)
 
     srv.handle_request = mock.Mock()
     srv.handle_request.side_effect = helpers.noop