diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 4d87299046d52b..854fc238066d5b 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function Socket(type, listener) {
     const { signal } = options;
     validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
     const onAborted = () => {
-      this.close();
+      if (this[kStateSymbol].handle) this.close();
     };
     if (signal.aborted) {
       onAborted();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-abort-closed.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-abort-closed.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6346b5feae5439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-abort-closed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const dgram = require('dgram');
+
+const controller = new AbortController();
+const socket = dgram.createSocket({ type: 'udp4', signal: controller.signal });
+
+socket.close();
+
+controller.abort();