diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannel.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannel.java
index bde0feb25cc..ba890d8a6a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannel.java
@@ -19,7 +19,16 @@
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import java.nio.channels.AsynchronousChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.ByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.Channel;
+import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.InterruptibleChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.SeekableByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -27,9 +36,23 @@
 /**
  * Creates a close-shielding proxy for a {@link Channel}.
  *
- * <p>
- * The returned proxy will implement all {@link Channel} sub-interfaces that the delegate implements.
- * </p>
+ * <p>The returned proxy implements all {@link Channel} sub-interfaces that are both supported by this implementation and actually implemented by the given
+ * delegate.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>The following interfaces are supported:</p>
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>{@link AsynchronousChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link ByteChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link Channel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link GatheringByteChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link InterruptibleChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link NetworkChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link ReadableByteChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link ScatteringByteChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link SeekableByteChannel}</li>
+ * <li>{@link WritableByteChannel}</li>
+ * </ul>
  *
  * @see Channel
  * @see Closeable
@@ -44,7 +67,7 @@ private static Set<Class<?>> collectChannelInterfaces(final Class<?> type, final
         // Visit interfaces
         while (currentType != null) {
             for (final Class<?> iface : currentType.getInterfaces()) {
-                if (Channel.class.isAssignableFrom(iface) && out.add(iface)) {
+                if (CloseShieldChannelHandler.isSupported(iface) && out.add(iface)) {
                     collectChannelInterfaces(iface, out);
                 }
             }
@@ -57,8 +80,10 @@ private static Set<Class<?>> collectChannelInterfaces(final Class<?> type, final
      * Wraps a channel to shield it from being closed.
      *
      * @param channel The underlying channel to shield, not {@code null}.
-     * @param <T>     Any Channel type (interface or class).
+     * @param <T>     A supported channel type.
      * @return A proxy that shields {@code close()} and enforces closed semantics on other calls.
+     * @throws ClassCastException if {@code T} is not a supported channel type.
+     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code channel} is {@code null}.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "resource" }) // caller closes
     public static <T extends Channel> T wrap(final T channel) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelHandler.java
index f13b101c197..a7f3d3694f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelHandler.java
@@ -21,14 +21,45 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import java.nio.channels.AsynchronousChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.ByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.Channel;
 import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
+import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.InterruptibleChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.SeekableByteChannel;
+import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 final class CloseShieldChannelHandler implements InvocationHandler {
 
+    private static final Set<Class<?>> SUPPORTED_INTERFACES;
+
+    static {
+        final Set<Class<?>> interfaces = new HashSet<>();
+        interfaces.add(AsynchronousChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(ByteChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(Channel.class);
+        interfaces.add(GatheringByteChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(InterruptibleChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(NetworkChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(ReadableByteChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(ScatteringByteChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(SeekableByteChannel.class);
+        interfaces.add(WritableByteChannel.class);
+        SUPPORTED_INTERFACES = Collections.unmodifiableSet(interfaces);
+    }
+
+    static boolean isSupported(final Class<?> interfaceClass) {
+        return SUPPORTED_INTERFACES.contains(interfaceClass);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests whether the given method is allowed to be called after the shield is closed.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelTest.java
index 47d04df95d6..1f448f42cc2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/channels/CloseShieldChannelTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.channels.AsynchronousByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.AsynchronousChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.Channel;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.InterruptibleChannel;
-import java.nio.channels.MulticastChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.NetworkChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
@@ -65,14 +63,11 @@ class CloseShieldChannelTest {
     static Stream<Class<? extends Channel>> testedInterfaces() {
         // @formatter:off
         return Stream.of(
-                AsynchronousByteChannel.class,
                 AsynchronousChannel.class,
                 ByteChannel.class,
                 Channel.class,
                 GatheringByteChannel.class,
                 InterruptibleChannel.class,
-                MulticastChannel.class,
-                NetworkChannel.class,
                 NetworkChannel.class,
                 ReadableByteChannel.class,
                 ScatteringByteChannel.class,